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Health Certificates
From page 47 in The TLBAA Handbook: Health Certificates: The term “health certificate” means a legible record, made on a federally approved form issued by an accredited veterinarian, which shows that the animals listed thereon meet the requirements of the state of destination. Health Certificates are required for each show, whether TLBAA or affiliate sponsored. Show Chairs are responsible for knowing and enforcing any requirements specific to their county and state. Health Certificates must: 1. Accompany animals and be available on request by Animal Health Officials, affiliate show, stock show, fair or World Show management 2. Be presented to Show Management at the time of check-in to the Show 3. Individually identify all animals, showing positive identification of each animal by tattoo and/or brand with PH number 4. List Veterinarian certified (palpation or sonogram) breeding information 5. Show required test and/or vaccinations 6. Show name and address of owner or exhibitor. Animals with active lesions or ringworm with resulting loss of hair, or multiple warts easily visible without close examination will not be permitted to exhibit. Most importantly, by law, when we transport cattle, we are required to have health certificates issued by licensed veterinarians. Health certificates are often an inconvenience to obtain when preparing for shows or even sales but are a critical part of keeping our cattle healthy. Especially when traveling to other states, and at large multi-breed fairs and stock shows. Diseases like brucellosis and tuberculosis are contagious and can be passed from one animal to the next. So even if your cattle are healthy, if they come in contact with cattle that carry these or other diseases, they are at risk of contracting disease. It is our responsibility as the owner and transporter of cattle to
know what the regulations are in varying counties and states. And finally, just as a reminder from last months column, only breeding information that is on a health certificate will be made available to a judge. Pregnancy must be confirmed by palpation or sonogram. The World Show will be here in a short 3 months. We hope these columns have been helpful. Nobody likes to be a rule enforcer, so how about we all learn and play by the rules so that the competition is fair. A copy of the TLBAA Handbook is available to everyone. On The TLBAA website, click on the TLBAA tab, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the TLBAA Official Handbook, then click on “Download the TLBAA Handbook” or type: http://www.tlbaa.org/wp-content/ uploads/2018/12/TLBAA-Handbook-Jan-2015.pdf into your browser to get your free copy. And remember, this is what we do for fun!
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