Beef cattle that are 18 months of age and older must be officially identified. All Dairy cattle rodeo stock and cattle for show or exhibition must be officially identified. All cattle must be accompanied by a certificate of veterinary inspection.

  • Brucellosis
    Cattle for dairy and breeding purposes may enter Alabama accompanied by an official Certificate of Veterinary Inspection and officially identified by ear tag, provided they: 

      1. Originate from Certified-Free Herds
      2. Originate from a Brucellosis Free state
      3. Are bulls or females over 18 months of age that originate from herds not under quarantine in a Class A or B state and are negative to an official test for brucellosis within 30 days of entry
      4. Are bulls or females under 18 months of age.

    Alabama will not accept animals from brucellosis infected, exposed or quarantined herds, regardless of their vaccination status. All brucellosis tests of animals which are intended for interstate movement shall be conducted in:

      • State/federal laboratories
      • Laboratories approved by the proper animal health official of the state of origin
      • Commercial laboratories operated under the supervision of the Animal and Plant
      • Health Inspection Services, U.S. Department of Agriculture, and approved by the state of origin

    Feeder steers and spayed heifers may be imported without brucellosis tests but shall be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection in accordance with all other regulations.

    Cattle for immediate slaughter may enter Alabama without a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection or negative test for brucellosis, if they are consigned to a recognized slaughter center where federal or state meat inspection is maintained (except brucellosis reactors, which must be shipped only to plants operating under state/federal approval to receive such animals and are accompanied by appropriate forms for moving such animals), and shall be considered under quarantine until slaughtered. Such animals shall not be diverted without an official permit from the State Veterinarian of Alabama.

  • Tuberculosis
    Cattle imported into Alabama do not need a TB test, provided they originate from: 

      1. Herds not under quarantine in a modified accredited TB free area; or
      2. An accredited TB free area; or
      3. An accredited TB free here
  • Bovine Trichomoniasis (effective 6/21/12)
    Bovine trichomoniasis is a venereal disease caused by the protozoon Trichomoniasis foetus. This disease can result in: decreased reproductive efficiency, early embryonic death, abortion, pyometra and transient infertility in infected cattle. Trichomoniasis has the potential to severely impact the reproductive health of cattle in Alabama. In view of the threat posed by this disease to the health of the state’s livestock and the economy of the livestock industry, the following rule will be considered and so ordered by the state veterinarian:All virgin and non-virgin bulls 18 months of age and older entering the state of Alabama must test negative for Trichomoniasis within the 60 days prior to entry into the state. The testing requirements mandate that bulls shall be negative based on one official confirmatory Realtime Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) on a single sample. This test shall be performed by an accredited AAVLD laboratory or other state or federal approved laboratory. All bulls tested must be identified with official USDA approved ear tag. Any bull comingled with cows between testing and importation into Alabama must be retested as outlined above.
    All bulls entering the state must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) containing the date of test, name of the lab used for testing, complete address of consignor and consignee, a complete description of the bull including official identification and signature of an accredited veterinarian. Samples collected should not be pooled. Individual samples may be pooled at the approved diagnostic laboratory upon request.The following animals may be exempt from Trichomoniasis testing: 

      1. Exhibition and rodeo bulls that are temporally in the state for the purpose of an event with no comingling with female cattle and will be leaving the state after the event.
      2. Bulls consigned directly to slaughter.
      3. Bulls being transported through Alabama in interstate commerce and not offloaded to be comingled with female cattle.
      4. Virgin bulls under 18 months of age as determined by breed registry records or the absence of permanent central incisor teeth in wear. Virgin bull(s) must be accompanied by a Certificate of Veterinary Inspection (CVI) containing any and all identification, age, signed by an accredited veterinarian and a statement on the CVI declaring that the bull(s) is virgin and less than 18 months of age.