287.819 Feeder pigs; origination and movement requirements.

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Sec. 19.

(1)Feeder pigs shall originate from a breeding herd whose status has been established as any of the following:

(a)Feeder pig monitored herd.

(b)Qualified pseudorabies negative herd.

(c)Vaccinated feeder pig monitored herd.

(d)Qualified pseudorabies negative gene-altered vaccinated herd.

(e)A herd located in an area recognized as a stage III or equivalent low prevalence area or region as designated by the director.

(f)A herd with any other status classification that is determined by the director to provide reasonable assurance that the pigs are not infected with pseudorabies.

(2)Feeder pigs that do not originate from a herd of origin with a status described in subsection

(1)shall be individually tested negative within 30 days prior to movement.

(3)All feeder pigs sold, loaned, leased, or moved within this state, except those exempted by the state veterinarian, shall be by a direct movement unless the movement is through a swine market where they are held for less than 24 hours.

(4)Swine that are additions to a herd from any other source herd shall not be moved from that herd based on herd status until they have been a part of that herd for at least 120 days prior to movement unless either of the following occurs:

(a)They are individually tested negative to an official test for pseudorabies which shall be performed no sooner than 30 days after the date of direct movement into the herd.

(b)They are sold or moved directly to slaughter or through slaughter marketing channels.

History: 1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993