brucellosis eradication task force 
resolution and position statement

 

Free Ranging Species Research

 

BACKGROUND: There has been marked lack of funding for researching methods to prevent, control, manage and eliminate disease processes in free ranging species occurring as a result of natural exposure and/or introduction by a bioterrorist.

 

RESOLUTION: The National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) urges Congress to allocate additional funds and resources to USDA, APHIS and other cooperating governmental entities necessary to develop effective procedures and products for use in brucellosis elimination from elk, bison, feral/wild swine populations and reindeer.

 

Approved: 2000  |  Reaffirmed: 2001  |  Reaffirmed: 2002  |  Amended: 2003  |  Reaffirmed: 2004 |  Reaffirmed: 2005

 

Reprinting of this resolution is encouraged.

 

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