2 Miss. Code. R. 101-2-17-101

Definitions:

1. Reactor Any swine disclosing a positive Buffered Brucella Antigen (B.B.A.) card test reaction or are found infected by other diagnostic procedures.

2. Identification of Reactor Reactor swine are to be identified by placing a red serially numbered reactor tag in left ear.

3. Negative Any swine from a validated herd, or that has no reaction to the B.B.A. card test.

4. Herd Test The herd test shall include all breeding swine six (6) months of age and older. All swine tested shall be identified with an eartag, tattoo, or other permanent identification. (All swine held for feeding purposes are exempt from herd test provided they are maintained separate and apart from the breeding herd.)

5. Infected Herd The herd test shall include all breeding swine six (6) months of age and older. All swine tested shall be identified with an eartag, tattoo, or other permanent identification. (All swine held for feeding purposes are exempt from herd test provided they are maintained separate and apart from the breeding herd.)

6. Quarantine all swine in an infected herd must be confined to the premises until freed of Brucellosis or shipped to slaughter under permit, as provided by the Mississippi Board of Animal Health, or USDA.

7. M.S.T. Market Swine Test Blood samples are obtained from sows, boars and stags at concentration points or at time of slaughter. Negative animals are credited to herd of origin. Reactors are traced to herd of origin which is placed under quarantine and offered a choice of plans outlined in Section IV, of these regulations.

8. M.S.I. Market Swine Identification The identification of slaughter swine such as slap tattoo or other method which will enable the consignor or herd of origin to be identified.

9. Validated Brucellosis Free Herd All breeding swine six (6) months of age and older in herd, blood tested and found to be negative.

Notes

2 Miss. Code. R. 101-2-17-101

Miss. Code Ann. § 69-15-3.

ADOPTED JANUARY 6, 1982, EFFECTIVE MARCH 1, 1982.