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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 35. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry |
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Chapter 15. Animal Industry |
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Subchapter 22. Swine Pseudorabies and Brucellosis |
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Part 5. REQUIREMENTS FOR A VALIDATED/QUALIFIED HERD |
SECTION 35:15-22-53. V/Q herd maintenance
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- (a) V/Q herd status shall be maintained by subjecting all swine six (6) months of age or older to brucellosis and pseudorabies tests at least once each testing year.(1) The herd owner shall test negative twenty five percent (25%) of swine six (6) months of age and older every quarter.(2) Quarterly testing dates shall be assigned by the Department.(b) No swine shall be tested twice in a single twelve (12) month period to comply with the twenty five percent (25%) requirement unless a V/Q herd consists of less than four (4) test eligible swine. If the herd consists of less than four (4) test eligible swine, one or more of the animals shall be repeat tested during the same twelve (12) month testing period and quarterly tests shall not be missed.(c) All swine six (6) months of age and older within a V/Q herd shall be tested at least once in any twelve (12) month period, even if the testing exceeds the twenty five percent (25%) requirement.(d) If any quarterly tests are missed, late, incomplete, inaccurate, or do not meet V/Q herd standards, the V/Q herd status may be suspended or revoked. A past history of noncompliance by the herd owner may result in prevention of the herd's participation in the program.(e) The herd owner shall submit a completed renewal application and inventrory with the first quarterly herd test each testing year.