| Our Board will hold a special meeting related to the legislative session at 9 AM on Tuesday, February 9th at the Museum Services Division, 725 Camino Lejo; Santa Fe. |
| Special Session Agenda 02.09.10.pdf |
| Effective January 1, 2010, the NMLB requires that all horses must have a negative test for piroplasmosis (Theileria equi, aka Babesia equi) before they will be allowed to enter any sanctioned New Mexico race track for racing or training purposes. |
December 16, 2009
Click the link below for the latest overview, including testing and surveillance protocols. See also the story just below it and the link associated with that, which speak to more specific rules and steps required to transport horses into New Mexico. |
| Piroplasmosis Overview 2009-Dec-16.pdf |
December 8, 2009
Texas Horses Entering New Mexico
Pursuant to New Mexico Statute 77-3-1 and New Mexico Livestock Board rule 21.30.4.6 the following is being issued:
Effective immediately, equids originating from Kleberg County, Texas or any other county in Texas that has confirmed cases of equine piroplasmosis, will not be allowed to enter New Mexico.* Furthermore, any equid that has been in Kleberg, Jim Wells, Jim Hogg, Brooks, Counties, Texas or any other county in Texas that has confirmed cases of equine piroplasmosis, during the last 21 days will not be allowed entry into New Mexico.*
*An equid that originates from an equine piroplasmosis affected Texas county or has been in an affected Texas county during the last 21 days may enter New Mexico if the animal has been cleared by the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and has been approved by the New Mexico State Veterinarian.
Equids entering New Mexico for racing will not be allowed to enter a New Mexico Race Track until they have had a negative Equine Piroplasmosis test within six months and meet the additional stated requirements. |
| Special Req's TX Horses 2-1-10.pdf |
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UPDATE: AUGUST 18, 2009
Vesicular Stomatitis - New Mexico
Today, New Mexico Livestock Board released the last remaining quarantined premises for Vesicular Stomatitis in New Mexico. Extensive examination and epidemiological investigations have not revealed any further evidence of the disease in the state of New Mexico. There are no investigations for Vesicular Stomatitis at this time.
All in state movement restrictions imposed due to Vesicular Stomatitis have been suspended.
It is anticipated that other states will suspend restrictions concerning Vesicular Stomatitis in a timely manner. All persons shipping livestock out of New Mexico are advised to call state of destination for entry requirements.
Texas Declared Free of VS at This Time
Kentucky Ends Vesicular Stomatitis Embargo
Rusty Ford, Staff Assistant, Office of Kentucky State Veterinarian, Equine Programs Manager stated:
'Earlier today the New Mexico Livestock Board made us aware that on Tuesday, August 18 the last premise quarantined for Vesicular Stomatitis was released and that their investigations have revealed no evidence of disease remaining in New Mexico. With the release of the quarantine and no active investigations, New Mexico no longer has areas embargoed by the Kentucky Board of Agriculture and is free to ship animals to Kentucky by meeting our normal and ordinary entry requirements found in 302KAR20:040-Entry into Kentucky.
With the release of New Mexcio, there are currently no Vesicular Stomatitis affected states, areas or regions restricted or embargoed from sending livestock into Kentucky.'
Based on the previous history of the disease and reported cases in the state, there are currently no additional intrastate restrictions on livestock movement or exhibition in New Mexico regarding VS. Livestock leaving New Mexico will need to meet the requirements of the destination state. Click Here for equine Import/Export/Exhihbition requirement details.
All owners, agents, and exhibit organizers are reminded that Vesicular Stomatitis is a mildly zoonotic disease and as such can be transmitted to people under certain circumstances.
Good livestock management dictates that all animals at exhibitions be free of signs of contagious disease. To insure the safety of the exhibit and exhibiters it is recommended that at all livestock exhibitions, a veterinarian conduct a review of the exhibition and event livestock to insure all animals are healthy and free of infectious or contagious disease.
