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2009

Following are links to resolutions passed at the 2009 annual USAHA meeting held October 7-14 in San Diego, California.
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.

View all the 2009 resolutions in a single pdf document.

Resolution Number	Subject Matter	Source Committee(s)
1	PROGRAM STANDARD REVISION WITH UPDATED HERD CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM	Committee on Johne's Disease
2	KNOWLEDGE AND CAPABILITY GAPS RELATED TO MASS ANIMAL MORTALITY MANAGEMENT	USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Emergency Management
3	FEDERAL FUNDING FOR A NATIONAL AQUATIC ANIMAL PATHOGEN TESTING NETWORK View the Draft Plan.	USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Aquaculture
4	IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NATIONAL AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH PLAN	USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Aquaculture
5	FAILURE OF IMPORTING COUNTRIES TO FOLLOW WORLD ORGANIZATION FOR ANIMAL HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR IMPORTATIONS OF ANIMALS	Committee on Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids Committee on Import-Export Committee on International Standards Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and other Avian Species Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses Committee on Sheep and Goats Committee on Bluetongue and Related Orbiviruses
6	INVESTIGATION OF RISK POSED BY EMERGING PESTIVIRUSES	Committee on Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids Committee on Wildlife Diseases
7	Combined with 5
8	CONTAGIOUS EQUINE METRITIS (CEM)	Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses
9	SUPPORT FOR SECTION 1433 FORMULA FUNDS FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND RESEARCH	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
10	SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN FOOD SYSTEMS VETERINARY MEDICINE	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
11	SUPPORT FOR FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABANK	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
12	INCREASED FUNDING FOR EXPANDED RESEARCH FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY NATIONAL CENTER FOR FOREIGN ANIMAL AND ZOONOTIC DISEASE DEFENSE	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
13	REVIEW OF COMPENSATION FOR RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTIC VETERINARIANS	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
14	VETERINARY MEDICINE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
15	VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION ACT	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
16	VETERINARY SERVICES INVESTMENT ACT	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
17	Combined with 5
18	Combined with 6
19 — Approved as Amended	RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT OF BIGHORN SHEEP/DOMESTIC SHEEP DISEASE	Committee on Wildlife Diseases Committtee on Sheep and Goats
20 — Approved as Amended	ENHANCE DEVELOPMENT OF RISK ASSESSMENT MODELS BY DETERMINATION OF UNITED STATES WILDLIFE SUSCEPTIBILITY TO RIFT VALLEY FEVER VIRUS	Committee on Wildlife Diseases Committtee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases
21	CONTINUED UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SUPPORT FOR SCREWWORM ERADICATION ACTIVITIES	Committee on Parasitic Diseases
22	NATIONAL BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS ERADICATION PROGRAM	Committee on Tuberculosis
23	EXPEDITED APPROVAL OF NEW BOVINE TUBERCULOSIS ANTIBODY TESTS BY THE CENTER FOR VETERINARY BIOLOGICS	Committee on Tuberculosis
24	Combined with 5
25	MARKET SWINE SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM	Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine
26	Combined with 20
27	PROPOSAL TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE POULTRY TUMOR VIRUS AND GENETIC DISEASE RESISTANCE RESEARCH PROGRAMS	Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and other Avian Species
28	COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT FUNDING FOR NOTIFIABLE AVIAN INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE	Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and other Avian Species
29	Combined with 5
30	CONTAINMENT OF VERY VIRULENT INFECTIOUS BURSAL DISEASE VIRUS IN CALIFORNIA	Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and other Avian Species
31	UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE ORGANIZATIONAL EVOLUTION	Board of Directors
32	CONSORTIUM FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BRUCELLOSIS SCIENCE	Committee on Brucellosis
33	STANDARDIZATION OF BRUCELLA ABORTUS TESTING FOR ELK	Committee on Brucellosis
34	SWINE BRUCELLOSIS IN CATTLE	Committee on Brucellosis
35	SUPPORT OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BRUCELLOSIS CONCEPT PAPER PUBLISHED OCTOBER 5, 2009 IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER	Committee on Brucellosis
36	REVIEW OF SELECT AGENT STATUS FOR BRUCELLA ABORTUS	Committee on Brucellosis
37	Combined with 5
38 — Approved as Amended	SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CENTER FOR ANIMAL WELFARE BY THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, ANIMAL CARE	Committee on Animal Welfare
39	SUPPORT FOR THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION RESPONSE TO THE FINAL REPORT OF THE PEW COMMISSION ON INDUSTRIAL FARM ANIMAL PRODUCTION	Committee on Animal Welfare
40	NATIONAL ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM	Committee on Livestock Identification
41	BRUCELLA OVIS RESEARCH	Committee on Sheep and Goats
42	NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM SHEEP STUDY	Committee on Sheep and Goats
43	Combined with 19
44	Combined with 5
45	Combined with 5
46	STRATEGIC INITIATIVES AGAINST WILDLIFE RABIES	Committee on Public Health and Rabies

