Western Australian Consolidated Regulations Western Australian Consolidated Regulations (1) A bull qualified
to enter and remain on the premises pursuant to regulation 10 shall,
forthwith after entry, be placed in the quarantine area, and shall not be
removed unless it has again been tested by a veterinary surgeon
for —
(a)
tuberculosis; using the single intradermal (caudal fold) test not earlier than
8 weeks after the introductory test, with negative results;
(b)
brucellosis; according to the procedure set out in regulation 10(1)(b)
not earlier than 8 weeks after the introductory test, with negative results;
(c)
leptospirosis; according to the procedure set out in regulation 10(1)(c)
not earlier than 8 weeks after the introductory test, with negative results;
and
(d)
subject to subregulation (2), vibriosis and trichomoniasis; according to
the procedures set out in paragraphs (d) and (e), respectively, of
regulation 10(1) on 4 occasions at weekly intervals, with negative
results.
(2) The provisions of
subregulation (1)(d) shall not apply in the case of bulls admitted in
accordance with regulation 10(3).
(3) All bulls shall be
subjected to an approved course of treatment with streptomycin after the
completion of the final testing for vibriosis and trichomoniasis.
(4) Where a bull gives
positive results to testing for leptospirosis, it may be accepted if
additional tests after treatment with streptomycin show a stable or falling
titre.
(5) A veterinary
surgeon examining a bull shall, on completion of the tests referred to in
subregulation (1), certify that the results to those tests are negative.