An infected herd which is not quarantined under section 166D.9, shall either adopt a herd cleanup plan or a feeder pig cooperator herd cleanup plan.
 1. a. A herd cleanup plan shall apply to a herd if feeder pigs are not moved from the herd. The plan shall provide for one of the following:

 (1) The testing of all swine capable of being accurately diagnosed with pseudorabies and the removal of infected swine from the herd.
 (2) Depopulation.
 b. A herd cleanup plan must be implemented as follows:

 (1) If the plan provides for the testing and removal of swine, all breeding swine must be tested with a differentiable test and react negatively to the test within fifteen days after the herd is classified by the department as infected. All breeding swine reacting positively to the test must be removed as provided in this section. At least thirty days after removal of the breeding swine reacting positively, all remaining breeding swine must be tested and react negatively to the test. Subsequent testing and removal must be conducted as provided in this subparagraph until all breeding swine react negatively. When all breeding swine are tested and react negatively to the test, the department shall classify the herd as a noninfected herd.
 (2) The herd cleanup plan may provide for the relocation of feeder pigs or cull swine. If the plan provides for the relocation of feeder pigs, the plan must provide for the segregation of feeder pigs and identify in writing the approved premises where feeder pigs or cull swine may be relocated upon approval by the department.

Terms Used In Iowa Code 166D.8

  • Approved premises: means a dry lot facility located in an area with confirmed cases of pseudorabies infection, which is certified by the department to receive, feed, and move or relocate infected swine as provided in section 166D. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Breeding swine: means swine over six months of age. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Cleanup plan: means a herd cleanup plan or feeder pig cooperator herd cleanup plan as provided in section 166D. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Cull swine: means mature swine fed for purposes of direct slaughter. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Department: means the department of environmental quality in a reference to a time before July 1, 1983, the department of water, air and waste management in a reference to a time on or after July 1, 1983, and through June 30, 1986, and the department of natural resources on or after July 1, 1986, and includes any officer or agency within that department. See Iowa Code 172D.1
  • Differentiable test: means a laboratory procedure approved by the department to diagnose pseudorabies. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Feeder pig: means an immature swine fed for purposes of direct slaughter which weighs one hundred pounds or less. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Feeder pig cooperator herd: means a swine herd not currently determined to be pseudorabies negative, that has not experienced clinical signs of pseudorabies in the last six months, that is capable of segregating offspring at weaning into separate and apart production facilities, and has implemented an approved pseudorabies eradication plan. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • following: when used by way of reference to a chapter or other part of a statute mean the next preceding or next following chapter or other part. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Herd: means a group of swine as established by departmental rule. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Herd cleanup plan: means a plan to eliminate pseudorabies from a swine herd. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Infected: means infected with pseudorabies as determined by an epidemiologist whose diagnosis is supported by test results. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Infected herd: means a herd that is known to contain infected swine, a herd containing swine exhibiting clinical signs of pseudorabies, or a herd that is infected according to an epidemiologist. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Known infected herd: means a herd in which swine have been determined by an epidemiologist to be infected. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • movement: means the same as defined in section 163. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Noninfected herd: means a herd which is one of the following:
     a. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Pseudorabies: means the contagious, infectious, and communicable disease of livestock and other animals known as Aujeszky's disease, mad itch, or infectious bulbar paralysis. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Quarantined herd: means a herd in which pseudorabies infected or exposed swine are bred, reared, or fed under the supervision and control of the department, as provided in section 166D. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • relocation: means the same as defined in section 163. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Separate and apart: means to hold swine so that neither the swine nor organic material originating from the swine has physical contact with other animals. See Iowa Code 166D.2
  • Test: means a serum neutralization (SN) test, virus isolation test, ELISA test, or other test approved by the department and performed by a laboratory approved by the department. See Iowa Code 166D.2
 2. a. A feeder pig cooperator herd cleanup plan shall apply to a herd if feeder pigs are moved from the herd. The plan shall include all the requirements for a herd cleanup plan. In order to be subject to a feeder pig cooperator herd cleanup plan all of the following conditions must be satisfied:

 (1) There must have been no clinical signs of pseudorabies during the past thirty days.
 (2) The production operation must be capable of segregating offspring at weaning into facilities separate and apart from the remainder of the herd.
 b. The feeder pig cooperator herd cleanup plan may provide for the movement or relocation of feeder pigs or cull swine. If the feeder pig cooperator herd cleanup plan provides for the movement or relocation of feeder pigs or cull swine, the plan must identify in writing the approved premises where the feeder pigs or cull swine may be moved or relocated as provided in section 166D.10B.
 3. Costs of testing and vaccination may be paid as provided in section 166D.11.
 4. An infected herd not subject to a cleanup plan shall be quarantined within fifteen days of becoming a known infected herd. An infected herd which is not subject to a cleanup plan is a quarantined herd.
 5. Swine which are part of a herd subject to a cleanup plan shall only be moved or relocated as required pursuant to section 166D.10. If the location where the herd is kept is an approved premises as provided in section 166D.10B, the cleanup plan shall include terms and conditions for being certified as an approved premises.
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