2008

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.

View all the 2008 resolutions in a single pdf document.

Resolution Number	Subject Matter	Source Committee(s)
1	Promoting the Use of Standardized Bacterial Fingerprinting Strategies	Committee on Salmonella
2	Regional and Operational Animal Health Emergency Management	USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Emergency Management Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases
3	Consistency in Guidelines and Applications of Methodology for Large-Scale Euthanasia or Depopulation of Animals to Ensure Timely and Effective Response to an Animal Health Emergency	USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Emergency Management Committee on Animal Welfare
4	National Johne's Disease Demonstration Herd Project	Committee on Johne's Disease
5	Strategic Plan for Johne's Disease	Committee on Johne's Disease
6	Surveillance for Bluetongue and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease in the United States and the Caribbean Region	Committee on Bluetongue and Related Orbivirues Committee on Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases Committee on Sheep and Goats
7	National Aquatic Animal Health Plan	USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Aquaculture
8 — Approved as Amended	Federal Funding for an Aquatic Animal Laboratory Network	USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Aquaculture
9	Use and Interpretation of Polymerase Chain Reaction Results for Viral Hemorrhagic Septicemia Virus	USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Aquaculture
10	National List of Reportable Animal Diseases Working Group	USAHA/AAVLD Joint Committee on Animal Health Information Systems
11	Support for High-Containment Biosafety Laboratories	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
12	Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Plan (PL 108-161)	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
13 — Approved as Amended	Increasing the Veterinary Workforce by Expanding Veterinary Medical School Capacity	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
14 — Approved as Amended	Support for Section 1433 Formula Funds for Animal Health and Research	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
15 — Approved as Amended	Support for Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development Committee on Pharmaceuticals
16 — Approved as Amended	Support for Regional Centers of Excellence in Food Systems Veterinary Medicine	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
17	Increased Funding for Expanded Research for the Department of Homeland Security National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense (FAZD Center)	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
18	Funding for the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center's New Biosafety Level-3 Agriculture Wildlife Disease Research Laboratory	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
19	Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Readiness for Arthropod-Borne Diseases	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
20	Review of Compensation for Research and Diagnostic Veterinarians	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
21	Review of Select Agent Status for Brucella abortus	Committee on Brucellosis
22	Revise the Code of Federal Regulations for Brucellosis and Provide Funding to Address the Risk of Transmission from Wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Area	Committee on Brucellosis
23	Continued Support for the Negotiations to Harmonize International Rules and Regulations Governing Methods of Detecting Residues of Veterinary Drugs in Food to Reduce Technical Barriers to Trade	Committee on Pharmaceuticals
24	Interim Funding for Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD)	Committee on Pharmaceuticals
25	Combined with Resolution 15
26 — Approved as Amended	Enhanced Equine Infectious Anemia Program Funding	Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses
27	Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Microchip Identification of Imported Equids	Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses
28 — Approved as Amended	Equine Piroplasmosis Research Funding	Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses
29	Tropical Bont Tick	Committee on Parasitic Diseases
30	Clarification of Authority for use of the National Animal Identification System Premises Identification Numbers in Program Diseases and Emergency Programs	Committee On Livestock Identification
31	Scrapie Eradication Program Funding	Committee on Scrapie
32	Funding for New Facility Operations at the National Centers for Animal Health	Committee on Biologics and Biotechnology
33	Additional Resources for Validation of Genomics-Based Pathogen Detection Technologies	Committee On Transmissible Diseases Of Poultry And Other Avian Species
34 — Approved as Amended	Funding for Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus Research	Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases
35	Combined with Resolution 2
36	Combined with Resolution 6
37 — Tabled	National Wildlife Research Center GonaCon™ Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Immunocontraception Vaccine	Committee On Public Health And Rabies
38	The North American Rabies Management Plan	Committee On Public Health And Rabies
39	Combined with Resolution 6
40	Soring of Tennesse Walking and other Show Horses	Committee on Animal Welfare
41	Combined with Resolution 3
42 — Not Approved	Ban on Double-Deck Trailers of Equines	Committee on Animal Welfare
43	Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Testing of Goat Milk for Brucella melitensis	Committee on Sheep and Goats
44	Approval of CIDRs®	Committee on Sheep and Goats
45	Ban on Extra-label use of Cephalosporin Antimicrobial Drugs in Food-Producing Animals	Committee on Sheep and Goats
46	Combined with Resolution 6
47	Fund Expanded Collection of Well-characterized Serum from Cattle and Cervids Routinely Tested for Tuberculosis in Cattle and Cervids to Enhance Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program	Committee On Tuberculosis
48	Change in How Test and Removal Herds Affects the Calculation of the Number of Tuberculosis Affected Herds with Respect to Determining State/Zone Status	Committee On Tuberculosis
49	Elephant Tuberculosis Guidelines	Committee On Tuberculosis
50	Restricting Imported Feeder Cattle	Committee On Tuberculosis
51	Prevention of Introduction of Classical Swine Fever and other Foreign Animal Diseases into the United States	Committee On Transmissible Diseases Of Swine
52	Urgency of Program Completion	Board of Directors

