Animal Health Contacts
Not sure who to contact? We can help!
Select an option from the list below.
- report sick or dead livestock, aquatics, or poultry
- ask about veterinary accreditation; livestock, aquatic, or poultry health and diseases; or livestock or poultry participating in 4-H or local fairs
- ask about an animal health policy being implemented in your State
- request an extension to the 28-Hour Law for livestock being transported in interstate commerce
- get information about animal health emergency management, including response guidelines, foreign animal disease preparedness, and related training
- contact APHIS licensing or laboratory staff or report an "adverse event" related to use of a veterinary biologic
- submit a sample for animal disease testing, order diagnostic reagents or proficiency tests, or ask about other veterinary diagnostic services
- find important information for existing National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) labs, including standard operating procedure lists and locations of current NAHLN laboratories
- ask about the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
Area Veterinarians in Charge (by State)
Contact the APHIS Area Veterinarians in Charge in your State to report sick or dead livestock, aquatics, or poultry. Our experts are also available for questions about veterinary accreditation; livestock, aquatic, and poultry health and diseases; preparing livestock or poultry to participate in 4-H or the fair; and the 28-Hour Law for livestock being transported in commerce.
National Preparedness and Incident Coordination Center
Emergency management personnel, livestock or poultry producers, and others may contact the National Preparedness and Incident Coordination Center for a wide range of questions. The Center's staff can advise on emergency response guidelines, the Foreign Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Plan, the Veterinary Services Training and Exercise Program, and more.
National Preparedness and Incident Coordination Center
Email: fad.prep.comments@usda.gov
Center for Veterinary Biologics
The Center for Veterinary Biologics (CVB) regulates veterinary biological products that diagnose, prevent, or treat animal diseases. Manufacturers and users of these products may contact the Center for questions about regulatory requirements, inspections, or licensing or to report an adverse event related to the use of a veterinary biologic.
For CVB-related questions, including policy, evaluation, and licensing as well as inspection and compliance:
Center for Veterinary Biologics
Email: cvb@usda.gov
Phone: 515-337-6100
1920 Dayton Ave.
P.O. Box 844
Ames, IA 50010
National Veterinary Services Laboratories
Veterinarians, animal health officials, laboratory personnel, and others may contact the National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) to access a nationwide animal-health diagnostic system. Our services range from single laboratory tests to comprehensive laboratory services covering many pathogens for a suspected disease outbreak.
For NVSL-related questions:
National Veterinary Services Laboratories
National Animal Health Laboratory Network
The National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) is a network of animal disease diagnostic laboratories that provides ongoing disease surveillance, responds quickly to disease events, communicates diagnostic outcomes to decision makers, and has the capability and capacity to meet diagnostic needs during animal disease outbreaks.
NAHLN Program Office
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
Once fully operational, the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility will be the first U.S. facility to provide maximum biocontainment (biosafety level-4) laboratories that can house large livestock for research and diagnostics of zoonotic diseases. APHIS will run this facility jointly with USDA's Agricultural Research Service.
National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility
Email: nbaf@usda.gov