New Year marks beginning of new brucellosis rating
WASHINGTON, 0.0. - A new
slate rating system tor brucellosis
control went into ettecl on Jan. 1.
The new system could cause a
state to lose its rating it an out
break ot brucellosis in cattle is not
promptly contained and
eliminated.
Brucellosis, or Bang's disease, is
an mtectiuus disease ot cattle and
other animals that can be tran
smitted to humans as undulant
tever. The disease poses a serious
economic threat to cattle
producers through reduced call
crops and lower milk yields,
acordmg to Paul Becton, director
ot the National Brucellosis
Eradication Program tor USDA’s
Animal and Plant Health in
spection Service.
"A new slate ralmg system was
requested by a blue-ribbon
Brucellosis Technical Commission
m 19/8 and will help control
brucellosis,” Becton said.
Under the new ralmg system,
cattle could be shipped treely
across state hues it a state is rated
"tree" ot the disease. Other state
ratings ot Class A, B or C based
;n the amount ot intention and
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stale disease surveillance system
would require cattle to have
blood tests tor biucellosis belore
they could be shipped between
stales.
Presently, ratings are made on a
county-by-counly basis within
stales. The new rating plan would
have either one rating tor an entire
state, or in some .cases, two area
classification per stale.
The U.S. Animal Health
Association, representing stale
anunal health agencies and major
livestock industry groups, initially
recommended Jan. 1, 1981, as the
begumuig dale tor reclassitication.
This was delayed until 1982,
however, to allow stales more tune
to meet llje stricter standards.
"Class A" stales would have
herd intention rales ot 0.23 percent
or less. "Class H" slates would
have herd infection rales ot 1.3
percent or less. "Class C” stales
would be those with herd intention
. rales m excess ot 1.3 percent or 13
herds per 1,000, Benton said.
A spokesman tor the Penn
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Agriculture reported that the
reclassification caused no upset
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Anunal Industry, reported that
PDA is more concerned that
federal regulations do not restrict
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Forest Service seeks public opinions
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Public
comments are needed to help
update plans for the future
management of the nation’s
natural resources, R. Max
Peterson, chief of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture’s
Forest Service, said recently.
Peterson said the public com
ments will be used in preparing the
1985 Resources Planning Act
program, the third overall plan for
the long range management of the
190-million-acre national forest
system, as well as Forest Service
research and cooperative
assistance activities.
Public comments are being
solicited on national goals for
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herds. Such movement is
prohibitted by PDA.
Slaughter sampling is one
surveillance tool PDA could em
ploy to detect infected animals that
cross the state line, noted Van-
Buskirk. However, he stressed that
timber, range, water, wilderness,
recreation, minerals and energy,
fish and wildlife, rural com
munities and human resources,
international forestry and
resource protection.
“We are requesting that the
public study a number of alter
native goals and help us formulate
one national goal for each of 10
resource opportunity areas,”
Peterson said.
“Just as in the 1980 program,
public involvement will continue to
be a key ingredient in the
resources planning process. Every
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the high number ot carcasses
required tor ettective testing.
"As long as the new federal
reclassitication remains,” said
VanDuskirk, "FDA has to watch
unscrupulous dealers.' ’
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ducted.”
Peterson said the Resources
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Forest Service to prepare an
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