TITLE 8: AGRICULTURE AND
ANIMALS
CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE
SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND
ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND
POULTRY INSPECTION ACT
REGULATIONS)
PART 100
SWINE BRUCELLOSIS
Section
100.10
Requirements for Establishing and Maintaining
Validated Brucellosis-Free Herds of Swine
100.20
Brucellosis Reactors Disclosed in Non-Validated Swine
Herds
100.30
Breeding Animals Consigned to Slaughter
AUTHORITY:
Implementing and authorized by the Illinois Swine
Brucellosis Eradication Act [510 ILCS 95/1] and the
Illinois Pseudorabies Control Act [519 ILCS 90/1] and
the Illinois Diseased Animals Act [510 ILCS 50/1].
SOURCE:
Adopted at 2 Ill. Reg. 24, p. 55, effective June 15,
1978; codified at 5 Ill. Reg. 10460; amended at 7
Ill. Reg. 871, effective January 10, 1983; amended at
11 Ill. Reg. 10531, effective May 21, 1987; amended
at 12 Ill. Reg. 3432, effective January 22, 1988;
amended at 14 Ill. Reg. 1953, effective January 19,
1990; amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 1557, effective January
12, 1996; amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 456, effective
January 1, 1999.
Section
100.10 Requirements for Establishing and Maintaining
Validated Brucellosis-Free Herds of Swine
a) General
Requirements
1)
Validated brucellosis-free herd certificates are
issued cooperatively by the Department and the
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
2)
Validation shall be extended upon evidence of
compliance with the requirements for maintenance
of a validated brucellosis-free swine herd as
provided in this rule.
3) All
blood samples for validation or revalidation
shall be collected by an accredited veterinarian
and shall be submitted for diagnosis to an
approved laboratory. Information concerning
approved laboratories can be obtained from the
Department. The veterinarian should indicate on
each test chart that the test is being conducted
to qualify a swine herd for validation or
revalidation.
4)
Initial tests to qualify for validation shall be
made at owner's expense except as specified under
subsection (b)(2) of this Section.
5) A
"validated herd" shall consist of at
least 5 animals and shall be considered as
including all animals in the herd 6 months of age
or over. All swine being held for feeding
purposes, separate and apart from breeding swine,
are exempted from herd test requirements.
6) Any
purebred animal OR any inbred or hybrid animal
registered with a livestock registry association
shall be identified by registration number,
registry association approved individual tattoo,
ear notch, or an ear tag. Any grade animal shall
be identified by an ear tag or tattoo. If any
animal is retagged between tests, the
identification of the previous test shall be
shown on the test chart opposite new retag
number.
b) To
Qualify for Validation
1)
Herds which have shown no previous infection may
be validated upon completion of one negative herd
test of all breeding swine 6 months of age and
over. Validation applies to all offspring,
including Specific Pathogen-Free (SPF) pigs from
such herds.
2)
When reactors are disclosed in a herd in the
process of becoming validated, the entire herd is
placed under quarantine and the reactors shall be
immediately isolated from the remainder of the
herd. The reactor animals shall be tagged in the
left ear with a reactor identification tag,
disposed of within 15 days of report by the
laboratory, a report of disposal made to the
Department, and the entire herd subjected to
brucellosis retests at intervals of not less than
30 nor more than 90 days. Quarantine will be
released upon completion of one negative complete
herd test; completion of two consecutive negative
complete herd tests will qualify a herd for
validation. (Complete herd retest for release of
quarantine shall be at State expense, provided
funds are available.)
c)
Maintenance Requirements
1)
Validated brucellosis-free herd status is
maintained by subjecting all swine over 6 months
of age in the herd to an official brucellosis
serologic test at least once each year (this
shall be accomplished by testing 25 percent of
swine over 6 months of age every 80 to 105 days
and finding all swine so tested negative, or by
testing 10 percent of the swine over 6 months of
age each month and finding all swine so tested
negative). No swine may be tested twice in one
year to comply with the 25 percent requirement
nor twice in ten months to comply with the 10
percent requirement. If the members of the
validated herd are maintained on more than one
premises, 25 or 10 percent of the swine on each
premises shall be retested as required. If the 25
or 10 percent retests are not conducted when due,
the revalidation requirements shall then be the
same as for initial validation.
2)
Reactors: If reactors are disclosed on the 25
percent quarterly or 10 percent monthly test, the
herd will be quarantined and the validated herd
status suspended until a herd test is conducted.
