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News Release
Texas Animal Health Commission
Box l2966 * Austin, Texas 78711 * (800) 550-8242 * FAX (512) 719-0719
Bob Hillman, DVM * Executive Director
For info, contact Carla Everett, information officer, at 1-800-550-8242, ext. 710, or [email protected]
For immediate release---
Texas Cattle Trichomoniasis Program Adopted:


Interstate Rules Effective April 1, 2009; In-State Rules Effective Jan. 1, 2010 Beginning April 1, 2009, breeding bulls entering Texas from any other state must be either 24 months of age or younger
and certified as a virgin, or be tested negative for cattle trichomoniasis within 30 days prior to entry. The entry
requirements are part of a regulatory package adopted by the commissioners for the Texas Animal Health Commission
(TAHC) February 24 to address trichomoniasis, a venereal disease of cattle that causes infertility and abortions, and
results in extended breeding seasons and diminished calf crops, which costs livestock producers valuable income. Cattle
trichomoniasis is not a human health issue. The second phase of the program, which will address in-state movement of
Texas breeding bulls, will go into effect January 1, 2010.


Also any bull that is sold at a sale barn will have to be test before it can be sold for a herd bull. It takes about a week to get it back and cost $100 for the test. Here is more about it:


http://www.tahc.state.tx.us/news/pr/2009/2009Feb_TrichomoniasisProgramAdopted.pdf
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