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Iowa Agriculture and Foreign Animal Disease Response Roles

Iowa Agriculture and Foreign Animal Disease Response Roles. David Schmitt, DVM State Veterinarian. Bill Northey Secretary of Agriculture. www.iowaagriculture.gov. Iowa Agricultural Statistics. Iowa's 2007 production value from crops and livestock totals > $20 billion

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Iowa Agriculture and Foreign Animal Disease Response Roles

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  1. Iowa Agriculture and Foreign Animal Disease Response Roles David Schmitt, DVM State Veterinarian

  2. Bill Northey Secretary of Agriculture www.iowaagriculture.gov

  3. Iowa Agricultural Statistics • Iowa's 2007 production value from crops and livestock totals > $20 billion • Iowa is 2nd to CA in agriculture • Iowa imported 28 million animals(2012) • Iowa leads the nation in corn and soybean production • Iowa ranks 1st in Swine • 1st in Egg Production • ~ 60 million layers • ~ 15 billion eggs • 2nd in Red meat

  4. Iowa Agriculture Statistics • 1st in pork, corn, soybean, and egg production • 2nd in red meat production • 89% of land in farms • Produce 10 hogs for every Iowan yearly • 1 in every 3.4 hogs is shipped out of Iowa • 19% of corn and 17% of soybeans produced nationally • 15 billion eggs produced each year • Produce more ethanol than any other state • Total ag exports valued at more than $3.676 billion-2nd in the nation

  5. Iowa Agriculture Statistics • 92,000 farms in Iowa* • 30,800,000 acres farmed (~12,465,000 hectares)* • ~2.4 billion bushels of corn (2012)* • ~466 million bushels of soybeans (2012)* • ~209,000 dairy cows • 1,807 dairies • 1,520 dairy cow operations • 204 milking goat dairies - ~35,000 milking goats • 2 sheep dairies *January 12, 2012 – USDA NASS

  6. 2009 Iowa Livestock Summary • 3.85 million cattle and calves on farms • 1.1 million calvings • 885,000 beef cows • 215,000 milk cows • 900,000 heifers over 500 pounds • 1.33 million steers over 500 pounds • 60,000 bulls over 500 pounds • 460,000 calves under 500 pounds *January 1, 2010 – USDA NASS • 19.2 million hogs on hand • 1.9 million sows • 19.1 million pig crop • 29% of nations hogs • 210,000 sheep and lambs • 4.38 billion pounds of milk • 6.97 billion pounds of red meat • Beef, veal, pork and mutton • Iowa #2 in red meat production

  7. Agricultural Statistics – Imports 2012 • 25.8 million feeder swine • 172,000 breeding swine • 1.4 million feeder cattle • 125,000 breeding cattle (dairy and beef) • 33,500 sheep • 7,200 horses • 4,600 goats • 165 cervids • List does not includechickens, turkeys, dogs, cats, other species and semen. 27,815,632 ~76,000 animals per day moved into Iowa

  8. Summary of Iowa Licensed Facilities • Commercial Breeder (State) – 284 • USDA Animal Care Breeder/Dealer – 284 • Pet Shop – 179 • Animal Shelter – 116 • Commercial Kennel – 755 • Total: 1989 • Boarding Kennel – 156 • Dealer – 31 • Privately Owned Pound, Selling Dogs or Cats* – 0 • Public Auction (Dogs and Cats – 0 • Pounds – 165 • Research Facility – 19 March 18, 2013

  9. One Treatment Decision One Day of Practice 9 sites - 10 barns 41,737,500 meals 1 site - 1,250 Hogs 463,750 meals 1250 pigs * 265 lbs market weight * 70% carcass yield * 8oz per servings Slide courtesy John Thompson, DVM – Dean of ISU CVM

  10. One Day of Practice One Treatment Decision 10 farms Average Iowa beef cow-calf herd = 40 Average dairy herd = 80 1,880,000 meals 60,000 glasses of milk (8 ounce glass of milk – 5 dairies) 1 site - 100 Cattle 250,000 meals 100 finished cattle * 1250 lbs market weight * 63% carcass yield * 50% meat yield – 4 ounce per serving

  11. Emergency Disease Preparedness

  12. IDALS Legal Authority • Control and eradicate highly contagious animal disease • Quarantine diseased animals • Regulate or prohibit animal movement • Enter premises • Euthanize animals if necessary • Disinfect farm operations

  13. Iowa VeterinaryRapid Response Team • Veterinarians and animal health professionals • Under authority of the State Veterinarian • Trained in foreign animal disease response and incident command • Roles include surveillance, epidemiology, disease diagnosis, and field operations

  14. Veterinarians and Technicians Backbone of animal emergency response

  15. Bioterrorism and Highly Contagious Diseases poster

  16. Who to Call?

  17. State Animal Health Personnel • State and Assistant State Veterinarian • 5 Regional Veterinarians (4-FADDs) • 6 State Livestock Inspectors • 2 Compliance Investigators • Handles violations and complaints within the animal industry • Refers practice complaints to the Veterinary Medical Board

