Veterinary Services

Veterinary Services (VS) offers a broad range of services to help ensure the health of Native American animals and aquatic life. VS works to: Survey and test for diseases such as brucellosis, tuberculosis, scrapie, and more. Prevent disease and pests from harming livestock herds and fisheries. Prepare Native American communities to respond to animal disease and pest emergencies. Provide information on animal disease traceability and other disease program regulations. National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) Studies: NAHMS conducts periodic studies on livestock industries in the U.S.; these studies provide stakeholders in the private and public sectors with valuable information on disease occurrence and exposure to disease agents, management practices, productivity, knowledge gaps, and other important topics. 

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Veterinary Services (VS) works in a variety of ways to protect and improve the health, quality, and marketability of our nation's animals (including various wildlife), animal products, and veterinary biologics. With a changing climate there may be increased pest infestation, fires, and expansion of the wilderness-urban interface that could alter wild animal distribution, movements, and feeding patterns, thereby increasing contact and the potential for disease exchange with agricultural animal populations. Habitat suitability may improve for species such as white-tailed deer and feral swine which could increase contact and subsequent disease transmission between these wild species and livestock. Habitat changes may also increase competition for scarce resources.