Livestock Health
Tennessee Department of Agriculture
The Dyer County Fair will enforce all Health Rules and Regulations.
- Health certificates issued in satisfaction of these Dyer Co. Fair Regulations shall be good for 90
days for Tennessee livestock only. - Please note the change in the procedures for handling poultry at shows and exhibitions. On-site testing of poultry at shows and exhibitions will no longer be allowed.
- Please note that exhibition requirements for out-of state livestock are the same as regular import
requirements. - Tennessee Department of Agriculture Rule 0080-2-3 Poultry requires “All poultry assembled at shows or exhibitions shall be accompanied by evidence of a negative test within 90 days for Pullorum-Typhoid or shall originate directly from a flock which has been certified as Pullorum-Typhoid clean under the Tennessee Poultry Improvement Plan.” Effective July 1, 2005, the Department of Agriculture will no longer allow show-site testing for satisfaction of this requirement. Current bio-security and disease concerns warrant that we now interpret the rule as it was written. With a national “Bio-security for the Birds campaign aimed at reducing poultry disease transmission and the heightened concern generated by recent outbreaks of Avian Influenza (bird Flu) and Exotic Newcastle Disease (END), it is appropriate we take these steps to further protect the health of our birds. No untested poultry will be accepted for exhibition or allowed to remain on the premises. According to current regulations, it is the responsibility of the manager of each event to assure prompt removal of animals not in compliance with regulations.”
- Warts and ringworm are considered contagious and infectious diseases and are permissible exclusions only if considered inactive by the issuing veterinarian and noted as such on the Certified of Veterinary Inspection.
- Scabies, contagious ecthyma (sore mouth), foot trot, cutaneous fungal and bacterial infections (ie. Club lamb disease, caseous lymphadenitis) are considered contagious and infectious diseases, and are permissible exclusions only if considered inactive by the issuing veterinarian and noted as such on the Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
- Fair officials are responsible for reporting any violations of these regulations to the state veterinarian or his agent.
Regulatory Services - Animal Health
- All stalls, pens, chute, etc. located on the grounds of fairs and exhibitions shall be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected with a disinfectant approved by USDA, APHIS before accepting livestock.
- All livestock (except poultry), which enter fairs and exhibitions, shall be accompanied by an official veterinary health certificate with individual permanent identification of sufficient description to identify each animal. Certificates for this purpose shall be valid for ninety (90) days from the date of issue.
- No animal showing clinical signs of infectious or communicable disease shall be allowed to enter or remain on premises of fairs and exhibitions. It shall be the responsibility of the manager of each event to assure prompt removal of such animals.
- SWINE: All swine shall be accompanied by an official veterinary health certificate with individual permanent identification or sufficient description to identify each animal.
- CATTLE: All cattle shall be accompanied by an official veterinary health certificate with individual permanent identification or sufficient description to identify each animal. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
- POULTRY: Sponsors of poultry shows or exhibitions shall notify the Tennessee Department of Agriculture at least thirty (30) days prior to show or exhibition. All poultry assembled at shows or exhibitions shall be accompanied by evidence of a negative test for Pullorum-Typhoid within ninety (90) days or originate directly from a flock which has been certified as Pullorum-Typhoid Clean under the Tennessee Poultry Improvement Plan. Poultry found not to be in apparent good health shall be removed immediately from any show or exhibition.
- HORSES & OTHER EQUIDAE: Animals six (6) months of age & older negative equine infectious anemia (Swamp Fever) test within twelve (12) months.
- SHEEP: Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and meet the requirements of the scrape program.
- GOATS: Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
- CAMELIDAE: Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
- CERVIDAE: Certificate of Veterinary Inspection.
Livestock and Poultry entering fairs and exhibitions from areas outside the State of Tennessee shall
be subject to current Tennessee Import requirements. Please contact the state veterinarian’s office
regarding questions or recent changes to these rules. These interstate requirements are summarized
as follows:
- All species (except poultry) – Official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection valid for thirty (30) days.
- Certificate of Veterinary Inspection & additional requirements as follows:
1) Tuberculosis: No requirements. Owners of Michigan, Texas, New Mexico and
California origin cattle should contact the state veterinarian’s office for further
information.
2) Brucellosis: Test eligible cattle – Intact male or female cattle eighteen (18) months or older. (Vaccinates or Non-vaccinates)
Certified Herds – No test requirements.
Class Free States – No test requirements.
Class A – Negative test within 30 days. - SWINE
1) Breeding Swine:
(a) 30 day negative test for Pseudorabies Herd, and
(b) Originate from Qualified Negative Pseudorabies herd, and
(c) If four (4) months of age or older, negative test for brucellosis within thirty (30)
days or originate directly from a Validated Brucellosis-Free Herd.
2) Feeding Swine:
(a) 30 day negative test for pseudorabies, or
(b) Originate form Qualified Negative Pseudorabies Herd, or
(c) Originate from Pseudorabies Monitored herd, or
(d) Originate from a herd in Stage III, IV, or V state in the National
Pseudorabies Eradication Program. - HORSES AND OTHER EQUINES: Animals six (6) months of age or older – negative equine infections anemia (Swamp Fever) test within twelve (12) months.
- POULTRY: Originate directly from a Pullorum – Typhosis Clean flock, or be accompanied by evidence of negative Pullorum –Typhoid test within ninety (90) days.
- SHEEP: Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and compliance with the scrape identification program requirements.
- GOATS: Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and compliance with the scrape identification program requirements. Brucellosis testing is no longer required.
- CAMELIDAE: Intact male or female eighteen (18) months or older – negative brucellosis within thirty (30) days.
- CERVIDAE: Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and additional requirements as follows:
1) Brucellosis: Intact male or female eighteen (18) months or older – negative brucellosis within thirty (30) days.
2) Tuberculosis: (a) All cervidae shall originate in herds which have had a negative herd test for tuberculosis within twelve (12) months with a USDA approved single cervical test and individual imported animals shall be negative to the single cervical test within thirty (30) days of entry;
or (b) Animals not originating in tested herds as described above must test negative to tow (2) single cervical tests at least ninety (90) days apart, the second test conducted not more than thirty (30) days prior to entry.
Note: (Contact an accredited veterinarian for further details of import rules.)
Fair Association or Exhibition Management
- air association or exhibition management shall inform exhibitors of the rules of this chapter, and shall notify the State Veterinarian or his agent of any violations.
- Exhibitors shall present evidence of compliance with this chapter to the State Veterinarian or his agent upon request.
- These rules constitute a minimum legal standard and in no way restrict the right of fair and exhibition managers to establish additional or more stringent requirements.
Attention: it is important for anyone showing sheep or goats in the Tennessee State Fair to understand and comply with the USDA/APHIS Scrapie Program requirements.
- ll intact males (bucks, rams) and females (ewes, does) that show must have approved ear tags (or acceptable alternative). This must be done in accordance with the guidelines provided by USDA Animal Health and Plant Inspection Service (APHIS).
- Wethers are exempt. Wethers may be shown at Expo without Scrapie Program ear tags.
Please read and comply with the guidelines of the program. The web site
www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/scrapie is an excellent source of current information. Questions should be directed to either the state veterinarian’s office (615-837-5120) or the Federal office (615-781-5310). The address for correspondence is: USDA: APHIS Attn: Premise ID PO Box 110950, Nashville,TN 37222
Ronald B. Wilson, DVM - State Veterinarian
Ken Givens - Commissioner of Agriculture