  18. STATE VETERINARIAN DISTRICTS Dr. David Schmitt, State Veterinarian 515-281-8601 * 515-669-3527 cell Dr. Tim Smith 25800 620th Ave. Nevada, IA 50201 515-669-6231 cell 515-382-4270 fax 515-382-2538 home Osceola Lyon Dickinson Emmet Kossuth Winnebago Worth Mitchell Howard Winneshiek Dr. Greg Schmitt 1140 Southdale Drive Le Mars IA 51031 515-669-5633 cell 712-541-6033 fax 712-779-0005 home Allamakee Sioux O'Brien Clay Palo Alto Hancock Cerro Gordo Floyd Chickasaw Fayette Clayton Butler Pocahontas Buena Vista Franklin Bremer Wright Plymouth Cherokee Humboldt Webster Buchanan Dubuque Delaware Black Hawk Woodbury Ida Sac Calhoun Hamilton Grundy Dr. Gary E. Eiben 2923 115th St. Colesburg, IA 52035 515-669-6095 cell 563-856-3009 fax 563-856-2100 home Hardin Linn Jones Jackson Benton Tama Monona Crawford Carroll Greene Marshall Story Boone Clinton Cedar Shelby Harrison Audubon Guthrie Poweshiek Iowa Jasper Polk Johnson Dallas Scott Muscatine Pottawattamie Cass Madison Adair Warren Marion Mahaska Keokuk Washington Dr. Wayne Rychnovsky 901 Grove Avenue Corning, IA 50841 515-971-7391 cell 641-322-4089 home Louisa Mills Montgomery Lucas Monroe Wapello Henry Adams Union Clarke Jefferson Des Moines Dr. R.E. Welander 2497 Iowa Ave. Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641 515-669-5929 cell 319-385-7000 fax 319-385-3919 home Ringgold Wayne Appanoose Fremont Page Taylor Decatur Davis Van Buren Lee February 2013

  19. Contact Information IDALS Duty Officer (515) 242-0247 Center for Agriculture Security

  20. Federal Veterinary Staff • Main Office located in Des Moines at the Federal Building • Area Veterinarian in Charge (AVIC). • 1 Federal Veterinary Epidemiologist. • 3 Federal Regional Veterinarians. • 4 Federal Animal Health Technicians.

  21. Iowa: State/Federal Co-op VMO Sections Dr. Greg Schmitt 1140 Southdale Drive Le Mars, IA 51031 515-669-5633 cell 712-541-6033 fax 712-779-0005 home Dr. Tim Smith 25800 620th Ave. Nevada, IA 50201 515-382-2538 home 515-669-6231 cell 515-382-4270 fax Dr. Gary E. Eiben 2923 115th St. Colesburg, IA 52035 563-856-2100 home 515-669-6095 cell 563-856-3009 fax Osceola Lyon Dickinson Emmet Kossuth Winnebago Worth Mitchell Howard Winneshiek Allamakee Sioux O'Brien Clay Palo Alto Hancock Cerro Gordo Floyd Chickasaw Fayette Clayton Butler Pocahontas Buena Vista Franklin Bremer Wright Plymouth Cherokee Humboldt Dr. Neil Rippke 830 Meadow Dr. Moville, IA 51039 712-873-5073 home 515-669-5975 cell 712-873-5397 fax Webster Buchanan Dubuque Delaware Black Hawk Woodbury Ida Sac Calhoun Hamilton Grundy Hardin Dr. Sharon Fairchild 1255 – 86th St. Monmouth, IA 52309 563-673-3601 home 515-669-3727 cell 563-673-3701 fax Tama Benton Linn Jones Jackson Greene Monona Crawford Carroll Boone Story Marshall Clinton Cedar Shelby Harrison Jasper Audubon Guthrie Iowa Dallas Polk Johnson Poweshiek Scott Muscatine Pottawattamie Cass Madison Adair Warren Marion Mahaska Keokuk Washington Louisa Mills Montgomery Lucas Monroe Wapello Henry Adams Union Clarke Jefferson Dr. R.E. Welander 2497 Iowa Ave. Mt. Pleasant, IA 52641 319-385-3919 home 515-669-5929 cell 319-385-7000 fax Des Moines Ringgold Wayne Appanoose Fremont Page Taylor Decatur Davis Van Buren Lee Dr. Wayne Rychnovsky 901 Grove Avenue Corning, IA 50841 641-322-4089 home 515-971-7391 cell XXX-XXX-XXXX fax Dr. Don Otto 730 Lucas St. Knoxville, IA 50138 641-842-3245 home 515-669-5559 cell 641-842-6174 fax January 2012

  22. Foreign Animal Disease Response • Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) investigation • Is not much different than other regulatory disease investigations i.e. TB, Brucellosis, Scrapie

  23. FAD First Responder Responsible to: • Assess the Disease Situation • Do a Physical Exam of Animals • Conduct an Epi Investigation • Collect / Ship Proper Samples • Establish Biosecurity

