THE PURPOSE OF THE UMBRELLA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO CONDUCT ANIMAL HEALTH NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES THAT WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO THE RECIPIENT (NJ), APHIS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES FOR VARIOUS COMMODITIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THE AWARD WILL SUPPORT ANIMAL HEALTH STAFF, OBTAIN AND PROVIDE TRAINING AND CARRY OUT ANIMAL DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND LABORATORY ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT, DETECT, AND RESPOND TO ANIMAL DISEASE HEALTH ISSUES. THE UMBRELLA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS COMPRISED OF FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY CATEGORIES OF AVIAN, CATTLE, SHEEP/GOAT/CERVID, AND SWINE; AND ONE HEALTH. THE AVIAN PROGRAM FOCUSES ON SURVEILLANCE TESTING AND SITE INSPECTIONS. AVIAN INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE TESTING WILL INCLUDE 30 NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN (NPIP) FLOCKS (2,100 BIRDS) TESTED/YEAR, 4 COMMERCIAL TABLE-EGG LAYER FLOCKS (290 BIRDS) TESTED/YEAR, 232 POULTRY AUCTION TESTS/YEAR, 19 TESTS (10 TEST UP TO 190 BIRDS) FOR SICK BIRDS DETECTED DURING LIVE BIRD MARKET AND DISTRIBUTOR INSPECTIONS, AND 20 TESTS (TEST UP TO 270 BIRDS) FOR SICK BIRDS CALLS AT PRODUCTION FACILITIES/BACKYARD FLOCKS. SITE INSPECTIONS WILL MONITOR AVIAN HEALTH, SANITATION, AND REQUIRED RECORDS. ALL 43 LIVE BIRD MARKETS WILL BE VISITED THREE TIMES PER QUARTER OR 12 TIMES PER YEAR (492 SITE VISITS); 116 AUCTION SITE VISITS (2 AUCTIONS WILL BE VISITED ONCE WEEKLY FOR 52 WEEKS, AND 1 AUCTION WILL BE VISITED ONCE MONTHLY); 5 POULTRY DISTRIBUTORS WITH CRATE WASHERS IN NJ PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 8 IN-STATE POULTRY DISTRIBUTORS WILL BE INSPECTED QUARTERLY; 2 COMMERCIAL EGG-LAYER FACILITIES WILL BE AUDITED BIENNIALLY; AND 1 SLAUGHTER PLANT WILL BE AUDITED ANNUALLY. THE CATTLE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EDUCATION OF CATTLE VETERINARIANS, CATTLE DISEASE TESTING, AND STAFF CATTLE DISEASE TRAINING. NJDA EDUCATES 90-150 ACCREDITED VETERINARIANS PER YEAR ON BSE, BRUCELLOSIS, AND TUBERCULOSIS SURVEILLANCE DURING MEETINGS. PLANNED DISEASE TESTING WILL BE 4 NECROPSIES AND 100 THEILERIA TESTS. STAFF MEMBERS WILL TRAVEL TO ATTEND CONFERENCES AND TRAINING RELATED TO CATTLE HEALTH INCLUDING 1 STAFF MEMBER ATTENDING THE UNITED STATES ANIMAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, 1 STAFF MEMBER ATTENDING THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES ANIMAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING AND 1 STAFF MEMBER ATTENDING THE USDA APHIS FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE DIAGNOSTICIAN TRAINING. THE ONE HEALTH PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND TESTING FOR ZOONOTIC DISEASES. MANY OF THE COMMODITY PROGRAM DISEASES HAVE ZOONOTIC POTENTIAL. NJDA WILL PERFORM APPROXIMATELY 10 NECROPSY AND LAB TESTS FOR THE ONE HEALTH PROGRAM. THE SHEEP, GOAT, CERVID HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPRISED OF 8 NECROPSY SAMPLES AND 8 SCRAPIE SUBMISSIONS. THE SWINE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ARE COMPRISED OF BASELINE ACTIVITIES, GARBAGE FEEDER INSPECTIONS, HIGH RISK