State 

(of Tag Origin)

VS 

District

FY of Most 

Recent 

Classical 

Scrapie 

Case in 

Sheep*

FY of Most 

Recent 

Classical 

Scrapie 

Case in 

Goats*

Classical 

Scrapie 

Case 

within 

Past 7 

Fiscal 

Years?*

Met 

>90% 

of Min 

FY22?

Met 

>90% 

of Min 

FY21?4

Met 

>90% 

of Min 

FY20?3

Met 

>90% 

of Min 

FY19?

Met 

>90% 

of Min 

FY18?

Sum of 

Past 5 

Yrs @ 

90% or 

more of 

Min

Met 

min 4 

out of 

last 5 

yrs

Sampling 

Stage**

Breeding 

Ewes 

Population 

January 31, 

20211

Breeding 

Ewes 

Population 

January 31, 

20222

Total 

Samples 

Collected 

FY 2021

FY2022 

Sheep 

Sampling 

Minimum

FY2023 

Sheep 

Sampling 

Minimum 

***

Connecticut 1 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 3,315 3,416 35 13 14

Delaware 1 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 737 762 17 3 3

Florida 1 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 10,270 10,620 38 25 38

Georgia 1 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 10,396 10,750 153 42 43

Maine 1 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 7,393 7,617 100 30 30

Maryland 1 FY2007 FY2013 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 9,807 10,141 119 39 41

Massachusetts 1 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 7,295 7,516 487 29 30

New Hampshire 1 <FY2007 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 4,502 4,638 67 18 19

New Jersey 1 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 7,456 7,711 92 30 31

New York 1 FY2010 No 1 1 1 0 1 4 Yes 2 50,000 49,000 412 200 196

North Carolina 1 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 16,000 17,000 254 64 68

South Carolina 1 FY2008 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 5,292 5,473 48 21 22

Tennessee 1 FY2008 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 32,000 30,000 1,057 128 120

Vermont 1 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 9,519 9,807 101 38 39

Virginia 1 FY2014 No 1 1 1 1 0 4 Yes 2 49,000 46,000 467 196 184

West Virginia 1 FY2008 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 21,000 22,000 231 84 88

Illinois 2 FY2014 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 35,000 35,000 414 140 140

Iowa 2 FY2013 FY2014 No 1 0 1 1 1 4 Yes 2 90,000 87,000 745 360 348

Kentucky 2 FY2012 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 35,000 36,000 564 140 144

Minnesota 2 FY2011 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 64,000 63,000 984 256 252

North Dakota 2 FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 43,000 43,000 823 172 172

South Dakota 2 FY2011 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 153,000 146,000 2,067 612 584

Alaska 3 NRC No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 349 361 9 1 1

California 3 FY2011 FY2011 No 0 1 0 0 1 2 No^ 2 250,000 270,000 764 795 875

Hawaii 3 NRC No TBD 1 1 1 0 3 No 2 11,392 11,780 66 46 47

Montana 3 FY2011 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 130,000 122,000 1,172 400 488

New Mexico 3 FY2009 No 1 1 0 1 1 4 Yes 2 20,000 21,600 302 69 86

Oregon 3 FY2013 No TBD 1 1 0 1 3 No^ 2 85,000 82,000 294 273 300

Utah 3 FY2012 No 1 1 0 1 1 4 Yes 2 175,500 174,600 771 537 698

Washington 3 FY2009 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 27,000 28,000 345 83 112

Wyoming 3 FY2007 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 220,000 215,000 1,223 658 860

Kansas 4 FY2011 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 37,000 35,000 443 148 140

Louisiana 4 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 5,516 5,704 62 18 23

Mississippi 4 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 6,974 7,212 38 28 29

Missouri 4 FY2011 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 0 1 4 Yes 2 63,000 62,000 372 196 248

Nebraska 4 FY2010 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 50,000 49,000 513 168 196

Oklahoma 4 FY2013 No 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 30,000 31,000 148 101 124

Rhode Island 1 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 1 0 4 Yes 2 976 1,006 74 6 4

Wisconsin 2 FY2015 No 0 1 1 1 1 4 Yes 2 52,000 50,000 863 312 200

Colorado 3 FY2015 FY2015 No 0 1 1 1 1 4 Yes 2 169,000 155,000 1,326 876 620

Idaho 3 FY2015 No 1 0 0 0 1 2 No^ 2 120,000 113,000 404 694 452

Michigan 2 FY2016 FY2009 Yes^ 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 47,000 46,000 776 282 184

Ohio 2 FY2016 <FY2007 Yes^ 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 2 76,000 76,000 874 456 304

Texas 4 FY2016 Yes^ 0 1 1 1 1 4 Yes 2 445,000 430,000 764 1,000 1,000

Alabama 1 <FY2007 No 1 1 1 0 1 4 Yes 2 10,331 10,683 111 25 43

Pennsylvania 1 FY2019 FY2019 Yes 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 1 62,000 60,000 486 372 360

Indiana 2 FY2016 FY2019 Yes 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 1 41,000 39,000 562 246 234

Arizona 3 FY2007 FY2013 No 1 1 1 0 0 3 No 1 15,000 14,000 143 84 84

Nevada 3 FY2007 No 1 1 0 0 0 2 No 1 42,000 44,000 271 252 264

Arkansas 4 FY2021 Yes 1 1 1 1 1 5 Yes 1 9,480 9,803 38 57 38

TOTAL 2,862,185 2,816,200 10,823 10,534

2 Source: NASS Sheep and Goats 2021, Jan 31, 2022.

3

Adjusted to 81% of original minimums due to COVID 19 restrictions

4Adjusted to 74% of original minimums due to COVID 19 restrictions

5 States denoted as 1->2 will move to stage 2 sampling if no new positive cases are found and if sampling minimums have been met in 4 out of the past 5 years. The minimums in this draft assume movement into stage 2.

^ Met sampling requirement to move to stage 2 by sampling over 3,000 since the last positive was found.

National Scrapie Eradication Program

FY 2023 Sheep Sampling Minimums

* Based on all NVSL-confirmed cases as of September 30, 2022.

*** In FY 2021, minimums were calculated based on regions which resulted in States in some regions having to sample a higher percentage of their breeding population. In FY 2022 this was changed so that all States sample the 

same percentage of their breeding population (0.6% to a maximum of 1000 sheep for Stage 1 - low risk, and 0.4% to a maximum of 1,000 sheep for Stage 2 - very low risk). In States where this resulted in an increase in the 

minimum for FY 2022, the increase was capped at 10% of the FY 2021 minimums. For FY 2023 we are capping the increase at 10% over FY 2022 minimums or the actual number collected in FY 2021, whichever is greater.

** Sampling Stage 1 minimums are set at 1.5 times the equivalent population size in Stage 2 and are based on the same % of population for all of the states in the same stage.

1 Source: NASS Sheep and Goats 2020, Jan 31, 2021