Nebraska Administrative Code, Chapter 12, Section 23-12-002 - Definitions | Nebraska Administrative Code

002.01 ACCOUNT OF SALE

ACCOUNT OF SALE shall mean a receipt given to the consignor or seller of livestock.

002.02 VS FORM 1-27

VS FORM 1-27 is a permit authorizing the movement of diseased or exposed animals, which form shall be issued only by an approved veterinarian or authorized regulatory personnel.

002.03 ANIMAL

ANIMAL shall mean any animal, including poultry, other than man but shall exclude fish and reptiles.

002.04 APPROVED EARTAG

APPROVED EARTAG shall mean a metal identification tag approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture or the State of Nebraska which shall be placed in the ear to identify officially tested animals.

002.05 APPROVED VETERINARIAN

APPROVED VETERINARIAN shall mean any accredited veterinarian approved, designated, or certified by the State Veterinarian or Director of Agriculture to perform all required inspections and duties under the disease control laws and regulations.

002.06 BUREAU

BUREAU shall mean the Bureau of Animal Industry of the Department of Agriculture.

002.07 BRUCELLOSIS EXPOSED ANIMALS

BRUCELLOSIS EXPOSED ANIMALS shall mean animals that are part of a known infected herd or have been in contact with a brucellosis reactor in marketing channels for periods of not less than twenty-four (24) hours, or periods of less than twenty-four (24) hours if the reactor has recently aborted, calved, or had a vaginal or uterine discharge.

002.08 QUALIFIED PSEUDORABIES NEGATIVE HERD

QUALIFIED PSEUDORABIES NEGATIVE HERD shall mean a herd meeting the following criteria:

Qualified pseudorabies negative herd status is attained by subjecting all swine over 6 months of age to an official pseudorabies test and finding all swine so tested negative. If any of the swine so tested are positive, qualified pseudorabies negative herd status is attained by:

(1) removing all official pseudorabies test positive swine and cleaning and disinfecting the herd premises;

(2) retesting all swine over 6 months of age 30 days after removal of the official pseudorabies test positive swine and finding all swine so tested negative, and

(3) retesting all swine over 6 months of age 60 days after removal of the official pseudorabies test positive swine and finding all swine so tested negative. The status of the herd is maintained by an official pseudorabies test of 25 percent of the swine over 6 months of age every 80-105 days and finding all swine so tested negative. All swine over 6 months of age in the herd shall be subjected to the official pseudorabies test each year. However, no swine over 6 months of age in the herd are to be tested twice in 1 year to comply with the 25 percent requirement. A minimum of 90 percent of the swine must have been on the premises and part of the herd for at least 90 days prior to the qualifying test or have entered directly from another qualified pseudorabies negative herd. All additions to the herd must test negative on two official pseudorabies tests not less than 30 days or more than 60 days apart before being added to the herd or be from another qualified pseudorabies negative herd.

002.09 PSEUDORABIES CONTROLLED VACCINATED HERD

PSEUDORABIES CONTROLLED VACCINATED HERD shall mean a herd meeting the following criteria:

A herd of swine in which all of the swine over 6 months of age are negative to an official pseudorabies test and are vaccinated for pseudorabies within 15 days after such test. The status of the herd is maintained by an official pseudorabies test of 25 percent of the offspring between 16 and 20 weeks of age and finding all swine so tested negative. All additions to the herd must test negative to an official pseudorabies test, be vaccinated for pseudorabies within 15 days after such test, and be added to the herd not more than 30 days after such test. Pseudorabies controlled vaccinated herds that become positive can be reclassified as a pseudorabies controlled vaccinated herd by (1) testing of all swine over 6 months of age; (2) removal of all swine which are positive to an official pseudorabies test; (3) cleaning and disinfecting the herd premises; (4) retesting all swine over 6 months of age 30 days after removal of the swine which are positive to an official pseudorabies test and finding all swine so tested negative; (5) retesting all swine over 6 months of age 60 days after removal of the swine which are positive to an official pseudorabies test and finding all swine so tested negative; and (6) vaccinating all swine over 6 months of age for pseudorabies within 15 days of the second negative test.

002.10 CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP TEST

CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP TEST shall mean an official brucellosis test performed on all market test cattle.

002.11 HERD TEST FOR CATTLE

HERD TEST for cattle shall mean an official brucellosis test of all eligible cattle in the herd. Eligible cattle shall include those over six (6) months of age except steers, spayed heifers, official vaccinates under eighteen (18) months of age.

002.12 EXPOSED ANIMALS

EXPOSED ANIMALS shall mean those that have been in contact with any diseased animals. Such term shall also mean those animals that have been in contact with other exposed animals as defined in this subdivision. Brucellosis exposed animals are as defined in 23 NAC 12-002.07, above.

002.13 FORM A-237

FORM A-237 is a health certificate or examination form of the Bureau, which form shall be issued only by an approved veterinarian, after establishing the health status and performing the required tests on the involved animals.

002.14 FORM NBAI-16

FORM NBAI-16 is a health certificate or examination form of the Bureau, which form shall be issued only by an approved veterinarian, after establishing the health status and performing the required tests on the involved animals.

002.15 FORM A-276A

FORM A-276A is the "Quarantine of Animals" form which prohibits or restricts the movement of animals.

002.16 FORM A-276B

FORM A-276B is a "Brucellosis Quarantine of Cattle" form which prohibits or restricts the movement of cattle affected with, exposed to, or suspected of having, brucellosis.

002.17 FORM A-277

FORM A-277 is a "Quarantine of Premises, Vehicles, and Equipment" form which shall be issued to prohibit the use or occupation of such premises, vehicles, and equipment when provided by the animal disease control laws and the regulations thereunder.

