Cooperative Agreement AP26VSSPRS00C017

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE SURVEILLANCE FOR MULTIPLE DISEASES OR PESTS THAT IMPACT LIVESTOCK INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING SAMPLE COLLECTION, TESTING, AND EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION. ADDITIONALLY, THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES PLANNING FOR RESPONSE AND CONTAINMENT OF DISEASES OR PESTS AND OUTREACH TO STAKEHOLDERS CONCERNING ALL OF THE ABOVE. MOST IMPORTANTLY, THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO STRENGTHEN INTERAGENCY COORDINATION, PARTICULARLY FOR ONE HEALTH RESPONSES, AS MANY OF THE CHALLENGES WE CURRENTLY FACE ARE IMPACTING LIVESTOCK, WILDLIFE, AND HUMANS. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: CONDUCT INSPECTIONS FOR THE NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS (APPROXIMATELY 12) AND SUPPORT ENROLLMENT OF NEW PARTICIPANTS; PROVIDE OUTREACH TO BACKYARD POULTRY PRODUCERS AND YOUTH EXHIBITORS THROUGH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. SUPPORT SECONDARY TESTING OF CATTLE HERDS FOR BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS (BTB). BOTH OF OUR FIELD VETERINARIANS ARE TRAINED IN COMPARATIVE CERVICAL TESTING AND ARE ABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO FEDERAL VMOS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. CONDUCT WHOLE HERD BTB TESTING OF AFFECTED CATTLE HERDS AND PERFORM EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS AND CONTACT TRACING. THERE ARE CURRENTLY 2 HERDS UNDER QUARANTINE ON 4 PREMISES WITH AT LEAST 25,000 HEAD OF CATTLE THAT HAVE BEEN EXPOSED. REPORT MONTHLY INTO THE NAHRS DATABASE FOR DISEASES THAT ARE MONITORED REGULARLY IN OUR STATE; REPORT INTO EMRS ANY FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE (FAD) INVESTIGATIONS AND SUBSEQUENT FOLLOW-UP INFORMATION. COORDINATE WITH NM DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE (NMDA) TO PREPARE, MAINTAIN, AND EXERCISE RESPONSE PLANS FOR DISEASES OR PESTS THAT AFFECT OUR LIVESTOCK INDUSTRIES AND ASSOCIATED STAKEHOLDERS. COORDINATE WITH NMDA, NM DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, AND NM DEPARTMENT OF GAME AND FISH AS WELL AS ANY OTHER PERTINENT STATE AGENCIES AND OUR FEDERAL PARTNERS TO CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE FOR ZOONOTIC DISEASES OR OTHER ONE HEALTH THREATS; PREPARE RESPONSE PLANS AND CONDUCT EXERCISES TO TEST THE PLANS; CREATE AND DISTRIBUTE OUTREACH MATERIALS AND ATTEND MEETINGS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, RESPONSE MANAGEMENT, AND GUIDANCE TO STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING TRIBAL ENTITIES. SUPPORT SCRAPIE SURVEILLANCE THROUGHOUT NM TO HELP THE UNITED STATES REACH THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF DISEASE FREEDOM. NM TYPICALLY EXCEEDS THE MINIMUM TESTING REQUIREMENTS BY AT LEAST 25% ANNUALLY. PROVIDE OUTREACH TO SHEEP AND GOAT PRODUCERS REGARDING SCRAPIE TESTING AND OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS; FACILITATE ENROLLMENT OF PRODUCERS INTO THE SCRAPIE PROGRAM BY PROVIDING PREMISES ID, SHEEP & GOAT BRANDS FOR FLOCK ID PURPOSES, AND INFORMATION TO OBTAIN SCRAPIE TAGS. WHILE THE SWINE INDUSTRY IS MINIMAL IN NM, WE DO PROVIDE OUTREACH MATERIALS ABOUT FADS THAT MAY AFFECT SWINE SUCH AS AFRICAN SWINE FEVER AND NEW WORLD SCREWWORM. MOST OF OUR OUTREACH EFFORTS ARE DIRECTED AT 4-H AND FFA YOUTH EXHIBITORS THROUGH COOPERATIVE EXTENSION. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: CONDUCT 12 ANNUAL NPIP INSPECTIONS. ENROLL 5 NEW NPIP PARTICIPANTS. FIELD APPROXIMATELY 50 SICK BIRD CALLS PER YEAR. PERFORM AT LEAST 75 SHEEP AND 25 GOAT SCRAPIE TESTS PER YEAR. TEST APPROXIMATELY 25,000 HEAD OF DAIRY CATTLE FOR BTB EVERY 90 DAYS. CONDUCT 30 FAD INVESTIGATIONS PER YEAR. PARTICIPATE IN AT LEAST 4 EXERCISES PER YEAR. PROVIDE AT LEAST 10 TRAININGS SPECIFIC TO NEW WORLD SCREWWORM INSPECTION PER YEAR. ATTEND AT LEAST 20 DISEASE RESPONSE MEETINGS PER YEAR. ATTEND AT LEAST 30 PRODUCER MEETINGS AND 5 TRIBAL MEETINGS PER YEAR. ATTEND ROUTINE INTERAGENCY COMMUNICATIONS MEETINGS AT LEAST ONCE PER MONTH. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): APPROXIMATE NUMBERS BASED ON 2022 NASS DATA AND OUR DATABASE: 2900 CATTLE RANCHES; 1500 SMALL RUMINANT OPERATIONS; 85 DAIRY FARMS; 11 LIVESTOCK MARKETS; 1 COMMERCIAL POULTRY OPERATION AND HUNDREDS OF BACKYARD FLOCKS; 150 ACCREDITED VETERINARIANS; ADDITIONAL BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE THE 33 COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICES AND THE YOUTH INVOLVED IN 4-H AND FFA PROGRAMS THROUGHOUT THE STATE; 23 FEDERALLY R ECOGNIZED TRIBES. 2.1 MILLION RESIDENTS IN NEW MEXICO, RESIDENTS OF THE US. NO SUBRECIPIENTS.