ASI Releases Scrapie Educational Materials
materials. The industry has spent nearly 80 years trying to eradicate scrapie from the United States, and we are almost there.
To be declared scrapie free, no cases of scrapie can be reported for seven years. In 2021, the last case of scrapie in the United States was identified, which means the country could be declared scrapie free in 2028 if no new cases are reported.
The new educational materials include:
a booklet entitled A Quick Guide to Identifying Sheep.
a poster highlighting scrapie identification requirements.
a one-page Frequently Asked Questions on the National Scrapie Eradication Program requirements.
two sets of rack cards on the NSEP requirements that are targeted for farm flock and youth communities.
These resources are available online in both English and Spanish at SheepUSA.org and were made possible, in part, by a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Source: ASI