All American and Pot O'Gold Health Letter

October 9, 2017

REQUIRED HEALTH TESTS FOR THE ALL AMERICAN AND POT O'GOLD SALES
NORTH AMERICAN LIVESTOCK EXPOSITION, 937 PHILLIPS LANE, LOUISVILLE, KY 40209
November 4 and 5, 2017

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING HEALTH TESTS REQUIREMENTS CAREFULLY

Non-Compliance of these board approved requirements could eliminate your consignment from the sale.

• The Board of Directors has approved a $50 cataloging fee for any consignments pulled from the sale without a valid reason, after the catalog has been completed, which is at the discretion of the JMS Manager.
• The Board of Directors has approved the option of selling any consignments under 6 months of age in absentia and by video. Please contact the manager with your request.
• All animals MUST have a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) accompany her while traveling, and arrive with her at the sale. Provide CVI to trucker.

PLEASE GIVE THESE HEALTH REQUIREMENTS DIRECTLY TO YOUR VETERINARIAN. This letter is also posted on our website at HTTP://JMS.USJERSEY.COM for your convenience.
  

1. CERTIFICATE OF VETERINARY INSPECTION (CVI):  An individual CVI is required for each animal and MUST accompany her while traveling. The health certificate must include the “Permanent” identification for the animal. USDA lists 840 Electronic ID tags or National Uniform Ear Tag System tags (metal clips with state code, nine-digit alphanumeric sequence, ex…orange brucellosis calfhood vaccination tag) as approved Permanent ID tag identification. Farm tags, tattoos or registration numbers are no longer acceptable. All test results must be written on the CVI. Attached supporting test information should only be an “addition”. The CVI must be with the animal upon arrival at the sale. An individual copy of the Tuberculosis test chart must be attached to the health chart.
2. PERMIT NUMBER:  All health charts must have a permit number on them to be admitted into the state of Kentucky. Please have your Veterinarian call the State Veterinarian’s office in Kentucky to obtain your permit number. The phone number is 502-573-0282.
3.   All animals must have a negative Tuberculosis (TB) test conducted within 30 days of the sale. This is a requirement even if you are a Certified Free Herd or from a Certified Free State. An individual copy of the TB chart must be attached to the health chart, as there are some states that require this form for entry into their state.
4.   JMS highly recommends that all animals be calfhood vaccinated so they can be purchased by breeders from all states. All animals must have a negative Brucellosis test (ELISA recommended) conducted within 30 days of the sale. Official calfhood vaccinates under 6 months of age as of sale day do not need to be tested, however, their vaccination tattoo must be legible and listed on the health certificate.
5. BOVINE LEUKOSIS:  Each animal must have a negative Bovine Leukosis test conducted within 150 days of the sale (e.g., Elisa or AGID). If your animal receives a positive test result you have the choice of pulling her from the sale without repercussions, or leaving her in the sale with positive results posted and announced from the box.
6.   Each animal must have a negative Anaplasmosis test within 30 days of the sale.
7.   Each lactating age animal must have a negative Johnes test within 150 days of the sale (e.g., Elisa, AGID, Fecal Culture or DNA Probe).
8. BVD-PI (Persistent Infection):  All animals must have a negative Antigen Detection test (ear notch, nucleic acid hybridization, polymerase chain reaction amplification (PCR), viral isolation or Elisa). Proper documentation of a negative test is required.  This test can take longer than a week to get the results.
9. SHIPPING FEVER BOOSTER:  All animals need to have a Shipping Fever Booster shot (a 9-way shot is recommended) no less than 10 days prior to the sale and not more than 60 days prior to the sale. The documentation and date of this shot should be listed on the health chart.

More Health Information on Page 2.

1. MILKING COWS ONLY:  Each lactating cow must have a negative composite milk culture for Staph aureus and Mycoplasma Species. A bulk tank sample is acceptable as long as it is negative. If it is not, each lactating animal in the sale will need an individual negative test before arriving at the sale. This test takes approximately 10 days to complete. If your consignment is dry or too fresh, this test does not have to be done.

EMBRYO PACKAGES AND CHOICE LOTS:  An embryo recovery form is required in the Jersey Marketing Service office before your embryos will be sold. The donor dam of all embryo packages and “choice” lots must be parentage verified before the sale. Please mail, fax or email a copy of the embryo recovery form to the JMS office as soon as possible.

REGISTRATION CERTIFICATES:  Please send the registration certificate for the animal with your CVI. Please list the accurate breeding date (if applicable) and service sire information on the back of the registration certificate.

PRODUCTION FORMS:  If your animal is milking, please send the most recent production form with your animal. The buyer of your sale consignment needs this information for the transfer of milk records into their herd.

PREPARATION OF CONSIGNMENTS:  Listed below are a few things that you need to take care of before sending your animal to the sale.

1. Please make sure your animals are properly identified.
2. Tie up your animal and break to lead well in advance.
3. A pregnancy check is recommended for animals bred over 35 days.All animals will be examined prior to the sale by a Veterinarian in the presence of a JMS staff member.
4. Trim feet now, if needed.
5. Remove extra teats. Any extra teats will be noted and announced. JMS will no longer provide removal services.
6. Get your animal used to eating and drinking out of feed and water tubs.
7. Clean and groom her so that her hair coat is in good shape.
8. Clip heads only. We will have professional fitters clip the animals for the sale.

ARRIVAL DATE:  JMS will be ready to accept your consignments after 8:00 a.m. (EDT) on Tuesday, October 31 until 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 1. Any early or late arrivals must be approved by the JMS Manager. If early arrivals are not approved by the JMS Manager, Jersey Marketing Service will not be responsible for the care of your consignment.

SPECIAL NOTES FROM THE ALL AMERICAN SALE COMMITTEE:  The All American Sale Committee will have the authority to make special announcements and to make withdrawals from the sale. The consignor will be advised prior to any action taken. 

TRUCKING:  If you need assistance with trucking your consignments to the sale, please contact JMS’s Logistics Supervisor, Jason Robinson (614-216-5862), at least 3 weeks prior to the sale.

INJURY/DEATH:  Sale Management is not responsible for the injury or death of any sale consignment while at the sale or being trucked to the sale. Any Veterinarian bills incurred at the sale for sick animals will be the owner’s responsibility. JMS has discontinued offering Mortality Insurance. 

CATALOGS:  All consignors will receive a printed catalog. All other printed catalogs will be mailed by request only.  Catalogs will be available at the sale. Catalogs will be available for viewing and/or downloading on http://jms.usjersey.com.

SALE PERSONNEL:  Please contact Jason Robinson (614-216-5862), Erica Davis (614-361-9716), or your Area Representative with any updates on trucking, breeding dates, fresh dates, etc. as soon as possible.

Thank you for supporting the All American and Pot O’Gold sales.  The sales staff will do their best to promote each animal, embryo package and “choice” lots.

Sincerely,

Greg Lavan
Manager Jersey Marketing Service    
614-216-8838