Revisiting Brucellosis in the Greater Yellowstone Area (2020) / Chapter Skim
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5 Federal, State, and Regional Management Efforts
5 Federal, State, and Regional Management Efforts
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Congress appropriated funds in 1954 for a comprehensive national effort to eradicate brucellosis. The brucellosis eradication program required cooperation between federal agencies, states, and livestock producers (Ragan, 2002)
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This accomplishment was short-lived, however, as Montana lost its Class Free status in September 2008 after two brucellosis-affected cattle herds were found within 1 year. Recognizing the success of the Brucellosis Eradication Plan across the United States, and that the last known wildlife reservoir of B
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National Park Service– the National Park System for the jurisdiction to manage the parks natural • Includes " controlled reduction of elk…when found necessary" by NPS and the Grand Teton National Park enjoyment, education, and inspiration resources, including bison and elk. Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.
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Memorial Parkway, Yellowstone Service, National Elk continuing benefit of the American Jackson elk herd as well as habitat for National Park, Bridger-Teton National Forest, Bureau of Land Management Refuge people. endangered species, birds, fish, and other resource areas, and state and private lands.
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From 2006-2010, a test-and-remove strategy targeted three feedgrounds in the Pinedale elk herd unit. This pilot project was endorsed by the Wyoming Brucellosis Coordination Team (WBCT)
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Also oversees Brucellosis Management Action Plans (BMAPs) for elk herds as well as the Jackson bison herd and the Absaroka bison herd.
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vaccination program began on the elk feedgrounds in Wyoming due to a high seroprevalence of brucellosis in elk. S19 was delivered via biobullet to animals frequenting the feedgrounds (Scurlock, 2015)
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, the Interagency Bison Management Plan (IBMP)
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: • Recognize and maintain existing state and federal jurisdictional authority for elk, bison, and live stock in the GYA; • Maintain numerically, biologically, and genetically viable elk and/or bison populations in the re spective states, national parks, and wildlife refuges; • Maintain the brucellosis-free status of Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming and protect the ability of producers in the respective states to freely market livestock; • Eliminate brucellosis-related risks to public health; • Eliminate the potential transmission of B abortus among elk, bison, and livestock; • Coordinate brucellosis-related management activities among all affected agencies; • Base brucellosis-related management recommendations on defensible and factual information while encouraging and integrating new advances and technology; • Aggressively seek public involvement in the decision-making process; • Communicate to the public factual information about the need to prevent the transmission of bru cellosis, the need for its eradication, and the rationale for related agency management actions; and • Plan for elimination of B
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surveillance program was formerly comprised of samples collected from at least 95% of test-eligible adult dairy and beef cattle presented for slaughter at all state and federally recognized slaughter establishments, as well as from adult cattle offered for sale at livestock auction markets. This surveillance stream provided a 99% confidence level that the prevalence of brucellosis was less than one infected animal per one million animals (0.0001%)
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Some variation also exists in the GYA state exemptions to testing DSA livestock leaving the DSA if they are destined for a livestock auction market, where it is assumed they will be tested prior to being sold to slaughter, which unfortunately is not always the case. The 2010 interim rule requires states with a wildlife reservoir of B
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Surveillance conducted by WGFD has identified seropositive elk outside the DSA each year from 2012-2015, yet the boundaries of the DSA have not been adjusted since the last USDA review in 2012. As previously noted, culled livestock leaving this area may or may not be subject to slaughter surveillance or testing at livestock auction markets.
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. The study validated the quarantine protocol as outlined in the UM&R, and it demonstrated that it is feasible to take subadult seronegative bison from an infected bison population and qualify animals as free of brucellosis in less than 3 years (Ryan Clarke et al., 2014)
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This reflects the reality that private costs and benefits need to be taken into account when considering policies and procedures to address brucellosis. Ongoing livestock producer costs include expenses associated with an array of brucellosis management activities, including fencing haystacks, modifying winter feeding practices, vaccinating and spaying, and ongoing herd testing (Schumaker et al., 2012)
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estimates that approximately $100,000 is spent annually in Idaho's state elk brucellosis management plan, yet Idaho is home to significantly fewer elk than Wyoming. 7.3 Multi-Species, Federal Programs Some federal program expenditures are allocated to individual states without a specific application to targeting cattle, elk, or bison.
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Animal Health Association, September 29-October 5, 2011, Buffalo, NY. Available online at http://www.usaha.org/Portals/6/Proceedings/USAHAProceedings-2011-115th.pdf (accessed January 6, 2017)
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2010. Using Test and Slaughter to Reduce Prevalence of Elk Attending Feedgrounds in the Pinedale Elk Herd Unit of Wyoming: Results of a 5-year Pilot Project.
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2016. Wyoming Livestock Board: Animal Health.
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