Chris Craig, DVM Veterinary Medical Officer USDA APHIS VS Kentucky APHIS: Current Issues Chris Craig, DVM Veterinary Medical Officer USDA APHIS VS Kentucky
What Is Veterinary Services? Protects and improves the health, quality, and marketability of our nation's animals, animal products and veterinary biologics by: preventing, controlling and/or eliminating animal diseases, and monitoring and promoting animal health and productivity.
APHIS Responds Incidents that involve multiple states or has international implications, but also…. Useful resources for local incidents or projects
Why the Concern for FAD’s Domestic Trade Foreign Trade Public Health Prevent Animal Suffering
World Market Share of Major Beef Exporters
Why the Concern for FAD’s Domestic Trade Foreign Trade Public Health Prevent Animal Suffering
Prevent Animal Suffering
Prevent Animal Suffering
Animal Movement Growing Steadily Local and intrastate Interstate International
Materials and Methods Credible Surveillance Programs Effective Eradication Programs Prompt Emergency Response Balanced Regulatory Measures Communication/ Alliances
Credible Surveillance Programs Proof of disease freedom Transparency Integrity Accreditation program Capable and trained work force
Effective Eradication Programs Evaluate economic impact on nation and industry Balanced cost-benefit analysis Can’t eradicate all diseases Expensive Realistic Regulated disease
Prompt Emergency Response Preparation/ organization Training Plan for invoking a response
Resources for a Community Level Response
Resources for Community Level Assistance Time Follow through via FAD investigations Equipment Sampling Shipping PPE Disinfection PIADC, NVSL
Resources for Community Level Assistance Knowledge-network Specialists of many fields Varying backgrounds Personnel Animal Health Technicians Veterinary Medical Officers
Personnel Resources Across Kentucky
Current Issues TSE’s Tuberculosis HP Avian Influenza Scrapie Eradication Program CWD BSE Surveillance Program Tuberculosis HP Avian Influenza
Current Issues Vesicular Stomatitis Camouflaged Disease Mycoplasma sp. Pneumonia Hog Cholera National Animal Identification System Health Certificates
Who Do I Call??? KDA Division of Animal Health Dr. Robert Stout, State Veterinarian 502-564-3956 APHIS Veterinary Services Dr. Barbara Bischoff, AVIC 502-227-9651