The purpose of the FY23 umbrella cooperative agreement between alaska department of environmental conservation, office of the state veterinarian (OVC) and USDA is to support joint federal-state animal…

The purpose of the FY23 umbrella cooperative agreement between alaska department of environmental conservation, office of the state veterinarian (OVC) and USDA is to support joint federal-state animal health related goals including continuation of animal disease control/eradication programs, prevention of foreign animal disease (FAD) incursion, and animal health emergency response and preparedness. Activities to be performed: OVC will conduct a variety of activities to support animal health goals including reportable and FAD investigations and disease trace activities producer/stakeholder outreach and education aimed at improving biosecurity as well as recognition and reporting of diseases of concern animal disease response planning, continued training of personnel, and maintenance of equipment and supplies for emergency disease response multiagency one health collaborations and disease reporting coordination activities avian influenza surveillance, avian health and biosecurity related stakeholder outreach, and avian influenza response activities engagement of cervid producers on TB, brucellosis, and CWD surveillance testing bovine brucellosis, tuberculosis suspect testing and stakeholder outreach scrapie eradication work in small ruminants that incorporates official identification, testing, and producer awareness high consequence swine disease surveillance such as swine brucellosis and pseudorabies, and CSF/ASF as well as stakeholder outreach to producers aimed at reducing risk of disease introduction into swine herds. Disease surveillance and response activities in additional species such equids and rabbits where warranted deliverables and expected outcomes: expected outcomes of this award include reduced likelihood of high consequence animal disease introduction timely detection and response to animal diseases of concern such as avian influenza, bovine tuberculosis/brucellosis, scrapie, swine brucellosis/pseudorabies, and foreign swine fevers. Increased producer/stakeholder awareness of disease concerns and improved ability to prevent disease introduction through biosecurity practices. Continued opportunities for cervid producers to market animals outside of alaska e. Expanded animal health related capabilities supported by multiagency animal health and one health partnerships intended beneficiary(IES): this award benefits alaskan producers, accredited veterinarians, and other livestock industry stakeholders in addition to USDA, OVC, and other state animal health agencies. The general public also has broad interests in animal health including maintenance of food/fiber supply and prevention of disease spillover into additional sectors and species and, therefore, benefits from the programs this award supports. Subrecipient activities, if known or specified at the time of award: NA