IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 829 
Recognizing the region from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia, Missouri, 
as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2007 
Mrs. BOYDA of Kansas (for herself, Mr. MOORE of Kansas, Mr. SKELTON, 
and Mr. CLEAVER) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Agriculture 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the region from Manhattan, Kansas, to Colum-
bia, Missouri, as the Kansas City Animal Health Cor-
ridor, and for other purposes. 
Whereas 45 companies involved in the animal health industry 
have located their global or national headquarters in the 
States of Kansas and Missouri; 
Whereas more than 120 companies involved in the animal 
health industry are located in Kansas and Missouri, in-
cluding 4 of the 10 largest global animal health compa-
nies and 1 of the 5 largest animal nutrition companies; 
Whereas several leading veterinary colleges and animal re-
search centers are located in Kansas and Missouri, in-
cluding the College of Veterinary Medicine and the 
$54,000,000 Biosecurity Research Institute of Kansas 
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State University and the College of Veterinary Medicine, 
the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources’ 
Division of Animal Sciences, the $60,000,000 Life 
Sciences Center, the National Swine Resource and Re-
search Center, and the Research Animal Diagnostic Lab-
oratory of the University of Missouri; 
Whereas Kansas City, Missouri, is centrally located in the 
United States and is close to many of the food animal 
end customers; 
Whereas more than 45 percent of the fed cattle in the United 
States, 40 percent of the hogs produced, and 20 percent 
of the beef cows and calves are located within 350 miles 
of Kansas City; 
Whereas there are nationally-recognized publishers in the ani-
mal health industry located in Kansas and Missouri; 
Whereas Kansas and Missouri have historic roots in the live-
stock industry, including the cattle drives in the 1860’s 
from Texas to the westward railhead in Sedalia, Mis-
souri; 
Whereas Kansas and Missouri are home to many prominent 
national and international associations within the animal 
health industry; and 
Whereas retaining and growing existing animal health compa-
nies, attracting new animal health companies, increasing 
animal health research capacity, and developing commer-
cialization infrastructure will create quality jobs and 
wealth for Kansas and Missouri: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the region from Manhattan, Kan-
sas, to Columbia, Missouri, including the metropoli-
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tan Kansas City area and St. Joseph, Missouri, as 
the ‘‘Kansas City Animal Health Corridor’’; 
(2) recognizes the Kansas City Animal Health 
Corridor as the national center of the animal health 
industry based on the unmatched concentration of 
animal health and nutrition businesses and edu-
cational and research assets; and 
(3) expresses its commitment to establishing a 
favorable business environment and supporting ani-
mal health research to foster the continued growth 
of the animal health industry for the benefit of the 
economy, universities, businesses, and young people 
hoping to pursue an animal health career in the 
Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. 
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