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2023 USAHA Resolutions

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STATUS KEY: SUBMITTED RESPONSE-ACTION REQUIRED RESPONSE W/PROGRESS COMPLETED INACTIVE

No.	Action	Title	Source	Directed to/Response	Status	Comments/Notes
1	Combined with 13, 27,32; Approved	Foot-and-Mouth Disease Diagnostics – Serology Assay Deployment to National Animal Health Laboratory Network Laboratories	JOINT COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK (NAHLN); COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; COMMITTEE ON CATTLE AND BISON; COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AND EMERGING ANIMAL DISEASES	USDA-APHIS-VS-FADDL; Congress		Appropriaions Request
2	Combined with 14, 28, 33; Approved as Amended	Foot-and-Mouth Disease Diagnostics – Oral Swab Deviation for a New Population of Animals	JOINT COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK (NAHLN); COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; COMMITTEE ON CATTLE AND BISON; COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AND EMERGING ANIMAL DISEASES	USDA-APHIS-VS-FADDL; Congress		Appropriaions Request
3	Approved as Amended	Adoption of Data Standards for Exchange of Emergency Permitted Movement Data	COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS	USDA-APHIS-VS
4	Not Approved	Government Accountability Office Audit of Public Practice Veterinary Workforce Gap	JOINT COMMITTEE ON DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY AND VETERINARY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT	n/a
6	Approved	Evaluate the Tuberculosis Classifications of Each State with an Active Farmed Cervid Industry	COMMITTEE ON FARMED CERVIDAE	USDA-APHIS-VS
7	Combined with 24; Approved	United States Compartmentalization Program Recognition	COMMITTEE ON POULTRY AND OTHER AVIAN SPECIES; COMMITTEE ON GLOBAL ANIMAL HEALTH AND TRADE	USDA-APHIS-VS
8	Approved as Amended	Authorization of Indemnity for Depopulation During a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak that Involves African Swine Fever	COMMITTEE ON SWINE	USDA-APHIS-VS
9	Not Approved	Depopulation Response Time of an Infected Premises with African Swine Fever	COMMITTEE ON SWINE	n/a
10	Approved	Policy Regarding Restocking Requirements and Eligibility for Indemnity of Premises in a Control Area During an African Swine Fever Outbreak	COMMITTEE ON SWINE	USDA-APHIS-VS
11	11 Combined with 25 and 30; Approved	Foot-and-Mouth Disease National Movement Standstill Exemptions: Bovine Germplasm	COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; COMMITTEE ON CATTLE AND BISON; COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AND EMERGING DISEASES	USDA-APHIS-VS
12	Combined with 26 and 31; Approved	Movements of in vivo-derived Bovine Embryos in a Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreak	COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; COMMITTEE ON CATTLE AND BISON; COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AND EMERGING DISEASES	USDA-APHIS-VS
13	Combined with 1
14	Combined with 2
15	Approved	Emergency Management Assistance Compacts for Agriculture	COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT	USDA-APHIS-VS
16	Approved	Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccine Distribution – National Veterinary Stockpile Partnership with an Independent Vaccine Distribution Company	COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT	USDA-APHIS-VS
17	Approved	Policy Regarding Allowable African Swine Fever Sample Collectors	COMMITTEE ON SWINE	USDA-APHIS-VS
18	Approved	Equine Microchip	COMMITTEE ON EQUINE	AAEP; AVMA; AHC; AAVSB; Equine breed registries
19	Approved	International Movement of Horses	COMMITTEE ON EQUINE	USDA-APHIS-VS
20	Not Approved	Point of Care Testing	COMMITTEE ON EQUINE	n/a
21	Approved	State and Federal Equine Health Staffing Resources	COMMITTEE ON EQUINE	USDA-APHIS-VS; SAHOs
22	Approved	Vesicular Stomatitis	COMMITTEE ON EQUINE	USDA; SAHOs
23	Approved as Amended	Prioritizing Farms Enrolled in Comprehensive Aquaculture Health Program Standards For Indemnification	JOINT COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE	USDA-APHIS-VS
24	Combined with 7			n/a
25	Combined with 11			n/a
26	Combined with 12			n/a
27	Combined with 1			n/a
28	Combined with 2			n/a
29	Approved	Development of Voluntary Proficiency Testing for Laboratories Performing Trichomoniasis Polymerase Chain Reaction Testing in Cattle	COMMITTEE ON CATTLE & BISON	NASAHO; USDA-APHIS-VS
30	Combined with 11			n/a
31	Combined with 12			n/a
32	Combined with 1			n/a
33	Combined with 2			n/a
34	Approved as Amended	Increased Fiscal Year 2025 Funding for the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services National Rabies Management Program to Enhance Rabies Surveillance, Oral Rabies Vaccination Programs in Urban Landscapes and request the Development of an Oral Rabies Bait/Vaccine Bank	COMMITTEE ON ONE HEALTH	Congress; USDA-APHIS-WS
35	Approved	Johne’s Disease Prevalence	COMMITTEE ON SHEEP, GOATS, & CAMELIDS	USDA-APHIS-VS
36	Approved	To Urge the Establishment of Accurate Testing Protocols for Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae (M. ovipneumoniae), to Include Differentiation Between M. ovipneumoniae and a Newly Identified Respiratory-associated Mycoplasma Species (Mycoplasma nov. sp. ) and to Urge Completion of Phylogenetic Analysis of Full-length Sequences of M. ovipneumoniae Isolated from Multiple Species.	COMMITTEE ON SHEEP, GOATS, & CAMELIDS	USDA-ARS; USDA-APHIS-VS

