SECTION 35:15-37-1. Minimum standards for certification and recertification of Certified Brucellosis-Free Goat Herds

  Minimum standards for certification and recertification of Certified Brucellosis-Free Goat Herds are:

(1)   Animals to be tested. Requires complete herd test of all breeding goats six months of age or older, as follows:

(A)   For initial certification at least two negative tests not less than ten months, nor more than fourteen months apart.

(B)   For recertification a negative herd test, of all breeding animals six months of age or older, within sixty days of each anniversary date is required for continuous certification. If the herd certification test is conducted within sixty days following the anniversary date, the certification period will be twelve months from the anniversary, and not twelve months from the date of the recertifying test. If a herd test for recertification is not conducted within sixty days following the anniversary date, then certification requirements are the same as for initial certification.

(2)   Additions. Additions to a Certified Brucellosis-Free Herd must originate from a herd of origin which has passed a negative blood test within the previous twelve months, and animals entering a Certified Brucellosis-Free Herd must have an additional negative retest not less than sixty days from the date of the negative herd test, and within thirty days of date of movement. Animals added under this provision shall not receive new herd status for sale purposes until they have been members of the herd at least thirty days and are included in a complete herd test.