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Departmment of Agriculture is re
proposing changes in federal
shipping rules to allow the
livestock industry more latitude
for interstate movement of swine,
a USDA official announced.
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USDA proposal would ease pseudorabies regulations
“Interstate shipping rules
support the efforts of states that,
independently or in cooperation
with the federal government, seek
to control the spread of
pseudorabies in swine. We want to
keep these regulations as easy to
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follow as possible,” said Bert W.
Hawkins, administrator of USDA’s
Animal and Plant Health In
spection Service.
“This is a repubhcation of a
proposal made two years ago,” he
said. “It is not a new initiative.
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“Basically,” he said, “it clarifies
the current regulation, removes
inconsistencies and brings the
regulation in line with current
industry practices.”
The proposed changes would
-Provide an alternate method
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for removing swine herds from the
“known infected” classification.
-Provide an alternate method
for attaining or regaining herd
“qualified pseudorabies-negative’ ’
status.
-Provide an improved method
for monitoring herds vaccinated
for pseudorabies.
-Provide an alternate way for
shippers to move swine interstate
to approved livestock markets,
feedlots and quarantined herds.
Hawkins said that five states
lowa, Illinois, Pennsylvania,
Wisconsin and North Carolina
currently are cooperating with
USDA in pilot projects evaluating
various methods of combating the
disease. Two other states-Ohio
and Hawaii-also are conducting
studies.
Pseudorabies, also known as
Aujeszky’s disease or “mad itch,”
is a virus disease generally fatal to
newborn pigs. Swine can transmit
the disease to most other warm
blooded animals, but not to
humans. With species other than
swine, infected animals usually
die, but do not spread the disease.
USDA first considered changing
interstate shipping regulations in
November 1982. Many of the
suggestions received during the
1982 comment period are reflected
in the current proposal. However,
a new comment period has been
established to give interested
persons a fresh opportunity for
providing additional information.
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