Herd free from bovine brucellosis

(1) A bovine producer or a group of bovine producers may apply in writing to the Authority for a Free Herd Certificate that a herd of bovine is free from bovine brucellosis. (2) A bovine producer or a group of bovine producers applying under subregulation (1) shall satisfy the Authority that the following conditions are met– (a) the herd is under official veterinary control; (b) the herd is subject to a vaccination or a non- vaccination regime; (c) if a live vaccine is used in female animal, the vaccination is carried out when the female animal is between three and six months of age, in which case the female animal may be identified with a permanent mark approved by the Authority; (d) all cattle over the age of one year are controlled as provided in regulation 7(4); (e) that cattle under 30 months of age which have been vaccinated using a live vaccine before reaching 6 months of age, were subjected to a buffered brucella antigen test yielding a positive result and the complement fixation test yielding a negative result; (f) all cattle introduced into the herd come from a herd officially free from bovine brucellosis or from a herd free from bovine brucellosis, or from a country or zone free from bovine (3) Paragraph (f) does not apply where animals are– (a) isolated prior to entry into the herd; (b) subjected to two series of serological tests for bovine brucellosis yielding negative results which testing has been conducted at an interval of 30 days between each test. 622 (4) The tests under subregulation (3) are not valid where done on a female animal which is calved during the past fourteen days. First Schedule. (5) The form of Free Herd Certificate shall be as set out in the First Schedule.