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NVAP Reference Guide: Cattle

Identification

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NVAP Reference Guide: Table of Contents

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Preface

Introduction

Control and Eradication

Brucellosis

Johne’s Disease

Pseudorabies (PRV)

Tuberculosis

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

Scrapie

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Poultry
National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)

Avian Influenza (AI)

Exotic Newcastle disease (END)

Equine Disease

Aquatic Animal

Aquatic Animal National Health Plan

Aquatic Animal Health Activities

Animal Health Emergency Management

Animal Health Emergency Management

Emergency Response Structure

National Response Framework (NRF)

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

National Animal Health Emergency Management System (NAHEMS)

Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Plan (FAD PReP)

FAD Recognition and Initial Response

National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps (NAHERC)

Notifiable Diseases and Conditions

WOAH and International Standards

Cleaning and Disinfection

Importance of Cleaning & Disinfection

Cleaning

Disinfection

Regulation of Disinfectants

Safety

Disease Surveillance

Laboratory Submissions

Animal Movement

Interstate Regulations

Interstate Movement of Cattle, Horses, Swine, Sheep and Goats

Issuing Interstate Animal Movement Documents

International Animal Movement

Issuing International Health Certificates (IHCs) for Live Animal Movement

Common Problems Observed on Certificates for Live Animal Movement
Animal Identification 

Animal Identification

Cattle Identification

Swine Identification

Equine Identification

Sheep and Goat Identification

Fowl Identification

Compliance and Regulations

Appendix

A: 9 CFR PARTS 160, 161, and 162

B: APHIS VS District Offices

C: State Animal Health Officials

D: Forms

E: Other Organizational Information with Contact Points

F: Web Sites

G: Equine Teeth and Aging

Record all forms of identification if more than one form is present. (See figure 2 for

an example of a calfhood vaccination identification, figure 3 for a depiction of cattle

dentition to assess age, and table 3 for a list of bovine breeds and abbreviation

codes.) In addition to listing the approximate age, gender, and breed of the animal,

use one or more of the following identification methods:

Official eartag (1.59 MB).  

Individual animal’s registration tattoo accompanied by the official registration

certificate issued by a recognized breed association.

Official registration brand accompanied by official brand inspection certificates

issued by a recognized brand inspection agency.

Registration number of a breed association recognized by APHIS –VS in

conjunction with an official eartag, tattoo, or brand.

USDA-approved backtag. Backtags are used mostly in stockyards or

slaughterhouses. These cannot be used as the only identification for on farm

testing. 

Figure 2— Example of a Brucellosis calfhood vaccination identification.
Figure 3— Cattle dental formula. (Adapted from Bovine Practitioner, No. 9-74, and

"Incisor Tooth Eruption, Development and Attrition," Texas A&M University)

Table 4: State, Tribe, and Territory Codes

Sorted by State Name Sorted by Numeric Code

Alabama AL 64 Maine ME 11

Alaska AK 96 New Hampshire NH 12

American Samoa AS 99 Vermont VT 13

Arizona AZ 86 Massachusetts MA 14

Arkansas AR 71 Rhode Island RI 15

California CA 93 Connecticut CT 16

Colorado CO 84 New York NY 21

Commonwealth of the N.

Marianas MP 98 New Jersey NJ 22

Connecticut CT 16 Pennsylvania PA 23

Delaware DE 50 Ohio OH 31

Florida FL 58 Indiana IN 32

Georgia GA 57 Illinois IL 33

Guam GU 97 Michigan MI 34
Sorted by State Name Sorted by Numeric Code

Hawaii HI 95 Wisconsin WI 35

Idaho ID 82 Minnesota MN 41

Illinois IL 33 Iowa IA 42

Indiana IN 32 Missouri MO 43

Iowa IA 42 North Dakota ND 45

Kansas KS 48 South Dakota SD 46

Kentucky KY 61 Nebraska NE 47

Louisiana LA 72 Kansas KS 48

Maine ME 11 Delaware DE 50

Maryland MD 51 Maryland MD 51

Massachusetts MA 14 Virginia VA 52

Michigan MI 34 West Virginia WV 54

Minnesota MN 41 North Carolina NC 55

Mississippi MS 65 South Carolina SC 56
Sorted by State Name Sorted by Numeric Code

Missouri MO 43 Georgia GA 57

Montana MT 81 Florida FL 58

Navajo Nation NN 77 Virgin Islands (U.S.) VI 59

Nebraska NE 47 Kentucky KY 61

Nevada NV 88 Tennessee TN 63

New Hampshire NH 12 Alabama AL 64

New Jersey NJ 22 Mississippi MS 65

New Mexico NM 85 Arkansas AR 71

New York NY 21 Louisiana LA 72

North Carolina NC 55 Oklahoma OK 73

North Dakota ND 45 Texas TX 74

Ohio OH 31 Navajo Nation NN 77

Oklahoma OK 73 Montana MT 81

Oregon OR 92 Idaho ID 82
Sorted by State Name Sorted by Numeric Code

Pennsylvania PA 23 Wyoming WY 83

Puerto Rico PR 94 Colorado CO 84

Rhode Island RI 15 New Mexico NM 85

South Carolina SC 56 Arizona AZ 86

South Dakota SD 46 Utah UT 87

Tennessee TN 63 Nevada NV 88

Texas TX 74 Washington WA 91

Utah UT 87 Oregon OR 92

Vermont VT 13 California CA 93

Virgin Islands (U.S.) VI 59 Puerto Rico PR 94

Virginia VA 52 Hawaii HI 95

Washington WA 91 Alaska AK 96

West Virginia WV 54 Guam GU 97
Sorted by State Name Sorted by Numeric Code

Wisconsin WI 35

Commonwealth of the

N. Marianas

MP 98

Wyoming WY 83 American Samoa AS 99