2022 USAHA Resolutions

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STATUS KEY: SUBMITTED RESPONSE-ACTION REQUIRED RESPONSE W/PROGRESS COMPLETED INACTIVE

No.	Action	Title	Source	Directed to/Response	Status	Comments/Notes
1	Approved	Increased Fiscal Year 2024 Funding for the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services National Rabies Management Program and Request the Development of an Oral Rabies Bait/Vaccine Bank	Committee on One Health	Congress (APHIS-WS)
2	Approved as Amended	Recent Announcement to Declare Salmonella as an Adulterant in Breaded and Stuffed Raw Chicken Products (Press Release No. 0167.22)	Committee on One Health	USDA - FSIS
3	Approved	Allow Integration of Accredited Veterinarian Data from the National Veterinary Accreditation Program System to State Animal Health Office Database Systems	Committee on Animal Health Surveillance and Information Systems	USDA-APHIS-VS
4	Combined with 29; Approved	United States Compartmentalization Program Recognition	Committee on Poultry and other Avian Species; Committee on Global Animal Health and Trade	USDA-APHIS-VS		Follow-up in October
5	Approved	Telehealth and Virtual Reality Acceptance for Poultry Inspections	Committee on Poultry and other Avian Species	USDA-APHIS-VS
6	Combined with 28; Approved	Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Compensation and Indemnification	Committee on Poultry and other Avian Species; Committee on Global Animal Health and Trade	USDA-APHIS-VS		Follow-up in October
7	Combined w/35; Approved as Amended	Euthanasia and Depopulation	Committee on Poultry and Other Avian Species; Committee on Animal Welfare	USDA-APHIS		Requesting additonal work/follow-up
8	Approved	World Organization for Animal Health Definition of “Poultry”	Committee on Poultry and Other Avian Species	WOAH, via USDA-APHIS
9	Approved	Egg Drop Syndrome Epizootiology	Committee on Poultry and Other Avian Species	Congress
10	Approved	Clarification on Limitations to Government Feed Import Risk Mitigation	Committee on Food and Feed Safety	FDA; USDA; DHS-CBP
11	Approved	Strengthening the United States Animal Disease and Traceability and Disease Prevention Radio-Frequency Identification Infrastructure	Committee on Animal Emergency Management	Congress; USDA-APHIS-VS		Interest in updates on other species as well.
12	Approved	Comprehensive Aquaculture Health Program Standards	Committee on Aquaculture	USDA-APHIS-VS
13	Approved	Import Health Requirements for Live Aquatic Animals	Committee on Aquaculture	USDA-APHIS-VS
14	Approved	Advancing Equine Diagnostics at the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services, National Veterinary Service Laboratory	Committee on Equine	USDA-APHIS-VS-NVSL		Next update - 2024 Meeting.
15	Approved	Contagious Equine Metritis Test Result Reporting	Committee on Equine	USDA-APHIS-VS-NVSL
16	Approved	Contagious Equine Metritis Training	Committee on Equine	USDA-APHIS-VS		Follow-up in 2024 when date is set.
