Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 02 - Agriculture, Department of
Rule 02.04.29 - RULES GOVERNING TRICHOMONIASIS
Section 02.04.29.310 - INFECTED BULLS AND HERDS
Current through September 2, 2024
Any bull or cow that is positive to an official Trichomoniasis test is considered infected. A herd in which one (1) or more bulls or cows are found infected with Trichomoniasis is considered infected.
01. Confirmatory Testing of Culture Positive Bulls. Any culture positive bull must be confirmed by PCR test at an approved laboratory unless the animal is destined directly to slaughter. The result of the PCR will be the final determinant of the test status.
02. Quarantine of Infected Herds. Any veterinarian that discovers an infected herd shall notify the Division of Animal Industries within forty-eight (48) hours that the test was positive. A quarantine will be issued and may include a provision requiring all breeding age female cattle in the infected herd to be held in isolation from all bulls for a period of up to one hundred twenty (120) days as determined by the Administrator.
03. Exposed Herds. Herds identified as exposed through an epidemiological investigation will be placed under a Hold Order.
04. Testing of Infected Herds. Bulls in infected herds shall be tested negative for Trichomoniasis three (3) consecutive times, using PCR, before the quarantine can be released. Samples for each test must be collected at least seven (7) days apart and tested for Trichomoniasis to be eligible to receive a certificate of negative test.
05. Identifying Infected Bulls. The administrator may require all bulls testing positive for trichomoniasis, to be identified with a hot iron T brand applied to the left of the tail-head indicating that the bull is positive for trichomoniasis.
Effective April 6, 2023
