All 2020 USAHA Resolutions (pdf)
2020 VS Final Responses (all) (updated 10/8/2021)
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APHIS-VS Resolution Responses (Sept. 2020)
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View APHIS-VS Final Responses (single document) 9/27/19
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| Resolution No. | Action | Title | Committee(s) | Directed to/Response | Status | Comment/Notes |
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| 1 | Approved | Veterinary Public Practice Awareness and Promotion | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development | AVMA | ||
| 2 | Approved | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Aquaculture | American Fisheries Society | |||
| 3 | Approved | Commercial Aquaculture Health Program Standards | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Aquaculture | USDA-APHIS | ||
| 4 | Approved; Combined with 8, 12, 17, 21, 37 | African Swine Fever (ASF) Surveillance Program and Tissues for Official ASF Testing in National Animal Health Laboratory Network Laboratories | Committee on Animal Emergency Managment; USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Health Surveillance and Information Systems; USAHA/AAVLD Committee on NAHLN; Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases; Committee on Swine; Committee on Global Animal Helath and Trade |
USDA-APHIS | ||
| 5 | Approved; Combined with 9, 13, 18, 22, 36 | Enhancing Classical Swine Fever (CSF) Surveillance in National Animal Health Laboratory Network Diagnostic Laboratories | Committee on Animal Emergency Managment; USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Health Surveillance and Information Systems; USAHA/AAVLD Committee on NAHLN; Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases; Committee on Swine; Committee on Global Animal Helath and Trade |
USDA-APHIS | ||
| 6 | Approved; Combined with 10, 14, 19, 23, 38 | Implementation of Pseudorabies Virus Deoxyribonucleic Acid Detection (Polymerase Chain Reaction) in National Animal Health Laboratory Network Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories | Committee on Animal Emergency Managment; USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Health Surveillance and Information Systems; USAHA/AAVLD Committee on NAHLN; Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases; Committee on Swine; Committee on Global Animal Helath and Trade |
USDA-APHIS | ||
| 7 | Approved | Adoption of XML Data Standard for Exchange of Electronic Certificate of Veterinary Inspection Data | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Health Surveillance and Information Systems | USDA-APHIS | ||
| 8 | Combined with 4 | ~ | ||||
| 9 | Combined with 5 | ~ | ||||
| 10 | Combined with 6 | ~ | ||||
| 11 | Approved; Combined with 33 | Improvements Needed to the United States Department of Agriculture's Veterinary Services Process Streamlining Database | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Health Surveillance and Information Systems; Committee on Cattle and Bison | USDA-APHIS-VS | ||
| 12 | Combined with 4 | ~ | ||||
| 13 | Combined with 5 | ~ | ||||
| 14 | Combined with 6 | ~ | ||||
| 15 | Approved | National Equine Communication Center | Committee on Equine | USDA-APHIS | ||
| 16 | Approved | Equine Euthanasia and Disposal | Committee on Equine | FDA | ||
| 17 | Combined with 4 | ~ | ||||
| 18 | Combined with 5 | ~ | ||||
| 19 | Combined with 6 | ~ | ||||
| 20 | Approved | National Animal Health Monitoring System - Swine 2020 | Committee on Swine | USDA-APHIS-VS | ||
| 21 | Combined with 4 | ~ | ||||
| 22 | Combined with 5 | ~ | ||||
| 23 | Combined with 6 | ~ | ||||
| 24 | Approved | Investigation of the Role of the Prion Protein Gene in Chronic Wasting Disease Resistance and Transmission of Disease | Committee on Farmed Cervidae | USDA-ARS | ||
| 25 | Approved | Chronic Wasting Disease Strain Evaluation | Committee on Farmed Cervidae | USDA-ARS | ||
| 26 | Approved | Investigate the Dual Path Platform as an Individual Animal Test for Interstate Commerce of Farmed Cervidae | Committee on Farmed Cervidae | USDA-APHIS-VS | ||
| 27 | Approved | National Animal Health Monitoring System 2019 Goat Study - Biological Testing | Committee on Sheep, Goats, and Camelids | USDA-APHIS | ||
| 28 | Approved | Genetic Scrapie Resistance - Goats | Committee on Sheep, Goats, and Camelids | USDA-APHIS USDA-ARS |
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| 29 | Approved | Scrapie Eradication Program Identification | Committee on Sheep, Goats, and Camelids | USDA-APHIS | ||
| 30 | Approved | Removal of Select Agent Status for Brucella Species | Committee on Cattle and Bison | USDA-APHIS-VS | ||
| 31 | Approved | Request for Brucella species funded research | Committee on Cattle and Bison | USDA-ARS | ||
| 32 | Approved | Field Trial Needed to Evaluate Ultra High Frequency Radio Frequency Identification Cattle Back Tag Functionality when Combined with and Compared to Other Cattle Identification Devices | Committee on Cattle and Bison | USDA-APHIS-VS | ||
| 33 | Combined with 11 | ~ | ||||
| 34 | Approved | Two-Pronged Approach Needed for Advancing Cattle Traceability | Committee on Cattle and Bison | USDA-APHIS-VS | ||
| 35 | Approved as Amended | Continued Use of the RB51 Vaccine | Committee on Cattle and Bison | National Assembly | ||
| 36 | Combined with 5 | ~ | ||||
| 37 | Combined with 4 | ~ | ||||
| 38 | Combined with 6 | ~ | ||||
| 39 | Approved | Increased Fiscal Year 2020 Funding for the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services National Rabies Management Program | Committee on One Health | Congress USDA-APHIS-WS |
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FINAL APHIS-VS Resolution Responses (updated Oct. 2, 2018)
View all 2017 Resolutions in a single PDF.
