The Colorado State Veterinarian's Office is responsible for maintaining the health and integrity of the Colorado livestock herd to provide a safe product for the public.
Reportable Diseases in Colorado
What to Report:
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Any suspected clinical case of a reportable disease, which includes:
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If an animal dies acutely and was exhibiting clinical signs of a reportable disease, this must be reported even if no diagnostic testing was completed prior to death.
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Any highly unusual condition, unusual clinical signs of any kind, and any instance of very high morbiditiy and/or mortality. This includes all foreign animal diseases***, or infectious disease or parasite of livestock which was not previously known to exist in Colorado.
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All cases of acute equine neurologic disease must be reported immediately, unless cause is known trauma or toxicity.
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Part 12 of the Colorado Livestock Disease Control Rule identifies what information needs to be provided when reporting diseases. Rule is listed here
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When to Report:
- All reportable diseases must be reported immediately to the State Veterinarian's Office upon suspicion of clinical disease. Do not wait for test results to report!
- The State Veterinarian's Office can provide guidance to veterinarians on testing, appropriate biosecurity, and additional requirements, as needed.
How to Report:
- Call the State Veterinarian's Office at (303) 869-9130. If after hours, the voice message will indicate which staff veterinarian is on call.
- Call the area Veterinary Medical Officer for your county
- Online submission forms available here:
Select a link below to learn more information about the disease.
- ALL Foreign Animal Diseases ***
- Anaplasmosis
- Anthrax
- Avian Influenza and Exotic Newcastle Disease
- Bluetongue
- Brucellosis 1
- Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)
- Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
- Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM)
- Coxiella burnetii (Q Fever)
- Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease
- Equine Neurologic Disease:
- Equine Encephalitides (EEE, WEE)
- Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy
- Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
- Rabies
- West Nile Virus
- Equine Infectious Anemia (EIA)
- Equine Piroplasmosis
- Equine Viral Arteritis
- Johne’s Disease
- Malignant Catarrhal Fever
- Plague 1, 2
- Psittacosis 1, 2
- Pseudorabies
- Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease
- Rabies 1, 2
- Salmonella (pullorum or enteritidis)
- Scabies (cattle or sheep)
- Scrapie
- Trichomoniasis
- Tuberculosis
- Tularemia 1, 2
- All Vesicular Diseases, including but not limited to:
- Senecavirus A or Seneca Valley Virus (SVV)
- Vesicular Stomatitis
- West Nile Virus
1 Diseases of interest to small animal veterinarians
2 Diseases also reportable to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (303)692-2700
Laws and Regulations
Colorado Revised Statutes
C.R.S. References for Livestock
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Title 35, Article 48: Bulls, Rams and Boars, Sections 35-48-101 to 35-48-104
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Title 35, Article 50: Livestock Health Act, Sections 35-50-101 to 35-50-122
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Title 35, Article 51: Animal Biological Product, Sections 35-51-101 to 35-51-104
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Title 35, Article 52: Hogs, Sections 35-52-101 to 35-52-118
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Instructions for using Lexis Nexis
Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) For Animal Health
Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) for Livestock Disease Control
8 CCR 1201-19 Livestock Disease Control
| Part | Title | Pages |
| 1 | Definitions | 1 - 3 |
| 2 | Standards for Certificates of Veterinary Inspection | 3 - 5 |
| 3 | Commuter Agreement | 5 - 7 |
| 4 | Standards for Colorado Approved Feedlots | 7 - 9 |
| 5 | Bovine Tuberculosis | 9 - 15 |
| 6 | Sheep Brucellosis | 16 - 18 |
| 7 | Cattle and Bison Brucellosis | 18 - 20 |
| 8 | Equine Infectious Anemia | 20 - 24 |
| 9 | Swine Health, Pseudorabies, and Brucellosis | 24 - 25 |
| 10 | Trichomoniasis | 26 - 31 |
| 11 | Equine Viral Arteritis | 32 - 36 |
| 12 | Reportable Diseases | 37 |
| 13 | Rule Exception | 37 |
| 14 - 15 | Reserved | 37 |
| 16 | Statements of Basis, Specific Statutory Authority and Purpose | 38 - 47 |