SWINE DISEASE BRUCELLOSIS (SB), PSEUDO RABIES VIRUS (PRV), AFRICAN SWINE FEVER (ASF), CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER (CSF), AND SWINE VESICULAR DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SAMPLING, RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS, AND EDUCATION/OUTREACH. NJDA WILL INCLUDE SB AND PRV TEST NUMBERS IN QUARTERLY REPORTS, AND ANY REACTORS WILL BE INVESTIGATED. NEW JERSEY HAS A SLAUGHTER SURVEILLANCE TARGET OF 100 SB/PRV SAMPLES. GARBAGE FEEDER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COMPLETION OF THE MONTHLY USDA APHIS FORM 13-2 TO DOCUMENT INSPECTIONS OF ALL 8 LICENSED GARBAGE FEEDING FACILITIES, ANNUAL RELICENSING INSPECTION REPORT, AND MONITORING OF POTENTIAL NON-LICENSED GARBAGE FEEDING. FOR THE HIGHER RISK ASF/CSF SAMPLING, NJDA STAFF WILL COLLECT AND SHIP 25 ASF-CSF SERUM SAMPLES TO FADDL FOR SEROLOGICAL CSF TESTING. ANY SLAUGHTER FACILITY WITH A HIGH INCIDENCE OF SWINE VESICULAR DISEASES WILL LEAD TO TRACE TO THE FARM OF ORIGIN. UPON NOTIFICATION OF SICK OR DYING SWINE, A DISEASE INVESTIGATION, WHICH MAY INCLUDE EPIDEMIOLOGIC INVESTIGATION, TESTING, AND/OR NECROPSY WILL BE CONDUCTED. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR DURING SWINE GARBAGE FEEDING INSPECTIONS, SWINE INVESTIGATIONS, SHOWS, FAIRS, ACCREDITED VETERINARIAN MEETINGS AND PRESS RELEASES. NJDA EDUCATES VETERINARIANS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DIAGNOSIS SWINE FAD, SUCH AS ASF, DURING THE STATE ACCREDITATION MEETINGS HELD FOR 30-50 NEW VETERINARIANS, THREE TIMES PER YEAR. NJDA WILL PERFORM 5 NECROPSIES RELATED TO SWINE PROGRAM DISEASES. COMPLETION OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AS OUTLINED IN THE WORKPLANS FOR EACH COMMODITY IN THE NJ UMBRELLA AGREEMENT. EVIDENCE REQUIRED OF GOALS BEING MET WILL BE BASED ON THE QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORTS THAT ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND THE FINAL PERFORMANCE REPORT THAT WILL BE REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT THE GOALS HAVE BEEN MEET FOR THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD OF THE AGREEMENT. THE GOAL FOR THE AVIAN PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT POULTRY HEALTH THROUGH SURVEILLANCE TESTING, INSPECTION, AND EDUCATION OF AVIAN FACILITIES. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE 245 NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN TESTS, 1948 LIVE BIRD MARKETS/BACKYARD FLOCK TESTS, 244 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS, AND 15 GROSS NECROPSY TESTS. EDUCATION OF TARGET AUDIENCES WILL INCREASE AWARENESS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA. EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH MATERIALS CREATED BY THE USDA APHIS LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS WILL BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. EACH SITE VISIT WILL INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE BIOSECURITY EDUCATION TO THE FLOCK OWNERS AND THEIR STAFF, TO ENSURE THEY HAVE A BIOSECURITY PLAN IN PLACE AND USE IT. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME IS REDUCTION OF AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES THROUGH SURVEILLANCE TESTING AND EDUCATION OF POULTRY FACILITIES. THE GOAL FOR THE CATTLE HEALTH PLAN IS TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE CATTLE VETERINARIANS ON PROGRAM AREA DISEASES, COMPLETE SPECIFIED TESTING OF 4 NECROPSIES AND 100 THEILERIA TESTS, AND PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR STAFF. THE GOAL FOR THE ONE HEALTH PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ZOONOTIC DISEASES AND TO ALLOT FUNDING FOR ZOONOTIC DISEASE TESTING. THERE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 10 NECROPSY AND LAB TESTS PERFORMED. THE GOAL FOR SHEEP, GOAT, CERVID HEALTH PREPAREDNESS IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO STATE SCRAPIE SURVEILLANCE THROUGH TESTING WITH AN ANTICIPATED 8 NECROPSY SAMPLES AND 8 SCRAPIE SUBMISSIONS. THE GOAL FOR THE SWINE PROGRAM IS TO RAPIDLY IDENTIFY PROGRAM DISEASES THROUGH TESTING SURVEILLANCE, AND STAKEHOLDER EDUCATION. NEW JERSEY WILL CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE SAMPLING OF UP TO 100 SB/PRV SAMPLES, 25 ASF/CSF SAMPLES, AND 5 NECROPSIES. THERE WILL BE MONTHLY INSPECTIONS OF ALL 8 LICENSED GARBAGE FEEDING FACILITIES. NJDA WILL EDUCATE 90-150 ACCREDITED VETERINARIANS PER YEAR AT MEETINGS REGARDING SWINE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND WILL EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS DURING PREMISES INSPECTIONS. APHIS AND NATIONAL AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY MAINTAIN DOMESTIC FOOD SUPPLY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE TO INCLUDE BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ENTITIES TO INCLUDE STAKE HOLDERS, TRADING PARTNERS, WITHIN AND OUT OF THE STATE OF NJ, AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE OF FOOD GOODS AND SERVICES AND THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS ANIMAL HEALTH. THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURE REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 400 POULTRY PRODUCERS, 41 LIVE BIRD MARKETS; 800 BEEF HERDS, 95 DAIRIES; 850 SHEEP HERDS, 1,000 GOAT HERDS, 150 BREEDING SWINE HERDS, 8 LICENSED GARBAGE FEEDING SWINE FACILITIES, AND 73 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER FACILITIES. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES INDIRECTLY BENEFIT ~10M RESIDENTS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY THROUGH FOOD SAFETY, AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTIONS. | Contract Data Entity | T-Minus Zero
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THE PURPOSE OF THE UMBRELLA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO CONDUCT ANIMAL HEALTH NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES THAT WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO THE RECIPIENT (NJ), APHIS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES FOR VARIOUS COMMODITIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THE AWARD WILL SUPPORT ANIMAL HEALTH STAFF, OBTAIN AND PROVIDE TRAINING AND CARRY OUT ANIMAL DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND LABORATORY ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT, DETECT, AND RESPOND TO ANIMAL DISEASE HEALTH ISSUES. THE UMBRELLA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS COMPRISED OF FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY CATEGORIES OF AVIAN, CATTLE, SHEEP/GOAT/CERVID, AND SWINE; AND ONE HEALTH. THE AVIAN PROGRAM FOCUSES ON SURVEILLANCE TESTING