17	Approved	Equine Issues Workshop	Committee on Equine	USDA-APHIS-VS; American Horse Council
18	Approved	Federal Authorities to Take Action on Unsanctioned Horse Racing	Committee on Equine	USDA-APHIS-VS; American Horse Council; American Quarter Horse Association; American Association of Equine Practitioners
19	Approved	National Animal Health Monitoring System Equine Study	Committee on Equine	USDA-APHIS-VS		Next Update 2024 Meeting
20	Approved	African Swine Fever 72-Hour National Movement Standstill	Committee on Swine	USDA-APHIS-VS
21	Approved	African Swine Fever Hour 73: Planning Options for Resumption of Movement following 72-hour National Movement Standstill	Committee on Swine	USDA-APHIS-VS
22	Approved	Request for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Veterinary Services (VS) to Define When Authorization of Indemnity for Depopulation will be Approved by USDA-APHIS-VS During a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak that Involves African Swine Fever	Committee on Swine	USDA-APHIS-VS
23	Approved	Policy Regarding Restocking Requirements and Eligibility for Indemnity of Premises in a Control Area During an African Swine Fever Outbreak	Committee on Swine	USDA-APHIS-VS
24	Approved	Adopting Draft National Standardized Guidelines for Harvesting Establishments Prior to an African Swine Fever Outbreak	Committee on Swine	USDA-APHIS-VS
25	Approved as Amended	Depopulation Response Time of an Infected Premises with African Swine Fever	Committee on Swine	USDA-APHIS-VS
26	Approved	Establish National Standardized Permitting Guidance for an African Swine Fever Outbreak Prior to the Outbreak	Committee on Swine	USDA-APHIS-VS
27	Approved	United States Department of Agriculture Plan for a Coordinated Response to the First Outbreak of Japanese Encephalitis Virus in Pigs in the United States	Committee on Swine	USDA-APHIS-VS
28	Combined w/6	*	*	*	*
29	Combined w/4	*	*	*	*
30	Approved	Chronic Wasting Disease Carcass Disposal Dumpster Management and Biosecurity	Committee on Wildlife	Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies (AFWA), Wildlife Health Committee
31	Approved	Proximity Barriers for Interstate Movement of Farmed Cervidae	Committee on Farmed Cervidae	State Animal Health Officials; State Wildlife Officials
32	Approved	Standardization of State Cattle and Bison Import Requirements Regarding Brucellosis	Committee on Cattle and Bison	State Animal Health Officials
33	Approved	Cattle Contact Tracing System	Committee on Cattle and Bison	State Animal Health Officials; USDA-APHIS-VS
34	Approved	Policy Development Necessary for the Importation and Use of Point of Care Assays	Committee on Foreign and Emerging Diseases	USDA-APHIS-VS
35	Combined w/7	*	*	*	*

2021 USAHA Resolutions

View Updated Resolution Responses from APHIS-VS (NEW)

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STATUS KEY: PENDING RESPONSE-ACTION REQUIRED RESPONSE W/PROGRESS COMPLETED INACTIVE

