Conduct animal disease traceability activities that will provide specific information to the recipient, aphis, and other interested parties for various commodities under the animal disease…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) awarded a $174,146 Cooperative Agreement to the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) to conduct animal disease traceability activities. The award is funded under the USDA's Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025), which supports projects to protect U.S. agriculture from economically damaging plant and animal diseases and pests.

Under this Cooperative Agreement, VDACS will provide and apply animal identification, enter and track data in databases, and conduct timely traceability during disease tracking exercises or real-life incidents. The intended beneficiaries are VDACS, APHIS, and the agriculture industry to maintain domestic food supply, animal and public health, and international trade. The project will run from Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026.

Purpose

The purpose of this agreement is to conduct animal disease traceability activities that will provide specific information to the recipient, aphis, and other interested parties for various commodities under the animal disease traceability agreement.

Activities

Provide and apply animal identification to producers, enter and track in databases and conduct traceability in a timely manner during an exercise or in real-life disease tracking. Deliverables and expected outcomes: completion of metrics as outlined in the work plan for each commodity. To conduct animal disease traceability in a timely and effective manner. Intended beneficiary(IES): recipient, aphis, and agriculture industry to maintain domestic food supply animal and public health and international trade.