Suspected cases of Vesicular Stomatitis should be reported to The New Mexico Livestock Board immediately.
Dave E. Fly, D.V.M.
State Veterinarian
New Mexico |
| Did you know that private veterinarians can now create valid New Mexico entry permits on line without calling our office? The first step is to sign up to be a user of this service. Then going forward, you can simply log in to our system and create entry permits which go directly to the laptops of our inspectors in the field. As long as you fax us the appropriate paperwork for all test-elligible animals and remain in commpliance with that requirement as you go, there should be no problems. As with any new system, we are very interested in your comments or feature requests as you begin to use the system. E-mail them to webmaster@nmlbonline.com |
OVERVIEW
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) downgraded New Mexico's bovine tuberculosis status in September, 2008 so that the entire State of New Mexico became Modified Accredited Advanced. At that time the State of New Mexico applied to USDA for a return to split-state status. The plan was recently accepted by USDA, designating a Modified Accredited Advanced zone that encompasses the entire area of Curry and Roosevelt Counties. The balance of New Mexico is returned to "TB Free" status. The rule allowing return to split state status for New Mexico was published and became effective on Monday, March 23, 2009.
NEW REQUIREMENTS
There are a number of new requirements for livestock tuberculosis testing and movement that will affect producers throughout the State of New Mexico. These requirements are designed to facilitate the elimination of the Modified Accredited Advanced zone and return the entire State of New Mexico to Accredited Free status.
The requirements incorporated into the MAA Zone Memorandum of Understanding between the State of New Mexico and the USDA focus on four basic requirements:
- Sexually intact cattle will be required to have a negative TB test within 60 days to leave the MAA zone, including those being sent to sale barns outside the zone. Cattle being sent directly to slaughter, as well as feeder heifers and steers, are exempt from this requirement.
- NM Livestock Board is to be notified of all livestock movement between points within the MAA zone. Click Here to do this on line, or contact your NMLB Livestock Inspector or the NMLB office for details.
- All sexually-intact NM dairy cattle, inside or outside the MAA zone, will be required to have a negative TB test within 60 days of entering or re-entering any dairy herd in the State.
- All sexually intact cattle in the MAA zone will be required to have official identification in order to leave the zone for any purpose. Nursing calves are exempt from this requirement.
The New Mexico Livestock Board will be holding local meetings,in the Clovis/Portales area,with producers and other interested parties to discuss and explain the new MAA zone and its associated testing and movement requirements. All are welcome to attend. Individuals may also direct their questions to the New Mexico Livestock Board office and can access the NMLB website at nmlbonline.com for posted information.
THE GOAL
The goal of the New Mexico Livestock Board and the State of New Mexico is statewide Accredited Free status in the least amount of time possible which would be in two years. With everyone's cooperation and understanding this goal can be achieved.
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| Associated Press Story on Split State Status |
| USDA Press Release on Split State Status |
| Governor Richardson Reacts to Split State Status |
By Myles Culbertson, NMLB Executive Director
December 11, 2008
Few, whether in or out of government, would maintain that that the 91-year-old Bovine Tuberculosis Program is succeeding, or is particularly relevant, in today's livestock environment. The New Mexico experience bears the fact out. The federal indemnity in New Mexico exceeded $20,000,000 in 2007 and destroyed over 10,000 head of cattle to remove 52 infected animals from the supply chain. In 2008 a lone infected "mystery" cow caused the programmatic downgrade of the entire state. The taxpayers have been abused, the livestock industry is under unreasonable regulatory burden, and no national progress in the elimination of the disease can be claimed as a result. How many ways could twenty-plus million dollars have been better used? Maybe it could have underwritten development of a reliable test or an effective prevention; or not spent at all, held in reserve against the possibility of a serious agricultural crisis....
