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United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Compensation for Livestock
Diseases
in the United States
Steve Weber
Stephen Ott
July 16, 2008
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Compensation for Livestock
Diseases
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Funding authorities
Federal regulations
Federal/State cooperation
Appraisal
Indemnity
Other compensated items
Compensation process in emergency outbreak
Compensation in perspective of disease control
Evolution of compensation policy
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Funding Authorities
•Congressional authorization
•Required for annual budgets including:
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Surveillance
Diagnostics
Disease control operations
Compensation
•Appropriation
for specific disease control
programs
•Commodity Credit Corporation
•Quasi government agency
•Office of Management & Budget serves as
the gatekeeper to the funds
– Allocated compensation funds can roll
over to next fiscal year
•APHIS’ operational budget generally is not
used for compensation
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal Regulations
Animal Disease Compensation
• Title 9 of Code of Federal Regulations: Animals and
Animal Products
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http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/cfr-table-search.html#page1
Part 50: tuberculosis
• Part 51: brucellosis
• Part 52: swine pseudorabies
• Part 53: foreign animal diseases
• Part 54: sheep scrapie
• Part 55: chronic wasting disease
• Part 56: H5/H7 low pathogenic avian influenza
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Livestock Disease Categories
• Program Disease (9 CFR – Parts 50-52, 54-56)
• Endemic
• Of significant economic concern
• Endemic
– Tuberculosis in cattle
– Chronic Wasting Disease in farm raised deer and elk
• Foreign Animal Disease (9 CFR – Part 53, Part 56 (HPAI)
• Diseases currently not in the U.S.
• Typically are highly contagious
– Thus potential for large economic impact
• Ex: Foot & Mouth Disease, HP Avian Influenza
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Federal—State Cooperation
• States Departments of Agriculture have the authority
to order destruction of animals for domestic/endemic
diseases
• Quarantines generally placed by State
• Depopulations are usually voluntary
• Federal government pays indemnity
• Federal government can order destruction of animals
to control a Foreign Animal Disease
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Program Disease
Indemnity Rates
• Provided in 9 CFR, Parts 50-56
• Generally 100% Fair Market Value - with some exceptions
• 95% for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD)
• $3000 maximum for cattle—tuberculosis
• Commercial poultry LPAI 100% if in National Poultry
Improvement Program (NPIP), 25% if not in NPIP
• Allows for appraisal process to determine Fair Market Value
• Off-set by other payments – insurance, salvage, State indemnity
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Appraisal Process
• Based upon fair market value of healthy animals
• If whole herd depopulations generally private appraiser
• If few animals then local federal veterinary official or
Appraisal-Indemnity-Compensation Specialist ( Dr.
Stephen Ott) supplies values
• Developed using appraisal calculators
• Poultry Appraisal
• Standardized Rates for Commercial Poultry
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Other Items Compensated for:
•Contract poultry growers
•Based upon percentage of
contract completed minus any
payment already received from
the poultry company
•Cleaning & Disinfection
•Can be expensive
•Critical to avoid re-infection
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Compensation Process in
Emergency Outbreak
Incident Command System
Incident Commander
Planning
Operations Logistics
Appraisal
Finance
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Compensation in perspective
•Elements of Disease Control
•Purpose: Shared Public/Industry Goal
– Recognize that in many countries affects
more than agriculture
•Authority/Policy/Budget
•Biosecurity – vaccinations,
•Surveillance
•Diagnostics
•Preparedness/Mitigation
•Compensation:
quarantine
measures
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•Progress
Time to recognize/report disease
Time to become disease free
towards achieving goal Information
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Evolution of Compensation Policy
•Historically:
•Herd/Flock Plans
•Appropriate disposal
•Cleaning and disinfection
•Scraping/removal of manure
•Proper paperwork
•More Recently: Infectious Salmon Anemia,
LP/HPAI
•Surveillance/Reporting
•Biosecurity
•Adequate diagnostic measures
United States Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Evolution of Compensation Policy
•Responsibility:
Individual - Industry – Government – Govt/Industry/Insurance –
Regional/Global Organizations
•Amount:
No compensation – Stated Amount – Fair Market Value – Capitalize on Product
Value
•Limiting Extent
Quarantine – Zoning – Business Continuity
•Continued Consideration:
Animal Health – Public Health - Animal Welfare