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| Resolution No. | Action | Title | Committee(s) | Directed to/ Response | Status | Comment/Notes |
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| 1 | Approved; Combined with 6, 13, 16, 22 | Adequate Funding for Prevention, Diagnosis, and Response for Foreign Animal Disease Outbreaks | COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AND EMERGING DISEASES - COMMITTEE ON SWINE - COMMITTEE ON CATTLE AND BISON - COMMITTEE ON SHEEP, GOATS AND CAMELIDS |
USDA - Secretary National Assembly NASDA |
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| 2 | Approved as Amended | Veterinary Public Practice Awareness and Promotion | USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY AND VETERINARY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT | AVMA | ||
| 3 | Not Approved - Referred to Executive Committee for action | Near Real-Time Mapping of High Quality Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Data for Improved Animal Health Situational Awareness | USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS | N/A | ||
| 4 | Approved; Combined with 7 | Microchip Identification of Imported Horses | COMMITTEE ON EQUINE - COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE |
USDA-APHIS-VS | Concept Rejected |
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| 5 | Approved | Equine Infectious Anemia Testing for Horses Imported through Southern Border Ports | COMMITTEE ON EQUINE | USDA-APHIS-VS | Follow up at 2018 Meeting |
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| 7 | Combined with 4 | |||||
| 8 | Approved | Identification and Documentation of Cattle in Commerce | COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE | USDA-APHIS-VS NASDA/State Agriculture Authority |
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| 9 | Approved | Brucellosis Testing in Farmed Cervidae | COMMITTEE ON FARMED CERVIDAE | USDA-APHIS-VS National Assembly |
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| 10 | Approved | Farmed Cervid TB Herd Certification Testing Intervals | COMMITTEE ON FARMED CERVIDAE | USDA-APHIS-VS |
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| 11 | Combined with 28 | |||||
| 12 | Approved | Standards for Labeling Requirements for Fetal Bovine Serum | COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY | USDA-APHIS-VS | ||
| 13 | Combined with 1, 6, 16, 22 | |||||
| 14 | Approved | State Animal Health Official and Submitting Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Access to Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory Records Reported from the National Animal Health Laboratory Network Labs and the National Veterinary Services Laboratory to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Laboratory Messaging Service | COMMITTEE ON SWINE | USDA-APHIS | ||
| 15 | Approved as Amended | A Nationally-Coordinated Bio-Surveillance System that Rapidly Delivers Real-Time Data for Analysis to Improve Foreign Animal Disease Detection | COMMITTEE ON SWINE | USDA-APHIS | Request for Clarification | |
| 16 | Combined with 1, 6, 13, 22 | |||||
| 17 | Approved | Permitted Research on Brucella Abortus as a Select Agent | COMMITTEE ON CATTLE AND BISON | USDA USDHHS |
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| 18 | Approved | H5/H7 LOW PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA RESPONSE | COMMITTEE ON POULTRY AND OTHER AVIAN SPECIES | USDA-APHIS-VS | ||
| 19 | Approved | H5/H7 LOW PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA PROGRAM | COMMITTEE ON POULTRY AND OTHER AVIAN SPECIES | Congress* | Funding Request | |
| 20 | Approved | Minor Use Animal Drug Program | COMMITTEE ON SHEEP, GOATS, AND CAMELIDS | Congress* FDA USDA |
Funding Request | |
| 21 | Approved | National Scrapie Eradication Program Funding | COMMITTEE ON SHEEP, GOATS, AND CAMELIDS | USDA | Funding Request | |
| 22 | Combined with 1, 6, 13, 16 | |||||
| 23 | Approved as Amended | Annual Reporting on Chronic Wasting Disease Epidemiological Data | COMMITTEE ON WILDLIFE AND CAPTIVE WILDLIFE | USDA-APHIS-VS | ||
| 24 | Approved | Development and Implementation of a Cattle Fever Tick Control Program in Mexican States Bordering Texas | COMMITTEE ON PARASITIC AND VECTOR BORNE DISEASES | USDA-APHIS-VS USDA-ARS |
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| 25 | Approved | Accelerated Research and Development for Support of Integrated Eradication efforts of the Cattle Fever Tick | COMMITTEE ON PARASITIC AND VECTOR BORNE DISEASES | USDA-APHIS NASDA/State Agriculture Authority |
Funding Request | |
| 26 | Approved | Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease and Blue Tongue Virus Data | COMMITTEE ON PARASITIC AND VECTOR BORNE DISEASES | USDA-APHIS-VS | ||
| 27 | Approved | Increased Fiscal Year 2019 Funding for the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services Oral Rabies Vaccination Program | COMMITTEE ON ONE HEALTH | Congress* USDA-APHIS-WS |
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Funding Request |
| 28 | Approved; Combined with 11 | Funding Request in the 2018 Farm Bill for the Elimination of Raccoon Rabies in the United States | COMMITTEE ON ONE HEALTH | Congress* USDA-APHIS-WS |
Funding Request |
*​USAHA policy precludes active lobbying on legislation, however the organization does support efforts as indicated by the resolution.
