Cooperative Agreement AP26VSSPRS00C069

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT FOR THE ANIMAL DISEASE TRACEABILITY IS TO MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE ONGOING ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH TRACEABILITY, SUCH AS MAINTAINING USAHERDS, SCS CORE ONE, AND PRIVATE STATE SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT INFORMATION SHARING, PROVIDING ACCESS TO DATA WHEN NEEDED, AND WORKING WITH PRODUCERS AND VETERINARIANS TO PROMOTE ANIMAL TRACEABILITY TECHNOLOGIES. THE FOUR OVERARCHING GOALS TO ADVANCE ADT ESTABLISHED BY USDA: ENHANCE ELECTRONIC SHARING OF DATA AMONG FEDERAL AND STATE ANIMAL HEALTH OFFICIALS, VETERINARIANS, AND INDUSTRY, INCLUDING SHARING BASIC ADT DATA WITH THE FEDERAL ANIMAL HEALTH EVENTS REPOSITORY (AHER) INCREASE USE OF ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION (ID) TAGS FOR ANIMALS REQUIRING INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFICATION TO MAKE THE TRANSMISSION OF DATA MORE EFFICIENT. ENHANCE THE ABILITY TO TRACK ANIMALS FROM BIRTH TO SLAUGHTER THROUGH A SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS TRACKING DATA POINTS TO BE CONNECTED. ELEVATE THE DISCUSSION WITH STATES AND INDUSTRY TO WORK TOWARD A SYSTEM WHERE ANIMAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES ARE ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTED FROM PRIVATE VETERINARIANS TO STATE ANIMAL HEALTH OFFICIALS. BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS IN CATTLE AND CERVIDAE CONTINUES TO BE A CHALLENGE IN DETECTION AND ERADICATION IN MICHIGAN. IT IS CRITICAL THAT GOOD ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION AND TRACEABILITY OCCUR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DETECT AND ELIMINATE THIS DISEASE. IN THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT, THE ACTIVITIES THAT MDARD WILL CONDUCT INCLUDE PROVIDING OUTREACH AND TRAINING TO TAG DISTRIBUTORS, PRODUCERS, ACCREDITED VETERINARIANS, AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS. THEY WILL IMPROVE DATA STORAGE AND SEARCHABILITY TO ALLOW BETTER TRACING OF ANIMALS. NON-COMPLIANT ACTIVITIES WILL BE INVESTIGATED. TRACE PERFORMANCE EXERCISES WILL BE COMPLETED AS ASSIGNED. ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COMPLETING TRACE PERFORMANCE MEASURE EXERCISES, ADMINISTRATION OF OFFICIAL ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION, INFORMATION SHARING, CREATING ELECTRONIC RECORDS FOR THE SEARCHABILITY OF ADT DATA, CONDUCT OUTREACH AND COMMUNICATION, AND PERFORMING COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES OF TRACEABILITY REGULATIONS. IF THESE ACTIVITIES DO NOT CONTINUE, ANIMAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AND RESPONSES TO ANIMAL DISEASE EVENTS WILL BE SLOWED, POTENTIALLY RESULTING IN THE SPREAD OF DISEASE WITH NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES TO ANIMALS AND THE ECONOMY. MDARD WILL REPORT QUARTERLY EFFORTS ON HOW OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION DEVICES WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO PRODUCERS AND OPTIONS FOR INCREASING THE USE OF OFFICIAL RFID TAGS, INCLUDING EXPANDING OUTREACH TO CUSTOM SLAUGHTER FACILITIES FOR RFID TAG COLLECTION. THERE ARE 23 AUTHORIZED TAG DISTRIBUTORS IN MICHIGAN, AND THERE ARE 15 APPROVED TAGGING SITES FOR CATTLE IN MI CHIGAN. TAG DISTRIBUTIONS AND READINGS AT TESTS AND COLLECTION POINTS WILL BE ENTERED INTO DATABASES TO ALLOW INDIVIDUAL ANIMALS TO BE TRACED IF NEEDED. HANDWRITTEN TEST CHARTS AND ICVIS WILL BE DIGITIZED SO THAT THEY ARE SEARCHABLE. THESE METRICS WILL BE REPORTED. THE NUMBER OF AINS TAGS DISTRIBUTED TO MICHIGAN PER QUARTER. DATA FROM ALL BOVINE TB TESTS CONDUCTED IN MICHIGAN ARE TRANSFERRED TO THE MIM REPOSITORY, THEN TO SCS, AIMS, AND USAHERDS DATABASES. MDARD REVIEWS ALL IMPORT ICVIS QUARTERLY AND NOTIFIES THE USDA AREA VETERINARIAN IN CHARGE OF ADT VIOLATIONS AND ACCREDITATION VIOLATIONS FROM CVIS PROCESSED DURING THIS QUARTER. MDARD AND THE USDA ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION COORDINATOR WILL CONTINUE WORKING COOPERATIVELY TO MONITOR AIMS FOR TIMELY RECORDING OF TAG DISTRIBUTIONS BY MICHIGAN'S AIN TAG MANAGERS, AND REPORT OUTCOMES QUARTERLY. AS A PART OF INFORMATION SHARING, MDARD WILL REPORT QUARTERLY DATA MIGRATION AND USER ACCEPTANCE TESTING IN THE REPLACEMENT IT SYSTEM CALLED AGENTERPRISE. MDARD REVIEWS ALL IMPORT ICVIS, AT A MINIMUM, FOR COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL AND STATE REGULATIONS AND NOTIFIES THE AVIC OF ADT AND ACCREDITATION VIOLATIONS AT LEAST QUARTERLY. MDARD WILL CONTINUE ADT OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WITH THE VETERINARY COMMUNITY THROUGH QUARTERLY ACCREDITATION TRAINING AND PRESENTATIONS TO VETERINARIANS AND VETERINARY TECHNICIAN STUDENTS, WHICH COVER ELECTRONIC ANIMAL ID, PREMISES ID, ICVI TIMELINES, AND REGULATIONS, AND REPORT THE OUTCOMES QUARTERLY. EXPECTED OUTCOMES: MEET THE NEEDS FOR SURVEILLANCE, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND OUTREACH NECESSARY TO PROTECT AMERICAN AGRICULTURE AND ACCOMPLISH VS MISSION GOALS. OVER 150,000 RFID TAGS READ AT LIVESTOCK MARKETS PER YEAR. OVER 600 AIN TAGS PER YEAR FOR VETERINARIANS, AUTHORIZED TAGGING SITES AND AUTHORIZED TAG DISTRIBUTORS. OVER 480,000 AINS TAGS DISTRIBUTED TO MICHIGAN PREMISES PER YEAR. OVER 15,000 ICVIS FOR ADT SPECIES. ADT VIOLATIONS OVER 95 PER YEAR. ACCREDITATION VIOLATIONS OVER 60 PER YEAR. AFTER COMPLETION OF AIMS RECORDS REVIEWS, LESS THAN 90 REVIEWS WITH MISSING INFORMATION. OVER 200 VETERINARY ACCREDITATION TRAINING AND PRESENTATIONS ANNUALLY. INTENDED BENEFICIARIES: LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS IN INDIANA AND THE NATION WILL BENEFIT BY CONTINUED TRADE OPPORTUNITIES DUE TO TRACEABILITY BY PREVENTING AND CONTROLLING THE SPREAD OF ANIMAL DISEASES AND REDUCE ECONOMIC LOSS AND IMPACT IN THE EVENT OF A DISEASE OUTBREAK OR OCCURRENCE. 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. BUDGET: RECIPIENT PERSONNEL AND FRINGE-- $68,242.54; CONTRACTUAL TO INSTALL AND MAINTAIN RFID READERS-- $20,000; INDIRECT COSTS (8.11%)-- $7,156.47