Arkansas Farm Biosecurity Plan What to Expect in Case of a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak

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Arkansas Farm Biosecurity Plan - What to Expect in Case of a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak

Notification of Outbreak in the United States in Another State • Response to In-State Outbreak

An outbreak of a foreign animal disease anywhere in the United States would have devastating consequences. There are specific rules and regulations at the state and federal levels to deal with such an event. Any attempt to interfere with or circumvent these rules and regulations would be a violation of state and/or federal law.

The following is a general outline of the change of events in case a foreign animal disease is suspected or confirmed in the United States. This is the basic plan, however, unique circumstances may result in alternations to this plan.

Notification of Outbreak in the United States in Another State

• Suspicion:

• Governor’s Alert
• Industry notification
• Voluntary increase in biosecurity
• Farms encouraged to restrict access and limit off-farm visiting

• Confirmation:

• Governor’s Proclamation Closing Border

• Governor activates the AADER (Arkansas Animal Disease Emergency Response) Plan
• Mandatory
• Stop entry of all livestock and poultry
• Stop movement within the state

• 7 days (minimum)
• Close sale barns/livestock markets
• No fairs, exhibitions, rodeos, shows, etc.
• All livestock and poultry restricted to farm premises

• Surveillance

• Publicize through media and livestock organizations
• Livestock or Poultry in Transit

• If it is Arkansas livestock or poultry – animals will be returned to the farm or maintained on premise of market/fairgrounds, etc.
• If it is not Arkansas livestock or poultry:

• Seal trailer and record movements
• Return to state of origin (if close to border)
• Allow exiting state (if receiving state will accept, if intermediary state will allow, etc.)
• Request state of destination to report on disease status

• Surveillance within state on farm

• Companies contacting growers with livestock or poultry on farms
• Commodity groups contacting producers
• Extension Service contacting producers
• Other field employees of state or federal

• Contact other states about possible movements to and through Arkansas
• Potential exceptions to movement restrictions

• If it is a non-susceptible species
• If it is a susceptible species, move with increased biosecurity
• Poultry permits with C & D (Cleaning & Disinfection) certificate
• Commuter flock agreements that have an approved biosecurity plan.
• Company/Complex agreements that have an approved biosecurity plan.
• Swine permits with C & D certificate that have an approved biosecurity plan.
• Commuter herd agreements that have an approved biosecurity plan.
• Company/Complex agreements that have an approved biosecurity plan.

If there is no diagnosis within the state within seven days (best case scenario)

• Reopen livestock markets to Arkansas livestock

• Allow movement of animals to feedlot/slaughter out of Arkansas (if surrounding states cooperate to allow movement)

• Continue to allow commuter flock and commuter herd movement (with an appropriate biosecurity plan)

• No entry into Arkansas without health certificate, C & D certificate prior to entry and that Arkansas is not the state of destination

• Designation of Dirty Corridors for Interstate Transit

Response to In-State Outbreak

Stage I – Suspicion

• Stop movement (Quarantine)
• Investigate and Evaluate

• Animal
• All potential contacts

• Take Samples
• Lab specimens collected and sent to Foreign Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory, herd quarantined and state veterinarian notified

Stage II – Presumptive Diagnosis

• Get Prepared
• Follow up
• Survey area for animal population (livestock, poultry and wildlife)
• Determine potential quarantine zones and emergency services and timeline

Stage III – Confirmed Diagnosis

• Governor declares an Emergency Proclamation for a Foreign Animal Disease
• Governor activates the complete AADER team and Plan
• The "infected zone" around the infected farm would be determined. This is the geographical area extending 5 miles beyond all known, affected farms.
• Surveillance zone is the geographical area extending 10 miles out beyond the periphery of the infected zone.
• Determine the quarantine zone around the infected farms
• Post guards at the quarantine zone borders, infected premises and at-risk premises
• Animal Surveillance

• Susceptible animals
• Non-susceptible animals
• Wildlife

• Establish field operation center

• Epidemiological activities
• Vaccinations (if any)
• Vector control
• Eradication activities (appraisals, disposal, depopulation, burial, cleaning and disinfection, etc.)
• Post-Outbreak monitoring and surveillance
• Quarantine release
• Determination of Indemnity payments
• Follow up and evaluation and debriefing

Receive Negative Confirmation

• All quarantine areas lifted
• Livestock movement allowed to continue

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Farm and Home Biosecurity Livestock/Row Crop Producer Arkansas Farm Biosecurity Plan - What to Expect in Case of a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak

Farm and Home Biosecurity
Livestock/Row Crop Producer
Arkansas Farm Biosecurity Plan - What to Expect in Case of a Foreign Animal Disease Outbreak