Such test may be at State expense, provided funds
are available. The herd test should be conducted
within 30 days of disclosure of the reactor. A
negative test will qualify the herd for release
of quarantine and revalidation. If additional
reactors are disclosed, the herd will be
considered again in the process of validation as
under subsection (b)(2) of this Section.
3)
Additions to Validated Brucellosis-Free Swine
Herds:
A)
Native Animals:
i) Animals
originating directly from a validated
herd in good standing, without test
(owner shall furnish proof of same to the
Department), or
ii) Animals from
non-validated herds provided they have
passed a negative test within 60 days and
are held in isolation from the validated
herd until passing a second negative test
at least 60 days but not more than 90
days after the first test in the case of
boars, or open gilts, or after farrowing
in the case of bred sows and gilts.
B)
Animals From Out-of-State: All animals from
out-of-state accompanied by an approved
interstate health certificate, showing
compliance with Illinois entry requirements
as defined in Section 4 of the Act, may be
added to a validated herd, if they qualify as
follows:
i) Animals
originating directly from a validated
herd in good standing, without test
(owner shall furnish an official health
certificate to the Department), or
ii) Animals from
non-validated herds provided they have
passed a negative test within 30 days
prior to addition, and are held in
isolation from the validated herd until
passing a second negative test at least
60 days but not more than 90 days after
the first test, in the case of boars and
open gilts, or after farrowing in the
case of bred sows and gilts.
C)
Additions are not recognized as a part of the
validated herd until the required negative
retests have been reported to the Illinois
Department of Agriculture.
D)
Segregation of Feeding Animals
All swine
brought on to the farm for feeding
purposes shall be segregated from the
breeding herd.
(Source:
Amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 1557, effective January
12, 1996)
Section
100.20 Brucellosis Reactors Disclosed in
Non-Validated Swine Herds
a) One
Reactor:
1)
If one reactor is disclosed on a partial herd
test, or test of an individual animal from a
breeding herd:
A) The reactor
shall be tagged in the left ear with a
reactor identification tag and shipped
direct to slaughter within 15 days.
B) An official
test for brucellosis shall be coducted
within 15 days on a representative sample
of at least 50 percent of all breeding
swine in the herd 6 months of age and
over. If at least 50 percent of the herd
is not tested within 30 days, the entire
herd is to be placed under quarantine
until tested and determined free of
brucellosis infection, at which time the
quarantine shall be released.
2) If
one reactor is disclosed on a complete herd test:
A)
The reactor shall be tagged in the left ear
with a reactor identification tag and shipped
direct to slaughter within 15 days.
B)
At least 50 percent of the herd is to be
retested in 30-45 days. If a test of at least
50 percent of the herd is not conducted
within 60 days, the herd is to be placed
under quarantine until tested and determined
free of brucellosis infection.
b) Two
or More Reactors:
If
two or more reactors are disclosed on either
a partial or complete herd test:
1)
Each reactor shall be tagged in the left ear
with a reactor identification tag and shipped
direct to slaughter within 15 days.
2)
The entire herd shall be placed under
quarantine and complete brucellosis herd
tests conducted as follows:
A) Partial Herd
Test -- All breeding swine in the herd 6
months of age and over shall be tested
for brucellosis immediately. Thereafter,
the entire herd is to be retested at
30-45 day intervals until determined free
of brucellosis infection, at which time
the quarantine may be released.
B) Complete Herd
Test -- The entire herd is to be retested
at 30-45 day intervals until determined
free of brucellosis infection, at which
time the quarantine may be released.
c)
Swine Brucellosis Reactors Disclosed on Test at
Markets:
Each
such reactor animal shall be tagged in the left
ear with a reactor identification tag and shipped
direct to slaughter. The negative animals in the
consignment must either be sold direct to
slaughter OR returned to the farm of origin and
comply with (a) or (b) of this Section.
(Source:
Amended at 7 Ill. Reg. 871, effective January 10,
1983)
Section
100.30 Breeding Animals Consigned to Slaughter
Before
being mixed with swine from any other source, all
breeding animals consigned to slaughter or
offered for sale for slaughter shall be
identified to the herd of origin by an approved
identification tag (9 CFR 78.33, 1998).
Incorporation by reference does not include any
later amendments or editions beyond the date
specified. A report of such identification (9 CFR
78.33 (d), 1998), shall be made on forms provided
by the United States Department of Agriculture
and shall be submitted to the Department within
30 days of application.
(Source:
Amended at 23 Ill. Reg. 456, effective January 1,
1999)
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