  24. Who Reports Suspect Cases • Veterinarians • Producers • Diagnostic Laboratories • County Extension Agents • Anyone

  25. Conducting an Investigation • The USDA, APHIS, VS, Area Veterinarian In Charge (AVIC) and State Animal Health Official (SAHO) assign a Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostician (FADD) to investigate a Foreign Animal Disease (FAD) or Emerging Disease Incident (EDI)

  26. Receiving Assignment from AVIC / SAHO • Pertinent Information about the FAD case is provided to FADD i.e. History, Contact Info • Referral Control Number is assigned at VS Area Office • Investigation Summary is opened in Emergency Management Response System (EMRS)

  27. Biosecurity • The Farm will be Contaminated ! • Do Not Bring a Disease Agent to the Farm • Do Not Take a Disease Agent from the Farm

  28. Determine Priority The FADD, AVIC, and SAHO must concur on the: • Classification of Investigation, and • Designation of Diagnostic Sample Priority 1,2,3, or A

  29. FMD Response Plan – Iowa:ISU Extension Roles

  30. Responsible Agencies – Iowa FMD Response Plan • Lead: Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship • Support: Office of the Governor (IGOV) • Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division (HLSEMD) • Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) • Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) • Iowa Department of Public Safety (DPS) • Iowa Department of Transportation (DOT) • Iowa Department of Public Health (DPH) • Iowa National Guard • Iowa State University Extension Service (ISU Extension) • Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine (ISU Vet • College)

  31. Action Levels • Action Level 4- Confirmed FMD case in the United States, Canada, or Mexico. • Action Level 3- Presumptive positive FMD case in Iowa, as pronounced by the State Veterinarian. • Action Level 2- Confirmed positive FMD case(s) in Iowa, as pronounced by the State Veterinarian, state and local capabilities have not been overwhelmed. • Action Level 1- Confirmed positive FMD cases in Iowa, as pronounced by the State Veterinarian, state and local capabilities have been overwhelmed.

  32. Goals • Goal 1 – Prevention • Goal 2 – Surveillance and Detection • Goal 3 – Containment • Goal 4 – Eradication • Goal 5 – Recovery

  33. Iowa State University Extension Service – Roles in FMD Response

  34. Iowa State University Extension Service • Serve as an information source at the state, regional, county, and local level using electronic and conventional technologies including ICN programs, satellite communication to all county offices, and e-mail to veterinarians, extension personnel, Iowa Veterinary Medical Association Leaders, producers, commodity organizations, farm organizations, consumers, and the general public. • All levels

  35. Iowa State University Extension Service • Conduct Continuing Education programs for veterinarians on FMD diagnosis, control, and eradication. • All levels

  36. Iowa State University Extension Service • Organize, advertise, and conduct statewide, regional, county, and local programs to satisfy IDALS and USDA/APHIS information dissemination needs. • All levels

  37. Iowa State University Extension Service • Prepare personnel who staff the Iowa Concern Hotline to respond appropriately to FMD-related questions and concerns. Iowa Concern Hotline provides toll-free, 24 hour-a-day, 7 day-a-week confidential assistance and referral for stress, legal questions and financial concerns for Iowa families in times of crisis and change. • All levels

  38. Iowa State University Extension Service • Supply information to key individuals in communities affected or threatened by FMD, including but not limited to: the clergy, other social service agencies, public and private schools, teachers, bankers, local environmental groups, and agri-business firms. • Listed for Action Level 3, 2, 1

  39. Incident Command System (ICS)

  40. ICS “Functional” Areas

  41. INFORMATION COMMAND SAFETY LIAISON OPERATIONS LOGISTICS PLANNING FINANCE ICS Organization SERVICE BRANCH COMMUNICATIONS MEDICAL FOOD SUPPORT BRANCH SUPPLY FACILITIES GROUND SUPPORT RESOURCES SITUATION UNIT DEMOBILIZATION DOCUMENTATION TIME UNIT PROCUREMENT UNIT COMPENSATION COST UNIT BRANCH BRANCH DIVISIONS & GROUPS GROUP GROUP STRIKE TEAMS & TASK FORCES TECHICAL SPECIALIST RESOURCES

  42. INFORMATION COMMAND SAFETY LIAISON OPERATIONS LOGISTICS PLANNING FINANCE Span of Control • Maintain Span of Control at 1-7

  43. Unified Command State Vet/AVIC Information (Public Affairs) Liaison Officers Orientation & Training Safety Officer Finance/Administration Logistics Operations (Field) Planning (Technical Support) Finance Procurement & Supply Appraisal Animal Welfare Personnel Contracts & Leases Cleaning & Disinfection Database Systems Employee Relations Diagnosis & Inspection Disease Reporting Euthanasia / Disposal Disease Specialist Regulatory Enforcement Economics Security & Disease Environmental Impact Surveillance Epidemiology Vaccination Risk Assessment Vector Control Vaccination Evaluation Wildlife Incident Command System Animal Health Organizational Structure

  44. Learning ICS • US Department of Homeland Security – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) • Independent study courses for basic ICS training • http://www.fema.gov/incident-command-system

  45. Animal Health Alert Network (AHAN)

  46. Animal Health Alert Network Your Local Information Link for Animal Safety and Security

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