The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $244,380 cooperative agreement to the Kansas Department of Agriculture on April 1, 2024 under the USDA's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care Program (CFDA 10.025). The purpose of this award is to enhance the state of Kansas' animal traceability capabilities to support animal disease outbreak response. Key activities to be performed include:
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Increasing the volume and accuracy of livestock identification and movement data reported to the USAHERDS traceability system through outreach to veterinarians, livestock markets, and producers. This will involve advancing electronic data sharing, increasing RFID tag distribution records, and transitioning to electronic certificates of veterinary inspection.
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Participating in national animal disease tracing exercises and leading state and regional foreign animal disease preparedness activities, such as tabletop and full-scale exercises.
The cooperative agreement aims to measurably improve animal disease tracing capabilities in Kansas to benefit national livestock producers and the USDA.
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