Haw. Code R. § 4-16-20.1 - Trichomoniasis control and eradication

(a) All herds of cattle in which reactors to the PCR trichomoniasis test have been found shall be designated as infected herds and shall be quarantined.

(b) All herds of cattle that have been in contact, comingled, or had fence contact with infected herds shall be designated as exposed herds and placed under a hold order until all bulls twelve months and older have been tested negative for Trichomoniasis and any positive bulls are removed under permit from the division for slaughter.

(c) Within sixty days after official notification in writing, owners of herds quarantined or placed on hold orders under subsections (a) and (b) shall test their entire bull battery or slaughter all bulls under permit issued by the State Veterinarian.

(d) All testing of bulls for trichomoniasis shall be done after bulls have been isolated for ten days from female cattle and shall be tested by veterinarians accredited at the II level in Hawaii that have undergone training for trichomoniasis testing of bulls. The owner of the bulls for testing shall be responsible for gathering the bulls and providing all facilities necessary for the safe restraint of the bulls for testing.

(e) All positive reactors to the PCR trichomoniasis test shall be reported by the accredited veterinarian to the state veterinarian within seventy-two hours of receiving test results.

(f) All bulls that test positive shall remain under quarantine and remain isolated from all cattle until slaughtered within thirty days of testing positive under permit issued by the state veterinarian.

(g) All bulls tested for trichomoniasis shall be identified at the time of testing with an official 840 USDA identification tag. The tag number shall correspond to the bull's test sample and listed on the test submission and result forms.

(h) Samples for trichomoniasis PCR testing shall be tested at an ISO/IES 170 25 or AAVDL approved laboratory and may be pooled in accordance with the diagnostic laboratory's testing protocol.

(i) Herds placed under quarantine for trichomoniasis shall be tested annually and remain quarantined until passing a complete negative test of the herd's bull battery one year after removal of the last infected bull from the herd.

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Haw. Code R. § 4-16-20.1

[Eff. 12/22/2023] (Auth: HRS § 142-2)