The U.S. Department of Agriculture report highlights significant epidemiological events of 2007 and provides insight into the nation’s animal health surveillance activities. The report also presents an update on programs, both new and existing, that strive to maintain healthy livestock, poultry, and aquaculture populations.

Table of Contents Ch 1: Veterinary Services Strategic Program Highlights

• Emergency planning and preparedness (Four pillars of emergency management, 2007 Emergency management activities and accomplishments, National veterinary stockpile)
• Avian influenza preparedness
• National animal identification system (Premises registration, Animal identification, Animal tracing, Education and outreach, Business plan, User guide)
• The National Aquatic Animal Health Plan
• Comprehensive and integrated national animal health surveillance system

Ch 2: Foreign and Emerging Animal Diseases

• Foreign animal disease surveillance and investigations (Potential foreign animal disease in Minnesota, Screwworm detection in dogs, Exotic newcastle disease investigations)
• Surveillance activities in 2007 (AI surveillance, BSE surveillance, CSF surveillance, Tropical bont tick surveillance, Screwworm surveillance, Cattle tick surveillance, Vesicular disease surveillance)
• Emerging diseases and issues (identification and tracking of emerging animal health issues, Selected domestic emerging isues in 2007)

Ch 3: Animal Disease Eradication Programs and Control and Certification Programs

• Eradication programs (Scrapie in sheep and goats, Tuberculosis in cattle and cervids, Pseudorabies in swine, Brucellosis in Swine, Brucellosis in cattle and bison)
• Control and Certification Programs (Chronic wasting disease in cervids, Johne’s disease in cattle, Trichinae in swine, Swine health protection inspection program)

Ch 4: Monitoring and Surveillance for Diseases that Affect Production and Marketing

• NAHMS Studies (Dairy 2007. Beef 2007-2008, Swine 2008 small enterprise study, Small-enterprise Chicken Study 2007)
• White spot syndrome virus in Louisiana crawfish
• Infectious salmon anemia virus
• Viral hemorrhagic septicemia
• NAHRS summary and update

Ch 5: Animal Health Diagnostics and Veterinary Biologics

• National veterinary services laboratories (Diagnostic bacteriology laboratory, Pathobiology laboratory, Diagnostic virology laboratory, foreign animal disease diagnostic laboratory)
• National Animal Health Laboratory Network
• 2007 Highlights in diagnostics and laboratory activities (Testing support, Pathobiology support, Virology support, Training and preparedness, International activities)
• Center for Veterinary Biologics (2007 Biologics highlights, Ames Modernization project)

Ch 6: Overview of U.S. Livestock, Poultry, and Aquaculture Production in 2007

• Available statistics
• Number of farms
• Relative magnitude of industries, by value of production
• Introduction to livestock, poultry, and aquaculture industries
• Cattle and calves (beef and dairy)
• Milk cows-dairy
• Beef cows
• Cattle on feed
• Hogs
• Sheep and goats
• Poultry industries
• Equine industry
• Fish and other aquaculture products
• Honey production
• Miscellaneous
• Number of livestock slaughter plants in the United States

Ch 7: Animal Trade Ch 8: Background Elements Essential to Veterinary Services Mission

• National veterinary accreditation program
• VS information technology and data systems
• Pathways assessment mapping tool
• Targeted surveillance methodology
• North American animal disease spread model

Ch 9: International and Domestic Collaborations in Animal and Public Health

• APHIS international activities
• Domestic partnerships and collaborations