Following are links to resolutions passed at the 2016 USAHA Annual Meeting held October 13-19, 2016 in Greensboro, NC. All resolutions are approved unless otherwise noted.
To view a resolution, click on its Title.
View All 2016 Resolutions in a single PDF
View APHIS-VS Resolution Responses (September 2017)
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Approved |
USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |
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2 |
Approved |
USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |
US Dept. of Homeland Security |
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3 |
Approved |
USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |
Federal Emergency Management |
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4, 21, 26 Combined |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ON IMPORT, EXPORT AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGICS & BIOTECHNOLOGY |
USDA Secretary |
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5 |
Approved |
USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT |
American Veterinary Medical Association |
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6, 13, 29, 34, 42 Combined |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF CATTLE, BISON AND CAMELIDS COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF HORSES COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF POULTRY AND OTHER AVIAN SPECIES COMMITTEE ON SHEEP AND GOATS |
USDA-APHIS-VS National Assembly
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7, 9, 11, 24 Combined |
Approved |
USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS; USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK; COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF SWINE; COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGICS & BIOTECHNOLOGY |
U.S. Congress USDA-APHIS-VS |
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8 |
Approved |
AAVLD/USAHA COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
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10 |
Approved |
USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
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12 |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF SWINE COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF HORSES |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
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15, 45 Combined |
Approved |
Equine Infectious Anemia and Equine Piroplasmosis Testing of Racing Quarter Horses |
COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF HORSES COMMITTEE ON PARASITIC AND VECTOR BORNE DISEASES |
National Assembly American Quarter Horse Association |
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16, 23, 40 Combined |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON SCRAPIE COMMITTEE ON LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION COMMITTEE ON SHEEP AND GOATS |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
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17, 41 Combined |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON SCRAPIE COMMITTEE ON SHEEP AND GOATS |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
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18 |
Approved |
Identifying Non-Traditional Sheep and Goat Marketing and Slaughter Channels |
COMMITTEE ON SCRAPIE |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
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19 |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON BRUCELLOSIS |
USDA-APHIS-VS; Idaho, Montana, Wyoming |
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20 |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON BRUCELLOSIS |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
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22, 37 Combined |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON IMPORT, EXPORT AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE ON TUBERCULOSIS |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
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25 |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGICS & BIOTECHNOLOGY |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
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27 |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND RABIES |
U.S. Congress USDA-APHIS-WS |
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28 |
Approved |
Wildlife Translocation: A Threat to Rabies Management and Elimination Programs |
COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND RABIES |
USDA-APHIS-WS |
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30 |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
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31, 39 Combined |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE & ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK; COMMITTEE ON TUBERCULOSIS |
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32 |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE & ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK |
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33 |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF POULTRY AND OTHER AVIAN SPECIES |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
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35 |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF POULTRY AND OTHER AVIAN SPECIES |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
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36 |
Approved |
USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY AND VETERINARY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT |
American Veterinary Medical Association |
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38 |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON TUBERCULOSIS |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
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43 |
Approved |
COMMITTEE ON SHEEP AND GOATS |
USDA; USDHS; USDOI |