No.	Action	Title	Source	Directed to/Response	Status	Comment/Notes
1	Approved	Approval of Trichomoniasis Testing Laboratories	COMMITTEE ON CATTLE AND BISON	All States
2	Combined with 18, Approved	Usage of the Interferon Gamma Test and Approval of National Animal Health Laboratory Network Laboratories to Conduct the Interferon Gamma Test	COMMITTEE ON THE NAHLN; COMMITTEE ON CATTLE AND BISON	USDA-APHIS
3	Approved	United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Chronic Wasting Disease Program Standards	COMMITTEE ON FARMED CERVIDAE	USDA-APHIS-VS		Proceed following budget allocation.
4	Approved	Funding for Fiscal Year 2023 for the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services National Rabies Management Program	COMMITTEE ON ONE HEALTH	Congress		Funding Request
5	Combined with 8,9. Not Approved	United States Swine Health Improvement Plan (African Swine Fever Classical Swine Fever Monitored)				See Resolution 15
6	Approved	Federal Veterinary Workforce Assessment	COMMITTEE ON DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY AND VETERINARY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT	USDA USDHHS
7	Combined with 16; Approved as Amended	Foreign Animal Disease Response Swine Movement Data Guidance	COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AND EMERGING ANIMAL DISEASES; COMMITTEE ON SWINE	USDA-APHIS-VS; Swine Industry NASAHO		Follow up at 2022 Annual Mtg.
8	Combined with 5.
9	Combined with 5.
10	Approved	Equine Viral Arteritis Competitive Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay Test Development	COMMITTEE ON EQUINE	USDA-APHIS-VS
11	Approved	Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis Import Parameters	COMMITTEE ON EQUINE	USDA-APHIS-VS
12	Approved	Specimen Storage Bank for Non-Negative Samples from Horses during Import Quarantine	COMMITTEE ON EQUINE	USDA-APHIS-VS
13	Approved	Tiered Import Referral Hospital	COMMITTEE ON EQUINE	USDA-APHIS-VS
14	Approved	Development of a Veterinary Accreditation Module on Equine Foreign Animal Diseases	COMMITTEE ON EQUINE	USDA-APHIS-VS
15	Approved	United States Swine Health Improvement Plan (African Swine Fever Classical Swine Fever Monitored)	COMMITTEE ON SWINE	USDA-APHIS
16	Combined with 7
17	Approved	Funding For Agricultural Research Services Activities	COMMITTEE ON CATTLE AND BISON	USDA-ARS
18	Combined with 2
19	Approved	Electronic Identification Required for Mexican-Born Rodeo Cattle	COMMITTEE ON CATTLE AND BISON	USDA-APHIS-VS
20	Approved	Tuberculosis Testing for Importation of Rodeo Cattle from Mexico	COMMITTEE ON CATTLE AND BISON	USDA-APHIS-VS
21	Approved	Ultrahigh Frequency Backtags	COMMITTEE ON CATTLE AND BISON	USDA-APHIS-VS
22	Approved	National Aquaculture Health Plan and Standards	COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE	USDA-APHIS-VS; CONGRESS		Includes Funding Request
23	Not Approved	National List of Reportable Animal Diseases
24	Approved	Import Health Requirements for Live Aquatic Animals	COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE	USDA-APHIS-VS

2020 USAHA Resolutions

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2020 VS Final Responses (all) (updated 10/8/2021)

STATUS KEY: PENDING RESPONSE-ACTION REQUIRED RESPONSE W/PROGRESS COMPLETED INACTIVE

No.	Action	Title	Committee(s)	Directed to/Response	Status	Comment/Notes
1	Approved	National Veterinary Stockpile Resources for Mass Depopulation of Animals	COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT; COMMITTEE ON SWINE; COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL WELFARE	USDA-APHIS-VS
2	Approved	Re-evaluation of Endemic Bluetongue Virus Serotypes in the United States	COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AND EMERGING ANIMAL DISEASES; COMMITTEE ON FARMED CERVIDAE; COMMITTEE ON PARASITIC AND VECTOR-BORNE DISEASES	USDA-APHIS-VS; SCWDS
3	Approved	Feed Import Restrictions to Protect Against African Swine Fever Importation in Feed	COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AND EMERGING ANIMAL DISEASES; COMMITTEE ON SWINE	USDA-APHIS-VS; USDA-FAS; USDA-APHIS-PPQ; FDA
4	Approved	Reaffirmation of Commitment of the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Center for Veterinary Biologics to Continue Risk-based Policy Development	COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY	APHIS-VS (CVB)
5	Combined with 2	*	*	*
6	Approved	Food and Drug Administration Draft Guidance for Industry #256	COMMITTEE ON WILDLIFE	FDA
7	Approved	Comprehensive Aquaculture Health Program Standards	COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE	USDA-APHIS-VS
8	Approved	Update of a National Plan for Aquaculture and Aquatic Animal Health	COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE	USDA-APHIS-VS
9	Approved	National List of Reportable Animal Diseases	COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE	USDA-APHIS-VS
10	Combined with 1	*	*	*
11	Approved	Resources for Disposal of Animal Carcasses During a Mass Mortality Event	COMMITTEE ON SWINE	USDA-APHIS-VS
12	Combined with 3	*	*	*
13	Approved	Assessment of Trade Implications for Viral Feed Mitigation Practices	COMMITTEE ON SWINE	USDA-APHIS-VS; FDA; USDA-FAS -CODEX Office
14	Approved	Sustainable Diagnostic Supply Chains and Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic	COMMITTEE ON SWINE	USDA-APHIS-VS
15	Combined with 2	*	*	*
16	Approved	Backup Identification of Livestock in Commerce	COMMITTEE ON CATTLE AND BISON	USDA-APHIS-VS; National Assembly (NASAHO)
17	Approved	Increased Fiscal Year 2022 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
18	Combined with 1	*	*	*

