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  NAIS - National Animal Identification System
The threat of a foreign animal disease outbreak or other animal health event in the United States is real.
NAIS is a modern, streamlined information system that helps producers and animal health officials respond quickly and effectively to animal health events in the United States.
You have the power to protect yourself, your animals, and your community against the impact of a disease outbreak or other animal health event.
animalid.aphis.usda.gov /nais/index.shtml   (199 words)

  
 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service --  Britannica Student Encyclopedia
Virtually the entire population is covered, and health services are free except for certain minor charges.
Animals differ from members of the two other multicellular kingdoms, the plants (Plantae) and the fungi (Mycota), in fundamental variations in morphology and physiology.
Health services has been a rapidly growing industry, and managers are needed more than ever.
www.britannica.com /ebi/article-9309859   (891 words)

  
 * Animal - (Animals): Definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Animal Memorials Since ancient times there have been funeral ceremonies for animals, and as early as 1000 BC great tracts of land specifically for their burial were laid out alongside the Nile in Egypt...
This animal is also known as the ounce and it lives in central Asia in treeless mountainous areas; very little is known of its habits.
Bats are nocturnal animals that leave their daytime roosts about dusk and usually fly to a stream, pond, or lake where they dip their lower jaws into the water to drink...
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 USDA - APHIS - About APHIS
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is a multi-faceted Agency with a broad mission area that includes protecting and promoting U.S. agricultural health, regulating genetically engineered organisms, administering the Animal Welfare Act and carrying out wildlife damage management activities.
To protect agricultural health, APHIS is on the job 24 hours a day, 7 days a week working to defend America’s animal and plant resources from agricultural pests and diseases.
To promote the health of U.S. agriculture in the international trade arena, APHIS develops and advances science-based standards with trading partners to ensure America’s agricultural exports, worth more than $50 billion annually, are protected from unjustified restrictions.
www.aphis.usda.gov /about_aphis   (324 words)

  
 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Federal Grants | Federal Grants Wire
The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) administers regulations at 9 CFR part 53 that provide for the payment of indemnity to owners of animals that are required to be destroyed...
To protect U.S. agriculture from economically injurious plant and animal diseases and pests, ensure the safety and potency of veterinary biologic, and ensure the humane treatment of animals.
To reduce damage caused by mammals and birds and those mammal and bird species that are reservoirs for zoonotic diseases, (except for urban rodent control through control and research activities).
www.federalgrantswire.com /animal_and_plant_health_inspection_service_department_of_agriculture_federal_grants.html   (249 words)

  
 The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
At animal import centers, APHIS veterinarians check animals in quarantine to make sure they are not infected with any foreign pests or diseases before being allowed into the country.
In cooperation with State animal health agencies, VS employees combat certain domestic animal diseases, including cattle and swine brucellosis, bovine tuberculosis, pseudorabies in swine, and scrapie, a disease of sheep and goats.
To prevent the spread of certain domestic plant pests, APHIS cooperates with and provides technical assistance to State plant health agencies.
ceris.purdue.edu /napis/a-facts/aphis.html   (1661 words)

  
 USDA - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Biotechnology
USDA - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) - Biotechnology
APHIS' Biotechnology Regulatory Services regulates the introduction (importation, interstate movement, and release into the environment) of genetically engineered organisms that may pose a risk to plant health.
APHIS’ Veterinary Services', National Center for Import Export regulates the import, export, and interstate movement of all animals and animal products (e.g., tissues, blood, and semen), including those that are genetically engineered.
www.aphis.usda.gov /biotechnology   (265 words)

  
 Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
The United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, International Services in Jamaica is based at both Norman Manley and Donald Sangster International Airports.
The Program was set up to supplement the efforts of the Plant Protection and Quarantine in the US to intercept pathogens before they leave the country of origin.
APHIS officers perform inspections, oversee fumigation facilities in Kingston, sponsor training for Ministry of Agriculture staff and by extension supervise the Jamaican Quarantine Officers who also Pre-Clear commodities in the absence of APHIS officers.
kingston.usembassy.gov /aphis.html   (401 words)

  
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Location: Plant Protection and Quarantine, Center for Plant Health Science and Technology, Epidemiology and Risk Assessment Laboratory, Raleigh, NC APHIS is an emergency response agency.
Location: Plant Protection and Quarantine Center for Plant Health Science and Technology Raleigh, NC APHIS is an emergency response agency.
Location: Plant Protection and Quarantine Plant Health Programs Beltsville, MD Salary: Range for WG-05: $15.90 to $18.56 Range for WG-06: $17.37 to $20.27 APHIS is an emergency response agency.
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Open IIS Help, which is accessible in IIS Manager (inetmgr), and search for topics titled Web Site Setup, Common Administrative Tasks, and About Custom Error Messages.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/an/animal_and_plant_health_i...   (121 words)

  
 Articles by 'The Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service' source | News Hub Site
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service today confirmed the first U.S. detection of Liberibacter asiaticus, or citrus greening, on pummelo tree leaf and fruit samples collected...
Wildlife services (WS), a program within the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will distribute oral rabies vaccine baits beginning on, or about, Sept. 6...
The U.S. Department of Agriculture s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...
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 Federal Register Contents, Thursday, July 5, 2007
List of unverified persons in foreign countries, guidance to exporters as to “red flags” (Supplement No. 3 to 15 CFR part 732); revision,
Defense Department; General Services Administration; National Aeronautics and Space Administration,
Consult the Reader Aids section at the end of this issue for phone numbers, online resources, finding aids, reminders, and notice of recently enacted public laws.
www.access.gpo.gov /su_docs/aces/fr-cont.html   (478 words)

  
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service – information on hoof and mouth disease and other current issues
US Animal Health Association Sheep and Goat Information – links to government information about goat and sheep diseases and health
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