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WOAH: Terrestrial Animal Health

Standards for Comment

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The Code Commission helps ensure the Terrestrial Animal Health Code (Terrestrial

Code) reflects current scientific information. The Terrestrial Code contains

international standards for trade, disease prevention, and disease control for

terrestrial animals and their products.

APHIS provides the draft standards ("Part A" standards and "Part B" standards)

below and invites stakeholders to comment.

"Part A" standards are proposed for adoption in May.

"Part B" standards will go through additional rounds of comments before being

proposed for adoption.

To provide comments:

1. Download the files below that correspond to the standards you wish to review.

2. Edit the specific text you are commenting on by proposing text changes (that

is, edit the text the way you believe it should read) using “Track Changes” in

Microsoft Word.

3. Add a “comment” with the supporting scientific or other rationale for each of

your proposed text changes using “Track Changes” in Microsoft Word.
4. Submit your proposed changes to usa.oie.iahs@usda.gov no later than the due

dates below.

1. Deadline for comments on Part A chapters: Monday, April 15, 2024

2. Deadline for comments on Part B chapters: Friday, June 7, 2024

Standards Proposed for Adoption (Part A)

February 2024 Chapters USA Comments

Submitted

Annex 4 Glossary

Annex 5 Chapter 1.3. Diseases Listed by WOAH (with Track

Changes)

Annex 6 Chapter 1.3. Diseases Listed by WOAH (without

Track Changes)

Annex 7 Chapter 4.6. General hygiene in semen collection

and processing centers

Annex 8 Chapter 4.7. Collection and processing of bovine,

small ruminant and porcine semen

Annex 9 Chapter 6.10. Use of Antimicrobial agents in

Veterinary Medicine

Annex 10 Chapter 7.5. Animal Welfare During Slaughter

(with Track Changes)

Annex 11 Chapter 7.5. Animal Welfare During Slaughter

(without Track Changes)

Annex 12 Chapter 8.8. Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD)

Annex 13 Chapter 1.11. Application for official recognition by

WOAH of free status for FMD

Annex 14 Chapter 8.16. Rift Vallet Fever 

Annex 15 Chapter 8.18. Trichinella

Annex 16 Chapter 8.X. Q Fever

Annex 17 Chapter 8.Z. Surra

Annex 18 Chapter 13.2. Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease

Annex 19 Chapter 15.1 African Swine Fever

Annex 20 Chapter 16.Z. Camelpox
February 2024 Chapters USA Comments

Submitted

Annex 21 Terminology

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Standards Proposed for Comment (Part B)

February 2024 Chapters USA Comments

submitted

Annex 3 Work Programme

Annex 22 User’s guide

Annex 23 Chapter 7.1. Introduction to Animal Welfare

Annex 24 Chapter 7.6. Animal Welfare at the time of

Killing

Annex 25 Chapter 8.Y. Nipah

Annex 26 Chapters 12.3. Dourine

See More See Less

Standards Proposed for Adoption (Part C)

Explanatory Notes On ‘Five Domains’ Model

Previous Terrestrial Proposed Drafts and

Comments

September 2023

Standards Proposed for Adoption (Part A)

September 2023 Chapters USA Comments Submitted

Annex 4 Glossary for adoption (39.87 KB) Annex 4 Glossary for adoption (40.67 KB)
September 2023 Chapters USA Comments Submitted

Annex 5 Chapter 1.3. Listed diseases (in

track change) (42.34 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 6 Chapter 1.3. Listed diseases

(cleaned) (38.14 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 7 Chapter 4.6. Semen collection

and storage (73.42 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 8 Chapter 4.7. Collection and

processing of bovine, small ruminant, and

porcine semen (49.03 KB)

Annex 8 Chapter 4.7. Collection and

processing of bovine, small ruminant,

and porcine semen (50.99 KB)

Annex 9 Chapter 6.10. Responsible and

prudent use of antimicrobial agents in

veterinary medicine (113.61 KB)

Annex 9 Chapter 6.10. Responsible and

prudent use of antimicrobial agents in

veterinary medicine (114.13 KB)

Annex 10 Chapter-7.5. Animal welfare

during slaughter (151.86 KB)

Annex 10 Chapter-7.5. Animal welfare

during slaughter (166.02 KB)

Annex 11 Chapter 8.8. Infection with foot

and mouth disease (FMD) virus (125.45

KB)

Annex 11 Chapter 8.8. Infection with foot

and mouth disease (FMD) virus (132.77

KB)