002.18 FORM NB-52

FORM NB-52 is a form for reporting backtags applied.

002.19 FORM NSD-12

FORM NSD-12 is a Shipper's Declaration form furnished by the Bureau which authorizes the release of livestock of unknown brucellosis status to immediate slaughter or to a licensed market for resale to immediate slaughter. The form shall be issued by market personnel and signed by the buyer or his agent. One copy of the form shall accompany the animals to slaughter or to the market.

002.20 FORM B-4

FORM B-4 is a form for recording official brucellosis testing.

002.21 HERD

HERD shall mean a group of animals of like species maintained on common ground for any purpose, or two or more groups of animals under common ownership or supervision on separate premises which have an interchange of animals.

002.22 IMMEDIATE SLAUGHTER

IMMEDIATE SLAUGHTER shall mean delivered to an officially inspected slaughter establishment or to a licensed market within seven (7) days of removal from farm of origin or following the date of sale through any market.

002.23 QUARANTINE FACILITY

QUARANTINE FACILITY shall mean any enclosure sufficient to prevent animals so enclosed from coming into physical contact with any other animals.

002.24 MCI TAG

MCI TAG shall mean an official backtag prescribed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for identifying livestock moving in commerce. After an animal has been tested for brucellosis, the MCI tag shall be painted yellow with spray paint or a paint stick in such a manner that the tag number is still readable.

002.25 MARKET

MARKET shall include both Livestock Auction Market as defined in the Nebraska Auction Market Development Act and Livestock Market as defined in the Nebraska Livestock Market Act.

002.26 MARKET CATTLE TEST

MARKET CATTLE TEST shall mean an official brucellosis test of market test cattle moving in trade through markets, through livestock dealer concentration points, at slaughtering establishments, or on the farm of origin within 30 days prior to sale or movement.

002.27 MARKET TEST CATTLE

MARKET TEST CATTLE shall mean:

002.27A Females, unless spayed, and bulls over twenty-four months of age, and

002.27B Bred heifers over eighteen months of age unless they are official calfhood vaccinates and not parturient or postparturient.

002.28 OFFICIAL VACCINATE

OFFICIAL VACCINATE shall mean an animal conforming to the following provisions:

002.28A A calfhood vaccinated animal shall mean an animal between 2 and 4 months of age that has been vaccinated with a standard dosage of Brucella Strain 19 Vaccine, or an animal between 4 and 12 months of age that has been vaccinated with a diluted dosage of said vaccine in accordance with the procedure set out below:

002.28A1 Store unreconstituted vaccine at 4? C (38?F-40?F).

002.28A2 Non-pyrogenic sterile water may be used if regular diluent is not available.

002.28A3 Dilute the vaccine by the following manner:

002.28A3a Reconstitute a dose of standard vaccine as recommended by manufacturer.

002.28A3b Mix the standard vaccine with the diluent according to the following table:

Standard			Diluted
Diluted
Vaccine		Diluent	Vaccine		Doses
1.25 cc	+	23.75 cc =	25 cc	or	12.5
2.50 cc	+	47.50 cc =	50 cc	or	25
5.00 cc	+	95.00 cc =	100 cc	or	50

002.28A3c Mix thoroughly and administer a 2 cc dose subcutaneously.

002.28A4 Reconstituted vaccine should be used within hour. Surplus prepared vaccine should be inactivated by mixing disinfectant with vaccine or by autoclaving.

002.28B Calfhood vaccinated animals shall be permanently identified as vaccinates by tattoo and by official vaccination eartag, or by any other form of identification approved by the Bureau. Vaccination tattoos must be applied to the right ear. The tattoo will include the U.S. Registered Shield and V, which will be preceded by a number indicating the quarter of the year and will be followed by a number corresponding to the last digit of the year in which the vaccination was done. Official vaccination eartags shall be applied to the right ear. The eartag will include the State prefix and a V, followed by 2 letters and 4 numbers which will individually identify such vaccinated animal. Individual animal registration tattoos may be substituted for official eartags.

002.29 Class Free State

Class Free State shall mean a state so classified by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, based upon the incidence of brucellosis infection existing in said state. A state classified partially as one class and partially as a lower class shall, for the purposes of this rule, be deemed to be of the lower of the two classes.

002.30 Class A State

Class A State shall mean a state so classified by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, based upon the incidence of brucellosis infection existing in said state. A state classified partially as one class and partially as a lower class shall, for the purposes of this rule, be deemed to be of the lower of the two classes.

002.31 Class B State

Class B State shall mean a state so classified by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, based upon the incidence of brucellosis infection existing in said state. A state classified partially as one class and partially as a lower class shall, for the purposes of this rule, be deemed to be of the lower of the two classes.

002.32 Class C State

Class C State shall mean a state so classified by the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, based upon the incidence of brucellosis infection existing in said state. A state classified partially as one class and partially as a lower class shall, for the purposes of this rule, be deemed to be of the lower of the two classes.

002.33 Test-eligible cattle

Test-eligible cattle shall mean all cattle over 18 months of age (as evidenced by the loss of the middle pair of temporary incisor teeth) except steers, spayed heifers, official vaccinates of the dairy breeds under 20 months of age, and official vaccinates of the beef breeds under 24 months of age (as evidenced by the presence of the middle pair of permanent incisor teeth) which are not parturient (springers) or postparturient.

Nebraska Administrative CodeTopic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OFTitle 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRYChapter 12 - LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET REGULATIONSSection 23-12-002 - Definitions

Nebraska Administrative Code
Topic - AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT OF
Title 23 - DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Chapter 12 - LIVESTOCK AUCTION MARKET REGULATIONS
Section 23-12-002 - Definitions