South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 12 - Department of Agriculture
Article 12:68 - Disease control and meat inspection
Chapter 12:68:22 - Tuberculosis control in goats
Section 12:68:22:01 - Definitions

(1) "Accredited tuberculosis-free herd," a herd for which the owner holds an unrevoked and unexpired accredited herd certificate;

(2) "Infected herd," a herd of goats in which one or more reactors have been diagnosed on the last herd test or the herd is under an infected herd quarantine;

(3) "Negative," a goat showing no response to the intradermal test or a negative diagnosis on a comparative cervical test;

(4) "Negative herd," a herd of goats in which no reactors or suspects have been diagnosed in the last herd test and the herd is not under quarantine;

(5) "Reactor," a goat showing a positive diagnosis based on the comparative cervical test, as defined in "Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication, Uniform Methods and Rules," Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, January 1, 2005;

(6) "Responder," any positive response to the caudal fold test;

(7) "Suspect," a goat showing a positive response to the caudal fold tuberculin test and not classified a reactor, as defined in "Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication, Uniform Methods and Rules," Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, USDA, January 1, 2005;

(8) "Suspect herd," a herd in which one or more suspects but no reactors have been diagnosed;

(9) "Test," an intradermic injection of tuberculin by an accredited licensed veterinarian with the injection site observed and palpated 72 hours after injection; a comparative cervical test made within 10 days or after 60 days following the date of caudal fold injection by a veterinarian employed by the board;

(10) "Tuberculosis," a disease of goats caused by mycobacterium bovis.