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Show Hew Program Initiated to Test Brucellosis Calls for Identification Badges for Animals Some counties within the state are already due for re-accredlta-tion on the Brucellosis program according to Dr. George Staples, federal veterinarian working on the program in southern Utah. According to Wallace SJoblom, county agent Iron County will not due for re-accreditation until 19C1. By that time it Is hoped hop-ed that a new plan being considered con-sidered will make It unnecessary to blood test herds within the counties. The plan which Is being be-ing considered shows good promise prom-ise of meeting the U. S. Standards Stand-ards for screen-testing without the extensive round-up and blood testing program that has been required for accreditation in the past In the event that insufficient cattle have been tested by 1961 to give Iron County re-accreditation, it may be necessary to test a certain number of herds. These herds would likely be selected from those herds not practicing calf hood vaccination against bangs. The disease is much more likely to be present In the un-vaccinated un-vaccinated herds. Briefly, the new plan Is to paste distinctive identification tags on the backs of all animals sold which are over three years of age. The tags would be placed by the Brand Inspector, which, together with the brand inspec-')on inspec-')on will make it possible to trace i-iimals bled at slaughter back i" th farm origin. Blood col-lecioi col-lecioi at slaughter will be matched with the back tag and after testing the blood, these animals showing "clean" to the test will be reported and credited credit-ed to the Herd and area of origin. orig-in. "Reactor" animals will be traced to the herd of origin and if less than 16 days have elapsed since tiie animal left the farm it will be assumed that the animal had the disease before leaving the farm. The herd would then be tested in order to disclose any other diseased animals. Accreditation Accredi-tation will be awarded any county coun-ty If 15 of the adult cattle population pop-ulation goes to slaughter over a three-year period, and if testing reveals not in excess of one per cent reactor animals. |