AND SITE INSPECTIONS. AVIAN INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE TESTING WILL INCLUDE 30 NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN (NPIP) FLOCKS (2,100 BIRDS) TESTED/YEAR, 4 COMMERCIAL TABLE-EGG LAYER FLOCKS (290 BIRDS) TESTED/YEAR, 232 POULTRY AUCTION TESTS/YEAR, 19 TESTS (10 TEST UP TO 190 BIRDS) FOR SICK BIRDS DETECTED DURING LIVE BIRD MARKET AND DISTRIBUTOR INSPECTIONS, AND 20 TESTS (TEST UP TO 270 BIRDS) FOR SICK BIRDS CALLS AT PRODUCTION FACILITIES/BACKYARD FLOCKS. SITE INSPECTIONS WILL MONITOR AVIAN HEALTH, SANITATION, AND REQUIRED RECORDS. ALL 43 LIVE BIRD MARKETS WILL BE VISITED THREE TIMES PER QUARTER OR 12 TIMES PER YEAR (492 SITE VISITS); 116 AUCTION SITE VISITS (2 AUCTIONS WILL BE VISITED ONCE WEEKLY FOR 52 WEEKS, AND 1 AUCTION WILL BE VISITED ONCE MONTHLY); 5 POULTRY DISTRIBUTORS WITH CRATE WASHERS IN NJ PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 8 IN-STATE POULTRY DISTRIBUTORS WILL BE INSPECTED QUARTERLY; 2 COMMERCIAL EGG-LAYER FACILITIES WILL BE AUDITED BIENNIALLY; AND 1 SLAUGHTER PLANT WILL BE AUDITED ANNUALLY. THE CATTLE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EDUCATION OF CATTLE VETERINARIANS, CATTLE DISEASE TESTING, AND STAFF CATTLE DISEASE TRAINING. NJDA EDUCATES 90-150 ACCREDITED VETERINARIANS PER YEAR ON BSE, BRUCELLOSIS, AND TUBERCULOSIS SURVEILLANCE DURING MEETINGS. PLANNED DISEASE TESTING WILL BE 4 NECROPSIES AND 100 THEILERIA TESTS. STAFF MEMBERS WILL TRAVEL TO ATTEND CONFERENCES AND TRAINING RELATED TO CATTLE HEALTH INCLUDING 1 STAFF MEMBER ATTENDING THE UNITED STATES ANIMAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, 1 STAFF MEMBER ATTENDING THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES ANIMAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING AND 1 STAFF MEMBER ATTENDING THE USDA APHIS FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE DIAGNOSTICIAN TRAINING. THE ONE HEALTH PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND TESTING FOR ZOONOTIC DISEASES. MANY OF THE COMMODITY PROGRAM DISEASES HAVE ZOONOTIC POTENTIAL. NJDA WILL PERFORM APPROXIMATELY 10 NECROPSY AND LAB TESTS FOR THE ONE HEALTH PROGRAM. THE SHEEP, GOAT, CERVID HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPRISED OF 8 NECROPSY SAMPLES AND 8 SCRAPIE SUBMISSIONS. THE SWINE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ARE COMPRISED OF BASELINE ACTIVITIES, GARBAGE FEEDER INSPECTIONS, HIGH RISK SWINE DISEASE BRUCELLOSIS (SB), PSEUDO RABIES VIRUS (PRV), AFRICAN SWINE FEVER (ASF), CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER (CSF), AND SWINE VESICULAR DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SAMPLING, RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS, AND EDUCATION/OUTREACH. NJDA WILL INCLUDE SB AND PRV TEST NUMBERS IN QUARTERLY REPORTS, AND ANY REACTORS WILL BE INVESTIGATED. NEW JERSEY HAS A SLAUGHTER SURVEILLANCE TARGET OF 100 SB/PRV SAMPLES. GARBAGE FEEDER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COMPLETION OF THE MONTHLY USDA APHIS FORM 13-2 TO DOCUMENT INSPECTIONS OF ALL 8 LICENSED GARBAGE FEEDING FACILITIES, ANNUAL RELICENSING INSPECTION REPORT, AND MONITORING OF POTENTIAL NON-LICENSED GARBAGE FEEDING. FOR THE HIGHER RISK ASF/CSF SAMPLING, NJDA STAFF WILL COLLECT AND SHIP 25 ASF-CSF SERUM SAMPLES TO FADDL FOR SEROLOGICAL CSF TESTING. ANY SLAUGHTER FACILITY WITH A HIGH INCIDENCE OF SWINE VESICULAR DISEASES WILL LEAD TO TRACE TO THE FARM OF ORIGIN. UPON NOTIFICATION OF SICK OR DYING SWINE, A DISEASE INVESTIGATION, WHICH MAY INCLUDE EPIDEMIOLOGIC INVESTIGATION, TESTING, AND/OR NECROPSY WILL BE CONDUCTED. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR DURING SWINE GARBAGE FEEDING INSPECTIONS, SWINE INVESTIGATIONS, SHOWS, FAIRS, ACCREDITED VETERINARIAN MEETINGS AND PRESS RELEASES. NJDA EDUCATES VETERINARIANS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DIAGNOSIS SWINE FAD, SUCH AS ASF, DURING THE STATE ACCREDITATION MEETINGS HELD FOR 30-50 NEW VETERINARIANS, THREE TIMES PER YEAR. NJDA WILL PERFORM 5 NECROPSIES RELATED TO SWINE PROGRAM DISEASES. COMPLETION OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AS OUTLINED IN THE WORKPLANS FOR EACH COMMODITY IN THE NJ UMBRELLA AGREEMENT. EVIDENCE REQUIRED OF GOALS BEING MET WILL BE BASED ON THE QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORTS THAT ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND THE FINAL PERFORMANCE REPORT THAT WILL BE REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT THE GOALS HAVE BEEN MEET FOR THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD OF THE AGREEMENT. THE GOAL FOR THE AVIAN PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT POULTRY HEALTH THROUGH SURVEILLANCE TESTING, INSPECTION, AND EDUCATION OF AVIAN FACILITIES. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE 245 NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN TESTS, 1948 LIVE BIRD MARKETS/BACKYARD FLOCK TESTS, 244 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS, AND 15 GROSS NECROPSY TESTS. EDUCATION OF TARGET AUDIENCES WILL INCREASE AWARENESS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA. EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH MATERIALS CREATED BY THE USDA APHIS LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS WILL BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. EACH SITE VISIT WILL INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE BIOSECURITY EDUCATION TO THE FLOCK OWNERS AND THEIR STAFF, TO ENSURE THEY HAVE A BIOSECURITY PLAN IN PLACE AND USE IT. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME IS REDUCTION OF AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES THROUGH SURVEILLANCE TESTING AND EDUCATION OF POULTRY FACILITIES. THE GOAL FOR THE CATTLE HEALTH PLAN IS TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE CATTLE VETERINARIANS ON PROGRAM AREA DISEASES, COMPLETE SPECIFIED TESTING OF 4 NECROPSIES AND 100 THEILERIA TESTS, AND PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR STAFF. THE GOAL FOR THE ONE HEALTH PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ZOONOTIC DISEASES AND TO ALLOT FUNDING FOR ZOONOTIC DISEASE TESTING. THERE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 10 NECROPSY AND LAB TESTS PERFORMED. THE GOAL FOR SHEEP, GOAT, CERVID HEALTH PREPAREDNESS IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO STATE SCRAPIE SURVEILLANCE THROUGH TESTING WITH AN ANTICIPATED 8 NECROPSY SAMPLES AND 8 SCRAPIE SUBMISSIONS. THE GOAL FOR THE SWINE PROGRAM IS TO RAPIDLY IDENTIFY PROGRAM DISEASES THROUGH TESTING SURVEILLANCE, AND STAKEHOLDER EDUCATION. NEW JERSEY WILL CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE SAMPLING OF