Following are links to resolutions passed at the 2008 annual USAHA meeting held October 23-29 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
All resolutions are approved unless otherwise noted.
To view a resolution, click on its Resolution Number. To view a source committee's web page, click on the committee name.
Following are links to resolutions passed at the 2007 annual USAHA meeting held October 18-24 in Reno, Nevada.
All resolutions are approved unless otherwise noted.
To view a resolution, click on its Resolution Number. To view a source committee's web page, click on the committee name.
Resolution
Number |
Subject Matter |
Source Committee(s) |
1 |
Publication of the Proposed Cervid Brucellosis Rule in the Federal Register |
Committee on Captive Wildife and Alternative Livestock
Committee on Wildlife Diseases
Committee on Brucellosis |
2 |
Finalize the Chronic Wasting Disease Herd Certification Program and Interstate Movement of Farmed or Captive Deer, Elk and Moose Rule |
Committee on Captive Wildife and Alternative Livestock
Committee on Wildlife Diseases |
3 |
Vaccine for the Various Strains of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in Cervids |
Committee on Captive Wildife and Alternative Livestock
Committee on Wildlife Diseases |
4 |
Addition of Retrophayngeal Lymph Nodes as an Acceptable Tissue, along with the Obex, in State CWD Monitoring Programs |
Committee on Captive Wildife and Alternative Livestock
Committee on Wildlife Diseases |
5 |
Funding and Planning of Integrated and Comprehensive Animal Health Surveillance |
Committee on Captive Wildife and Alternative Livestock
Committee on Wildlife Diseases
Committee on Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids
USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Health Information Systems
Committee on Livestock Identification
Committee on Foreign and Emerging Animal Diseases
Committee on Import-Export
Committee on Sheep and Goats |
6 |
Funding for Viaral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Surveillance |
Committee on Aquaculture |
7 |
Emergency Management Funding to States to Ensure Effective Response |
USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Emergency Management |
8 |
Information Technology Surveillance |
USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Health Information Systems |
9 |
United States National Reportable Disease List |
USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Health Information Systems |
10 |
Combined with Resolution 3 |
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11 |
Combined with Resolution 2 |
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12 |
Combined with Resolution 4 |
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13 |
Combined with Resolutions 1, 75 |
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14 |
Combined with Resolutions 5, 16, 24, 41, 58, 61, 67 |
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15 |
Cooperative Research and Management of Wildlife/Livestock Disease Interactions |
Committee on Wildlife Diseases
Committee on Sheep and Goats |
16 |
Combined with Resolutions 5, 14, 24, 41, 58, 61, 67 |
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17 |
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Control Cost Benefit Analysis in Beef and Dairy Production |
Committee on Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids |
18 |
Establishment of a Check Test Panel for Testing Cattle for Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Persistent Infections |
Committee on Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids |
19 |
Request for Serum from the National Animal Health Laboratory Network for an Equine Piroplasmosis Serological Survey |
Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses |
20 |
Request for Serum from the National Animal Health Monitoring System for an Equine Piroplasmosis Serological Survey |
Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses |
21 |
Strategic Initiatives Against Rabies |
Committee on Public Health and Rabies |
22 |
The North American Rabies Management Plan |
Committee on Public Health and Rabies |
23 – NO ACTION |
Ban on Double-Deck Trailers of Equines Intended for Slaughter |
Committee on Animal Welfare |
24 |
Combined with Resolutions 5, 14, 16, 41, 58, 61, 67 |
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25 |
Tuberculosis Test Requirement for Rodeo/Event Cattle |
Committee on Tuberculosis |
26 |
Collection of Serum from Cervids Routinely Tested by the Sincle Cervical Test for Evaluation of the Rapid Test for Tuberculosis in Cervids |
Committee on Tuberculosis |
27 |
Designation of Tuberculosis Serological Tests for Provisional Status |
Committee on Tuberculosis |
28 |
Minimum Export Rules for Goats and Swine |
Committee on Tuberculosis
Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine
Committee on Import-Export
Committee on Sheep and Goats |
29 |
Support for High-Containment Biosafety Laboratories |
Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
30 |
Federal Funding for the National Animal Health Laboratory Network |
Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
31 |
National Veterinary Medical Services Act (PL-108-161) |
Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
32 |
Support for Staffing and Operation of the National Wildlife Research Center's New Biosafety Level-3 Agriculture Wildlife Disease Research Laboratory |
Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
33 |
Vehicle Restrictions in Foot-and-Mouth Disease Quarantine Regions of High-Density Food Animal Populations |
Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
34 |
Veterinary Public Health Workforce Expansion Act |
Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
35 |
National Johne's Disease Demonstration Herd Project |
Committee on Johne's Disease |
36 |
Milk ELISA Testing for Johne's Disease |
Committee on Johne's Disease |
37 |
Strategic Plan for Johne's Disease |
Committee on Johne's Disease |
38 |
Milk ELISA Testing for Johne's Disease in the National Program |
Committee on Johne's Disease |
39 |
Incorporating State Codes on Animal Identification Numbering Devices |
Committee on Livestock Identification |
40 |
Equine Identification: Imported and Returning Horses |
Committee on Livestock Identification
Committee on Import-Export |
41 |
Combined with Resolutions 5, 14, 16, 24, 58, 61, 67 |
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42 |
United States Department of Agriculture Veterinary Services Process Streamlining Systems |
Committee on Livestock Identification |
43 |
30-Day Health Rule Interpretation |
Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine |
44 |
Integrated and Comprehensive Swine Disease Surveillance Planning |
Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine |
45 |
Market Swine Surveillance Program |
Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine |
46 |
Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points and Swine Program Diseases |
Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine |
47 |
Combined with Resolutions 28, 60, 63 |
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48 |
Official Brucellosis Vaccination '840' Radio Frequency Identification Tags |
Committee on Livestock Identification |
49 |
Approval of Rectal Biopsy as an Official Live Animal Test for Scrapie |
Committee on Scrapie |
50 |
Scrapie Eradication Program Funding |
Committee on Scrapie |
51 |
Genotype Education |
Committee on Scrapie |
52 |
Goat Genotyping Research |
Committee on Scrapie |
53 |
Amendment of the National Organic Program Section 205.239 to Make Access to the Outdoors Optional for Poultry |
Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species |
54 |
Movement Protocols for Eggs, Egg Products, and Day-Old Chicks within, out of, and into Disease Control Areas |
Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species |
55 |
Inclusion of Swine and Poultry Workers in Pandemic Influenza Planning |
Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species |
56 |
Low Pathogenicity Avian Influenza Program Funds |
Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species |
57 |
Need for Ongoing Funding for Development of Additional Methods for Depopulation of Poultry and Livestock |
Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species |
58 |
Combined with Resolutions 5, 14, 16, 24, 41, 61, 67 |
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59 |
Import Reptile Tick Control |
Committee on Parasitic Diseases |
60 |
Combined with Resolutions 28, 47, 63 |
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61 |
Combined with Resolutions 5, 14, 16, 24, 41, 58, 67 |
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62 |
Combined with Resolution 40 |
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63 |
Combined with Resolutions 28, 47, 60 |
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64 |
Combined with Resolution 15 |
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65 |
Importation of Fetal Bovine Serum |
Committee on Import-Export |
66 |
Import Requirements for Semen, Embryos and Live Animals |
Committee on Import-Export |
67 |
Combined with Resolutions 5, 14, 16, 24, 41, 58, 61 |
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68 |
Brucella Ovis ELISA Test |
Committee on Sheep and Goats |
69 |
Approval of CIDRS® and Pregnant Mare Serum Gonadotrophin for Reproductive Manipulation of Sheep and Goats |
Committee on Sheep and Goats |
70 |
Bulk Milk Test to Detect Brucella Melitensis in Goat Flocks |
Committee on Sheep and Goats |
71 |
Minor Use Animal Drug Program |
Committee on Sheep and Goats |
72 |
Calfhood Vaccination of Bison |
Committee on Brucellosis |
73 |
Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area |
Committee on Brucellosis |
74 |
Celebrate the Eradication of Brucellosis in Livestock from the United States when the Country is Declared Brucellosis Free |
Committee on Brucellosis |
75 |
Combined with Resolutions 1, 13 |
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76 |
Brucellosis Laboratory Consolidation |
Committee on Brucellosis |
77 |
Proposed Adjustments to National Brucellosis Surveillance |
Committee on Brucellosis |
Following are links to resolutions passed at the 2006 annual USAHA meeting held October 12-18 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
All resolutions are approved unless otherwise noted.
