Section 80.120  Tuberculin Tests

a)         The caudal fold test shall be the official tuberculin test for testing of cattle, bison, sheep, goats, and antelope not known to be infected with, or exposed to, bovine tuberculosis.  The caudal fold test shall be applied by accredited veterinarians or by full-time State or Federal regulatory veterinarians.

b)         The comparative cervical test shall be the official tuberculin test for retesting suspects.  The comparative cervical test shall be applied only by full-time employed State or Federal regulatory veterinarians.  The comparative cervical test must be applied within 10 or not less than 60 days following the initial caudal fold injection.

c)         The single cervical test shall be the official tuberculin test for retesting known infected herds and exposed cattle, bison, sheep, goats, antelope or cervidae which were once part of a known infected herd and is the official tuberculin test for any type of testing for cervidae.  The single cervical test shall be applied only by full-time employed State or Federal regulatory veterinarians or by designated accredited veterinarians as defined by the Uniform Methods and Rules for Tuberculosis Eradication in Cervidae.

(Source:  Amended at 24 Ill. Reg. 1003, effective January 10, 2000)