UP TO 100 SB/PRV SAMPLES, 25 ASF/CSF SAMPLES, AND 5 NECROPSIES. THERE WILL BE MONTHLY INSPECTIONS OF ALL 8 LICENSED GARBAGE FEEDING FACILITIES. NJDA WILL EDUCATE 90-150 ACCREDITED VETERINARIANS PER YEAR AT MEETINGS REGARDING SWINE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND WILL EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS DURING PREMISES INSPECTIONS. APHIS AND NATIONAL AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY MAINTAIN DOMESTIC FOOD SUPPLY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE TO INCLUDE BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ENTITIES TO INCLUDE STAKE HOLDERS, TRADING PARTNERS, WITHIN AND OUT OF THE STATE OF NJ, AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE OF FOOD GOODS AND SERVICES AND THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS ANIMAL HEALTH. THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURE REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 400 POULTRY PRODUCERS, 41 LIVE BIRD MARKETS; 800 BEEF HERDS, 95 DAIRIES; 850 SHEEP HERDS, 1,000 GOAT HERDS, 150 BREEDING SWINE HERDS, 8 LICENSED GARBAGE FEEDING SWINE FACILITIES, AND 73 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER FACILITIES. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES INDIRECTLY BENEFIT ~10M RESIDENTS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY THROUGH FOOD SAFETY, AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTIONS.
Awardee: NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE • Base award: 2026-04-01
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THE PURPOSE OF THE UMBRELLA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS TO CONDUCT ANIMAL HEALTH NATIONAL SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES THAT WILL PROVIDE SPECIFIC INFORMATION TO THE RECIPIENT (NJ), APHIS, AND OTHER INTERESTED PARTIES FOR VARIOUS COMMODITIES UNDER THIS AGREEMENT. THE AWARD WILL SUPPORT ANIMAL HEALTH STAFF, OBTAIN AND PROVIDE TRAINING AND CARRY OUT ANIMAL DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND LABORATORY ACTIVITIES TO PREVENT, DETECT, AND RESPOND TO ANIMAL DISEASE HEALTH ISSUES. THE UMBRELLA COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT IS COMPRISED OF FIVE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY CATEGORIES OF AVIAN, CATTLE, SHEEP/GOAT/CERVID, AND SWINE; AND ONE HEALTH. THE AVIAN PROGRAM FOCUSES ON SURVEILLANCE TESTING AND SITE INSPECTIONS. AVIAN INFLUENZA SURVEILLANCE TESTING WILL INCLUDE 30 NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN (NPIP) FLOCKS (2,100 BIRDS) TESTED/YEAR, 4 COMMERCIAL TABLE-EGG LAYER FLOCKS (290 BIRDS) TESTED/YEAR, 232 POULTRY AUCTION TESTS/YEAR, 19 TESTS (10 TEST UP TO 190 BIRDS) FOR SICK BIRDS DETECTED DURING LIVE BIRD MARKET AND DISTRIBUTOR INSPECTIONS, AND 20 TESTS (TEST UP TO 270 BIRDS) FOR SICK BIRDS CALLS AT PRODUCTION FACILITIES/BACKYARD FLOCKS. SITE INSPECTIONS WILL MONITOR AVIAN HEALTH, SANITATION, AND REQUIRED RECORDS. ALL 43 LIVE BIRD MARKETS WILL BE VISITED THREE TIMES PER QUARTER OR 12 TIMES PER YEAR (492 SITE VISITS); 116 AUCTION SITE VISITS (2 AUCTIONS WILL BE VISITED ONCE WEEKLY FOR 52 WEEKS, AND 1 AUCTION WILL BE VISITED ONCE MONTHLY); 5 POULTRY DISTRIBUTORS WITH CRATE WASHERS IN NJ PLUS AN ADDITIONAL 8 IN-STATE POULTRY DISTRIBUTORS WILL BE INSPECTED QUARTERLY; 2 COMMERCIAL EGG-LAYER