Ohio Admin. Code 901:1-25-06 - Brands exclusive to state of Ohio and U.S.D.A

The state of Ohio department and U.S.D.A. reserve the right to exclusive use of the following brands for disease control.

(A) For EIA equine infectious anemia positive and livestock to be moved interstate, the identification shall be in accordance with this format.

"## - A - ####"

(1) The first two numbers will be assigned by the U.S.D.A.

(2) The letter will be the EIA equine infectious anemia identifier.

(3) The final four numbers are department of agriculture laboratory identification numbers.

This will be freeze branded or tattooed.

(B) Standard bred or thoroughbred lip tattoos are acceptable for EIA equine infectious anemia positive identifiers.

(C) For intrastate movement of EIA equine infectious anemia positives, freeze branding of department of agriculture lab identification number will be on the neck, on the side of predominate mane fall.

(D) For bovine tuberculosis, hot or freeze branded "T" will be on the left jaw hip.

(E) For bovine brucellosis, hot branded "B" will be on the left jaw hip.

(F) U.S.D.A. reserves the right for a suspect bovine to be branded "S" anywhere on the body.

(G) Use of "V" for vaccinate for bovine and "AV" for adult vaccinate hot branded on right jaw tattooed in the ear.

(H) U.S.D.A. uses a shielded "V" tattooed in right ear for calfhood vaccinate for brucellosis.

(I) The letter "F" hot iron branded on the left jaw, hip or tail head to identify cattle restricted to use as feeders.

Notes

Ohio Admin. Code 901:1-25-06

Effective: 6/30/2016
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 04/14/2016 and 06/30/2021
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 947.06
Rule Amplifies: 917.02, 917.03
Prior Effective Dates: 12/22/1999, 6/4/2010