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2 CAR § 191-101. Definitions
2 CAR § 191-101. Definitions.
The following words or terms, when used in this part, shall have the following meaning unless the context clearly indicated otherwise:
(1) "Approved laboratory” means any laboratory designated and approved by the State Veterinarian for examining T. foetus samples;
(2) "Bovine" means any sexually intact male and female animal of the genus bos;
(3) "Change of ownership" means control of an animal being transferred between two (2) persons by sale, lease, or lending;
(4) "Commingle" means animals of opposite sex and belonging to a single owner or multiple owners in the same enclosure or pasture with a reasonable opportunity for sexual contact;
(5) "Herd" means the group of animals consisting of all male and female bovines over twelve (12) months of age that have commingled during the last twelve (12) months;
(6) “Herd management plan” means a plan approved by the State Veterinarian to ensure isolation and separation for T. foetus exposed cattle;
(7) "Negative T. foetus bull" means a bull that qualifies by one (1) of the following:
(A) Originate from a herd not known to be infected and has had a negative official T. foetus bull test within the last year; or
(B) Originate from a positive herd but:
(i) Has a series of three (3) negative official T. foetus bull tests at intervals of at least one (1) week; or
(ii) A negative official T. foetus bull test within thirty (30) days prior to entry with no sexual activity for one (1) week prior to the test and between the test and movement;
(8) “Official ID” means a United States Department of Agriculture-approved tagging system used for animal disease traceability;
(9)(A) "Official T. foetus bull test" means the sampling of the preputial content of a bull by a licensed and accredited veterinarian or a veterinarian from the Arkansas Board of Animal Health.
(B) The test shall be conducted after seven days (7) separation from all female bovine and the bull and sample shall be positively and individually identified and documented for laboratory submission.
(C) The test may consist of three (3) culture tests one (1) week apart or one (1) PCR test;
(10) "Positive T. foetus bull" means a bull that has had a positive T. foetus test;
(11) "Positive T. foetus bull herd" means that group of all bovines which have had any opportunity for sexual contact in the previous breeding season and in which any male or female animal has had a positive diagnosis for T. foetus;
(12) "Suspect T. foetus bull" means a bull from a positive T. foetus herd that has not yet had three (3) consecutive negative official T. foetus bull tests;
(13) "Trichomonas (Tritrichomonas) foetus" or "T. foetus" means a contagious venereal protozoan parasite disease of the trichomonas foetus species that frequently results in lifetime infection of male bovidae as an inapparent carrier and causes infertility, pyometra, abortions, and reproductive inefficiency in female bovidae;
(14) "Virgin bull" means a sexually intact male bovine less than twenty-four (24) months of age that has had no breeding and no potential breeding contact with females; and
(15) "Virgin bull affidavit" means a signed affidavit from the owner, manager, or veterinarian that verifies the bull has had no breeding and no potential breeding contact with females.