Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health
Chapter 1 - General Provisions; Administrative Matters
Subchapter A - General Provisions
Section XXI-109 - Tuberculin Tests (Formerly Section 125)
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXI-109
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. Report of Tuberculin Tests. A report of all tuberculin tests, including the individual identification of each animal by ear tag number or tattoo, age, sex and breed, and a record of the size of the responses, shall be submitted in accordance with the requirements of the cooperating state and federal officials.
B. Tuberculin Test Interpretation
1. Reactor R : animals showing a
circumscribed swelling 5 mm in diameter (3/16 of an inch)(P1) or a diffuse
swelling twice as thick as the normal caudal fold (X2) or greater response to
tuberculin on routine test should be classified as reactors unless in the
professional judgment of the testing veterinarian a suspect classification is
justified.
2. Suspect S : animals
showing a response to tuberculin not classified as reactor with the exception
noted below.
3. Negative N :
animals showing no response to tuberculin.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2093.
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