The American Sheep Industry Association will host Scrapie Free in the U.S.: Moving from an Eradication to a Surveillance Program at 8 a.m. on April 9 during the National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s Annual Conference in Kansas City, Mo.
The forum is designed to foster discussion among industry stakeholders about what being scrapie-free will mean from a business and regulatory perspective. Topics of discussion during the half-day meeting will include: understanding the transition from an active eradication program to disease surveillance; changes to infrastructure; and the industry benefits of being scrapie free.
ASI believes it is important that sheep producers have a voice in the new framework, in partnership with key animal health officials and other stakeholders. Discussion and collaboration among these groups will help answer questions about status requirements, producer responsibilities and the future of scrapie-free status. As we move toward year five of the mandatory seven years of scrapie freedom, ASI believes helping producers, as well as animal health officials and other stakeholders see the finish line on scrapie eradication will encourage the effort to remain diligent in these final years.
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