Statewide OCV requirements to be decided at July 27 Board of Livestock meeting

Statewide OCV requirements to be decided at July 27 Board of Livestock meeting

The Montana Board of Livestock will vote on a proposed Statewide OCV Requirement rule at its July 27 meeting in Helena. The proposed rule is as follows:

Vaccination for the prevention of brucellosis of female cattle and domestic bison utilized for breeding or grazing

Purpose
1. Improve the immunity of Montana’s cattle and domestic bison breeding herd to brucellosis.

Vaccination of female cattle and domestic bison utilized for breeding or grazing purposes
1. Upon change of ownership, all sexually intact female cattle and domestic bison intended to be utilized for breeding or grazing purposes within the State of Montana shall be official calfhood vaccinates.
2. Sexually intact female cattle over 12 months of age and sexually intact female domestic bison over 18 months of age that are not OCV:
a. May move to a recognized slaughtering establishment,
b. May move to a state or nation that will accept such animals not vaccinated against brucellosis,
c. May first move through one Montana approved livestock market,
d. In some cases, may become official adult vaccinates (AV), following a negative brucellosis test along with written permission from the Montana State Veterinarian,
e. May not be sold for breeding or grazing purposes within the state of Montana.

This proposal will be discussed at approximately 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 27. The meeting will take place in the Board of Livestock Conference Room 319 in the Scott Hart Building at 301 N. Roberts St. in Helena. For more details about this meeting or to download the full agenda, visit www.liv.mt.gov.