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44 |
Approved |
Development of Cattle Fever Tick Prevention and Treatment Methods for Both Livestock and Wildlife |
COMMITTEE ON PARASITIC AND VECTOR BORNE DISEASES |
USDA-APHIS; |
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Following are links to resolutions passed at the 2015 USAHA Annual Meeting held October 22 - 28, 2015 in Providence, Rhode Island.
All resolutions are approved unless otherwise noted.
To view a resolution, click on its Subject Name.
Following are links to resolutions passed at the 2014 annual USAHA meeting held October 16 - 22, 2014 in Kansas City, Missouri.
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 2014 resolutions in a single pdf document.
| Number | Action | Title | Source | Directed to |
| 1 | Approved | Radiological Incident Response and Resources | COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | Department of Health and Human Services |
| 2 | Approved | Veterinary License Reciprocity In Emergencies | COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | American Association of Veterinary State Boards |
| 3 | Approved | Reportable Toxicoses | USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENT AND TOXICOLOGY | National Assembly of State Animal Health Officials |
| 4 | Combined w/ 12, 24 Approved as Amended |
Need for United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services Risk Assessment and Rulemaking prior to Allowing Imports from Countries with African Swine Fever | COMMITTEE ON IMPORT-EXPORT; COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF SWINE; COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AND EMERGING DISEASES | USDA-APHIS |
| 5 | Not Approved (See Resolution #9) |
Importation of Fetal Bovine Serum | COMMITTEE ON IMPORT-EXPORT | — |
| 6 | Combined w/11 Approved |
Bluetongue, National Strategy for Animal Exports | COMMITTEE ON IMPORT-EXPORT; COMMITTEE ON BLUETONGUE AND RELATED ORBIVIRUSES |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 7 | Approved as Amended | Use of the Lacey Act to Regulate Animal Pathogens | COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE | Congress |
| 8 | Approved | Assess Johne's Disease Fecal Check Test Performance | COMMITTEE ON JOHNE'S DISEASE | USDA-APHIS |
| 9 | Approved | Importation of Fetal Bovine Serum | COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF CATTLE, BISON, AND CAMELIDS | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 10 | Approved as Amended | General Standards for Trichomoniasis Interstate Movement Requirements of Bulls | COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF CATTLE, BISON, AND CAMELIDS | State Animal Health Officials |
| 11 | Combined w/6 | |||
| 12 | Combined w/4, 24 | |||
| 13 | Approved | Equine Veterinary Accreditation Modules | COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF HORSES | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 14 | Approved | Enhancements to States' Contagious Equine Metritis Post Entry Quarantine and Testing Programs | COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF HORSES | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 15 | Approved | Development of Equine Infectious Anemia Working Group | COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF HORSES | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 16 | Combined w/23; Approved | Record and Electronically Capture Radio Frequency Identification on Imported Horses | COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF HORSES; COMMITTEE ON LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 17 | Approved | Proposed Scrapie Rule | COMMITTEE ON SCRAPIE | Secretary of Agriculture |
| 18 | Approved | Brucellosis Eradication Program Goals, Objectives, and Priorities | COMMITTEE ON BRUCELLOSIS | Secretary of Agriculture |
| 19 | Approved | Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area | COMMITTEE ON BRUCELLOSIS | USDA-APHIS; USDA-ARS;DOI-National Park Service; State of Montana |
| 20 | Not Approved (See Resolution #31) |
Brucella ovis Testing in Rams | COMMITTEE ON BRUCELLOSIS | — |
| 21 | Approved | Validation of the Brucella Ring Test for Large Dairies | COMMITTEE ON BRUCELLOSIS | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 22 | Approved | Brucellosis Testing in Farmed Cervidae | COMMITTEE ON BRUCELLOSIS | State Animal Health Officials; USDA-APHIS |
| 23 | Combined w/16 | — | ||
| 24 | Combined w/4, 12 | — | ||
| 25 | Approved | Increased Fiscal Year 2016 Funding for the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services Oral Rabies Vaccination Program | COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND RABIES | Congress |
| 26 | Approved | Manufacturing of Veterinary Biologicals without Licensure | COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY | USDA-APHIS |
| 27 | Not Approved (See Resolution #9) |
Standards for Fetal Bovine Serum | COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY | — |
| 28 | Approved | Epidemiology of Chronic Wasting Disease in Farmed Cervids | COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 29 | Approved | Approval of Lelystad Tuberculins for Use in the Bovigam® Assay | COMMITTEE ON TUBERCULOSIS | USDA-APHIS |
| 30 | Approved | State or Regional Brucellosis and Tuberculosis Classification for Sheep and Goats | COMMITTEE ON SHEEP AND GOATS | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 31 | Approved | Brucella ovis testing of rams | COMMITTEE ON SHEEP AND GOATS | USDA-APHIS-VS; USDA-ARS |
| 32 | Approved | Q-Fever (Coxiella burnetti) for Sheep and Goats and for Humans in the United States | COMMITTEE ON SHEEP AND GOATS | USDA-APHIS-VS; FDA |
Following are links to resolutions passed at the 2013 annual USAHA meeting held October 17 - 23 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 2013 resolutions in a single pdf document.
| Resolution | Action | Title | Committee | Directed To |
