Notice: Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) Summary of Feedback on the ADT Program

The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal Plant and Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has released a report titled Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) Summary of Feedback on the ADT Program. Since the publication of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Title 9 Part 86 – Traceability for Livestock Moving Interstate in January 2013, APHIS has sought feedback on the ADT framework from industry and State, Tribal, and Federal animal health officials with the goal of enhancing our tracing capabilities for emergency response, disease control, and eradication programs.  This report provides a summary of the most recent stakeholder feedback that USDA APHIS received through a public comment period and during a series of nine public meetings held across the country in April through July of this year.  The purpose of the comment period and these public meetings was to hear from industry and other stakeholders regarding their experiences with ADT by asking: (1) What areas are working well?  (2) What aspects are challenging, confusing, or problematic?  (3) How can these obstacles be rectified? (4) What level of traceability should be considered if we are to move beyond the basic traceability framework?

This summary of feedback will also be included as part of the Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) Summary of Program Reviews and Preliminary Next Step Recommendations document that will be presented by USDA APHIS at the Traceability Forum—co-hosted by the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) and the United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) in Denver, Colorado, on September 26 – 27, 2017.

Click here to view Animal Disease Traceability (ADT) Summary of Feedback on the ADT Program. You may also obtain a copy by written request to the ADT staff at traceability@aphis.usda.gov.

For further information, contact:

Dr. Sunny Geiser-Novotny
Cattle Health Staff/ADT Veterinarian Surveillance, Preparedness, and Response Services
APHIS Veterinary Services
2150 Centre Avenue, Building B, Mailstop 3E13, Room 3E97
Fort Collins, CO 80526
(970) 494-7372.

 

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