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This document outlines specifications for a federal contract to purchase female elk calves. The Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service Field Research Implementation and Information Delivery Plains Area is seeking to procure 24 female North American or Rocky Mountain elk heifers between the ages of approximately 3 to 12 months at the time of delivery. The elk calves must be sourced from the same herd and farm, demonstrate no signs of illness, have sound legs and good eyes. A certificate of veterinary inspection will be required and the animals shall have no ring worm or pink eye. Delivery of the elk calves is required onsite at the USDA facility in Ames, Iowa between October 1, 2023 and November 1, 2023. The point of contact listed for any technical questions is Denise Chapman.
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Specifications for Elk for use in Laboratory Research
GENERAL INFORMATION
1.0 Scope of Work
The objective of the current project is to develop improved brucellosis vaccines and understand the immunologic characteristics associated with vaccine-mediated protection against Brucella abortus. This will be accomplished by monitoring immunologic responses within peripheral blood and the lymph node draining the site of vaccination at various times after inoculation. The efficacy of a mucosal vaccine alone, or in combination with the parenteral Brucella vaccine, will be evaluated in addition to the adjuvant effects of Mycobacterium bovis BCG. After transfer to a separate ACUC project protection against experimental challenge with a virulent B. abortus strain will be conducted using standard methods for evaluation of protective vaccines.
Immunologic data will be correlated to efficacy data to identify immunologic parameters that correlate with protection.
2.0 Background
Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease in which animals are the source of human infection.
Brucellosis also causes economic losses due to reproductive losses in animal hosts.
Addressing the disease in animals is the most economic way to benefit public health.
Vaccines are a critical tool for reducing the prevalence of brucellosis in host species.
There is a need for improved vaccines to reduce prevalence of brucellosis in host species (domestic livestock and wildlife).
CONTRACTOR REQUIREMENTS
3.0 Technical Requirements for this purchase include:
• 24 Female North American/Rocky Mountain Elk Heifers from the same herd
• Age – approximately 3-12 months of age at the time of delivery.
• Elk calves will not be bred.
• Elk calves shall demonstrate no signs of clinical illness.
• Elk calves shall have sound legs and good eyes.
• Elk calves shall be sourced from the same farm.
• Certificate of Veterinary Inspection Required on all animals.
• No Ring Worm, no pink eye.
• Elk calves must be from a CWD free herd.
• Elk calves must meet all Iowa import regulations.
• Animal shall be deliverable onsite at USDA sometime between October-November
2023.
SUPPORTING INFORMATION
4.0 Place of Delivery: USDA, 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010
5.0 Period of Performance: Animals shall be delivered no earlier than 10/1/2023 and no later than 11/1/2023.
6.0 Technical Point of Contact: Denise Chapman: 515-337-7227
denise.chapman@usda.gov mailto:denise.chapman@usda.gov
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