2007

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.

View all the 2007 resolutions in a single pdf document.

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
11	Combined with Resolution 2
12	Combined with Resolution 4
13	Combined with Resolutions 1, 75
14	Combined with Resolutions 5, 16, 24, 41, 58, 61, 67
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
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
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
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
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
59	Import Reptile Tick Control	Committee on Parasitic Diseases
60	Combined with Resolutions 28, 47, 63
61	Combined with Resolutions 5, 14, 16, 24, 41, 58, 67
62	Combined with Resolution 40
63	Combined with Resolutions 28, 47, 60
64	Combined with Resolution 15
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
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
76	Brucellosis Laboratory Consolidation	Committee on Brucellosis
77	Proposed Adjustments to National Brucellosis Surveillance	Committee on Brucellosis

2006

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.

View all the 2006 resolutions & responses in a single pdf document.

Resolution Number	Subject Matter	Source Committee(s)
1	Interim Emergency Regulation	Committee on Aquaculture
2	Recommendation to Re-list Oncornynchus Masu Virus Disease (OMVD)	Committee on Aquaculture
3	Supply and Distribution of Standardized Diagnostic Reagents for the Listed Disease of Aquatic Animals	Committee on Aquaculture
4	National Aquatic Animal Health Plan	Committee on Aquaculture
5	Routine and Emergency Disposal of Animal Carcasses and Animal Parts to Prevent Environmental Contamination from Specified Risk Materials	Committee on Animal Emergency Management
6	Support of Funding for a Demonstration Project to Implement the Proposed National Agriculture and Food Continuity of Business All Hazard Plan	Committee on Animal Emergency Management Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases
7	Development of Effective Local, State and National Animal Emergency Management Systems	Committee on Animal Emergency Management
8	Equine Infectious Anemia	Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses
9	Equine Piroplasmosis	Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses
10	Equine Piroplasmosis	Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses
11	Indemnification to Eliminate Cattle Confirmed Positive for Mycobacterium Avium Paratuberculosis (MAP)	Committee on Johne's Disease
12	Quantitative Bulk Tank Milk Tests for Detecting Johne's Disease	Committee on Johne's Disease
13	The Use of the Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Test to Diagnose Chronic Wasting Disease in Captive Wildlife	Committee on Captive Wildlife and Alternative Livestock
14	Eradication of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus from North America	Committee on Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids
15	Funding for the USDA—AHPIS—VS Center for Veterinary Biologics	Committee on Biologics and Biotechnology
16	Vaccine Development for Malignant Catarrhal Fever in Bison	Committee on Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids
17	Requesting an Opportunity to Provide Recommendations and Advice on the Proposed Department of Homeland Security National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
18	Support of Funding a Demonstration Project to Implement the Proposed National Agriculture and Food Continuity of Business Plan	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
