Movement Regulations when moving Cattle from Georgia to Texas


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Please read the regulations listed below:

APPLICABLE REGULATIONS FOR THIS MOVE

  1. Official identification required.

  2. Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) issued by an accredited veterinarian 30 days or less prior to entry, with official ID numbers recorded on or attached to the CVI.

  3. Negative Trichomoniasis test is required within 60 days prior to entry, with an official Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR) test. Trichomoniasis samples pooled at the laboratory may qualify as the official test if no more than five samples are pooled.

Official eartags for cattle:

  1. NUES 9 tags

    • silver 'brite' tags
    • OCV/Bangs tags (orange)

  2. AIN tags - visible or RFID

    • '840' prefix
    • '900' prefix (only for tags manufactured before March 11, 2014 and applied before March 11, 2015)

  3. Official individual breed registry tattoos or brands.

For more information visit the Texas Animal Health Commission.

Question Your answer

Are the cattle moving from a free area for Tuberculosis and/or Brucellosis?
Free area:
  • The cattle ARE moving from a free area for Tuberculosis and/or Brucellosis

To what type of facility are the cattle moving?
Type of facility:

General movements including:

  • Sales

  • Farm or ranch

  • Premise

  • Changes of ownership

What type of cattle are moving?
Type of cattle:
  • Beef

What is the sex?
Sex:
  • Male

Are the cattle steers or bulls?
Steers:
  • The cattle are BULLS

What is the age?
Age:
  • 12 months of age or older

Please select one of the following situations that applies to the bulls.
Situation:

The bulls DO NOT meet any of the following situations:

  • The bulls are moving to a bull test station
  • The bulls are returning from an out-of-state bull test station
  • The bulls are moving from an out-of-state Certified Semen Services certified artificial insemination facility
  • The bulls originate from a herd enrolled in a Certified Trichomoniasis Free Herd Program or other certification program that is substantially similar
  • The bulls are directly to a federally approved livestock market that isolates bulls from female cattle at all times
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