| 1 | Approved, Combined w/5 | NATIONAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY AND VETERINARY WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development; USAHA/AAVLD Committee on NAHLN | National Association of Federal Veterinarians, American Veterinary Medical Association, federal and state governments, and other veterinary associations |
| 2 | Approved | NATIONAL FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE PREPAREDNESS WORKING GROUP | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Emergency Management | USDA-APHIS; National Emergency Preparedness Working Group |
| 3 | Approved, Combined w/20 | Q FEVER | Committee on Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids; Committee on Public Health and Rabies | State Milk Regulatory Authorities |
| 4 | Approved | AQUATIC ANIMAL DRUG APPROVAL PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Aquaculture | US Fish and Wildlife Service |
| 5 | Combined w/ 1 | |||
| 6 | Approved | VACCINE AND VECTOR CONTROL METHODS FOR THE VARIOUS STRAINS OF BLUETONGUE AND RELATED ORBIVIRUSES | Committee on Bluetongue and Related Orbiviruses | USDA-ARS |
| 7 | Approved, Combined w/14 | EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS (EP) GENETIC STRAIN TYPING OF EP ORGANISMS | Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses; Committee on Parasitic Diseases | USDA-APHIS-VS; USDA-ARS |
| 8 | Approved | INFORMATION SHARING FOR HERD HEALTH | Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine | USDA-APHIS-VS; NAHLN Coordinator; AAVLD |
| 9 | Approved | EMERGING DISEASES RESPONSE INFRASTRUCTURE AND PLANNING | Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 10 | Approved | RISK ANALYSES | Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 11 | Approved | BRUCELLOSIS PROOF OF VACCINATION | Committee on Brucellosis | National Assembly; USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 12 | Approved | BRUCELLOSIS TESTING IN FARMED CERVIDAE | Committee on Brucellosis | USDA-APHIS-VS; National Assembly |
| 13 | Approved | CONTAGIOUS EQUINE METRITIS - POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION TESTING | Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 14 | Combined w/ 7 | |||
| 15 | Approved | NATIONAL EQUINE COMMUNICATION CENTER | Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses | USDA, American Horse Council, American Association of Equine Practitioners, other equine industry representatives and the National Assembly |
| 16 | Approved | NATIONAL REVIEW OF RESEARCH NEEDS FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE | Committee on Captive Wildlife and Alternative Livestock | USDA; US Dept. of Interior |
| 17 | Approved, Combined w/18 | OBJECTION TO SALMONELLA LINKED TO HUMAN ILLNESSES BEING DECLARED ADULTERANTS | Committee on Salmonella; Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species | USDA |
| 18 | Combined w/ 17 | |||
| 19 | Approved | INCREASED FISCAL YEAR 2015 FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, WILDLIFE SERVICES ORAL RABIES VACCINATION PROGRAM | Committee on Public Health and Rabies | Congress; (USDA-APHIS-WS) |
| 20 | Combined w/ 3 | |||
| 21 | Approved | STATE OR REGIONAL BRUCELLOSIS AND TUBERCULOSIS CLASSIFICATION FOR SHEEP AND GOATS | Committee on Sheep and Goats | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 22 | Approved | SEPARATE SHEEP AND GOAT COMMODITY HEALTH LINE ITEM | Committee on Sheep and Goats | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 23 | Approved | Q-FEVER (COXIELLA BURNETTI) VACCINE FOR SHEEP AND GOATS AND FOR HUMANS IN THE UNITED STATES | Committee on Sheep and Goats | USDA-APHIS-VS; FDA; USDA-APHIS-VS (CVB) |
| 24 | Approved | MINOR USE ANIMAL DRUG PROGRAM | Committee on Sheep and Goats | Congress; USDA-NIFA; FDA-CVM |
| 25 | Approved | ERADICATION OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE FROM THE AMERICAS | Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 26 | Approved | SUPPORT OF THE CREATION AND MAINTENANCE OF A PUBLICALLY-ACCESSIBLE RESOURCE THAT COMPILES IDENTIFICATION, DOCUMENTATION, DISEASE-SPECIFIC AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS FOR MOVING LIVESTOCK INTERSTATE | Committee on Livestock Identification | USDA-APHIS-VS; National Assembly |
| 27 | Approved | CONSTRUCTION OF NEW FACILITIES FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AGRICULTURE RESEARCH SERVICE, KNIPLING-BUSHLAND UNITED STATES LIVESTOCK INSECTS LABORATORY | Committee on Parasitic Diseases | Congress; USDA-ARS |
| 28 | Approved | CLASSIFICATION OF CERVIDS FOR TUBERCULOSIS STATUS | Committee on Tuberculosis | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 29 | Approved | IMPROVING REPORTING AND TRACEABILITY OF TUBERCULOSIS (TB) SUSPECT LESIONS | Committee on Tuberculosis | USDA-APHIS-VS; USDA-FSIS |
| 30 | Approved | APPROVAL OF THE USE OF THE CHEMBIO DUAL PATH PLATFORM (DPP®) VETTB ASSAY FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE ELEPHANT TB STAT-PAK® ASSAY AS A PRESUMPTIVE OR SCREENING TEST FOR TUBERCULOSIS SURVEILLANCE IN CAPTIVE ELEPHANTS | Committee on Tuberculosis | USDA-APHIS-AC |
| 31 | Approved | APPROVAL OF THE CERVIDTB STAT-PAK AND DUAL PATH PLATFORM AS OFFICAL TESTS FOR SIKA AND MULE DEER IN THE CERVID TUBERCULOSIS ERADICATION PROGRAM | Committee on Tuberculosis | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 32 | Approved | COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM | Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 33 | Approved | THE PREVENT ALL SORING TACTICS (PAST) ACT, HR 1518/S1406 | Committee on Animal Welfare | Congress |
| 34 | Not Approved | HORSE TRIPPING AS A RODEO OR CHARRO RODEO EVENT | Committee on Animal Welfare | n/a |
Following are links to resolutions passed at the 2012 annual USAHA meeting held October 18-24 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 2012 resolutions in a single pdf document.
| Resolution | Action | Title | Committee | Directed To |