19	Federal Funding for the National Animal Health Laboratory Network	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
20	The Veterinary Workforce Expansion Act	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development
21	Collection of Serum from Cervids Routinely Tested by the Single Cervical Test for Evaluation of the Rapid Test for Tuberculosis (TB) in Cervids	Committee on Tuberculosis
22	Official Identification of Dairy Animals in Interstate Commerce with International Standards Organization Approved Radio Frequency Identification	Committee on Tuberculosis
23 Not Approved	Tail Docking of Dairy Cattle	Committee on Animal Welfare
24 Not Approved	The Ban of Double-Deck Trailers Transporting Equines to Processing Facilities	Committee on Animal Welfare
25	Improving the Response to Food-Associated Disease Outbreaks	Committee on Public Health and Rabies
26	Standardization of Point Source Contamination Detection, Determination, and Investigation Methods	Committee on Public Health and Rabies
27	Funding for Additional Research on Use of Infrad Technology to Detect Signs of Animal Disease	Committee on Public Health and Rabies
28 Not Approved	A New Biosecurity Level 3-AG (BSL-3-AG) Wildlife Disease Research Laboratory at the National Wildlife Research Center	Committee on Public Health and Rabies
29	A National Plan for Rabies Control in Wildlife	Committee on Public Health and Rabies
30	Public Health Continuing Education Module for Veterinary Accreditation	Committee on Public Health and Rabies
31	Code of Federal Regulations Changes, Swine Brucellosis	Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine Committee on Brucellosis
32	Stakeholder Involvement in the Development of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility	Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine
33	Control of Feral Swine	Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine
34	Combined with Resolution 6
35	Coordination of International Efforts to Combat Disease	Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases
36	Support for the Inter-American Group for the Eradication of Foot and Mouth Disease	Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases
37	Continued Support for the Global Foot and Mouth Disease Research Alliance	Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases Committee on International Standards
38	National Animal Identification Advisory Subcommittee Recommendations	Committee on Livestock Identification
39	Support for State Animal Tracking Databases	Committee on Livestock Identification
40	Intermediate Step in Implementation of the National Animal Identification System	Committee on Livestock Identification
41	Combined with Resolution 37
42	Support the National Surveillance Unit's Scrapie Program Leadership	Committee on Scrapie
43	Animal Identification Compliance in the Scrapie Program	Committee on Scrapie
44 Approved as Amended	Water-Based Foam for Mass Depopulation of Poultry	Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species
45	Combined with Resolution 31
46	Interpretation of Import-Export Protocol	Committee on Import-Export

2005

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.

View all the 2005 resolutions & responses in a single pdf document.

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
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
26	Combined with Resolution 13
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
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
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
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

2004 USAHA Resolutions

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.

