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NVAP Reference Guide: Aquatic

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NVAP Reference Guide: Table of Contents

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Preface

Introduction

Control and Eradication

Brucellosis

Johne’s Disease

Pseudorabies (PRV)

Tuberculosis

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies

Scrapie

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE)

Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)

Poultry
National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP)

Avian Influenza (AI)

Exotic Newcastle disease (END)

Equine Disease

Aquatic Animal

Aquatic Animal National Health Plan

Aquatic Animal Health Activities

Animal Health Emergency Management

Animal Health Emergency Management

Emergency Response Structure

National Response Framework (NRF)

National Incident Management System (NIMS)

National Animal Health Emergency Management System (NAHEMS)

Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Plan (FAD PReP)

FAD Recognition and Initial Response

National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps (NAHERC)

Notifiable Diseases and Conditions

WOAH and International Standards

Cleaning and Disinfection

Importance of Cleaning & Disinfection

Cleaning

Disinfection

Regulation of Disinfectants

Safety

Disease Surveillance

Laboratory Submissions

Animal Movement

Interstate Regulations

Interstate Movement of Cattle, Horses, Swine, Sheep and Goats

Issuing Interstate Animal Movement Documents

International Animal Movement

Issuing International Health Certificates (IHCs) for Live Animal Movement

Common Problems Observed on Certificates for Live Animal Movement
Animal Identification 

Animal Identification

Cattle Identification

Swine Identification

Equine Identification

Sheep and Goat Identification

Fowl Identification

Compliance and Regulations

Appendix

A: 9 CFR PARTS 160, 161, and 162

B: APHIS VS District Offices

C: State Animal Health Officials

D: Forms

E: Other Organizational Information with Contact Points

F: Web Sites

G: Equine Teeth and Aging

Aquatic Animal National Health Plan

APHIS provides agricultural producers with a broad range of cooperative programs

for protecting the health of animals and plants. Aquaculture, the managed

production of aquatic plants and animals, is one of the fastest growing segments of

U.S. agribusiness. Because of this rapid expansion, accredited veterinarians are

becoming integral to the practice of aquaculture. 

APHIS programs currently serve important aspects of both plant and animal

aquaculture— especially involving disease control and eradication, pest prevention,

and wildlife damage management. APHIS is also involved in facilitating the import

and export of aquacultural products because of increased global trade. 

APHIS –VS is one of three Federal agencies developing a National Aquatic Animal

Health Plan (NAAHP) under the auspices of the Joint Subcommittee on Aquaculture

(JSA). The JSA, a Federal interagency group authorized by the National Aquaculture

Act, serves to coordinate aquaculture efforts in the various Federal agencies. The

JSA has many task forces. 
The National Aquatic Animal Health Task Force (NAAHTF) has been charged to

develop the NAAHP. The rationale for developing such a plan is to protect our

country’s wild and cultured resources, support efficient aquaculture, achieve

efficient and predictable commerce, and meet the United States’ national and

international trade obligations. 

It is expected that accredited veterinarians will play a role in carrying out APHIS

activities as they relate to aspects of the NAAHP. 

Aquatic Animal Health Activities

APHIS – VS is involved in several activities related to the health of aquatic animals.

Those activities can generally be divided into two overarching components:   

1. aquatic animal-health certification procedures for aquatic animals and products

that are exported internationally and require attestations by the National

competent authority APHIS -VS.

2. regulations for the importation and interstate movement of aquatic animals and

products and the maintenance development of a laboratory network to support

the movement of healthy aquatic animals. 

These two complementary aspects of the program ensure that diseases notifiable to

the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) will be reported and appropriate

control measures can be enacted. 

Accredited veterinarians have a vital role in certifying documents based on

information gathered from farm inspections, onsite sample collections and

laboratory submissions. In many cases, aquatic animal health management is

provided by accredited veterinarians for a variety of aquaculture commodities

including the tropical and ornamental fish, crustaceans, mollusks, amphibians, and

aquatic reptiles.