Kansas Administrative Regulations
Agency 9 - ANIMAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Article 2 - BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS
Section 9-2-1 - Official vaccinate
Universal Citation: KS Admin Regs 9-2-1
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) "Official calfhood vaccinate" means any heifer calf that is permanently identified and that has been officially vaccinated for brucellosis with a vaccine approved by the livestock commissioner and produced and approved under license of the United States department of agriculture (USDA) for injection into cattle and bison to enhance resistance to brucellosis. Each official calfhood vaccinate shall be vaccinated in accordance with subsection (b).
(b)
(1)
Female cattle of any breed and female bison shall be vaccinated with a
USDA-approved brucella abortus vaccine. The vaccine shall be administered in
accordance with the vaccine labeling for cattle when the calf is at least four
months of age but less than 12 months of age, or at least 120 days of age but
less than 360 days of age and for bison when the calf is at least four months
of age but less than 10 months of age, or at least 120 days of age but less
than 300 days of age.
(2) The
vaccination shall be given by a veterinarian employed by the USDA, a
veterinarian employed by the Kansas animal health department, or a veterinarian
licensed to practice in the state of Kansas and accredited by the USDA. The
veterinarian shall send to the livestock commissioner, within 10 days after the
date of the vaccination, one copy of an official brucellosis vaccination record
reflecting the calfhood vaccination. One copy of the official brucellosis
vaccination record shall be given to the owner, and one copy shall be retained
by the veterinarian.
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