Resolution Number	Subject Matter	Source Committee(s)
01	New National Johne's Disease Dairy Herd Prevalence Study	Committee on Johne's Disease
02	National Animal Identification System	Committee on Livestock Identification
03	Need for Timely Pertinent Information from USDA-APHIS-VS On Current Disease Situations Affecting Horses	Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses
04	Electronic EIA Forms	Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses
05	Salmonella Performance Standards	Committee on Salmonella Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species
06	A National Plan for Rabies Control in Wildlife	Committee on Public Health and Rabies
07	Federal Funding for the National Animal Health Laboratory Network	Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases Joint AAVLD/USAHA Committee on Animal Health Information Systems
08	Combined with Resolutions 07 and 23	Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases
09	Collaboration In Animal Health, Food Safety and Epidemiology (CAHFSE)	Committee on Food Safety
10	Federal Funding for the National Veterinary Medical Service Act (PUBLIC LAW 108-161)	USAHA Board of Directors
11	Continued Support for Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) and the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS)	Committee on Food Safety
12	Adequate Long-Term Financial Support for the State-Federal Infectious Salmon Anemia Program and Indemnification in the Northeastern U.S.	Committee on Aquaculture
13	Importation of Fetal Bovine Serum	Committee on Import-Export Committee on Biologics and Biotechnology
14	Risk Assessment in Aquatic Animal Health	Committee on Aquaculture
15	Brucella ovisTesting Standardization	Committee on Sheep and Goats
16	Equine Infectious Anemia Control Program	Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses
17	Brucellosis and Pseudorabies in Feral Swine	Committee on Pseudorabies Committee on Brucellosis
18 Withdrawn by Committee	Funding to Expand Molecular Characterization of Group D Salmonella Field Isolates Related to the National Poultry Improvement Plan	Committee on Salmonella
19	Homeland Security Presidential Directive 9	Committee on Public Health and Rabies Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases Committee on Wildlife Diseases Committee on Captive Wildlife and Alternative Livestock
20	USDA Jurisdiction for Animal Disease Vaccines That Also Have a Public Health Benefit	Committee on Biologics and Biotechnology Committee on Food Safety
21	Updated National Johne's Disease Control Program Strategic Plan Attachment: National Johne's Disease Control Program Strategic Plan - July 2004	Committee on Johne's Disease
22	Training Opportunities for Veterinary Students	Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases
23	Combined with Resolutions 07 and 08	Joint AAVLD/USAHA Committee on Animal Health Information Systems
24 Approved as Amended	Strategic Plan for the Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis Attachment: The Comprehensive Strategic Plan for the Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis - May 2004	Committee on Tuberculosis
25	Emerging Swine Disease Response Mechanism	Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine
26	Combined with Resolutions 19, 36, and 43	Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases
27	Confidentiality of Collected Data	Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine
28	Web Based Interstate Certificate of Veterinary Inspection	Committee on Livestock Identification
29	Priority Passage for Live Animal Cargo at Border Crossing	Committee on Import-Export
30	Reduction and Elimination of Brucellosis in Wildlife in the Greater Yellowstone Area	Committee on Brucellosis
31	Development of Protocols to Allow Conduct of Critical Research Related to Brucella Species	Committee on Brucellosis
32	Combined with Resolution 5	Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species
33	Combined with Resolution 17	Committee on Brucellosis
34	Agriculture as a Priority of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security	Committee on Import-Export
35	Development of Consensus on Animal Care Guidelines	Committee on Animal Welfare
36	Combined with Resolutions 19, 26, and 43	Committee on Wildlife Diseases
37	Tropical Bont Tick Eradication Programs in the Caribbean	Committee on Parasitic Diseases
38 Approved as Amended	Replacement of the USDA-ARS Knipling-Bushland U.S. Livestock Insects Research Laboratory	Committee on Parasitic Diseases
39	Combined with Resolution 20	Committee on Biologics and Biotechnology Committee on Food Safety
40	Combined with Resolution 13	Committee on Biologics and Biotechnology
41	Scrapie Flock Certification Program	Committee on Scrapie
42	Consistent State Compliance	Committee on Scrapie
43	Combined with Resolutions 19, 26, and 36	Committee on Captive Wildlife and Alternative Livestock