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(A) To achieve an “Ohio Johne’s status herd”, all animals twenty-four months of age and older must be tested negative for Johne’s disease on a test approved by the Ohio department of agriculture.
(B) To maintain herd status, the herd must be retested in ten to fourteen months and all animals tested negative for Johne’s disease on a test approved by the Ohio department of agriculture.
(C) The licensed, accredited veterinarian performing or supervising the collection of test samples is to certify that the samples collected were from the animals identified on the test document.
(D) The owner or bailee must certify:
(1) At the initial test date that the herd has been in existence for one year or assembled from test negative herds; and,
(2) At each test date all animals twenty-four months of age and older were sampled and included in the herd test; and,
(3) At each test date a list identifying all animals previously tested but no longer in the herd; and,
(4) At each test date all animals added to the herd since the last herd test were raised on the farm, or have had a negative fecal culture for Johne’s disease within the previous twelve months, or had a negative serum antibody test within thirty days after the animal has been purchased; and
(5) At each test date a written statement certifying to the best of his/her knowledge no animals that left the herd tested positive for or were exhibiting clinical signs of Johne’s disease.
(E) An “Ohio Johne’s status herd” is further subdivided as follows:
(1) A level 1 herd is a herd which tests negative after one sampling,
(2) A level 2 herd is a herd which has two consecutive negative annual samples,
(3) A level 3 herd is a herd which has three consecutive negative annual samples.
(4) A level 4 herd is a herd which has four consecutive negative annual samples,
(5) A level 5 herd is a herd which has five consecutive negative samples,
(6) A level 5 monitored herd is a herd which has 6 or more consecutive negative annual samples.
(F) Samples to be collected are:
(1) For levels 1, 3, and 5 blood for the detection of antibodies against M. paratuberculosis,
(2) For levels 2 and 4 feces for the detection of M. paratuberculosis.
(3) For level 5 monitored any official test at the option of the owner,
(4) For vaccinated animals feces for the detection of M. paratuberculosis.
(G) If an animal tests suspect or positive for johne’s disease on an official test:
(1) A fecal sample must be submitted for said animal within forty-five days; and
(2) Failure to retest the animal within forty-five days; or, M. paratuberculosis detected in the feces will result in the loss of the Ohio johne’s herd status.
(H) The cost of sample collection and submission will be borne by the owner.
(I) The owner or bailee will present satisfactory permanent and individual identification of all animals tested.
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 07/28/2003 and 07/20/2008
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 941.03
Rule Amplifies: 941.03
Prior Effective Dates: 2/26/96