Can bulls be tested for trichomonosis at the sale yard?
Yes; however, the test must be performed prior to sale, with full and informed consent of the seller. If the test is positive for T. foetus , the source herd of the bull will be investigated, as will any neighboring herds. The positive bull, and any subsequent bulls diagnosed as positive during the investigation, will be quarantined until they go to slaughter. The buyer, seller and saleyard are expected to negotiate who pays for saleyard trich testing. Bulls tested at the saleyard should not go through a sale or leave the saleyard premises until a final negative trichomonosis test result has been reported to the approved testing veterinarian by the approved laboratory reading the sample(s).
