BISMARCK, N.D. – At a special meeting of the State Board of Animal Health (BOAH), the board issued a waiver of rule allowing the age of brucellosis vaccination to be extended from 12 months to 14 months for heifers.
“With a shortage of brucellosis vaccine and tags available, the board is temporarily extending the age requirement for heifer brucellosis vaccination to 14 months,” State Veterinarian Dr. Ethan Andress said. “USDA was consulted and did not have any concerns with the extension.”
“After taking all information into consideration, the board determined that these changes presented negligible risk to animal health in North Dakota,” Agriculture Commissioner Doug Goehring said.
The waiver will be revisited at the next regularly scheduled BOAH meeting on March 12, 2025.