The U.S. Department of Agriculture today released the 2004 U.S. Animal Health Report, a national overview of domestic animal health in the United States, which is the first report of its kind. It addresses the many components of the U.S. animal health infrastructure, animal population demographics, new initiatives and approaches to foreign animal disease surveillance. As an annual publication, the 2004 report will be updated and refined each year, providing another venue to communicate with stakeholders and the public about APHIS programs. The report is a direct result of an external review of the nation’s animal health safeguarding system. The animal health safeguarding review, which was released in November 2001, assessed the performance, processes and procedures used to ensure mission success for the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; specifically it’s veterinary services program as well as industry partners. The mission: to protect and to improve!
Posted by: Joshua Works
Posted Date: Oct 14 2005