Texas Administrative Code › Title 4 - AGRICULTURE › Part 2 - TEXAS ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION › Chapter 35 - BRUCELLOSIS › Subchapter C - ERADICATION OF BRUCELLOSIS IN GOATS › Section 35.60 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this section,
					 shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
					 otherwise:
(1) Adjacent herd--A herd
				  of livestock that occupies a premise that lies within one mile of an affected
				  herd.
(2) Affected herd--A herd in
				  which any animal(s) has been classified as a reactor or suspect and the
				  requirements of the individual herd plan have not been met.
(3) Approved laboratory--A State or Federal
				  veterinary diagnostic laboratory for brucellosis testing that must be approved
				  by USDA, APHIS, VS and State animal health authorities.
(4) Approved personnel--Texas Animal Health
				  Commission inspectors and veterinarians; Federal Animal Health technicians and
				  veterinarians; accredited Texas veterinarians; and others who have been
				  approved to do those assigned duties as described in these regulations for
				  brucellosis control and eradication.
(5) Brucellosis--For purposes of this
				  regulation, brucellosis is a contagious, infectious disease of cattle, sheep,
				  goats, horses, and swine caused by
Brucella
				  melitensis.
(6) Certified
				  free herd-- A Herd that is operating under a signed agreement with the
				  commission and has met the requirements of §
										RSA
				  35.62(d) of this title
				  (relating to Requirements for Certified Brucellosis Free Herd of
				  Goats).
(7) Commission--Texas
				  Animal Health Commission.
(8)
				  Epidemiologist--A veterinarian who has received a degree in epidemiology and is
				  employed by the commission or USDA, APHIS, VS.
(9) Executive director--The chief executive
				  director of the Texas Animal Health Commission appointed by the commissioners
				  and authorized to act for the commissioners in the absence of the
				  chairman.
(10) Exposed
				  livestock--Animals that are part of an affected herd or animals that have been
				  in contact with an affected animal. These animals shall be classified as
				  exposed regardless of any blood test results.
(11) Goats--Domestic caprine (genus Capra)
				  kept for the purpose of producing meat, milk or fiber.
(12) Herd-- All animals maintained on a
				  single premise which are commingled; and all animals under common ownership or
				  supervision on two or more premises with animal interchange between the
				  premises.
(13) High risk herd--A
				  herd that is epidemiologically judged by a state-federal veterinarian to have a
				  high probability of having or developing brucellosis. A high risk need not be
				  located on the same premise as an infected or adjacent herd.
(14) Hold order--A document restricting
				  movement of a herd, unit, or individual animal pending the determination of
				  disease status.
(15) Individual
				  herd plan--A disease management and testing plan to prevent, control, and
				  eliminate brucellosis in a herd.
(16) Official identification--A Veterinary
				  Services or TAHC approved identification eartag, registration tattoo, or other
				  approved device that uniquely identifies each individual animal. The official
				  identification may not be removed from the animal.
(17) Premise--An area defined by the
				  outermost boundary of land under common ownership or control enclosed by a
				  perimeter fence of other boundary. A premise may consist of more than one
				  pasture.
(18) Reactor-- Animals
				  classified as being infected with brucellosis as a result of serological
				  testing or microbiological culturing of blood, tissue, secretions, or
				  excretions from the animal.
(19)
				  Regulatory Veterinarian--A veterinarian employed by TAHC or USDA, APHIS,
				  VS.
(20) Sheep--Domestic ovine
				  (genus ovis) kept for the purpose of producing milk, meat, or fiber.
(21) Suspect--Animals classified as
				  suspicious of being infected with brucellosis as a result of serological
				  tests.