Through these and other efforts, USDA is working to implement a risk-based, comprehensive, integrated disease monitoring and surveillance system domestically and enhance collaborations with national, regional and global One Health partners to build additional capacity for zoonotic disease surveillance and prevention.
USDA's Southeast Poultry Research Laboratory’s new research facilitywill play a key role in addressing viral diseases at the state, national and international levels.
Test results have shown that disturbance and subsequent plant invasion are key factors to consider when predicting the impact of climate change on these ecosystems.
A scientist from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is managing a research project that uses livestock to create firebreaks through targeted grazing.
Scientists with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agriculture Research Service announced that a vaccine candidate for African Swine Fever (ASF) passed an important safety test required for regulatory approval, moving the vaccine one step closer to commercial availability.