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Bovine Tuberculosis Regulation Information |
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Once the most prevalent infectious disease of cattle and swine in the United States, bovine TB caused more losses among U.S. farm animals in the early part of this century than all other infectious diseases combined. Begun in 1917, the Cooperative State-Federal |
Tuberculosis Eradication Program, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), State animal health agencies, and U.S. livestock producers, has nearly eradicated bovine TB from the Nation's livestock population. The presence of bovine TB in humans has also been reduced as a result of several factors, including the eradication program and pasteurization of milk. |
Regulations for Cattle and Bison
- Bovine TB Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules (UMR) (pdf 149kb)
- United States Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9, Animals and Animal Products, Subchapter C: Interstate Transportation of Animals (Including Poultry) and Animal Products, Part 77: Tuberculosis (9 CFR 77)
- United States Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9, Animals and Animal Products, Subchapter B: Cooperative Control and Eradication of Livestock or Poultry Diseases, Part 50: Animals Destroyed Because of Tuberculosis (9 CFR 50)
- A discussion of Bovine Tuberculosis Surveillance Standards 2001 (pdf 121kb)
- For information on the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance and Tuberculosis, please visit the FDA website
Regulations for Captive Cervids
- The cervid methods and rules are outlined in the 1999 Bovine TB Eradication UMR (pdf 90kb)
- United States Code of Federal Regulations, Title 9, Animals and Animal Products, Subchapter C: Interstate Transportation of Animals (Including Poultry) and Animal Products, Part 77: Tuberculosis, Subpart C: Captive Cervids (9 CFR 77)
Proposed Regulatory Changes
A working group has been established to discuss updating the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program and combining regulatory language with the Brucellosis Eradication Program. For more information, please visit the Working Group Website.
Contact Us
Please submit your written comments about the current challenges and new approaches for future TB control and eradication to TB.Comments@aphis.usda.gov.
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