FACILITIES WILL BE AUDITED BIENNIALLY; AND 1 SLAUGHTER PLANT WILL BE AUDITED ANNUALLY. THE CATTLE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON EDUCATION OF CATTLE VETERINARIANS, CATTLE DISEASE TESTING, AND STAFF CATTLE DISEASE TRAINING. NJDA EDUCATES 90-150 ACCREDITED VETERINARIANS PER YEAR ON BSE, BRUCELLOSIS, AND TUBERCULOSIS SURVEILLANCE DURING MEETINGS. PLANNED DISEASE TESTING WILL BE 4 NECROPSIES AND 100 THEILERIA TESTS. STAFF MEMBERS WILL TRAVEL TO ATTEND CONFERENCES AND TRAINING RELATED TO CATTLE HEALTH INCLUDING 1 STAFF MEMBER ATTENDING THE UNITED STATES ANIMAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING, 1 STAFF MEMBER ATTENDING THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES ANIMAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION ANNUAL MEETING AND 1 STAFF MEMBER ATTENDING THE USDA APHIS FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASE DIAGNOSTICIAN TRAINING. THE ONE HEALTH PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS AND TESTING FOR ZOONOTIC DISEASES. MANY OF THE COMMODITY PROGRAM DISEASES HAVE ZOONOTIC POTENTIAL. NJDA WILL PERFORM APPROXIMATELY 10 NECROPSY AND LAB TESTS FOR THE ONE HEALTH PROGRAM. THE SHEEP, GOAT, CERVID HEALTH PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO BE COMPRISED OF 8 NECROPSY SAMPLES AND 8 SCRAPIE SUBMISSIONS. THE SWINE PROGRAM ACTIVITIES ARE COMPRISED OF BASELINE ACTIVITIES, GARBAGE FEEDER INSPECTIONS, HIGH RISK SWINE DISEASE BRUCELLOSIS (SB), PSEUDO RABIES VIRUS (PRV), AFRICAN SWINE FEVER (ASF), CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER (CSF), AND SWINE VESICULAR DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SAMPLING, RESPONSE PREPAREDNESS, AND EDUCATION/OUTREACH. NJDA WILL INCLUDE SB AND PRV TEST NUMBERS IN QUARTERLY REPORTS, AND ANY REACTORS WILL BE INVESTIGATED. NEW JERSEY HAS A SLAUGHTER SURVEILLANCE TARGET OF 100 SB/PRV SAMPLES. GARBAGE FEEDER ACTIVITIES INCLUDE COMPLETION OF THE MONTHLY USDA APHIS FORM 13-2 TO DOCUMENT INSPECTIONS OF ALL 8 LICENSED GARBAGE FEEDING FACILITIES, ANNUAL RELICENSING INSPECTION REPORT, AND MONITORING OF POTENTIAL NON-LICENSED GARBAGE FEEDING. FOR THE HIGHER RISK ASF/CSF SAMPLING, NJDA STAFF WILL COLLECT AND SHIP 25 ASF-CSF SERUM SAMPLES TO FADDL FOR SEROLOGICAL CSF TESTING. ANY SLAUGHTER FACILITY WITH A HIGH INCIDENCE OF SWINE VESICULAR DISEASES WILL LEAD TO TRACE TO THE FARM OF ORIGIN. UPON NOTIFICATION OF SICK OR DYING SWINE, A DISEASE INVESTIGATION, WHICH MAY INCLUDE EPIDEMIOLOGIC INVESTIGATION, TESTING, AND/OR NECROPSY WILL BE CONDUCTED. EDUCATION AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES WILL OCCUR DURING SWINE GARBAGE FEEDING INSPECTIONS, SWINE INVESTIGATIONS, SHOWS, FAIRS, ACCREDITED VETERINARIAN MEETINGS AND PRESS RELEASES. NJDA EDUCATES VETERINARIANS ON THE IMPORTANCE OF DIAGNOSIS SWINE FAD, SUCH AS ASF, DURING THE STATE ACCREDITATION MEETINGS HELD FOR 30-50 NEW VETERINARIANS, THREE TIMES PER YEAR. NJDA WILL PERFORM 5 NECROPSIES RELATED TO SWINE PROGRAM DISEASES. COMPLETION OF GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AS OUTLINED IN THE WORKPLANS FOR EACH COMMODITY IN THE NJ UMBRELLA AGREEMENT. EVIDENCE REQUIRED OF GOALS BEING MET WILL BE BASED ON THE QUARTERLY PERFORMANCE REPORTS THAT ARE REVIEWED BY THE PROGRAM MANAGER AND THE FINAL PERFORMANCE REPORT THAT WILL BE REVIEWED TO ENSURE THAT