2019 USAHA Resolutions

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APHIS-VS Resolution Responses (Sept. 2020)

STATUS KEY: PENDING RESPONSE-ACTION REQUIRED RESPONSE W/PROGRESS COMPLETED INACTIVE

Resolution No.	Action	Title	Committee(s)	Directed to/Response
1	Approved	Aquatic Animal Diagnostic Working Group	Aquaculture	USDA-APHIS
2	Approved	Commercial Aquaculture Health Program Standards	Aquaculture	USDA-APHIS-VS
3	Approved	Import Health Requirements for Live Aquatic Animals	Aquaculture	USDA-APHIS-VS
4	Approved as Amended; combined with 9, 15, & 16	African Swine Fever (ASF)/Classical Swine Fever Surveillance Program and Tissues for Official ASF Testing in National Animal Health Laboratory Network Laboratories	Animal Emergency Management NAHLN Foreign and Emerging Diseases Swine	USDA-APHIS
5	Approved as Amended; Combined with 17, 31	Adequate Funding for National Animal Vaccine and Veterinary Countermeasures Bank	Animal Emergency Management Swine Cattle & Bison	USDA-APHIS ; State Animal Health Officials
6	Approved	American Veterinary Medical Association Veterinary Responder Certification Program	Animal Emergency Management	AVMA
7	Approved as Amended; Combined with 36	Strengthening the United States Animal Disease Traceability and Disease Prevention Infrastructure	Animal Emergency Management Cattle & Bison	USDA-APHIS-VS
8	Approved	Inclusion of Biosafety Level 3 Necropsy Space in the Process for National Animal Health Laboratory Network Laboratory Participation	NAHLN	USDA-APHIS-VS
9	Combined with 4
10	Approved as Amended	Adequate Funding for the National Animal Health Laboratory Network	NAHLN	USDA
11	Approved	Abnormal Equine Health Events at International Import Quarantine Facilities	Equine	USDA-APHIS-VS
12	Approved	Contagious Equine Metritis Import Quarantine Program State Reviews	Equine	USDA-APHIS-VS
13	Approved	Equine Viral Arteritis International Import Requirements	Equine	USDA-APHIS-VS
14	Approved	Vesicular Stomatitis Import Requirements	Equine	State Animal Health Officials
15	Combined with 4
16	Combined with 4
17	Combined with 5
18	Approved	Valid Sampling Methods and Protocols for Feed and Feed Inputs	Swine	FDA-CVM; USDA-APHIS-VS
19	Approved	Efficient Diagnostic Sample Validation and Approval for Foreign Animal Diseases of Swine	Swine	USDA-APHIS-VS
20	Approved	Foreign Animal Disease Prevention	Swine	DHS-CBP
21	Approved	Evaluating and Recognizing Compartments	Swine	USDA-APHIS-VS
22	Approved	Stop Movement – Criteria for Implementing and Releasing	Swine	USDA-APHIS-VS
23	Postponed Indefinitely	Garbage Feeding	Swine
24	Approved	Chronic Wasting Disease Amplification Assay Approval	Wildlife	USDA-APHIS ; USDI-USGS
25	Approved	Support for Updating the United States Geological Survey National Wildlife Health Center Laboratory Facilities	Wildlife	USDI
26	Approved	Need For Ongoing Scrapie Research	Sheep, Goats & Camelids	USDA-APHIS-VS; USDA-ARS
27	Approved	Q-Fever (Coxiella burnetii) Vaccine	Sheep, Goats & Camelids	USDA-APHIS-VS ; USDA-ARS
28	Approved	Scrapie Eradication Program–Animal Identification	Sheep, Goats & Camelids	USDA-APHIS
29	Approved	H5/H7 Low Pathogenic Avian Influenza Response	Poultry & Other Avian Species	Congress
30	Approved	National Poultry Improvement Plan Staffing	Poultry & Other Avian Species	USDA-APHIS-VS
31	Combined with 5
32	Approved	Removal of Select Agent Status for Brucella species	Cattle & Bison	USDHS; USDA; USDHHS-CDC
33	Approved	Backup Identification of Livestock in Commerce	Cattle & Bison	USDA-APHIS; State Animal Health Officials
34	Approved as Amended	Continuation of Proposed Electronic Identification Transition Timeline	Cattle & Bison	USDA-APHIS; State Animal Health Officials; Livestock Industries
35	Approved	Funding for Infrastructure and Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Tags	Cattle & Bison	USDA-APHIS-VS
36	Amended; Combined with 7
37	Approved	Increased Fiscal Year 2021 Funding for the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services National Rabies Management Program	One Health	Congress
38	Approved	Equine Infectious Anemia and Equine Piroplasmosis Control Strategies	Parasitic & Vector-Borne Diseases	USDA-APHIS-VS; State Animal Health Officials