| 1 | Approved; Combined with 25 | USE OF 840 RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION EAR TAGS FOR USE IN IDENTIFICATION OF FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE “VACCINATED-TO-LIVE” LIVESTOCK | USAHA/AAVLD JOINT COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; COMMITTEE ON LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 2 | Approved | SUPPORT FOR THE NATIONAL BIO AND AGRO-DEFENSE FACILITY | USAHA/AAVLD JOINT COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | Congress; Department of Homeland Security |
| 3 | Approved | EVALUATE FOOT-AND-MOUTH DISEASE VACCINE RESPONSE POLICY AND CAPABILITIES | USAHA/AAVLD JOINT COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 4 | Combined with 8 | - | - | |
| 5 | Approved | NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK COORDINATOR | USAHA/AAVLD JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 6 | Approved; Combined with 11 | STATE ANIMAL LABORATORY MESSAGING SERVICE | USAHA/AAVLD JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK; USAHA/AAVLD JOINT COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 7 | Approved; Combined with 18 | STANDARDIZATION OF EQUINE HERPES VIRUS-1 POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION TESTING AT DIAGNOSTIC FACILITIES | USAHA/AAVLD JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK; COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF HORSES | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 8 | Approved; Combined with 4 & 33 | SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH ON MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES IN ANIMALS | >COMMITTEE ON JOHNE’S DISEASE; USAHA/AAVLD JOINT COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ON TUBERCULOSIS |
Congress; USDA-NIFA; USDA-ARS |
| 9 | Combined with 26 | - | - | |
| 10 | Approved; Combined with 34 | TUBERCULOSIS TESTING OF EXPORT CATTLE AND THE REQUIREMENT FOR A NEGATIVE CULTURE OF MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS FROM HISTOPATHOLOGICALLY NEGATIVE TISSUES | COMMITTEE ON IMPORT EXPORT; COMMITTEE ON TUBERCULOSIS | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 11 | Combined with 6 | - | - | |
| 12 | Not Approved *Directed to move forward with initiative through Committee recommendation.* |
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ANIMAL HEALTH DATA STANDARDS SUBCOMMITTEE | USAHA/AAVLD JOINT COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS | **See Committee Report for action. |
| 13 | Approved; Combined with 23 | FUNDING FOR INDEMNITY OF CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE POSITIVE OR EXPOSED ANIMALS | COMMITTEE ON WILDLIFE DISEASES COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK |
USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 14 | Approved | RESEARCH ON SENECA VALLEY VIRUS | COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF SWINE | USDA-ARS |
| 15 | Approved as Amended; Combined with 22 | VACCINE FOR THE VARIOUS STRAINS OF EPIZOOTIC HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE IN CERVIDS | COMMITTEE ON BLUETONGUE AND RELATED ORBIVIRUSES; COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK | USDA-ARS |
| 16 | Approved | NATIONAL REVIEW OF RESEARCH NEEDS FOR BLUETONGUE AND RELATED ORBIVIRUSES | COMMITTEE ON BLUETONGUE AND RELATED ORBIVIRUSES | USDA (VS, ARS); US Dept. of the Interior - Fish & Wildlife |
| 17 | Approved | BRUCELLOSIS IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE AREA | COMMITTEE ON BRUCELLOSIS | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 18 | Combined with 7 | - | - | |
| 19 | Approved | DOURINE AND GLANDERS TESTING OF DOMESTIC EQUIDS AT THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, VETERINARY SERVICES, NATIONAL VETERINARY SERVICES LABORATORY | COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF HORSES | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 20 | Approved | CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE CONTROL | COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK | USDA-APHIS-VS; National Assembly |
| 21 | Approved as Amended | FUNDING FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE TESTING | COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK | Congress |
| 22 | Combined with 15 | - | - | |
| 23 | Combined with 13 | - | - | |
| 24 | Approved | CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE PROGRAM STANDARDS | COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 25 | Combined with 1 | - | - | |
| 26 | Approved; Combined with 9 & 30 | EXPORT OF SHEEP AND GOATS | COMMITTEE ON SCRAPIE; COMMITTEE ON IMPORT EXPORT; COMMITTEE ON SHEEP AND GOATS | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 27 | Approved | INCREASED FISCAL YEAR 2014 FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, WILDLIFE SERVICES ORAL RABIES VACCINATION PROGRAM | COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND RABIES | Congress; USDA-APHIS-WS |
| 28 | Approved as Amended | SUPPORT FOR FOREIGN AND EMERGING ANIMAL DISEASE FUNDING | COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF POULTRY AND OTHER AVIAN SPECIES | US Dept. of Homeland Security |
| 29 | Approved | MINOR USE ANIMAL DRUG PROGRAM | COMMITTEE ON SHEEP AND GOATS | Congress; FDA (CVM); USDA (VS) |
| 30 | Combined with 26 | - | - | |
| 31 | Approved | STERILE SCREWWORM FLY PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION | COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AND EMERGING DISEASES; COMMITTEE ON PARASITIC DISEASES | USDA-APHIS-International Services |
| 32 | Approved as Amended; Combined with 36 | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT REGULATIONS APPLYING TO DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION REGISTRANTS ACTING REMOTELY FROM REGISTRANT’S PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSINESS | COMMITTEE ON PHARMACEUTICALS; COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL WELFARE | Congress |
| 33 | Combined with 4 and 8 | - | - | |
| 34 | Combined with 10 | - | - | |
| 35 | Combined with 31 | - | - | |
| 36 | Combined with 32 | - | - |
Following are links to resolutions passed at the 2011 annual USAHA meeting held September 29-October 5 in Buffalo, New York.
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 2011 resolutions in a single pdf document.
