Indiana Administrative Code
Title 345 - INDIANA STATE BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH
Article 5 - SCRAPIE
Rule 2 - Definitions
Section 2-44 - "Scrapie-positive animal" defined
Current through March 20, 2024
Authority: IC 15-17-3-21
Affected: IC 15-17-3-13
Sec. 44.
"Scrapie-positive animal" means an animal for which a diagnosis of scrapie has been made using one (1) of the following official tests:
(1) Histopathological examination of central nervous system tissues from the animal for characteristic microscopic lesions of scrapie.
(2) Proteinase resistant protein analysis methods including, but not limited to, immunohistochemistry, western blotting on central nervous system, or peripheral tissue samples from a live or dead animal for which a given method has been approved by the state veterinarian.
(3) Bioassay.
(4) Scrapie associated fibrils detected by electron microscopy.
(5) Any other official test.