2018 USAHA Resolutions

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View APHIS-VS Final Responses (single document) 9/27/19

STATUS KEY: PENDING RESPONSE W/PROGRESS COMPLETED INACTIVE

Resolution No.	Action	Title	Committee(s)	Directed to/Response
1	Approved	Veterinary Public Practice Awareness and Promotion	USAHA/AAVLD Committee on Diagnostic Laboratory and Veterinary Workforce Development	AVMA
2	Approved	American Fisheries Society: Fish Health Section “Suggested Procedures for the detection and identification of certain finfish and shellfish pathogens (Blue Book)”	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
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

2017 USAHA Resolutions

FINAL APHIS-VS Resolution Responses (updated Oct. 2, 2018)

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STATUS KEY: PENDING RESPONSE W/PROGRESS COMPLETED INACTIVE

Resolution No.	Action	Title	Committee(s)	Directed to/ Response	Status	Comment/Notes
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		Funding Request
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
5	Approved	Equine Infectious Anemia Testing for Horses Imported through Southern Border Ports	COMMITTEE ON EQUINE	USDA-APHIS-VS	Follow up at 2018 Meeting
6	Combined with 1
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
9	Approved	Brucellosis Testing in Farmed Cervidae	COMMITTEE ON FARMED CERVIDAE	USDA-APHIS-VS National Assembly
10	Approved	Farmed Cervid TB Herd Certification Testing Intervals	COMMITTEE ON FARMED CERVIDAE	USDA-APHIS-VS
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
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
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		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

*â€‹USAHA policy precludes active lobbying on legislation, however the organization does support efforts as indicated by the resolution.

2016 USAHA Resolutions

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)