| Resolution No. | Action | Subject Matter | Committee(s) | Responses |
| 1 | Approved | INFRASTRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC CERTIFICATES OF VETERINARY INSPECTION FOR LIVESTOCK MOVEMENT BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES | Joint Committee on Animal Emergency Management; Committee on Import - Export; Committee on International Standards |
USDA-APHIS-VS CFIA |
| 2 | Combined with 4 | |||
| 3 | Approved | UNITED STATES NATIONAL LIST OF REPORTABLE ANIMAL DISEASES | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Health Surveillance and Information Systems; Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine; Committee on Sheep and Goats | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 4 | Approved | NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK FUNDING | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on the National Animal Health Laboratory Network; USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Animal Emergency Management; USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development; Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine; Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses |
Secretary of Agriculture Congress (Appropriations) |
| 5 | Combined with 4 | |||
| 6 | Approved | MAINTAINING A WELL-TRAINED FEDERAL VETERINARY FIELD WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPING A SYSTEM FOR CONTINUALLY IMPROVING ANIMAL HEALTH PROGRAMS AT THE FIELD LEVEL | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
USDA-APHIS Congress |
| 7 | Approved | VETERINARY SERVICES INVESTMENT ACT | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development | Congress |
| 8 | Approved | VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION ACT | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development | Congress |
| 9 | Approved | SUPPORT FOR SECTION 1433 FORMULA FUNDS FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND RESEARCH | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
President Congress (Appropriations) |
| 10 | Approved | SUPPORT FOR FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABANK | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development | Congress (Appropriations) |
| 11 | Combined with 1 | |||
| 12 | Approved | NATIONAL VETERINARY SERVICES LABORATORY CERTIFICATION FOR DAIRY HERD IMPROVEMENT LABORATORIES (See proposal.) | Committee on Johne's Disease | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 13 | Approved as Amended | A MULTI-STATE INITIATIVE FOR MYCOBACTERIAL DISEASES IN ANIMALS | Committee on Johne's Disease; Committee on Tuberculosis |
USDA-NIFA Experiment Station Directors |
| 14 | Approved | CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE FUNDING FOR CAPTIVE CERVIDS | Committee on Captive Wildlife and Alternative Livestock | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 15 | Approved | CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE HERD CERTIFICATION AND INTERSTATE MOVEMENT FINAL RULE | Committee on Captive Wildlife and Alternative Livestock | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 16 | Approved | LIVE ANIMAL TESTING FOR CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE | Committee on Captive Wildlife and Alternative Livestock | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 17 | Combined with 1 | |||
| 18 | Approved | COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED SWINE SURVEILLANCE | Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 19 | Combined with 3 | |||
| 20 | Combined with 4 | |||
| 21 | Approved as Amended | EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS – RELEASE OF TEST NEGATIVE TREATED HORSES | Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 22 | Approved | EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS - IMPORTATION TESTING | Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 23 | Combined with 4 | |||
| 24 | Approved | USE OF BUFFERED ACID PLATE ANTIGEN AND FLOURESCENT POLARIZATION ASSAY IN CERVIDS | Committee on Brucellosis | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 25 | Approved | REQUESTING ASSISTANCE FROM THE CENTERS FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ANIMAL HEALTH | Committee on Brucellosis | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 26 | Approved | CALFHOOD VACCINATION OF BISON UP TO TWENTY-FOUR MONTHS OF AGE | Committee on Brucellosis | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 27 | Approved | REPORTING OF FOLLOW UP ON TRACE INVESTIGATIONS FROM SUSPECT ANIMALS | Committee on Brucellosis |
USDA-APHIS-VS States & Tribes |
| 28 | Approved as Amended | SEPARATE SHEEP AND GOAT COMMODITY HEALTH LINE ITEM | Committee on Scrapie | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 29 | Approved | SCRAPIE ERADICATION PROGRAM – SURVEILLANCE LEVELS | Committee on Scrapie; Committee on Sheep and Goats | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 30 | Approved as Amended | UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE’S ROLE IN PRE-HARVEST FOOD SAFETY | Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and Other Avian Species |
Secretary of Agriculture Secretary of Health and Human Services |
| 31 | Combined with 3 | |||
| 32 | Combined with 34 | |||
| 33 | Combined with 29 | |||
| 34 | Approved | Q-FEVER (COXIELLA BURNETTI) VACCINE FOR SHEEP AND GOATS AND FOR HUMANS IN THE UNITED STATES | Committee on Public Health and Rabies; Committee on Sheep and Goats |
USDA-APHIS-VS FDA |
| 35 | Approved | INCREASED FY2013 FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, WILDLIFE SERVICES ORAL RABIES VACCINATION (ORV) PROGRAM | Committee on Public Health and Rabies |
Congress (Appropriations) USDA-APHIS-WS |
| 36 | Approved | FUNDING FOR DEFENSE OF THE UNITED STATES AGRICULTURE AND FOOD | Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases |
President Secretary of Agriculture |
| 37 | Approved | AMENDMENT TO TUBERCULOSIS UNIFORM METHODS AND RULES IN RELATION TO QUARANTINE RELEASE PROCEDURES FOR TB-INFECTED HERDS | Committee on Tuberculosis | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 38 | Approved | APPROVAL OF THE CERVIDTB STAT-PAK AS AN OFFICIAL TEST FOR THE CERVID TUBERCULOSIS ERADICATION PROGRAM | Committee on Tuberculosis | USDA-APHIS-VS |
| 39 | Combined with 13 | |||
| 40 | Approved | IDENTIFICATION OF FARM ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS HOSTILE TO SALMONELLA | Committee on Salmonella | USDA-ARS |
Following are links to resolutions passed at the 2010 annual USAHA meeting held November 11-17 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.resolution10-2010.pdf
View all the 2010 resolutions in a single pdf document.