THE GOALS HAVE BEEN MEET FOR THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD OF THE AGREEMENT. THE GOAL FOR THE AVIAN PROGRAM IS TO SUPPORT POULTRY HEALTH THROUGH SURVEILLANCE TESTING, INSPECTION, AND EDUCATION OF AVIAN FACILITIES. DELIVERABLES INCLUDE 245 NATIONAL POULTRY IMPROVEMENT PLAN TESTS, 1948 LIVE BIRD MARKETS/BACKYARD FLOCK TESTS, 244 ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS, AND 15 GROSS NECROPSY TESTS. EDUCATION OF TARGET AUDIENCES WILL INCREASE AWARENESS OF AVIAN INFLUENZA. EDUCATIONAL AND OUTREACH MATERIALS CREATED BY THE USDA APHIS LEGISLATIVE AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS WILL BE USED FOR THIS PURPOSE. EACH SITE VISIT WILL INCLUDE COMPREHENSIVE BIOSECURITY EDUCATION TO THE FLOCK OWNERS AND THEIR STAFF, TO ENSURE THEY HAVE A BIOSECURITY PLAN IN PLACE AND USE IT. THE EXPECTED OUTCOME IS REDUCTION OF AVIAN INFLUENZA CASES THROUGH SURVEILLANCE TESTING AND EDUCATION OF POULTRY FACILITIES. THE GOAL FOR THE CATTLE HEALTH PLAN IS TO CONTINUE TO EDUCATE CATTLE VETERINARIANS ON PROGRAM AREA DISEASES, COMPLETE SPECIFIED TESTING OF 4 NECROPSIES AND 100 THEILERIA TESTS, AND PROVIDE CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR STAFF. THE GOAL FOR THE ONE HEALTH PROGRAM IS TO INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF ZOONOTIC DISEASES AND TO ALLOT FUNDING FOR ZOONOTIC DISEASE TESTING. THERE WILL BE APPROXIMATELY 10 NECROPSY AND LAB TESTS PERFORMED. THE GOAL FOR SHEEP, GOAT, CERVID HEALTH PREPAREDNESS IS TO CONTRIBUTE TO STATE SCRAPIE SURVEILLANCE THROUGH TESTING WITH AN ANTICIPATED 8 NECROPSY SAMPLES AND 8 SCRAPIE SUBMISSIONS. THE GOAL FOR THE SWINE PROGRAM IS TO RAPIDLY IDENTIFY PROGRAM DISEASES THROUGH TESTING SURVEILLANCE, AND STAKEHOLDER EDUCATION. NEW JERSEY WILL CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE SAMPLING OF UP TO 100 SB/PRV SAMPLES, 25 ASF/CSF SAMPLES, AND 5 NECROPSIES. THERE WILL BE MONTHLY INSPECTIONS OF ALL 8 LICENSED GARBAGE FEEDING FACILITIES. NJDA WILL EDUCATE 90-150 ACCREDITED VETERINARIANS PER YEAR AT MEETINGS REGARDING SWINE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND WILL EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS DURING PREMISES INSPECTIONS. APHIS AND NATIONAL AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY MAINTAIN DOMESTIC FOOD SUPPLY AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE TO INCLUDE BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC ENTITIES TO INCLUDE STAKE HOLDERS, TRADING PARTNERS, WITHIN AND OUT OF THE STATE OF NJ, AND INTERSTATE COMMERCE OF FOOD GOODS AND SERVICES AND THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC AS WELL AS ANIMAL HEALTH. THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY AGRICULTURE REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 400 POULTRY PRODUCERS, 41 LIVE BIRD MARKETS; 800 BEEF HERDS, 95 DAIRIES; 850 SHEEP HERDS, 1,000 GOAT HERDS, 150 BREEDING SWINE HERDS, 8 LICENSED GARBAGE FEEDING SWINE FACILITIES, AND 73 LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER FACILITIES. NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES INDIRECTLY BENEFIT ~10M RESIDENTS IN THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY THROUGH FOOD SAFETY, AND PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTIONS.
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