This award will continue to support the kansas department of agriculture animal health division perform activities related to disease surveillance, animal health emergency response planning and…

The Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service awarded a Cooperative Agreement to the Kansas Department of Agriculture for $154,156, effective April 1, 2026, through March 31, 2027, under the Plant and Animal Disease, Pest Control, and Animal Care program (CFDA 10.025).

The award funds disease surveillance, animal health emergency response planning and preparedness, and training and outreach activities across multiple livestock species and poultry. For avian health, the Kansas Department of Agriculture will conduct active and passive surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza by sampling 1,100 birds at 15 poultry markets and county fairs, collecting 100 National Poultry Improvement Plan samples, and visiting 5 poultry distributors. The department will deliver poultry-specific classroom lectures on biosecurity, animal health, and zoonotic disease prevention to 4H, FFA, emergency responders, producers, and the public.

For cattle health, the award supports routine sample collection for tuberculosis and brucellosis at slaughter establishments, caudal fold response rate monitoring and training, and education and outreach to veterinary students, accredited veterinarians, livestock producers, and industry groups on testing, identification, recording protocols, and reporting procedures for abnormal clinical signs and mortality events.

Swine, sheep, goat, and cervid health activities include education and outreach to veterinary students, accredited veterinarians, producers, 4H and FFA groups, and industry groups, along with routine surveillance for scrapie, swine brucellosis, pseudorabies, swine vesicular diseases, African swine fever, and classical swine fever at 113 state-inspected slaughter establishments and inspections at 39 livestock markets and the Kansas State Fair.

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This award will continue to support the kansas department of agriculture animal health division perform activities related to disease surveillance, animal health emergency response planning and preparedness, and training and outreach of livestock producers, industry stakeholders, and accredited veterinarians. Kansas department of agriculture will use this award to support active and passive SU rveillance activities for highly pathogenic avian influenza (hpai), by sampling 1100 birds at 15 poultry markets and county fairs and collecting 100 national poultry improvement plan (npip) samples. They will also visit with 5 poultry distributors and participate in numerous poultry specific classroom lectures for 4H, FFA, emergency responders, producers, and the public, to educate on proper biosecurity, animal health, and zoonotic disease prevention. This award will support cattle health through routine sample collection for tuberculosis and brucellosis at slaughter establishments, and routine monitoring and training as needed for caudal fold response rates. The kansas department of agriculture will also participate in education and outreach to veterinary students, accredited veterinarians, livestock producers, and industry groups on proper tuberculosis and brucellosis testing, identification, and recording protocols, as well as procedures for reporting abnormal clinical signs and mortality events in cattle. This award will support swine, sheep, goat, and cervid health, and one health activities through education and outreach to veterinary students, accredited veterinarians, producers, 4H and FFA groups, and industry groups. Activities will also include routine surveillance for scrapie, swine brucellosis, pseudorabies, swine vesicular diseases, african swine fever, and classical swine fever at 113 state inspected slaughter e stablishments. Kansas department of agriculture will also perform inspections at 39 livestock markets and the kansas state fair, junior dairy show, and junior livestock show. They will also use this award to host their annual functional exercise where they collaborate with industry groups, producers, and veterinarians to exercise emergency disease response plans and equipment. With this award, kansas department of agriculture will sample 1100 birds at 15 poultry markets, collect 100 national poultry improvement plan samples, visit 5 poultry distributors, perform surveillance at 113 state inspected slaughter establishments, perform inspections 39 livestock markets, the kansas state fair, and two junior shows. They will also participate in classroom lectures for 4H, FFA, emergency responders, accredited veterinarians, veterinary students, and livestock producers to educate on biosecurity, reportable animal diseases, and zoonotic disease prevention. This award will also support the annual functional foreign animal disease preparedness and response exercise. These activities will continue to maintain the health of the kansas livestock industry through routine surveillance of program diseases and allow for early detection and response. IT will continue to support outreach and education of accredited veterinarians and producers, who regularly participate in surveillance activities and are among the first to report diseases. And IT will continue to support the state-wide emergency animal health preparedness and response efforts which will allow for a more coordinated, effective response which in turn protects the livestock both within the state and nationally. The recipient of this award, the kansas department of agriculture, will carry out these activities to the benefit of 50,000+ kansas livestock producers, 5000+ industry stakeholders, 1200+ accredited veterinarians, and indirectly benefits 2.9+ million consumers through public health and food safety. The award will also support maintaining the health and wellness of 5.95 million cattle, 2 million pigs, 82,000 sheep, 40,000 goats, and approximately 600,000 cervids within the state of kansas. No subrecipient activities are included in this award.