NAHMS 183 Swine 2006 Producer Agreement

Swine 2006
Producer Agreement

Form Approved
O.M.B. Number 0579Approval Expires 08/31/09

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), the State of
___________________, and the Producer hereby enter into this National Animal Health Monitoring System
(NAHMS) Swine 2006 Study PRODUCER AGREEMENT, the terms of which are set forth below.
1. APHIS and/or the State of __________________ will provide personnel who will be referred to as the Data
Collector. The Data Collector and the Producer will participate together in implementing a statistically valid
NAHMS study for determining national estimates of swine health practices and for compiling health information
to enhance swine production. The Data Collector will complete two person-to-person interviews with the
Producer.
2. The Producer will assist APHIS by providing accurate information regarding swine health and management
practices related to the study objectives. The Producer retains the right to refuse any questions deemed
inappropriate.
3. The Data Collector will keep the origin of the data confidential by recording the data with the Producer’s unique
code number only. The Data Collector will not keep any key to the code after the completion of the study. The
Data Collector and all other project personnel acknowledge that the Producer is providing information that
he/she does not customarily share and is providing it with the expectation that it will not be made public. The
one exception to data confidentiality is the suspicion or diagnosis of a dangerously contagious, infectious, or
exotic disease foreign to the U.S. on the Producer’s premises (e.g., foot and mouth disease, classical swine
fever) in which case further investigation and possible action may occur.
4. Data collected by the Data Collector will not be used for regulatory purposes. However, information on a
Producer’s animals revealed from sources unrelated to the Swine 2006 Study such as testing and inspection
for movement or sale of animals, or tracebacks on testing done at slaughter, may cause regulatory action to be
initiated by the State or APHIS.
5. APHIS may publish, or authorize others to publish, the aggregate (summary) findings acquired from NAHMS for
the benefit of the pork industry, private industry, and other interested groups, but will ensure that the identity of
the Producer is withheld. APHIS may not publish, or authorize others to publish, individual responses.
6. After completion of data reporting by the Producer, APHIS will provide the Producer with several reports
containing summary results from all participating Producers. Any further information from this study will be
available to the Producer by accessing the NAHMS Website or subscribing to the NAHMS swine mailing list.
7. The Producer will complete a brief evaluation of the Swine 2006 Study, the results of which will be used to
assist APHIS in the design and implementation of future NAHMS surveys.
8. Any changes to or waivers of the terms of this PRODUCER AGREEMENT shall be binding on APHIS and the
STATE of ___________________ and the Producer only if they are agreed to in writing by each party.
9. The effective data collection period of this PRODUCER AGREEMENT shall begin today (_____/____/____)
and end no later than April 30, 2007.
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VS Employee, U.S. Department of Agriculture, APHIS
OR _____________ Department of Agriculture

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Producer or authorized representative

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of information
unless it displays a valid OMB control number. The valid OMB control number for this information collection is 0579-.
The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average 0.25 hours per response, including
the time to review instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the
information collection.

NAHMS-183
AUG 2006
7/14/06

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a.

(Producer’s initials needed in the appropriate column)
The Producer consents and authorizes the Data Collector to:

I DO NOT
I AGREE TO
AGREE TO
PARTICIPATE PARTICIPATE

Collect a maximum of 35 blood samples taken from finisher pigs 20 weeks and
older to be tested for PRRS and swine influenza virus (SIV). Results will be
returned to the Producer within 45-60 days.
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A subset of the blood collected may be tested for toxoplasma and trichinella.
Results from these tests and any future testing from the serum bank will not be
returned as individual results to the Producer.
Remaining serum will be banked for future testing. Access to the national serum
bank is granted only after discussions with the National Pork Board (NPB) and
the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV) representatives.

A limited number of operations will be asked to participate in the fecal sampling.
At this time, it is unknown if your operation will be selected to participate.
However, we need to know if you would be willing to participate if your operation
is eligible and selected.
b. Collect a maximum of 60 fecal samples taken from pen floors to be tested for
Salmonella. All samples will be taken from housing areas containing finisher pigs
20 weeks and older. Testing results will be returned to the Producer within 45-60
days.
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A subset of the fecal samples will be tested for Campylobacter, E. coli, and
Enterococcus. These results will not be returned to the Producer.

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