STATUS KEY: PENDING RESPONSE W/PROGRESS COMPLETED INACTIVE

Resolution No.	Action	Title	Committee(s)	Directed to/ Response
1	Approved	Veterinary License Reciprocity in Emergencies	USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT	American Association of Veterinary State Boards
2	Approved	Radiological Incident Response and Resources	USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT	US Dept. of Homeland Security
3	Approved	Resource Typing for Animal Emergency Response	USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT	Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Integration Center (NIC)
4, 21, 26 Combined	Approved	National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Preparedness	COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE ON IMPORT, EXPORT AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGICS & BIOTECHNOLOGY	USDA Secretary
5	Approved	Termination of the American Veterinary Medical Association’s Veterinary Medical Assistance Team Program and Participation in Disaster and Emergency Response	USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT	American Veterinary Medical Association
6, 13, 29, 34, 42 Combined	Approved	Laboratory Approval for Regulatory Diseases	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
7, 9, 11, 24 Combined	Approved	Sustained Fiscal Year 2017 Funding for the United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service / Influenza A Virus – Swine Surveillance Activities	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
8	Approved	Quality Assurance Training for Aquatic Animal Laboratories	AAVLD/USAHA COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE	USDA-APHIS-VS
10	Approved	Laboratory Requirements for Program Disease Testing	USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK	USDA-APHIS-VS FDA-CVM
12	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 TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF SWINE COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES OF HORSES	USDA-APHIS-VS
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
16, 23, 40 Combined	Approved	Continued United States Department of Agriculture Provision of Plastic Scrapie Program Ear Tags for Sheep and Goat Producers	COMMITTEE ON SCRAPIE COMMITTEE ON LIVESTOCK IDENTIFICATION COMMITTEE ON SHEEP AND GOATS	USDA-APHIS-VS
17, 41 Combined	Approved	Goat Scrapie Genetic Resistance	COMMITTEE ON SCRAPIE COMMITTEE ON SHEEP AND GOATS	USDA-APHIS-VS
18	Approved	Identifying Non-Traditional Sheep and Goat Marketing and Slaughter Channels	COMMITTEE ON SCRAPIE	USDA-APHIS-VS
19	Approved	Review of State Brucellosis Management Plans	COMMITTEE ON BRUCELLOSIS	USDA-APHIS-VS; Idaho, Montana, Wyoming
20	Approved	Brucellosis Milk Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay Validation as an Additional Test for Brucellosis in Bulk Milk	COMMITTEE ON BRUCELLOSIS	USDA-APHIS-VS
22, 37 Combined	Approved	Cervid Import from Manitoba	COMMITTEE ON IMPORT, EXPORT AND INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS COMMITTEE ON TUBERCULOSIS	USDA-APHIS-VS
25	Approved	International Promotion of the United States Regulatory System for the Regulation of Veterinary Biological Products	COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGICS & BIOTECHNOLOGY	USDA-APHIS-VS
27	Approved	Increased Fiscal Year 2018 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	U.S. Congress USDA-APHIS-WS
28	Approved	Wildlife Translocation: A Threat to Rabies Management and Elimination Programs	COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND RABIES	USDA-APHIS-WS
30	Approved	Live Animal Testing for Chronic Wasting Disease	COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK	USDA-APHIS-VS
31, 39 Combined	Approved	National Cervid Tuberculosis Herd Accreditation Program	COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE & ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK; COMMITTEE ON TUBERCULOSIS	USDA-APHIS-VS
32	Approved	Chronic Wasting Disease Testing Protocol for Wild Cervidae	COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE & ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK	USDA-APHIS-VS
33	Approved	Approval of Real Time Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Matrix Assay for Avian Influenza Surveillance in National Poultry Improvement Plan Authorized Laboratories	COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF POULTRY AND OTHER AVIAN SPECIES	USDA-APHIS-VS
35	Approved	Upland Gamebird Secure Poultry Supply Plan	COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF POULTRY AND OTHER AVIAN SPECIES	USDA-APHIS-VS
36	Approved	Veterinary Public Practice Awareness and Promotion	USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY AND VETERINARY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT	American Veterinary Medical Association
38	Approved	Optimization and Standardization of Purified Protein Derivative Tuberculin Application for Interferon-gamma Release Assays	COMMITTEE ON TUBERCULOSIS	USDA-APHIS-VS
43	Approved	Ensuring Sound Science-Based Animal Health Policies	COMMITTEE ON SHEEP AND GOATS	USDA; USDHS; USDOI
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; USDA - ARS

2015 USAHA Resolutions

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.