Annex 12 Chapter 1.11. FMD

questionnaire (43.48 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 13 Chapter 8.16. Infection with rift

valley fever virus (35 KB)

Annex 13 Chapter 8.16. Infection with rift

valley fever virus (35.34 KB)

Annex 14 Chapter 8.18. Infection with

trichinella (36.08 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 15 Chapter 8.X. Infection with

Coxiella burnetii-(Q-fever) (38.67 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 16 Chapter 8.Z. Infection with

Trypanosoma evani (Surra) (77.44 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 17 Chapter 11.5. Infection with

Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. (CBPP)

(81.95 KB)

No comments submitted

Annex 18 Chapter 11.X. Infection with

bovine pestiviruses (BVD) (38.68 KB)

Annex 18 Chapter 11.X. Infection with

bovine pestiviruses (BVD) (39.24 KB)
September 2023 Chapters USA Comments Submitted

Annex 19 Chapter 12.1. African horse

sickness virus (70.28 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 20 Chapter 13.2. Infection with

pathogenic rabbit lagoviruses (rabbithaemorrhagic-disease) (43.07 KB)No comments submitted

Annex 21 Chapter 15.1. African swine

fever safe commodities (42.51 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 22 Chapter 16.Z. Infection with

Camelpox virus (41.11 KB)

Annex 22 Chapter 16.Z. Infection with

Camelpox virus (41.7 KB)

Annex 23 Terminology: Competent

Authority, Veterinary authority, Veterinary

Services (59.46 KB)

No comments submitted

Standards Proposed for Comment (Part B)

September 2023 Chapters USA Comments submitted

Annex 3 Work Programme (77.17 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 24 User’s Guide (52.97 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 25 Glossary (40.04 KB) Annex 25 Glossary (40.76 KB)

Annex 26 Chapter 4.X. Biosecurity (75.57

KB) No comments submitted

Annex 27 Chapter 5.4. Exportation of

commodities (47.12 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 28 Chapter 5.6. Importation of

commodities (48.8 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 29 Chapter 7.1. Introduction

recommendations for animal welfare

(94.6 KB)

Annex 29 Chapter 7.1. Introduction

recommendations for animal welfare

(95.18 KB)

Annex 30 Chapter 8.Y. Infection with

Nipah virus (44.81 KB)

Annex 30 Chapter 8.Y. Infection with

Nipah virus (45.46 KB)

Annex 31 Chapter 14.8. Scrapie (45.49

KB) No comments submitted

February 2023
Standards Proposed for Adoption (Part A)

February 2023 Proposed Standards for Adoption USA Comments

Submitted to WOAH

Annex 4. User's Guide (40.71 KB) No comments

submitted

Annex 5. Glossary (37.9 KB) No comments

submitted

Annex 6. Chapter 7.8. Definitions (40.02 KB)

No comments

submitted

Annex 7. Chapter 1.3. Diseases, Infections, and Infestations

Listed by WOAH (38.32 KB)

No comments

submitted

Annex 9. Chapter 8.14. Infection With Rabies Virus (41.12

KB)

No comments

submitted 

Annex 10. Chapter 8.15. Infection With Rift Valley Fever

Virus (53.46 KB)

No comments

submitted 

Annex 11. Chapter 10.9. Infection With Newcastle Disease

Virus (32.82 KB)

No comments

submitted

Annex 12. Chapter 11.4. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

(101.05 KB)

Comments submitted

(103.54 KB)

Annex 13. Chapter 1.8. Application for Official Recognition

by WOAH of Risk Status for Bovine Spongiform

Encephalopathy (100.39 KB)

No comments

submitted 

Annex 14. Chapter 12.2. Infection With Taylorella

equigenitalis (Contagious Equine Metritis) (62.67 KB)

Comments submitted

(64.78 KB)

Annex 15. Chapter 12.6. Infection With Equine Influenza

Virus (49.32 KB)

No comments

submitted 

Annex 16. Chapter 12.7. Infection With Theileria equi and

Babesia caballi (Equine Piroplasmosis) (60.55 KB)

Comments submitted

(61.46 KB)

Annex 17. Chapter 14.X. Infection With Theileria Lestoquardi,

T. Luwenshuni, and T. Uilenbergi (47.95 KB)

No comments

submitted

Annex 18. Chapter 16.1. Infection With Middle East

Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (39.76 KB)

No comments

submitted 
February 2023 Proposed Standards for Adoption USA Comments

Submitted to WOAH

Annex 19. Chapter 8.Y. Infection With Leishmania Spp.

