Illinois Administrative Code › Title 8 - AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS › Part 105 - SWINE DISEASE CONTROL AND ERADICATION ACT › Section 105.130 - Requirements for Establishing and Maintaining a Herd Under the Voluntary Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Disease (PRRS) Monitored Herd Program

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
a) The
			 following definitions shall be applicable to this Section:
"Accredited laboratory" means a laboratory operated by the
				Illinois Department of Agriculture or the University of Illinois College of
				Veterinary Medicine, or a laboratory approved by the Director (on the basis
				that it is using USDA approved methods).
"Herd" or "premises" means all animals under common ownership
				or supervision on a specific geographic area. The herd or premises is defined
				by the owner and veterinarian, and may include all or a portion of pork
				production under their control. A premises describes a physical space that is
				dedicated for use by the producer when entering the PRRS monitored herd
				program. For an entire production system to be monitored, all phases of
				production must be sampled and participate in the program. Producers can select
				the production group they wish to monitor. All phases of production up to and
				including the "selected" group must participate in the program. If multiple
				locations input swine into the proposed PRRS monitored production herd or
				premises, all sites must be sampled separately to validate the final PRRS
				monitoring herd defined premises.
"PRRS" means porcine reproductive and respiratory
				syndrome.
b) Criteria for
			 herd to enter into or to remain in the voluntary monitoring herd program:
1) Participation in this program is voluntary
			 and the producer/owner is responsible for the cost of testing.
2) All breeding swine that have been tested
			 must have permanent identification such as registry association approved
			 individual tattoo, ear notch, registration number or approved ear tags.
			 "Approved ear tags" means any ear tag that is tamper resistant and has been
			 approved for use by the USDA. Information concerning manufacturers of approved
			 ear tags may be obtained from the Department.
3) The owner annually signs a producer
			 agreement form verifying that the producer or manager:
A) understands the clinical signs of
			 PRRS;
B) identifies a herd
			 veterinarian;
C) agrees to work
			 with that veterinarian in the event clinical signs of PRRS develop;
D) identifies the premises and animal
			 production groups that will be monitored and the average number of animals per
			 premises or production group; and
E) outlines the testing procedure employed to
			 verify PRRS testing qualifications.
4) Quarter sample size for initial monitoring
			 for all production systems and for monitoring phase for farrow-weaning sites
			 (Table A):
Population size: Breeding
females or maximum G-F
Breeding
herd females
G-F Swine
(Grow-Finisher)
10 and under
9
9
11-20
15
15
21-30
18
18
31-40
20
20
41-50
22
22
51-100
25
25
101-200
27
27
201-1000
28
28
1001 and above
29
29
5)
			 Quarter sample size for monitoring phase for farrow-finish and farrow-feeder
			 pig herds (Table B):
Population size: Breeding
females or maximum G-F
Breeding
herd females
G-F Swine
(Grow-Finisher)
10 and under
7
7
11-20
10
10
21-30
11
11
31-40
12
12
41-50
12
12
51-200
13
13
201 and above
14
14
6)
			 Upon completion of the four qualifying tests, the Director shall issue a
			 certificate of PRRS monitoring for the herd. A new certificate will be issued
			 annually upon completion of the required monitoring test and the receipt of the
			 annual producer agreement form.