Tuberculosis Testing of Livestock Other Than Cattle and Bison
other · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service · Rule · Published 1998-02-23 · Effective 1998-02-23 · 63 FR 8837
Document
Document number
98-4490
Federal Register citation
63 FR 8837
CFR reference
9 CFR 77
Type
Rule
Action
Interim rule and request for comments.
Category
other
Sub-agency
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Publication date
1998-02-23
Effective date
1998-02-23
USDA docket
Docket No. 97-062-1
Abstract
We are amending the tuberculosis regulations to include species of livestock other than cattle and bison in the requirement for two annual herd tests for newly assembled herds on premises where a tuberculous herd has been depopulated. This requirement is necessary because, without testing, such livestock could become infected and spread tuberculosis to the cattle or bison in the herd before the disease was detected in the herd. Adding this requirement to the tuberculosis regulations will help ensure continued progress toward eradicating tuberculosis in the U.S. livestock population.