APHIS Press Releases for November 2004

Mexican Hass Avocado Imports	USDA Issues Final Rule for Expansion of Mexican Hass Avocado Imports
National Poultry Improvement Plan Meeting	USDA Announces National Poultry Improvement Plan General Conference Committee Meeting
Statement by Dr. John Clifford 11/23/04	Statement by John Clifford, Deputy Administrator Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service
Inconclusive BSE Test Result	Statement by Andrea Morgan, Associate Deputy Administrator, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture on an Inconclusive BSE Test Result
Animal Identification Numbering Systems	USDA Recognizes New Official Numbering Systems for Animal Identification
Soybean Rust in United States	USDA Confirms Soybean Rust in United States
Animal Identification Public Meetings	APHIS to Hold Public Meeting for Animal Identification Manufacturers and Distributors
Confirmatory Brucellosis Tests	USDA Amends List of Confirmatory Brucellosis Tests
Center for Veterinary Biologics	USDA's Center for Veterinary Biologics Holds Public Meeting to Discuss Regulatory and Policy Issues

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