To view a resolution, click on its Resolution Number. To view a source committee's web page, click on the committee name.
Following are links to resolutions passed at the 2005 annual USAHA meeting held November 3-9 in Hershey, Pennsylvania.
All resolutions are approved unless otherwise noted.
To view a resolution, click on its Resolution Number. To view a source committee's web page, click on the committee name.
Resolution
Number |
Subject Matter |
Source Committee(s) |
1 |
Food and Drug Administration Salmonella Regulations |
USAHA Board of Directors |
2
Approved as Amended |
Food and Drug Administration Proposed Rule (589.2001), Enhanced Ruminant Feed Ban |
USAHA Board of Directors |
3 |
Capital Equipment Needs for the U.S.D.A. National Centers for Animal Health in Ames, Iowa |
USAHA Board of Directors |
4
Approved as Amended |
Release of Animal Identification Numbers |
Committee on Livestock Identification |
5 |
Implementation of the National Animal Identification System Tracking Database |
Committee on Livestock Identification |
6
Approved as Amended |
Timely Premises Registration - State and Federal |
Committee on Livestock Identification
Committee on Scrapie |
7 |
Modification of the Premises Registration Systems - Data Element Standards |
Committee on Livestock Identification |
8 |
A New Biosafety Level 3-AG (BSL-3-AG) Wildlife Disease Research Laboratory at the National Wildlife Research Center |
Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
Committee on Public Health and Rabies |
9 |
The Veterinary Workforce Expansion Act |
Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
10 |
Federal Funding for the National Animal Health Laboratory Network |
Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
11
Approved as Amended |
Need for Research to Determine the Efficacy of Antiprotozoal Therapy for Clearance of Infection in Horses Chronically Infected with Babesia caballi or Babesia equi, the Causal Agents for Piroplasmosis |
Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses |
12 |
Development of an Additional Category for Non-Competition Entertainment Horses Imported From Contagious Equine Metritis-Affected Countries |
Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses |
13 |
Global Initiatives in Veterinary Education |
Committee on Import-Export
Committee on Animal Disease Surveillance and Animal Health Information Systems
Committee on Food Safety
Committee on Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids
Committee On Bluetongue And Bovine Retrovirus |
14 |
Priority Passage for Live Animal Cargo at Border Crossings |
Committee on Import-Export |
15 |
Determination of Protocols for the Importation of South American Camelid Embryos |
Committee on Import-Export |
16
Approved as Amended |
Process to Restore Normal Trade in North America to Ensure Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Import Regulations Conform to OIE Guidelines |
Committee on Import-Export |
17 |
Stakeholder Input on & Communications About Development of Information Systems Within the USDA, AHPHIS, VS |
Committee on Animal Disease Surveillance and Animal Health Information Systems |
18 |
Combined with Resolution 13 |
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19
Approved as Amended |
Distribution of Johne's Funding in FY 2006 |
Committee on Johne's Disease |
20 |
Production of Johnin Purified Protein Derivatives at the National Veterinary Services Laboratories |
Committee on Johne's Disease |
21 |
Development and Approval of Safe and Effective Vaccines to Reduce the Risk of E. coli O157:H7 |
Committee on Food Safety |
22 |
Continued Support for the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) and the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) |
Committee on Food Safety |
23 |
Expand the USDA Research Program Collaboration in Animal Health and Food Safety and Epidemiology (CAHFSE) |
Committee on Food Safety
Committee on Pharmaceuticals |
24 |
Collaboration in Animal Health and Food Safety and Epidemiology (CAHFSE) |
Committee on Food Safety |
25 |
Combined with Resolution 13 |
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26 |
Combined with Resolution 13 |
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27