Leishmaniosis (39.52 KB)

No comments

submitted 

Annex 20. Terminology: Use of the Terms "Fetal," "Foetal,"

"Fetus," and "Foetus" (38.91 KB)

No comments

submitted 

Annex 21. Terminology Animal Categories Section-Titles

(38.42 KB)

No comments

submitted 

Annex 22. Terminology: Use of Terms "Enzootic," "Endemic,"

"Epizootic," and "Epidemic" (43.09 KB)

No comments

submitted

Standards Proposed for Comment (Part B)

February 2023 Proposed Standards for

Comment

USA Comments Submitted to

WOAH

Annex 3. Work Programme (73.52 KB) Annex 3 Work Programme

Chapter 1.11. Application for Official

Recognition by the OIE of Free Status for Foot

and Mouth Disease (114.9 KB)

No comments submitted

Annex 8. Chapter 8.8. Infection With Foot and

Mouth Disease Virus (508.13 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 23. Glossary: Animal

Product/Commodity/Germinal Products (37.35

KB)

No comments submitted

Annex 24. Chapter 4.6. General Hygiene in

Semen Collection and Processing Centres

(67.78 KB)

Annex 24 Chapter 4.6 General

Hygiene in Semen Collection and

Processing Centres

Annex 25. Chapter 7.5. Slaughter of Animals

(135.9 KB)

Annex 25 Chapter 7.5 Slaughter of

Animals

Annex 26. Glossary: Definitions Related to

Chapter 7.5 (38.54 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 27. Chapter 8.X. Infection With Coxiella

burnetii (Q Fever) (39.8 KB)

Annex 27 Chapter 8.X Infection with

Coxiella Burnetii Q Fever

Annex 28. Chapter 8.Z. Infection With

Trypanosoma evansi (Surra) (66.75 KB)

Annex 28 Chapter 8.Z Infection with

Trypanosoma Evansi
February 2023 Proposed Standards for

Comment

USA Comments Submitted to

WOAH

Annex 29. Chapter 11.5. Infection With

Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. Mycoides SC

(Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia) (76.45

KB)

Annex 29 Chapter 11.5 Infection

with Mycoplasma mycoides subsp.

Mycoides SC (contagious bovine

pleuropneumonia)

Annex 30. Chapter 11.X. Infection With Bovine

Pestiviruses (Bovine Viral Diarrhoea) (39.67 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 31. Chapter 12.1. Infection With African

Horse Sickness Virus (65.56 KB)

Annex 31 Chapter 12.1 Infection

with African Horse Sickness Virus

Annex 32. Chapter 13.2. Infection With Rabbit

Haemorrhagic Disease (44.36 KB)

Annex 32 Chapter 13.2 Rabbit

Haemorrhagic Disease

Chapter not distributed for comment Chapter 14.8 Scrapie

Annex 33. Chapter 16.Z. Infection With

Camelpox Virus (40.63 KB) No comments submitted

Annex 34 Terminology: Use of the Terms

‘Competent Authority’, ‘Veterinary Authority’

and ‘Veterinary Services’

Annex 34 Terminology: Use of the

Terms ‘Competent Authority’,

‘Veterinary Authority’ and

‘Veterinary Services’

September 2022

September 2022 Proposed Standards USA Comments

Submitted to OIE

Chapter 1.3. Diseases, Infections, and Infestations Listed by

the OIE (33.6 KB) No comments

submitted

Chapter 8.8. Infection With Foot and Mouth Disease Virus

(506.11 KB) Comments submitted

(504.6 KB)

Chapter 8.14. Infection With Rabies Virus (40.65 KB) No comments

submitted

Chapter 8.15. Infection With Rift Valley Fever Virus (50.56

KB)

Comments submitted

(52.93 KB)
September 2022 Proposed Standards USA Comments

Submitted to OIE

Chapter 10.9. Infection With Newcastle Disease Virus (34.76

KB)

No comments

submitted

Chapter 11.4. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (96.53 KB) No comments

submitted

Chapter 12.2. Infection With Taylorella equigenitalis (64.78

KB)

Comments submitted

(60.91 KB)

Chapter 12.6. Infection With Equine Influenza Virus (45.12

KB)

Comments submitted

(47.04 KB)

Chapter 12.7. Infection With Equine Piroplasmosis (61.46 KB) Comments submitted

(59.4 KB)

Chapter 14.X. Infection With Theileria lestoquardi, T.

luwenshuni, and T. uilenbergi (46.56 KB)

Comments submitted

(47.24 KB)

Chapter X.X. Infection With Middle East Respiratory

Syndrome Coronavirus (37.95 KB)

