Utah Admin. Code R58-21-5 - Trichomoniasis - Rules - Imported Cattle
(1) Imported Bulls- Bulls twelve months of
age and older entering Utah, including dairy bulls, shall be tested with an
approved test for Trichomoniasis by an accredited veterinarian approved to
collect samples for Trichomoniasis by the state animal health official in the
state of origin prior to entry into Utah with the following exemptions:
(a) each bull going directly to slaughter or
to a qualified feedlot;
(b) each
rodeo bull for the purpose of exhibition that will return immediately to the
state of origin after the event; and
(c) each bull attending livestock shows for
the purpose of exhibition only return immediately to the state of origin after
the event.
(2) Rodeo and
exhibition bulls with access to grazing, exposure to female cattle , remaining
in the state for more than one event, or being offered for sale are required to
be tested prior to entry.
(3) Each
bull that has had contact with female cattle subsequent to testing shall be
retested prior to entry.
(4)
Reproductive bovine females- No female bovine of breeding age originating from
a known positive Tritrichomonas foetus herd will be allowed to enter Utah with
the following exemptions:
(a) cattle from a
premises of origin with two consecutive negative official Trichomoniasis PCR
tests of the entire bull population and the cattle have not been exposed to
positive or unknown status bulls since parturition, are at least 120 days
pregnant, or are known virgin heifers;
(b) cattle who are documented to have had at
least 120 days of sexual isolation; or
(c) cattle consigned directly to slaughter or
to a qualified feedlot.
(5) Each bull entering the state under the
provisions of this rule may be tagged upon arrival by a certified veterinarian
upon receipt of the Trichomoniasis test charts from the testing
veterinarian.
(6) Each bull that
bears a current Trichomoniasis test tag from another state that has an official
Trichomoniasis testing program will be acceptable for entry into the state
providing that they meet Trichomoniasis testing requirements as described
above.
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