| Resolution Number |
Subject Matter | Source Committee(s) |
| 1 | FUNDING FOR EVALUATION OF THE CHEMBIO ANTIBODY TEST AS AN OFFICIAL TUBERCULOSIS PROGRAM TEST FOR CERVIDS | Captive Wildlife and Alternative Livestock; Committeee on Tuberculosis |
| 2 | NATIONAL VETERINARY STOCKPILE CATALOG | Committee on Animal Emergency Management |
| 3 | RESTRICTED ANIMAL VACCINE USAGE GUIDANCE | Committee on Animal Emergency Management |
| 4 | ANIMAL AGRICULTURE CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION | Committee on Animal Emergency Management |
| 5 | NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT | Committee on Animal Health Surveillance and Information Systems; Committee on NAHLN |
| 6 | UNITED STATES NATIONAL LIST OF REPORTABLE ANIMAL DISEASES | Committee on Animal Health Surveillance and Information Systems; USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Aquaculture; Committee on Infectious Diseases of Cattle, Bison and Camelids; Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and other Avian Species; Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine; Committee on Sheep and Goats |
| 7 | Combined with 6 | |
| 8 | USE OF THE LACEY ACT TO REGULATE ANIMAL PATHOGENS | USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Aquaculture |
| 9 | Combined with 6 | |
| 10 | INCREASED FUNDING FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON CAUSES OF ZOONOTIC DISEASES | Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
| 11 | PREPARATION OF THE VETERINARY WORKFORCE TO BETTER PERFORM ACCREDITED TASKS, INCLUDING DETECTION OF AND RESPONSE TO ANIMAL DISEASE | Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
| 12 | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE ACT REGULATIONS FOR AMBULATORY DOCTORS OF VETERINARY MEDICINE THAT PRACTICE IN MULTIPLE STATES | Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development; Committee on Pharmaceuticals |
| 13 | VETERINARY SERVICES INVESTMENT ACT | Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
| 14 | SUPPORT FOR SECTION 1433 FORMULA FUNDS FOR ANIMAL HEALTH AND RESEARCH | 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 MEDICINE LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM | Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
| 17 | REVIEW OF COMPENSATION FOR RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSTIC VETERINARIANS | Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
| 18 | SUPPORT FOR FOOD ANIMAL RESIDUE AVOIDANCE DATABANK | Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
| 19 | SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE IN FOOD SYSTEMS VETERINARY MEDICINE | Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development |
| 20 | Combined with 5 | |
| 21 | NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK LABORATORY ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE | Committee on NAHLN |
| 22 | UPDATING THE BRUCELLOSIS IN CERVIDAE UNIFORM METHODS AND RULES | Committee on Brucellosis |
| 23 | BRUCELLOSIS INDEMNITY FUNDING | Committee on Brucellosis |
| 24 | WINTER FEEDING OF ELK AND BISON IN THE GREATER YELLOWSTONE AREA | Committee on Brucellosis |
| 25 | Combined with 12 | |
| 26 - Approved as Amended | SUPPORT FOR ANTIBIOTIC USE IN ROUTINE LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY DISEASE TREATMENT, CONTROL, AND PREVENTION | Committee on Pharmaceuticals |
| 27 | SUPPORT FOR VETERINARY CONSULTATION IN ANTIBIOTIC USE | Committee on Pharmaceuticals |
| 28 | DEVELOPMENT OF FRAMEWORK FOR EQUINE HEALTH PROGRAM WITH EMPHASIS ON EQUINE INFECTIOUS DISEASES | Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses |
| 29 | CANADIAN EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS IMPORT REQUIREMENTS | Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses |
| 30 | EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS WORKING GROUP RECOMMENDATIONS | Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses |
| 31 | EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS – CLEARANCE TEST RESEARCH | Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses |
| 32 - Approved as Amended | EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS IMPORTS PRIOR TO 2005 | Committee on Infectious Diseases of Horses |
| 33 - Approved as Amended | UPDATING ANTIQUATED TESTING REQUIREMENTS FOR ANIMALS USED IN THE PRODUCTION OF LICENSED SERUM ANTIBODY PRODUCTS | Committee on Biologics and Biotechnology |
| 34 - Approved as Amended | REMOVAL OF RECENTLY ISOLATED BLUETONGUE VIRUS TYPES FROM THE SELECT AGENT LIST | Committee on Bluetongue and Related Orbiviruses |
| 35 - No Action | NEED FOR APPROVED RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION IMPLANT SITE FOR GOATS AND SHEEP | Committee on Livestock Identification |
| 36 | ELEPHANT TUBERCULOSIS GUIDELINES | Committee on Tuberculosis |
| 37 | Combined with 1 | |
| 38 | NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS ERADICATION PROGRAM | Committee on Tuberculosis |
| 39 | COMPREHENSIVE AND INTEGRATED SWINE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE IMPLEMENTATION | Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine |
| 40 | NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM SWINE 2012 | Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Swine |
| 41 | Combined with 6 | |
| 42 | SECURE EGG SUPPLY PLAN FOR WHOLE SHELL EGGS, EGG PRODUCTS, AND DAY-OLD CHICKS WITHIN, OUT OF, AND INTO HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA DISEASE CONTROL AREAS (View SES Plan Here) | Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and other Avian Species |
| 43 | Combined with 6 | |
| 44 | URBAN CHICKENS/POULTRY-NEED FOR TARGETED EDUCATION AND FUNDING FOR PEOPLE IN METROPOLITAN AREAS RAISING POULTRY | Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and other Avian Species |
| 45 | INVOLVEMENT OF VETERINARIANS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION SALMONELLA ENTERITIDIS RULE | Committee on Transmissible Diseases of Poultry and other Avian Species |
| 46 | Combined with 6 | |
| 47 | SUPPORT OF INCREASED FY2012 FUNDING FOR THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE, WILDLIFE SERVICES ORAL RABIES VACCINATION PROGRAM | Committee on Public Health and Rabies |
| 48 | NEED FOR APPROVED RADIO-FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION IMPLANT SITE FOR GOATS AND SHEEP | Committee on Sheep and Goats |
| 49 | Combined with 35 (No Action) |
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 |
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 |
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 Wildlife DiseasesCommittee 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 |
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 |
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 |
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 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 |