Kentucky National Health Letter

March 3, 2020

Required Health Tests for the

Kentucky National Sale
North American Livestock Exposition, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville, KY 40209
Thursday, April 2, 2020

Please read the following Health Tests requirements carefully.  Non-compliance of these Board approved requirements could eliminate your animal from the sale.  The Board of Directors has approved a $50 cataloging fee for any animals that are pulled from the sale after the catalog has been completed without a valid reason, this is at the discretion of the JMS Manager.  Please give these health requirements directly to your veterinarian.  For your convenience this letter is posted on our website at http://jms.usjersey.com

1. TUBERCULOSIS:  All animals must have a negative Tuberculosis 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 Tuberculosis chart must be attached to the health chart as there are some states that require this form for entry into their state.
2. BRUCELLOSIS:  JMS highly recommends that all animals be calfhood vaccinates so they can be purchased by breeders from all states.  All animals must have a negative Brucellosis test (BAPA test is 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.
3. 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.
4. 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 needs to be listed on the health chart.
5. 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 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.
6. INTERSTATE VETERINARY INSPECTION CERTIFICATE (CVI):  The health certificate must include the “Permanent” identification for the animal.  Recent USDA regulatory changes list 840 Electronic ID tags as approved Permanent ID tag identification.  The North American Livestock Exposition Center has recently approved this ruling and it will be strictly enforced at the gate for entry.  This means that “Farm Tags”, tattoos or registration numbers written on the CVI are acceptable but only in addition to the 15 digit “Official ID” number.  We must have an individual copy of the Tuberculosis test chart for each animal as there are some states that require this.
7. 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.

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 in order for JMS to sell these lots.  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 Interstate Health Certificate.  On the back of the registration certificate please list the accurate breeding date (if applicable) and service sire information.

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 in order to transfer the 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. Trim feet now, if needed.
2. Remove extra teats, any extra teats will be noted and announced but JMS will no longer provide removal services.
3. Tie up your animal and break to lead well in advance.
4. Get your animal used to eating and drinking out of feed and water tubs.
5. Clean and groom her so that her hair coat is in good shape.
6. Clip heads only.  We will have professional fitters clip the animals for the sale.
7. 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.
8. Proper and legible ID of animals is required. i.e. tattoo or approved permanent ID tags.

ARRIVAL DATE:  JMS will be ready to accept your consignments on Monday, March 30 after 12:00 PM until Tuesday, March 31 at 5:00 PM.    

SPECIAL NOTE:  The JMS manager 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 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 your area representative, any of the sale personnel or the JMS office (614-322-4473) with any updates on trucking, breeding dates, service sires, fresh dates, etc. as soon as possible. 

Thank you for supporting the Kentucky National Sale.  The sales staff will do their best to promote each animal, embryo package and “choice” lots.

Sincerely,

Greg Lavan                             Ron Mosser                   Erica Davis                  Jason Robinson

Manager                                   AJCA/NAJ                     AJCA/NAJ                     AJCA/NAJ

Jersey Marketing Service          Area Representative      Area Representative      Area Representative

614-216-8838                           614-264-0142                 614-361-9716                614-216-5862