Not Approved |
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) Persistently Infected (PI) Cattle |
Committee on Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids |
28 |
Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) Persistently Infected (PI) Camelids |
Committee on Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids |
29 |
National Fish and Wildlife Health Initiative |
Committee on Wildlife Diseases |
30 |
Combined with Resolution 13 |
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31 |
A National Plan for Rabies Control in Wildlife |
Committee on Public Health and Rabies |
32 |
Funding for Additional Research on Use of Infrared Technology to Detect Signs of Animal Disease |
Committee on Public Health and Rabies |
33 |
Brucella ovis Testing Standardization |
Committee on Sheep and Goats
Committee on Brucellosis |
34 |
Possible Reduction of Federal Tuberculosis Indemnity Monies if Herd Owners Fail to Follow Individual Herd Plans Designed to Prevent Re-Infection |
Committee on Tuberculosis |
35
Approved as Amended |
Restricting Feeder Cattle From Higher-Risk Tuberculosis Areas in Mexico |
Committee on Tuberculosis |
36 |
Modification of the Interstate Movement Requirements in 9 CFR, Chapter 1, Part 77 and in the January 2005 Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Uniform Methods and Rules to Require a Negative Test on Intact Dairy Cattle Over 6 Months of Age |
Committee on Tuberculosis |
37 |
National Coordinated Clearing House of Information |
Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases |
38 |
National Specified Risk Materials Task Group |
Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases |
39 |
Support the Inter-American Group for the Eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease |
Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases |
40 |
Funding for Bovis Research on Vaccines and Antivirals for Foot-and-Mouth Disease and Classical Swine Fever |
Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases |
41 |
Development and Implementation of Rapid Milk Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing for Foot and Mouth Disease |
Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases |
42 |
Combined with Resolution 33 |
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43 |
Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area (GYA) |
Committee on Brucellosis |
44 |
Importation of Raw Game Bird Carcasses From Areas Known to be Infected with Newcastle Disease and Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza |
Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species |
45 |
Final Approval and Implementation of the National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) Control Program for Low Pathogenicity H5/H7 Avian Influenza (AI) in Commercial Poultry |
Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species |
46
Approved as Amended |
Amendment of the National Organic Program Section 205.239, Requiring Access to the Outdoors, to Make Access Optional and to Provide for Confinement During Outbreaks of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza |
Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species |
47 |
Combined with Resolution 6 |
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48 |
Combined with Resolution 23 |
|
49 |
Tropical Bont Tick Eradication Programs in the Caribbean |
Committee on Parasitic Diseases and Parasiticides |
50
Approved as Amended |
Preventing Exotic Ticks and Hemoparasitic Disease Establishment in the USA |
Committee on Parasitic Diseases and Parasiticides |
51 |
Support for the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program |
Committee on Parasitic Diseases and Parasiticides |
52 |
Control of Ticks on Imported Reptiles |
Committee on Parasitic Diseases and Parasiticides |
Following are links to resolutions passed at the 2004 annual USAHA meeting in Greensboro, South Carolina, October 21-27.
All resolutions are approved unless otherwise noted.
To view a resolution, click on its Resolution Number. To view a source committee's web page, click on the committee name.
Or, view a PDF document containing all the resolutions and available responses.