Health Testing

Domesitcated Elk

Utah Testing Import Requirements

****Do not move forward with the required testing until the herd has been approved for import.****

Brucellosis

Cervids from Canada must have one negative BAPA (or BPAT) brucellosis test within 30 days prior to entry, and the herd must have performed a whole herd test within the previous five years. More information on Canadian cervidae can be found in the Protocol For the Importation of Farmed Cervids From Canada. Cervids that test positive on any brucellosis test are permanently ineligible for entry into the United States.

Cervids from the Brucellosis Designated Surveillance Areas of Idaho, Montana, or Wyoming or from a state not classified as “free” for brucellosis must show participation in the state brucellosis surveillance program or have one negative BAPA brucellosis test within 30 days prior to entry.

All cervid imports must comply with the provisions of the Brucellosis in Cervidae: Uniform Methods and Rules.

Tuberculosis (TB)

UDAF requires one negative TB test within 60 days of import.

  • Elk originating from an accredited, qualified, or monitored US herd are exempt from the TB test requirement.
  • Canadian cervids must also come from a herd that has performed a whole herd test within the previous five years.
  • Cervids under six months of age accompanied by a negative testing dam are exempt from the testing requirement.
  • All cervidae imports must comply with the provisions of the Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication: Uniform Methods and Rules.