STATUS KEY: PENDING RESPONSE W/PROGRESS COMPLETED INACTIVE

No.	Action	Subject	Source	Recipient(s)	Response	Status
1	APPROVED	National Foot-and-Mouth Disease Preparedness	USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL MANAGEMENT	Secretary of Agriculture	Secretary of Agriculture	Additional Follow up
2	APPROVED	Federal Classification Standard for the Veterinary Medical Officer (VMO) â€ 0701 Series	USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY AND VETERINARY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT	U.S. Office of Personnel Management
3	Combined with 7, APPROVED	Bluetongue, National Strategy for Animal Exports/td>	COMMITTEE ON IMPORT-EXPORT; COMMITTEE ON BLUETONGUE AND RELATED ORBIVIRUSES	USDA-APHIS-VS		Update on BTV Progress for 2016
4	APPROVED	Commercial Aquaculture Health Program Standards	USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON AQUACULTURE	USDA-APHIS-VS
5	TABLED	Quality Assurance Systems Required for Program Testing	USAHA/AAVLD COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK	~	~
6	Combined with 14, APPROVED	Record and Electronically Capture Name and Description of Mexican Imported Equine	COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASE OF HORSES; COMMITTEE ON LIVESTOCK ID	USDA-APHIS-VS
7	Combined w/3	~	~	~
8	Combined with 27, APPROVED	Protecting Veterinarians’ Access to Ketamine	COMMITTEE ON PHARMACEUTICALS; COMMITTEE ON ANIMAL WELFARE	FDA	FDA Response	~
9	APPROVED	Chronic Wasting Disease Program Standards - Guidance on Responding to Chronic Wasting Disease Positive Herds	COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK	USDA-APHIS-VS
10	APPROVED	Chronic Wasting Disease Testing Protocol for Wild Cervidae	COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK	USDA-APHIS-VS	VS Guidance
11	APPROVED	Live Animal Testing For Chronic Wasting Disease	COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK	USDA-APHIS-VS
12	Combined with 26, NOT APPROVED	Tuberculosis Testing Protocol for Farmed Cervidae	COMMITTEE ON CAPTIVE WILDLIFE AND ALTERNATIVE LIVESTOCK; COMMITTEE ON TUBERCULOSIS
13	APPROVED	Scrapie Rule	COMMITTEE ON SCRAPIE	Secretary of Agriculture	Secretary of Agriculture	Update at 2016 Meeting
14	Combined w/6
15	APPROVED	Categorical Exclusions from Environmental Assessments under the National Environmental Policy Act	COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY	USDA-APHIS
16	APPROVED as Amended	Select Agent Inspections	COMMITTEE ON BIOLOGICS AND BIOTECHNOLOGY	USDA-APHIS; CDC	CDC Response
17	APPROVED	Elimination of Raccoon Rabies in the Northeast Region of North America (United States and Canada)	COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND RABIES	USDA-APHIS-WS	USDA-APHIS-WS Response
18	APPROVED	Increased Fiscal Year 2017 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	USDA-APHIS-WS Response
19	Combined with 25, APPROVED	Global Health Security Agenda – A New Initiative to Limit the Spread of Infectious Diseases Globally	COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC HEALTH AND RABIES; COMMITTEE ON TUBERCULOSIS	Secretary of Agriculture; USDA-APHIS	Secretary of Agriculture
20	APPROVED	Use of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) Secure Egg Supply Plans, Secure Broiler Supply Plans and Secure Turkey Supply Plans during an HPAI Event	COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF POULTRY AND OTHER AVIAN SPECIES	USDA-APHIS; National Assembly; Poultry Industry
21	APPROVED	Use of Ventilation Shut Down for Mass Depopulation of Poultry to Control Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza	COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF POULTRY AND OTHER AVIAN SPECIES	USDA-APHIS (including CEAH); National Assembly
22	APPROVED	Incorporation of Poultry Industry Biosecurity Oversight into the National Poultry Improvement Plan	COMMITTEE ON TRANSMISSIBLE DISEASES OF POULTRY AND OTHER AVIAN SPECIES	USDA-APHIS-VS
23	NOT APPROVED	Ensuring Sound Science-Based Animal Health Policies	COMMITTEE ON SHEEP AND GOATS
24	APPROVED	The Re-evaluation of the Brucellosis Ring Test	COMMITTEE ON BRUCELLOSIS	USDA-APHIS-VS
25	Combined w/19
26	Combined w/12
27	Combined w/8

2014

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

2013

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

2012

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	-	-

2011

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

2010

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)

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 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

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 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