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Spring 2025
Newsletter
In this issue
Regulation Updates
HPAI Update
KDA/ USDA Staff Update
CWD Resources
2024 Year in Review
 Division of
Animal Health
1320 Research Park Dr. Manhattan, KS 66502 Phone: 785-564-6601 Fax: 785-564-6778
agriculture.ks.gov
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Kansas Regulations Update
After stakeholder input the Kansas Department of Agriculture has updated several animal health regulations. Key regulations that have been updated include intrastate EIA testing requirements for equine, changes to import certificate of veterinary inspection (CVI) requirements for livestock imported from adjacent out-of-state counties, and public livestock market requirements.
Below is a summary of these regulation changes:
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KAR 9-7-14 establishes the requirement of a negative EIA test (Coggins) for horses that are changing ownership or are used for exhibition purposes which must be completed in the previous 12 months. This requirement includes horses that originate outside the state of Kansas or from within the state of Kansas.
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KAR 9-7-1(c)(4) defines when a CVI is not required for animals moving from out-of-state adjacent counties into Kansas, as long as there has not been a change of ownership and livestock have not been commingled with other livestock.
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KAR 9-7-1(e) establishes what are traceability records. Defining these records allows KDA to maintain them as confidential and not subject to open records.
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Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Update
Kansas continues to report cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in poultry. Since December 2024, the state has recorded 10 cases in poultry flocks, contributing to more than 300 confirmed cases nationwide in both backyard and commercial operations.
Additionally, HPAI (H5N1) has been detected in dairy cattle across the country since its discovery in March 2024. Although Kansas’s dairy industry remains unaffected, the state has joined the national milk silo surveillance program to monitor the virus’s spread. Monthly milk testing will continue for the foreseeable future. While H5N1 causes significant mortality in poultry, it has a lower impact on cattle and remains a minimal public health risk as long as raw products are not consumed.
More information about HPAI cases in poultry:
Kansas Department of Agriculture's website
More information about HPAI cases in dairy:
USDA website
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KDA/ USDA Field Staff Updates
There have been changes to the animal health field staff recently. We are excited to have Dr. Bobbi Ann Shanks who has started at the end of January as a USDA Veterinary Medical Officer covering the Southeast region of Kansas.
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Free Chronic Wasting Disease Educational Resources
We are pleased to report that the free Chronic Wasting Disease educational courses developed by the Iowa State University Center for Food Safety and Public Health, with the assistance of KDA, are now available online. Two courses are available, one designed for veterinarians and another for cervid producers.
Click here to learn more, or take the free course.
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