Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 7 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS
Part XXI - Animals and Animal Health
Chapter 7 - Cattle, Bison, and other Bovine (Formerly Chapter 3)
Subchapter D - Mycoplasma in Dairy Cattle Regulations
Section XXI-743 - Restrictions on Dairy Herds Testing Positive for Mycoplasma Mastitis (Formerly Section 335)
Universal Citation: LA Admin Code XXI-743
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024
A. If the second sample from a dairy herd tests positive for Mycoplasma mastitis then that dairy herd shall be placed on a "Mycoplasma restricted list."
1. Individual members, male
and female, of any dairy herd placed on the Mycoplasma restricted list shall be
tested to identify infected animals.
2. Any animal found to be infected with
Mycoplasma shall be either immediately sold for slaughter or branded with a
mark acceptable to the department to show that the animal can only be sold for
slaughter. If any such animal is sold at a livestock auction market, it shall
be kept in quarantine separate from any other cattle.
3. No animal from a dairy herd that is on the
Mycoplasma restricted list shall be sold or moved for any purpose other than
slaughter unless accompanied by a health certificate showing that the animal
has had a negative test for Mycoplasma within the 30 days prior to the date of
sale or movement.
B. Any dairy herd found to be infected with Mycoplasma shall remain on the Mycoplasma restricted list until all infected animals are removed and bulk tank samples test negative for six months.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 3:2093 and R.S. 3:2224.
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