The USDA and Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is updating its import regulations to establish a system for classifying the brucellosis and bovine tuberculosis (TB) status levels for foreign regions.
The new rules include numerous updates, including clarifying definitions and requirements, removing the age limits for testing imported animals, and expanding the bovine TB testing requirements for sexually intact animals imported for breeding or feeding.
These changes will help protect the U.S. herd against the introduction of bovine TB and brucellosis via imported animals while facilitating the safe trade of unaffected animals.
