Can bulls be tested for trich AFTER they have gone through sale ring at a saleyard?
No. Californias trich regulations state that bulls must have a negative test within 60 days PRIOR TO SALE or be sold only to slaughter. If a buyer wants to purchase a bull that does not have a negative trich test, the seller should be contacted and the bull should be pulled from the sale, held at the yard until a negative test result is obtained, and then put through the ring. Alternatively, the seller could take the bull home for official testing, and then return the bull to the saleyard to be sold once the bull tests negative for trich.
