Indiana Administrative Code
Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
Article 3 - SWINE
Rule 4 - Swine Brucellosis Testing, Control, and Eradication; Validated Brucellosis-Free Herds
Section 4-2 - Definitions

(a) The "board" means the Indiana state board of animal health.

(b) "Herd of swine" means all swine on the premises six (6) months of age or older maintained for breeding purposes and kept separate and apart from all other swine.

(c) "Brucellosis test" means the serological test using the Brucellosis test card and buffered Brucella antigen (card test) and/or any other test approved by the board.

(d) "Negative test" means any swine from an infected herd or herd of unknown status that discloses an SPT agglutination reactor of less than complete agglutination in the blood titer dilution of 1:25 or that has no reaction to the card test. Any swine from a validated herd or a herd not known to be infected in a validated area or on a complete or twenty-five percent (25%) herd test that discloses an SPT agglutination reaction of less than complete agglutination in the blood titer dilution of 1:100 or that has no reaction to the card test.

(e) "Suspect" means any swine positive to the card test and negative to the rivanol test.

(f) "Negative herd test" means all eligible swine comprising the herd are negative under the definition of a negative test.

(g) "Reactor" means any swine that discloses complete agglutination reaction to the blood titer dilution of 1:100 or higher, is positive to the card test and positive to the rivanol test. If a veterinary epidemiologist determines that the herd history so indicates the animal may be classified as a suspect and quarantined until subjected to additional test(s) to determine the status of the animal(s). Swine from known infected herds having complete agglutination titer in the 1:25 dilution, or higher, or positive to the card test or found infected by other means shall be classified as reactors.

(h) "Brucellosis infected herd" means a herd of swine in which one or more reactors has been disclosed.

(i) "Approved market Brucellosis test"-the card test (BBA) will be used at salebarns, auction markets, and stockyards and must be conducted by an approved veterinarian or an approved technician under his direct supervision in a Brucellosis testing laboratory in the market that has been authorized and approved by the board.

(j) "Approved market veterinarian" means an accredited veterinarian licensed by the state of Indiana and authorized by the board, in writing, to conduct official tests in an approved laboratory and perform other duties in the market in a manner recommended by the board. Authorization may be revoked by the board for failure to follow recommended procedures or for violation of a regulation of the board.

(k) "Immediate slaughter" means any domestic animal purchased or sold for such purpose, except animals to be slaughtered by the purchaser himself, will be consigned to a recognized slaughtering establishment or to a licensed stockyard for consignment to a recognized slaughtering establishment and must not be diverted for any other purpose.

(l) "Persons" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, joint venture or corporation.

(m) "Recognized slaughter establishment" means a place of business where domestic animals are slaughtered and meat products are processed for human consumption, subject to federal or state meat inspection.

(n) "Cooperating agencies" means the Indiana state board of animal health and the United States Department of Agriculture, and the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services.

(o) "Auction market (salebarn) or community sale" means an established place of business and contiguous surroundings including vehicles of transportation from which animals consigned to such auction market (salebarn) or community sale are sold or exchanged at auction or otherwise and for sale or exchange of which a commission is paid to the operator of such place of business.

(p) "Stockyards" means a place where livestock is assembled for sale, purchase or reassignment.

(q) "Market" means auction market (salebarn), community sale or stockyards.

(r) "Public sale" means any sale where the general public is invited to participate whether held at an established place of business dedicated principally to the sale or exchange of domestic animals or a place where such sales are infrequently held.

(s) "Private sale" means a sale, exchange, lease or barter of domestic animals between persons.

(t) "Validated Brucellosis-free herd" means a herd of swine that has a negative herd test or a negative test of twenty-five percent (25%) of the breeding herd every eighty (80) to one hundred five (105) days with all swine in the herd tested during a twelve (12) month period, provided the owner(s) of the herd has signed the agreement required by the cooperating agencies. Validation shall be for twelve (12) months from the date of the herd test provided the herd is maintained separate and apart from all other swine.

(u) "Validated Brucellosis-free area" means a state or political subdivision that has been declared free of swine Brucellosis by the cooperating agencies and have met the requirements set forth by the Recommended Uniform Methods and Rules of the United States Department of Agriculture.