Comments submitted

(37.14 KB)

Chapter X.Y. Infection With Leishmania Spp. (Leishmaniosis)

(39.45 KB)

No comments

submitted

Draft Chapter 1.8. Application for Official Recognition by the

OIE of Risk Status for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

(97.1 KB)

Comments submitted

(97.23 KB)

Glossary (34.36 KB) Comments submitted

(37.37 KB)

Terminology: Use of the Terms "Enzootic," "Endemic,"

"Epizootic," and "Epidemic" (41.89 KB)

No comments

submitted
September 2022 Proposed Standards USA Comments

Submitted to OIE

Terminology: Use of the Terms "Bovid," "Bovidae," "Bovine,"

and "Cattle" (39.44 KB)

Comments submitted

(37.73 KB)

Terminology: Use of the Terms "Fetal," "Foetal," "Fetus," and

"Foetus" (39.53 KB)

No comments

submitted

Terminology: Use of the Terms "Competent Authority,"

"Veterinary Authority," and "Veterinary Services (38.78 KB)"

No comments

submitted

September 2022 Proposed Standards (Part B) USA Comments

Submitted to OIE

Chapter 4.6. General Hygiene in Semen Collection,

Processing and Storage (60.73 KB) Comments submitted

(62.22 KB)

Chapter 6.10. Responsible and Prudent Use of Antimicrobial

Agents in Veterinary Medicine (98.11 KB) Comments submitted

(113.98 KB)

Chapter 8.X. Infection With Coxiella Burnetii (Q Fever) (39.48

KB) Comments submitted

(37.23 KB)

Chapter 11.5. Infection With Mycoplasma mycoides Subsp.

Mycoides SC (Contagious Bovine Pleuropnuemonia) (74.1 KB) Comments submitted

(72.48 KB)

Chapter 11.X. Infection With Bovine Pestiviruses Bovine Viral

Diarrhoea (39.83 KB) No comments

submitted

Chapter 12.1. Infection With African Horse Sickness Virus

(61.85 KB) Comments submitted

(62.81 KB)

Chapter X.Z. Infection With Camelpox Virus (40.49 KB) Comments Submitted

(38.86 KB)

Work Programme for the Terrestrial Animal Health Standards

Commission (68.91 KB) Comments submitted

(68.19 KB)
February 2022

February 2022 Proposed Standards USA Comments

Submitted to OIE

Chapter 1.3. Diseases, Infections, and Infestations Listed

by the OIE (32.58 KB) No comments submitted

Chapter 8.14. Infection With Rabies Virus (39.93 KB) No comments submitted

Chapter 8.15. Infection With Rift Valley Fever Virus

(50.56 KB)

No comments submitted

Chapter 10.9. Infection With Newcastle Disease Virus

(34.76 KB)

No comments submitted

Chapter 12.2. Infection With Taylorella Equigenitalis

(56.9 KB)

Comments submitted

(57.82 KB)

Chapter 12.6. Infection With Equine Influenza (45.12 KB)

Comments submitted

(45.22 KB)

Chapter 12.7. Infection With Equine Piroplasmosis (56.93

KB)

Comments submitted

(61.71 KB)

Chapter 14.X. Infection With Theileria lestoquardi (46.08

KB)

No comments submitted

Chapter X.X. Infection With Middle East Respiratory

Syndrome Coronavirus (37.95 KB) No comments submitted

Chapter X.Y. Infection With Leishmania Spp.

(Leishmaniosis) (38.24 KB)

Comments submitted

(37.41 KB)

Draft Chapter 7.5. Animal Welfare During Slaughter

(158.68 KB)

Comments submitted

(175.04 KB)

Glossary: Definitions Comments submitted

Glossary: Poultry (31.17 KB) Comments submitted

(30.86 KB)
February 2022 Proposed Standards USA Comments

Submitted to OIE

Work Programme No comments submitted

Terrestrial Animal Code Commission Reports

Current Report

Report of the Meeting of WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Standards

Commission, Feb 2024 (woah.org)

Previous Reports

Report of the Meeting of WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Standards

Commission, Sept 2023 (woah.org)

Report of the Meeting of WOAH Terrestrial Animal Health Standards

Commission, February 2023

Report of the Meeting of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards

Commission, September 2022 

Report of the Meeting of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards

Commission, Part B, February 2022

Report of the Meeting of the OIE Terrestrial Animal Health Standards

Commission, Part A, February 2022

Full Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission Report, September 2021

Full Terrestrial Animal Health Standards Commission Report, February 2021