Cooperative Agreement AP26VSSPRS00C068

THIS AGREEMENT IS FOR THE UMBRELLA HEALTH PROGRAM FOR SHEEP AND GOAT SURVEILLANCE, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, AND HEALTH PREPAREDNESS MONITORING AND SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES FOR ANIMAL DISEASES TO IMPROVE THE SAFETY OF THE NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY. SHEEP AND GOAT SURVEILLANCE: AWARD PURPOSE: CLASSICAL SCRAPIE IS CONSIDERED A MAJOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CONCERN FOR THE SHEEP AND GOAT INDUSTRY, CAUSING FATAL NEUROLOGICAL DISEASE. THE OVERALL GOALS IS TO ERADICATE CLASSICAL SCRAPIE FROM THE SHEEP AND GOAT POPULATION OF THE UNITED STATES AND DOCUMENT FREEDOM BY SAMPLING AT LEAST 30,000 ANIMALS PER YEAR; 2) ASSURE SHEEP AND GOATS ARE OFFICIALLY IDENTIFIED TO ALLOW TRACEABILITY IN THE EVENT A CASE OF SCRAPIE OR OTHER DISEASE OF CONCERN IS CONFIRMED; AND 3) SUPPORT THE PREVENTION, REPORTING, AND CONTROL OF SMALL RUMINANT PROGRAM, FOREIGN, AND EMERGING DISEASES OF ECONOMIC AND/OR PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE AWARD RECIPIENT WILL PROVIDE AN ANIMAL HEALTH TECHNICIAN TO HELP INVESTIGATE AND SAMPLE SCRAPIE ANIMAL SUSPECTS FOR GENOTYPING AND SCRAPIE TESTING; CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE TO MEET OR EXCEED THE STATE-OF-ORIGIN BASED SCRAPIE SURVEILLANCE ANNUAL SAMPLING MINIMUMS FOR SHEEP AND GOATS; COMPLETE AND SUBMIT QUARTERLY REGULATORY SCRAPIE SLAUGHTER SURVEILLANCE (RSSS) ACTIVITY, NON-RSSS SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITY, AND ID COMPLIANCE REPORTS. INVESTIGATE AND SAMPLE ALL SCRAPIE SUSPECT SHEEP AND GOATS. COLLECT TARGETED ANIMALS AT SLAUGHTER. TARGETED ANIMALS INCLUDE ALL SHEEP AND GOATS FROM 18 MONTHS OF AGE UP TO 72 MONTHS OF AGE AS EVIDENCED BY EXAMINATION OF THE TEETH REGARDLESS OF TRACEABILITY; AND ANY ANIMAL OVER 18 MONTHS OF AGE THAT DIES PRIOR TO SLAUGHTER IS CONDEMNED ON ANTE-MORTEM INSPECTION, IS NON-AMBULATORY, EXHIBITS CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM SIGNS, OR EXHIBITS INTENSE RUBBING OR ABRASIONS. MAINTAIN CURRENT AND ADD NEW RSSS COLLECTION SITES. INCREASE SURVEILLANCE OF SHEEP AND GOATS OVER 18 MONTHS OF AGE FOUND DEAD ON FARMS, AT LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS, VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABS, VETERINARY CLINICS, OR OTHER LOCATIONS. MEET OR EXCEED FY 2025 STATE-OF-ORIGIN SAMPLING MINIMUMS FOR SHEEP AND GOATS. DETECT AND RESPOND TO OCCURRENCES OF REGULATORY DISEASES, FADS, OR EMERGING DISEASES IN SHEEP, GOATS, CERVIDS, OR EQUIDS. PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH TO STAKEHOLDERS ON ID AND RECORDKEEPING, DISEASE REPORTING AND SUBMISSION, AND STAKEHOLDER AWARENESS OF GENOTYPING AND OTHER STRATEGIES TO PREVENT SCRAPIE INTRODUCTION. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: MEET THE NEEDS FOR SURVEILLANCE, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND OUTREACH NECESSARY TO PROTECT AMERICAN AGRICULTURE AND ACCOMPLISH VS MISSION GOALS. STATES THAT RECEIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT MONEY FOR SURVEILLANCE ACTIVITIES MUST REPORT QUARTERLY TO THE AVIC/PM ON THE SPECIFIC ACTIONS TAKEN TO MEET THE OBJECTIVES AS OUTLINED ABOVE. MEET OR EXCEED FY 2026 STATE-OF-ORIGIN SAMPLING MINIMUMS: 180 FOR SHEEP, 65 FOR GOATS. ASSIST OTHER STATES WITH MEETING FY 2026 SAMPLING REQUIREMENTS BY SAMPLING OVER 3000 SHEEP AND GOAT SAMPLES. DOCUMENT INSPECTIONS AND COMPLIANCE ACTIONS QUARTERLY. DISTRIBUTE TO PRODUCERS 35,000 SCRAPIE TAGS. MAINTAIN 3 CURRENT SITES AND ADD NEW RSSS COLLECTION SITES. REPORT THE NUMBER OF SCRAPIE SUSPECTS AND TRACE INVESTIGATIONS QUARTERLY. EDUCATE PRODUCERS TO PROVIDE AWARENESS OF HOW TO USE GENOTYPING AND OTHER STRATEGIES TO PREVENT SCRAPIE INTRODUCTION. REPORT ON EDUCATIONAL AWARENESS ACTIVITIES QUARTERLY. CONTINUE TO PROVIDE INFORMATION TO STATE LICENSED LIVESTOCK MARKETS. PRESENT INFORMATION AT STAKEHOLDER AND VETERINARY MEETINGS. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: THIS AGREEMENT BENEFITS THE COMMERCIAL LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY, AND BACKYARD AND HOBBY PRODUCERS BY PREVENTING AND ELIMINATING THE SPREAD OF SCRAPIE AND REDUCE ECONOMIC LOSS AND IMPACT IN THE EVENT OF A DISEASE OUTBREAK OR OCCU RRENCE. APPROXIMATELY 85,000 HEAD OF SHEEP AND 10,000 DAIRY GOATS, 17 LIVESTOCK MARKETS. INDIRECT BENEFITS- REDUCING ANIMAL HEALTH AND ECONOMIC CONCERN FOR THE SHEEP AND GOAT INDUSTRY. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: WILL THE AWARD RESULT IN SUBAWARDS? THERE WILL BE NO SUBAWARDS FOR THIS AGREEMENT. AVIAN HEALTH: AWARD PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AWARD IS TO ASSISTANT THE AWARD RECIPIENT IN CONDUCTING NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE FOR AVIAN HEALTH ACTIVITIES: (1) QUICKLY DIAGNOSIS, CONTROL, AND PREVENTION OF THE SPREAD OF ALL BIRD FLU (H5 AND H7 (H5/H7) AVIAN INFLUENZA (AI) SUBTYPES); (2) IMPROVE BIOSECURITY, SANITATION, AND DISEASE CONTROL IN COMMERCIAL POULTRY, LIVE BIRD MARKETING SYSTEM (LBMS) AND HIGH RISK POULTRY SECTORS; (3) MINIMIZE THE EFFECTS OF BIRD FLU (H5/H7 AI) ON THE U.S. LBMS AND COMMERCIAL POULTRY INDUSTRY; AND (4) SUPPORT THE SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL OF OTHER AVIAN DISEASES OF ECONOMIC AND/OR PUBLIC HEALTH SIGNIFICANCE. THIS AWARD SHOULD ADDRESS AI SURVEILLANCE TESTING, RECORD KEEPING, PREMISES SANITATION AND BIOSECURITY, DISEASE SURVEILLANCE, AND RESPONSE WHEN AI-POSITIVES ARE FOUND. H5/H7 AI SURVEILLANCE, MONITORING, AND BIOSECURITY EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT IN THE HIGHER RISK CATEGORIES OF AUCTIONS, SHOWS, SMALL SALES, FLEA MARKETS, SWAP MEETS, FARMERS MARKETS, FEED STORES, BOTANICAS, CUSTOM EXEMPT POULTRY FACILITIES, AND BACKYARD OR HOBBY FLOCKS SHOULD BE SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSED IN THE WORK PLAN. IN ADDITION, SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN (NPIP) RELATED ACTIVITIES, SUCH AS LAB AUDITS, RECORD KEEPING, REVIEW OF 9-3 FORMS, ETC. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: THE ACTIVITIES FOR THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDE: CONDUCTING ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE SAMPLING FOR AI IN NPIP FLOCKS; CONDUCT ACTIVE SURVEILLANCE SAMPLING FOR AI IN LIVE BIRD MARKETING SYST EM SECTORS, SMALL FLOCKS, FAIRS, SHOWS, AUCTIONS, AND BACKYARD/HOBBY FLOCKS; CONDUCT PASSIVE SURVEILLANCE SAMPLING FOR AI IN COMMERCIAL POULTRY, UPLAND GAME BIRDS, LBMS SECTORS, AND/OR BACKYARD/HOBBY FLOCKS IN RESPONSE TO SICK BIRD CALLS AND REPORTED POULTRY MORTALITIES; CONDUCT NPIP BIOSECURITY AUDITS; SUPPORT DATA ENTRY AND RECORDKEEPING FOR NPIP; CONDUCT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING FOR AI AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT AVIAN DISEASES ON THE TARGETED SURVEILLANCE SAMPLES; PROVIDE EDUCATION ON BIOSECURITY AND DISEASE PREVENTION, ESPECIALLY TO HIGH RISK FLOCK OWNERS; PROVIDE PERSONNEL WITH OPPORTUNITIES FOR TRAINING; AND DETECT AND CONTAIN HIGH CONSEQUENCE ANIMAL DISEASES INCLUDING PROGRAM DISEASES, AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: MEET THE NEEDS FOR AVIAN DISEASE SURVEILLANCE, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND OUTREACH NECESSARY TO PROTECT AMERICAN AGRICULTURE AND ACCOMPLISH VS MISSION GOALS. ACTIVE AVIAN INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE OF UP TO APPROXIMATELY 3750 BIRDS USING A COMBINATION OF 2900 AGID AND 50 PCR TESTS ACROSS 220 TOTAL TESTING KITS FOR EARLY DETECTION AND QUICK RESPONSES TO COMMERCIAL OUTBREAKS, MINIMIZING THE IMPACT TO THE POULTRY AND DAIRY INDUSTRIES IN MICHIGAN. PASSIVE AVIAN INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE OF UP TO APPROXIMATELY 50 BIRDS, USING 50 PCR TESTS AND THREE NECROPSIES OF LABORATORY-PRESENTED CASES OF UNEXPLAINED ILLNESSES CONSISTENT WITH AVIAN INFLUENZA. THIS EXPANDS THE DETECTION OF DISEASE TO NON-COMMERCI AL, BACKYARD, AND OTHER HARD-TO-REACH FLOCKS. REGULAR MAINTENANCE AND TRAINING FOR REGULATORY STAFF ON THE MICHIGAN ISRCP FOR H5/H7 LOW PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA. CONTINUING EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES WILL BE PURSUED BY REGULATORY STAFF, INCLUDING TRAVEL TO THE ANNUAL LIVE BIRD MARKING SYSTEMS WORK GROUP MEETING AND NPIP BIENNIAL CONFERENCE. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): MICHIGAN IS A NATIONAL LEADER IN THE POULTRY INDUSTRY, WITH THE MICHIGAN POULTRY AND EGG INDUSTRIES RESPONSIBLE FOR AS MUCH AS $8.5 BILLION IN TOTAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN 2022, EMPLOYING MORE THAN 6300 PEOPLE DIRECTLY AND OVER 25 ,000 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE WITHIN SUPPLIER AND ANCILLARY INDUSTRIES. MICHIGAN IS THE 7TH RANKED STATE IN THE COUNTRY FOR EGG PRODUCTION, PRODUCING OVER 5 BILLION EGGS EACH YEAR. MICHIGAN PRODUCES 8.87 MILLION CHICKEN BROILERS AND 5.2 MILLION TURKEYS PER YEAR VALUED AT $234 MILLION. THERE ARE 20 CHICKEN AND 53 TURKEY FARMS IN THE STATE, PROVIDING SAFE, NUTRITIOUS, AND DEPENDABLE PROTEIN TO THE 10.2 MILLION RESIDENTS OF MICHIGAN, THE UNITED STATES, AND BEYOND. SURVEILLANCE TESTING HELPS THE 60 NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN (NPIP)- PARTICIPATING MICHIGAN POULTRY AND EGG FARMS MAINTAIN THEIR STANDING IN THE PROGRAM, AS OUTLINED IN TITLE 9 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS IN PARTS 145 AND 146. THIS AGREEMENT BENEFITS THE COMMERCIAL POULTRY INDUSTRY, AND BACKYARD AND HOBBY PRODUCERS BY PREVENTING AND CONTROLLING THE SPREAD OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND REDUCING ECONOMIC LOSS AND IMPACT IN THE EVENT OF A DISEASE OUTBREAK OR OCCURRENCE. