Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 21 - AGRICULTURE AND LAND STEWARDSHIP DEPARTMENT
Chapter 64 - INFECTIOUS AND CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
Rule 21-64.96 - Reactors-removal
Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 19, March 20, 2024
All cattle which react to the tuberculin test and for which the owner desires indemnity, as provided by statute, must be removed immediately from the cattle barn, lots and pastures where other cattle are being kept.
(1) The barn or place where reacting cattle have been housed or kept shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected immediately.
(2) Feed places and floors must be cleared of all hay and manure and scraped clean.
(3) All loose boards and decayed woodwork should be removed, and when deemed necessary, and requested by the veterinarian, must be acCornplished before it will be considered that the place has been properly cleaned and disinfected.
(4) The feeding places, troughs, floors and partitions near the floor should be washed and scoured with hot water and lye.
This mle is intended to implement Iowa Code section 163.1.
