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United States Department of AgricultureAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Compensation for Livestock Diseases
in the United States
Steve WeberStephen Ott
July 16, 2008
United States Department of AgricultureAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Compensation for Livestock Diseases
• 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 AgricultureAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Funding Authorities
•Congressional authorization•Required for annual budgets including:
– 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
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Federal RegulationsAnimal Disease Compensation
• Title 9 of Code of Federal Regulations: Animals and Animal Products
• 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
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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
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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
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Program DiseaseIndemnity 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
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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
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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
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Compensation Process in Emergency Outbreak
Incident Command System
Incident Commander
Planning Operations Logistics Finance
Appraisal
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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, quarantine•Surveillance•Diagnostics•Preparedness/Mitigation measures•Compensation:
– Decrease:• Time to recognize/report disease• Time to become disease free
•Progress towards achieving goal - Information
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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
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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 ExtentQuarantine – Zoning – Business Continuity
•Continued Consideration:Animal Health – Public Health - Animal Welfare