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| As of 9/18/2008, California's TB status has been downgraded to Modified Accredited Advanced statewide. |
| Read More... |
The name "Swine Flu" is no longer generally in use for this disease. H1N1 has become the generally accepted name, as there are no known US cases of this disease in animals
While the disease has demonstrated the ability to infect across species, and the NMLB encourages caution and recommends sound measures as always to prevent disease spread in livestock, the H1N1 virus has to-date in the US been a human-to-human virus. The early use of the name "Swine Flu" resulted from the fact that the genetic footprint of the disease indicates that its origins were some combination of swine, avian and human flu.
There is now a case in Canada where the disease was transmitted from a human to swine
From a statement on 5/4/2009 by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack: "A Canadian carpenter who had been in Mexico, upon return, was exhibiting flu-like symptoms, did work on the Alberta farm, and subsequently the family and swine on the farm became ill.
First and foremost, this detection does not change the situation here in the United States: - There have been no reports that the novel H1N1 strain currently causing illness in humans is in U.S. swine.
- This is not a foodborne illness. The American food supply is safe and pork and pork products are safe. As is the case with all meat and poultry, safe handling and cooking practices should be used to kill any germs or bacteria that could make you sick.
- As a precaution, people with flu-like symptoms should not interact with swine, and swine showing influenza symptoms should be kept away from the public and brought to the attention of the State Animal Health Authorities or USDA. Proper biosecurity measures - as in any influenza situation - will protect against the spread of virus."
Read Secretary Vilsack's Statement
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security:- People cannot get H1N1 from eating pork or pork products. Most influenza viruses, including the H1N1 virus, are not spread by food.
- Eating properly handled and cooked pork products is safe.
- No food safety issues have been identified, related to the flu.
- Preliminary investigations have determined that none of the people infected with the flu had contact with hogs.
- The virus is spreading by human-to-human transmission.
The CDC recommends the following measures to prevent the transmission of flu: - Cover your nose and mouth with a tissue when you cough or sneeze.
- Throw the tissue in the trash after you use it.
- Wash your hands frequently and use alcohol-based sanitizers.
- Try not touch surfaces that may be contaminated with the flu virus.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Try to stay in good general health.
- Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food.
Detailed information and updates on the flu outbreak may be obtained at:
While there are no known US instances of H1N1 in animals, the following practices are considered prudent measures to enhance the biosecurity on any farm containing swine: - Workers should shower and change into farm-specific clothes and shoes before entering swine facilities.
- Establish, implement and enforce strict sick leave policies for workers presenting influenza-like symptoms.
- Recommend that workers with symptoms be seen by a medical provider immediately.
- Restrict the entry of people into your facility to only workers and essential service personnel.
- Prevent international visitors from entering your facilities.
- Ensure adequate ventilation in facilities to minimize re-circulation of air inside animal housing facilities.
- Vaccinate pigs against the influenza virus. Vaccination of pigs can reduce the levels of virus shed by infected animals
- Contact your swine veterinarian if swine exhibit flu-like or respiratory illness, especially if the onset or presentation of the illness is unusual.
- Notify the NMLB office at 505-841-6161 after you have contacted your veterinarian.
The New Mexico Livestock Board is ready to assist with on-farm investigations if pigs are present where a known human case has occurred, and to assist with epidemiological investigations with any human cases that may have links to swine in New Mexico. |
We are nearing the end of the mosquito season and the high-risk time of year for the transmission of West Nile Virus. There have been a total of seven cases reported in horses in New Mexico in 2009. These cases were in Chaves, Colfax, Curry, Grant, Lincoln, Mora and Bernalillo Counties.
West Nile Virus is a mosquito-borne disease which can infect humans and their horses. Effective vaccines are available to protect horses against infection. The use of insect repellants is helpful in reducing contact with mosquitoes. The NMLB urges all horse owners to be aware of the presence of this important virus in New Mexico and take the appropriate steps to protect themselves and their horses when mosquitoes are present.
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Click Here for info on New Mexico's current TB status
DID YOU KNOW...
That we maintain a complete list of US states and their import requirements for your use when exporting animals from New Mexico? Click Here to access that list.
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