Goat 2019 Study - Respondents

Dear Goat Producer,

In June 2019 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant

Inspection Service (APHIS) launched Goat 2019, its second national study of U.S. goat operations. We were given your phone number from a consent form that you completed during Phase I of this study. We have been trying to contact you at the phone number provided on that consent form, but have been unable to reach you. We would like to include your goat operation in Phase II of the study and hope you will contact us so we can set up a visit to your operation.

Phase II of the study consists of a person-to-person interview with a veterinary medical officer or an animal health technician and should take an average of 60 minutes. By fully participating in Phase II of the study, you will receive for free, parasite fecal egg count reduction test results, scrapie resistant genotype test results, and information on presence of selected fecal bacteria.

If you are interested in participating in Phase II of the Goat 2019 study, please contact me before December 15, 2019. As the State NAHMS Goat 2019 coordinator I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

NAHMS Coordinator and phone number ______________________________________

Dear Goat Producer,

In June 2019 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant

Inspection Service (APHIS) launched Goat 2019, its second national study of U.S. goat operations. We were given your phone number from a consent form that you completed during Phase I of this study. We have been trying to contact you at the phone number provided on that consent form, but have been unable to reach you. We would like to include your goat operation in Phase II of the study and hope you will contact us so we can set up a visit to your operation.

Phase II of the study consists of a person-to-person interview with a veterinary medical officer or an animal health technician and should take an average of 60 minutes. By fully participating in Phase II of the study, you will receive for free, parasite fecal egg count reduction test results, scrapie resistant genotype test results, and information on presence of selected fecal bacteria.

If you are interested in participating in Phase II of the Goat 2019 study, please contact me before December 15, 2019. As the State NAHMS Goat 2019 coordinator I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

NAHMS Coordinator and phone number

Dear Goat Producer,

In June 2019 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant

Inspection Service (APHIS) launched Goat 2019, its second national study of U.S. goat operations. We were given your phone number from a consent form that you completed during Phase I of this study. We have been trying to contact you at the phone number provided on that consent form, but have been unable to reach you. We would like to include your goat operation in Phase II of the study and hope you will contact us so we can set up a visit to your operation.

Phase II of the study consists of a person-to-person interview with a veterinary medical officer or an animal health technician and should take an average of 60 minutes. By fully participating in Phase II of the study, you will receive for free, parasite fecal egg count reduction test results, scrapie resistant genotype test results, and information on presence of selected fecal bacteria.

If you are interested in participating in Phase II of the Goat 2019 study, please contact me before December 15, 2019. As the State NAHMS Goat 2019 coordinator I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

NAHMS Coordinator and phone number _____________________________________________________

Dear Goat Producer,

In June 2019 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant

Inspection Service (APHIS) launched Goat 2019, its second national study of U.S. goat operations. We were given your phone number from a consent form that you completed during Phase I of this study. We have been trying to contact you at the phone number provided on that consent form, but have been unable to reach you. We would like to include your goat operation in Phase II of the study and hope you will contact us so we can set up a visit to your operation.

Phase II of the study consists of a person-to-person interview with a veterinary medical officer or an animal health technician and should take an average of 60 minutes. By fully participating in Phase II of the study, you will receive for free, parasite fecal egg count reduction test results, scrapie resistant genotype test results, and information on presence of selected fecal bacteria.

If you are interested in participating in Phase II of the Goat 2019 study, please contact me before December 15, 2019. As the State NAHMS Goat 2019 coordinator I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.

Sincerely,

NAHMS Coordinator and phone number ______________________________________

Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health

USDA: APHIS: VS, attn. Goat 2019

2150 Centre Ave, Bldg B, Mailstop 2E7

Fort Collins, CO 80526

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 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 0579-0354. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average from .15 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health

USDA: APHIS: VS, attn. Goat 2019

2150 Centre Ave, Bldg B, Mailstop 2E7

Fort Collins, CO 80526

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 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 0579-0354. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average from .15 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health

USDA: APHIS: VS, attn. Goat 2019

2150 Centre Ave, Bldg B, Mailstop 2E7

Fort Collins, CO 80526

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 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 0579-0354. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average from .15 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.

Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health

USDA: APHIS: VS, attn. Goat 2019

2150 Centre Ave, Bldg B, Mailstop 2E7

Fort Collins, CO 80526

According to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 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 0579-0354. The time required to complete this information collection is estimated to average from .15 hours per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information.