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: THERE WILL BE NO SUB AWARDEES FOR THIS AGREEMENT. CATTLE HEALTH BTB: AWARD PURPOSE: THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO PROVIDE MONITORING AND SURVEY ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT THE SPREAD OF BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS (TB) IN MICHIGAN CATTLE AND BISON. ACTIVITIES TO BE PERFORMED: FUNDS WILL BE USED TO PARTIALLY SUPPORT THE SALARY OF AN MDARD VETERINARIAN CONDUCTING TB TESTING IN CATTLE. CONDUCT TARGETED SURVEILLANCE IN GEOGRAPHIC AREAS WHERE TB HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED IN LIVESTOCK OR WILDLIFE. IDENTIFY ADDITIONAL SOURCE HERDS, HERDS CONTAINING KNOWN TB-EXPOSED ANIMALS, AND ADJACENT HERDS AS REVEALED BY EPIDEMIOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION. SUCH HERDS SHALL BE PLACED UNDER QUARANTINE WITHIN 15 DAYS OF IDENTIFICATION AND A HERD TEST OF ALL ELIGIBLE LIVESTOCK SHALL BE SCHEDULED. IMPLEMENT HERD PLAN(S) AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES TO ERADICATE THE INFECTION FROM TB-AFFECTED HERDS, INCLUDING DEPOPULATION PLANS OR TESTING PLANS LEADING TO QUARANTINE RELEASE AND ASSURANCE PHASES, AND TESTING OF RESTOCKED HERDS AFTER DEPOPULATION IN CONSULTATION WITH VS. IMPLEMENT STATE-WIDE RISK-BASED MANAGEMENT PLANS TO MITIGATE THREATS ASSOCIATED WITH IMPACTED ANIMAL AGRICULTURE WITHIN A STATE WHEN TB IS DETECTED. DELIVERABLES AND EXPECTED OUTCOMES: MICHIGAN HAS ENDEMIC BOVINE TB IN FREE-RANGING DEER. SURVEILLANCE OF CATTLE HERDS IN THE AREA IS REQUIRED TO DETERMINE IF THERE HAS BEEN SPILLOVER INTO CATTLE. THE NUMBER OF TESTS PERFORMED ARE DEPENDENT ON THE NUMBER OF CATTLE IN THAT AREA AND THE ASSIGNMENT OF TESTS TO THE SUPPORTED VETERINARIAN. OVER 11,000 CAUDAL FOLD TESTS WERE PROVIDED IN THE MAZ FOR OVER 500 HERDS. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME IS DETERMINATION OF TUBERCULOSIS STATUS IN CATTLE HERDS: THREE (3) HERDS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED POSITIVE OVER THIS PAST YEAR. INTENDED BENEFICIARY(IES): THIS AGREEMENT BENEFITS THE COMMERCIAL CATTLE AND DAIRY INDUSTRY, AND BACKYARD AND HOBBY PRODUCERS BY PREVENTING AND ELIMINATING THE SPREAD OF BTB AND REDUCING ECONOMIC LOSS AND IMPACT IN THE EVENT OF A DISEASE OUTBREAK OR OCCURRENCE. CATTLE PRODUCERS IN THE AREA WITH ENDEMIC TB IN WILDLIFE AND IN THE STATE OF MICHIGAN BENEFIT BY THE ABILITY TO MOVE CATTLE IN COMMERCE. APPROXIMATELY 7,995 HERDS COMPRISING OVER 1.1 MILLION CATTLE IN MICHIGAN. NUMBER OF HERDS RECEIVING ANNUAL TESTING IN THE MAZ: 382. NUMBER OF HERDS RECEIVING ANNUAL TESTING IN THE SOUTHERN SURVEILLANCE AREA OF PRESQUE ISLE COUNTY: 65. NUMBER OF HERDS RECEIVING TRIENNIAL TESTING IN THE BUFFER ZONE SURVEILLANCE AREA SURROUNDING THE MAZ: 81. SUBRECIPIENT ACTIVITIES, IF KNOWN OR SPECIFIED AT THE TIME OF AWARD: NOT APPLICABLE. BUDGET: RECIPIENT PERSONNEL AND FRINGE-- $62,208.68; RECIPIENT TRAVEL TO LIVE BIRD MARKETS AND NPIP BIENNIAL CONFERENCE-- $4,200; SUPPLIES-- $7 ,906.80; CONTRACTUAL- LAB TESTING-- $15,850; INDIRECT COSTS-- $7,312.52.