Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 6, September 18, 2024
(1)
Qualifiedpseudorahies negative herd
-recertification.
a.
Recertification of a qualified pseudorahies negative herd and a quahfied
differential negative herd shall be by monthly testing, as detailed in Iowa
Code section
166D.7(1)
"a. "
b. The status of a qualified pseudorahies
negative herd will be revoked if:
(1) A
positive test is recognized and interpreted by a pseudorahies epidemiologist as
infected.
(2) Pseudorahies
infection is diagnosed.
(3)
Recertification testing is not done on time.
(4) Inadequate numher of animals are
tested.
(5) Once a qualified
pseudorahies negative herd is decertified, the herd must meet all requirements
of Iowa Code section
166D.7,
to recertify as a qualified pseudorahies negative herd.
(2)
Iowa monitored feeder
pig herd.
a. Test requirements for a
monitored feeder pig herd status include a negative herd test every 12 months
of randomly selected breeding animals according to the following schedule:
1-10 head Test all
11-35 head Test 10
36 or more Test 30 percent or 30, whichever is less.
Effective July 1, 2000, all breeding herd locations in Stage II
counties must have a monitored or better status or move by restricted
movement.
b. A monitored
identification card will be sent by first-class mail to the herd owner shown on
the test chart if test results qualify the herd as monitored. An expiration
date which is 12 months from the date that the certifying tests were drawn will
be printed on the card.
It is the owner's responsibility to retest the herd annually.
The monitored status is voided on the date of expiration. A monitored herd
status is revoked if:
(1) A positive
test is recognized and interpreted by a pseudorahies epidemiologist and
interpreted as infected.
(2)
Pseudorahies infection is diagnosed.
(3) Recertification test is not done on
time.
(4) Not enough tests,
according to herd size and vaccination status, are submitted.
c. Additions of swine to a
monitored herd shall be from noninfected herds, according to Iowa Code section
166D.7.
d. Feeder pigs sold for further feeding
require a monitoring test conducted within the six months prior to movement if
the feeder pigs have been maintained on the same site as the breeding
herd.
e. Monitored, or higher,
status feeder pigs sold may regain, and maintain, monitored status by a
negative test of all or a random sample of 30 head of each segregated group,
whichever is less, within 30 days prior to resale.
f. Nursery units located in Stage II counties
and not in the vicinity of the breeding herd are required to maintain a
monitored status on the nursery unit in order for the swine to be eligible to
be relocated to a finishing premises. Feeder pigs sold from these nursery units
must meet the requirements of a negative test of all or a random sample of 30
head of each segregated group, whichever is less, within 30 days prior to sale.
An official random-sample test shall be required for each segregated group of
swine on an individual premises every 12 months for the maintenance of this
monitored status. These testing requirements apply to swine eligible for
relocation movement. Testing requirements for this random sampling are:
Test 10 head per building, minimum 14 head per site.
Effective July 1, 2000, all nursery locations in Stage 11
coimties must have a monitored or better status or move by restricted
movement.
g. Off-site
finishing units located in the Stage 11 counties are required to maintain a
monitored status on the finishing unit in order for the swine to be eligible to
be sold to slaughter An official random-sample test will be required for each
segregated group of swine on an individual premises every 12 months for the
maintenance of this monitored status. These testing requirements also apply to
swine eligible for relocation movement. Testing requirements for this random
sampling are:
Test 10 head per building, minimum 14 head per site.
Effective July 1, 2000, all finishing locations in Stage 11
coimties must have a monitored or better status or move by restricted
movement.
h. Relocation,
and sales to slaughter, require a 12-month monitoring test.
(3)
Qualified
differentiahle negative herd -recertification.
a. Recertification of a qualified
differentiahle negative herd will include monthly testing, as detailed in Iowa
Code section
166D.7.
A minimum of five breeding swine or 10 percent of the breeding herd, whichever
is greater, must be tested each month.
b. The status of a qualified differentiahle
negative herd will be revoked if:
(1) A
positive test is recognized and interpreted by a pseudorabies epidemiologist as
infected.
(2) Pseudorabies
infection is diagnosed.
(3)
Recertification testing is not done on time.
(4) Inadequate number of animals are
tested.
(5) Once a qualified
differentiahle negative herd is decertified, the herd must meet all
requirements in Iowa Code section
166D.7
to recertify as a qualified differentiahle negative herd.
(4)
Maintaining qualified
negative status (progeny). Progeny from qualified negative
(imvaccinated) or from qualified negative (vaccinated) herds moved to a
facility not within the vicinity of the herd of origin and unexposed to lesser
status swine may maintain qualified negative status by a monthly negative test
of 10 percent or 60 head, whichever is less, of swine that have been on the
premises for at least 30 days.
(5)
Other qualified pseudorabies negative herds. Any breeding herd
in a Stage IV or V State/Area or an area outside the United States with a low
incidence of pseudorabies equivalent to a Stage IV or V State/Area is
recognized as a qualified pseudorabies negative herd.
(6)
Fertility centers.
Breeding swine in a fertility center shall attain a "noninfected herd" status
by an initial negative test of all breeding swine in the center This status
shall be maintained by a monthly negative test of a random sample of five head
or 10 percent, whichever is greater, of the swine at the center All additions
of swine to the fertility center must originate from a "noninfected" herd, must
be placed in isolation for 30 days or more, and must test negative for
pseudorabies 20 days or more after being isolated.
a. Semen and germplasm must be identified to
the fertility center of origin.
b.
Imported semen or germplasm must originate from a fertility center, or
"noninfected" herd, with requirements at least equivalent to the above, and be
identified to the fertility center
