National Scrapie Eradication Program: March 2023 Scrapie Report 

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service sent this bulletin at 04/21/2023 11:33 AM EDT

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National Scrapie Eradication Program  

 March 2023 Scrapie Report 

 

The National Scrapie Eradication Program monthly report for March 2023 is available online: 

 

 

March 2023 Report Highlights 

 

As of March 31, 2023, Veterinary Services and its cooperators sampled 11,515 animals for scrapie testing in FY 2023; 10,844 at slaughter and 671 on-farm; 7,353 were sheep and 4,162 were goats.  No animals have tested positive for scrapie in FY 2023. 

 

Resources 

 

  • To report a sheep or goat with clinical signs of scrapie, please contact your local Veterinary Services (VS) office or State Veterinarian’s office.  APHIS may pay indemnity for adult sheep or goats with neurological or other signs that are determined to be consistent with scrapie. Alternatively, an APHIS veterinarian could provide live animal scrapie testing for these animals. 
  • To learn more about scrapie, the disease, and the National Scrapie Eradication Program, visit the APHIS VS Scrapie Website. 

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