2nd Cohort of State Animal Health Officials Attend TAMU Poultry Agribusiness Course September 2024

Strengthening industry-regulatory relationships and disease response plans

Funded by USDA NADPRP and supported by the Texas Poultry Federation, Dr. Morgan Farnell, Dr. Dee Ellis, Dr. Heather Simmons, and Sarah Manning conducted a Poultry Agribusiness Course alongside top producing poultry industry representatives in east Texas from September 15th-20th. 11 State Animal Health Officials (SAHOs) originating from all across the country were in attendance.

This course focused on providing specialized educational opportunities for SAHOs regarding the agribusiness functions of the U.S. poultry industry. The improved understanding and rapport with the poultry industry gained through the course will help the SAHOs to enhance their response activities in future infectious disease outbreaks, now with a better understanding of the impacts caused by movement restrictions and regulatory actions on the poultry industry’s daily operations and business motives.

The project team wishes to thank the poultry industry for being such generous hosts and taking the time out of their busy schedules to put on this important event.  

IIAD DIRECTOR & SENIOR FELLOW ALONGSIDE COLLABORATORS RELEASE NEW PUBLICATION IN PREVENTATIVE VETERINARY MEDICINE JOURNAL

Economics of Reducing Response Time to Foreign-Animal Disease in the United States with Point-of-Care Diagnostic Tests Published September 2024 by Ashley F. Railey, David Adamson, Heather L. Simmons, Jonathon Rushton

Background: As low probability events, United States producers, value chain actors, and veterinary services (VS) have limited experience with identifying foreign animal disease (FAD), which can allow FADs to spread undetected. Point-of-care (POC) diagnostic testing may help reduce the time from detecting an initial suspect case to implementing actionable interventions compared to the current approach of only using laboratory diagnostic testing for disease diagnosis and confirmation. To evaluate the value of the reduced response time, we compare the associated costs between the two diagnostic approaches while accounting for the uncertainty surrounding the size of a FAD event.

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