Utah Admin. Code R58-21-6 - Trichomoniasis - Rules - Positive Herd

(1) Upon diagnosis of Tritrichomonas foetus in a herd, a quarantine shall be placed and a Trichomoniasis Herd Plan shall be set by the State Veterinarian. The State Veterinarian may require additional testing of bulls, pregnancy testing of females, segregation of cattle within a herd, and may quarantine a herd until the owner or manager of the herd has complied with any additional requirements set forth by the State Veterinarian and until the State Veterinarian releases the quarantine.

(2) Each bull testing positive for Trichomoniasis shall be reported by the certified veterinarian performing the test within 48 hours to the owner of the animal and the State Veterinarian.

(3) Any veterinarian that discovers an infected herd shall immediately place the herd under a hold order. Results on follow-up tests on herd bulls shall be reported within 24 hours to the State Veterinarian.

(4) A herd owner notified by a certified veterinarian of a positive bull shall, within ten days:

(a) notify the administrators of the common grazing allotment;

(b) notify any neighboring cattleman whose property shares a fence line with the property that contains the positive herd; and

(c) provide the State Veterinarian's office with a list of any neighboring cattlemen.

(5) Each bull that tests positive for Trichomoniasis shall be sent by direct movement within 14 days, to:

(a) slaughter at an approved slaughter facility;

(b) to a qualified feedlot for finish feeding and slaughter; or

(c) to an approved auction market for sale to slaughter or a qualified feedlot.

(6) An exemption to the 14 -day requirement may be given by the State Veterinarian to owners of bulls that are required to be in a drug withdrawal period prior to slaughter.

(7) If an owner releases any cattle from the herd to a slaughter channel, the owner shall provide documentation on a department Movement of Cattle from a Trichomoniasis-Positive Herd form to the State Veterinarian within 72 hours stating the animals arrived at the slaughter channel. A VS 1-27 Form shall also be completed for cattle moving out of the state by a federally-accredited veterinarian. Exposed cattle are to be kept separate and apart from cattle of the opposite sex. The exposed cattle will remain under quarantine until moved to slaughter.

(8) Each positive bull entering a qualified feedlot or approved auction market shall be identified with a lazy V brand on the left side of the tailhead by either the livestock inspector or the contract veterinarian, indicating that the bull is infected with Trichomoniasis.

(9) Each bull from a positive herd is required to have one additional individual negative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test prior to exposure to female cattle . Bulls that are being sent to an approved auction for slaughter, or to a qualified feedlot without exposure to female cattle are not required to be tested, but shall be branded with a lazy V brand on the left side of the tailhead.

(10) Each female over 12 months of age not known to be a virgin heifer from a positive Tritrichomoniasis foetus herd may be sold for slaughter or feeding or may be quarantined on the premises of origin. Each female leaving the herd shall be accompanied by a department Movement of Cattle from a Utah Trichomoniasis-Positive Herd form.

(11) Each female may be released from quarantine if the animal:

(a) has a calf at side with no exposure other than to known negative Tritrichomonas foetus bulls after parturition;

(b) has been in 120 days of isolation from breeding-age bulls; or

(c) is determined by a federally accredited veterinarian to be at least 120 days pregnant.

(12) The owner of the positive herd shall assist the State Veterinarian in determining the destination of all non-virgin female cattle sold after the previous year's trichomoniasis test. The State Veterinarian shall undertake all reasonable efforts to notify the recipients of those cattle.

(13) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the owner of an infected herd shall not lease or transfer ownership of any bull, cow, or heifer that is 12 months of age or older from the herd during a period in which the herd is under quarantine.

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Utah Admin. Code R58-21-6

Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2017-13, effective 6/14/2017 Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2021-12, effective 6/4/2021