Animal Health Issues

Animal Drug Information

  • Approved Dairy Cattle Drugs
  • Withdrawal Times for Animal Drugs for Cows

Animal Identification 

  • New IDairy Program Introduced
  • NAIS Website Launched by USDA
  • NMPF's Comment on a National Identification Program
  • United States Animal Identification Plan

Animal Welfare

  • NMPF Statement on Humane Society Undercover Video of Livestock Markets - May 7, 2008
  • NMPF Asks USDA to End Any Use of Downer Cattle in Human Food Supply - April 24, 2008
  • NMPF Statement on the Hallmark/Westland Incident - February 29, 2008
  • Testimony to House of Representatives - May 2007
  • Caring for Dairy Animals Guide

Biosecurity

  • Foot-and-Mouth Prevention Practices
  • Top Ten Steps Dairy Producers Can Take Against FMD and BSE

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

  • Letter to USDA - May 2007
  • Comments on Canadian Border Proposal
  • BSE Information Sheet
  • Comments on non-ambulatory animals
  • Second set of Comments to USDA
  • NMPF's Comments to USDA
  • U.S. BSE Prevention Strategies

Bovine Tuberculosis

  • Situation in Michigan
  • Definition and USAHA Report

Brucellosis

  • USAHA - Brucellosis

Canadian Border

  • Letter to Office of Management and Budget - August 17, 2007
  • Comments to USDA - March 2007

Cloning

  • NMPF Supports USDA Request to Maintain Moratorium on Cloned Animal Products During Period of Additional Review - January 15, 2008
  • NMPF Statement Regarding the Creation of a Supply Chain Management System to Monitor Cloned Livestock - December 19, 2007
  • Cloning Comments to USDA - May 3, 2007

Foot and Mouth Disease

  • Information Sheet
  • Top Ten Steps Dairy Producers Can Take Against FMD and BSE
  • International Travelers
  • Reminder to Livestock Owners
  • Vaccination Information

Johne's Disease

  • Standards for Voluntary Johne's Disease Control Program
  • APHIS - Johne's Disease Website
  • Risk Assessment Tools Approved by the Johne's Committee of USAHA

Industry Links

  • American Association of Bovine Practitioners
  • National Mastitis Council
  • USDA/APHIS