Aphis initiative: cattle hpai initiative_: the 2025 pennsylvania department of agriculture dairy hpai emergency cooperative agreement funding will contribute to payment for unexpected costs arising…

Aphis initiative: cattle hpai initiative_: the 2025 pennsylvania department of agriculture dairy hpai emergency cooperative agreement funding will contribute to payment for unexpected costs arising from the disease response to the dairy highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak. These costs included state responder travel expenses, personal protection equipment (PPE) and other disposable disease response supplies, carwashes for biosecurity, and supplies and equipment to respond including sample collection supplies, and shipping costs. Activities to be performed: activities performed by pennsylvania responders include investigation and quarantine of affected livestock herds rapidly; educate producers and livestock owners; disease surveillance in areas surrounding affected premises; conduct biosecurity audits on all affected premises ; approval of permits for movement of feed, supplies and products into or out of affected livestock premises; conduct epidemiological investigations and identify risk factors; monitor testing and compliance; data entry and incident document management; coordination with state, federal, and industry partners. Deliverables and expected outcomes: cooperator activities will facilitate a timely return to normal dairy production/ trade within the state and with other state trading partners to the extent possible under the circumstances; encourages and monitors robust biosecurity of production facilities to minimize further transmission of hpai; facilitates return to production by affected premises at the earliest possible opportunity; maintains outreach and education to stakeholders and consumers; and maintains hpai surveillance and investigation of suspicious sick livestock calls to allow earliest detection should hpai RE-emerge or be RE-introduced. Intended beneficiary(IES): rapid and effective response to hpai outbreak in pennsylvania minimizes further transmission of disease to other premises and minimizes the impact, to the extent possible, to agriculture trade within pennsylvania and with other states. This benefits the pennsylvania livestock industry, as well as consumers, who continue to have access to livestock and livestock products produced within the state. Subrecipient activities if known or specified at the time of the award: N/a