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Textual Amendments
the single intradermal test: this test requires a single injection of bovine tuberculin,
the intradermal comparative test: this test requires one injection of bovine tuberculin and one injection of avian tuberculin given simultaneously.
not less than 2 000 IU of bovine tuberculin,
not less than 2 000 IU of avian tuberculin.
Injection sites shall be clipped and cleansed. A fold of skin within each clipped area shall be taken between the forefinger and thumb and measured with callipers and recorded. The dose of tuberculin shall then be injected by a method that ensures that the tuberculin is delivered intradermically. A short sterile needle, bevel edge outwards, with graduated syringe charged with tuberculin, inserted obliquely into the deeper layers of the skin may be used. A correct injection shall be confirmed by palpating a small pea-like swelling at each site of injection. The skin-fold thickness of each injection site shall be remeasured 72 hours (± 4 hours) after injection and recorded.
The interpretation of reactions shall be based on clinical observations and the recorded increase(s) in skin-fold thickness at the sites of injection 72 hours after injection of tuberculin(s).
Negative reaction: if only limited swelling is observed, with an increase of not more than 2 mm in the thickness of the fold of skin without clinical signs such as diffuse or extensive oedema, exudation, necrosis, pain or inflammation of the lymphatic ducts in that region or of the lymph nodes.
Inconclusive reaction: if no clinical signs such as mentioned in a) are observed and if the increase in skin-fold thickness is more than 2 mm and less than 4 mm.
Positive reaction: if clinical signs such as mentioned in a) are observed or there is an increase of 4 mm or more in the thickness of the fold of skin at the injection site.
positive: a positive bovine reaction as defined in paragraph 2.2.5.2(c);
inconclusive: an inconclusive reaction as defined in paragraph 2.2.5.2(b);
negative: a negative bovine reaction as defined in paragraph 2.2.5.2(a).
Animals inconclusive to the single intradermal test shall be subjected to another test after a minimum of 42 days.
Animals which are not negative to this second test shall be deemed to be positive to the test.
Animals positive to the single intradermal test may be subjected to an intradermal comparative test if false positive reaction or interference reaction is suspected.
positive: a positive bovine reaction which is more than 4 mm greater than the avian reaction, or the presence of clinical signs;
inconclusive: a positive or inconclusive bovine reaction which is from 1 to 4 mm greater than the avian reaction, and the absence of clinical signs;
negative: a negative bovine reaction, or a positive or inconclusive bovine reaction but which is equal to or less than a positive or inconclusive avian reaction and the absence of clinical signs in both cases.
Animals inconclusive to the intradermal comparative test shall be subjected to another test after a minimum of 42 days. Animals, which are not negative to this second test, shall be deemed to be positive to the test.
animals which have been deemed to be inconclusive to the single intradermal tuberculin test;
animals which have been deemed to be positive to the single intradermal tuberculin test but are awaiting retest with an intradermal comparative test;
animals which have been deemed to be inconclusive to the intradermal comparative test.