The purpose of this agreement for the animal disease traceability is to maintain and improve ongoing activities associated with traceability, such as maintaining usdaherds and working with producers…

This Cooperative Agreement award from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care federal grant program (CFDA 10.025) provides $132,867 to the Indiana State Board of Animal Health to maintain and improve ongoing animal disease traceability activities. The key products and services to be delivered include: completing trace performance measure exercises, administering official animal identification, creating electronic records for ADT data searchability, conducting outreach and communication, and performing compliance and enforcement activities related to traceability regulations. These activities aim to support disease surveillance, preparedness, response, and outreach to protect the commercial livestock industry and backyard/hobby producers from the spread of animal diseases and resulting economic impacts. The award period runs from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026.

Expected outcomes

Meet the needs for surveillance, preparedness, response, and outreach necessary to protect american agriculture and accomplish VS mission goals.

Intended beneficiaries

This agreement benefits the commercial livestock industry, and backyard and hobby producers by preventing and control of the spread of animal diseases and reduce economic loss and impact in the event of a disease outbreak or occurrence.