1. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

2. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service USDA since 1862

3. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service - Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP) - Economic Research Service (ERS) - Farm Service Agency (FSA) - Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) - Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) - Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) - Forest Service (FS) - National Agricultural Library (NAL) - National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) - Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) - Risk Management Agency (RMA) - Rural Development (RD) - Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service (CSREES) - Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA)

4. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Animal Plant Health Inspection Service since 1972

5. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Civil Rights Enforcement and Compliance Staff Animal CareBiotechnology Regulatory Services International Services Plant Protection & Quarantine Veterinary Services Wildlife Services Legislative & Public Affairs MRP Business Services Policy and Program Development APHIS

6. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

7. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service VS 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 monitoring and promoting animal health and productivity.

8. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Veterinary Services National Center for Animal Health Emergency Mgmt. National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) Centers for Epidemiology & Animal Health (CEAH) Western Region Eastern Region

9. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

10. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) Ames, IowaPlum Island, NY Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab FADDL National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN)

11. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service FADDL o Diagnostic Services o Reagents and Vaccine Services o Proficiency and Validation Section

12. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service NVSL and CVB — together with the Institute for International Cooperation in Animal Biologics (IICAB)— make up the Collaborating Centre for the Diagnosis of Animal Diseases and Vaccine Evaluation in the Americas.

13. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

14. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

15. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

16. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service National Animal Health Laboratory Network NAHLN In 2002, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and National Institute of Food and Agriculture (formerly the Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service) initiated the network by entering into cooperative agreements with 12 State and university veterinary diagnostic laboratories. These were funded by Homeland Security appropriations.

17. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 2002

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19. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

20. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Augment state and local resources with critical veterinary supplies, equipment, and services; Provide safety emphasis and leadership; Provide national guidance on disease surveillance and eradication strategy; Support the acquisition of resources; Resolve administrative, financial, legal, legislative, and disease control issues; and Coordinate and disseminate information. In the event of an animal disease emergency, the NCAHEM role is to:

21. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service National Veterinary Stockpile (NVS) o Provides within 24 hours the critical veterinary countermeasures (such as supplies, equipment, field tests, vaccines, and support services) to ensure States have the resources to fight catastrophic animal disease outbreaks that terrorists or nature may create. o Helps States plan, train, and exercise before an event the logistics operations they will need to manage during an event to receive, store, control, issue, and deliver the NVS and other resources.

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23. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps NAHERC Safeguarding Animal Health, Protecting Our Communities United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)

24. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Mission and Purpose Mission Safeguarding Animal Health, Protecting Our Communities Purpose Support responses for animal health incidents and emergencies that affect livestock and poultry, and to support other animal health emergency responses, in the event capabilities are overwhelmed Provide and sustain a cadre of veterinary medical professionals who can respond to animal health emergencies, promote Local, State and Federal preparedness and response capabilities and restore communities.

25. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service NAHERC 539/789 TOTAL 1328 STRENGTH AS OF DEC2010 42/77

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27. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service VS TEXAS 222 EMPLOYEES AREA VETERINARIAN IN-CHARGE & STAFF FIELD ACTIVITIES CATTLE TICK FEVER ERADICATION PROGRAM IMPORT/EXPORT ACTIVITIES ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT PERSONNEL

28. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Area Veterinarian In-Charge (AVIC) Dr. Kevin Varner 512/383-2400

29. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Field Activities: 26 employees Veterinary Medical Officers Animal Health Technicians Animal Identification Coordinators Surveillance Testing Isolation Inspections Taxidermy Regulation Swine Health Inspections International Trade Facility Inspections Foreign Animal Disease Investigations Program Diseases

30. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

31. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Cattle Tick Fever Eradication Program CFTEP: 115 employees Tick Riders-Mounted Patrol Inspectors Vat Specialists Supervisors Animal Health Inspectors Administrative Personnel Epidemiologists

32. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Permanent Quarantine Line The permanent quarantine line The permanent quarantine line extends approximately 600 miles along the Rio Grande from the Gulf of Mexico in the south to Amistad Reservoir in the north. The width of the permanent quarantine line varies from 200 yards wide at one point to 35 miles wide at another point. 545,480 acres Total

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34. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Import/Export Activities: 37 employees Export Office in Austin Two Major Airports Six Land Ports

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36. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administration: 23 employees Budget & Travel Cooperative Agreements USDA Veterinary Accreditation Information Technology Supply & Procurement Training Support for VS TX Mission

37. United States Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service 1. High Pathogenic AI (F) 2. Foot-and-Mouth Disease 2. Foot-and-Mouth Disease 3. Rift Valley fever (F) 3. Rift Valley fever (F) 4. Exotic Newcastle Disease 4. Exotic Newcastle Disease 5. Nipah and Hendra virus (F) 5. Nipah and Hendra virus (F) 6. Classical swine fever 6. Classical swine fever 7. African swine fever 7. African swine fever 8. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (?) 8. Bovine spongiform encephalopathy (?) 9. Rinderpest 9. Rinderpest 10. Japanese encephalitis (F) 11. African horse sickness 12. Venezuelan equine (F) encephalitis 13. Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia 14. Ehrlichia ruminantium (Heartwater) 15. Eastern equine encephalitis (F) 16. Coxiella burnetii (F) 17. Akabane virus 17 Important Animal Diseases Zoonotic diseases: (F) fatal (?) possible

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