NAHMS 188 Dairy 2007 Producer Agreement

Animal and
Plant Health
Inspection
Service

Dairy 2007
Producer Agreement

Veterinary
Services

National Animal Health
Monitoring System
2150 Centre Ave, Bldg B
Fort Collins, CO 80526
Form Approved
OMB Number 0579-0205
Approval expires: 4/30/10

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) Dairy 2007 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 dairy health practices and for compiling health information to enhance dairy 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 dairy 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), 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 Dairy 2007 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 dairy 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. The Producer can obtain any further information available from this
study by accessing the NAHMS web site or subscribing to the NAHMS dairy mailing list.

7.

The Producer will complete a brief evaluation of the Dairy 2007 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 put in writing by each party.

9.

The effective data collection period of this PRODUCER AGREEMENT shall begin with today’s date of _____/____/____
and end no later than August 15, 2007.

Continued on next page with biological testing.

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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 0579-0205. The time
required to complete this information collection is estimated to average .25 hour per response, including the time to review
instructions, search existing data resources, gather the data needed, and complete and review the information collected.

NAHMS-188
JAN 2007

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

I AGREE TO
PARTICIPATE

I DO NOT
AGREE TO
PARTICIPATE

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a. Collect bulk tank milk to be tested for BVD, BLV,
contagious mastitis pathogens (Staph aureus, Strep
agalactiae, and Mycoplasma spp.), bulk tank somatic cell
count, Salmonella, E. coli, Listeria, and Mycobacterium
paratuberculosis (aka Johne’s disease). A producer report
will contain culture results for BVD and BLV status,
contagious mastitis pathogens, and Mycobacterium
paratuberculosis status.

b. Collect blood from a maximum of 10 heifer calves
between 24 and 72 hours of age that received colostrum.
Samples will be tested for total protein and IgG (passive
transfer). A producer report will contain results of calf
testing, which will provide a measure of colostrum
management.

c. Collect environmental manure/slurry from 6 different areas
around the operation. Samples will be tested for
Mycobacterium paratuberculosis (aka Johne’s disease).
A report will contain culture results for Mycobacterium
paratuberculosis, which will provide producers with the
Johne’s disease status of their herd.
325 of these operations will also have samples tested for
Salmonella, Campylobacter, and E. coli.

A limited number of operations will be asked to participate in the fecal sampling from
35 individual milk cows. 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.

d. Collect 35 fecal samples from individual cows. Samples
will be tested for Salmonella, Campylobacter, and E. coli.
A summary report will be provided to the producer.
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(white copy given to NAHMS Coordinator, yellow copy left with Producer)

Dairy 2007 Producer Agreement

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