National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service NAHMS conducts national studies that provide essential information on livestock and poultry health and management to decision makers, including producers, researchers, and policymakers. National estimates generated from a NAHMS study are used to provide up-to-date and trend information needed to monitor animal health, support trade decisions, assess research and product development needs, answer questions for consumers, and set policy. United States Department of Agriculture Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Sanctioned Legislative and Public Affairs (LPA) Designed Products Probability/Inference Based Study Design 1) NAHMS Unit ▪ Study design ▪ Sample allocation ▪ Questionnaire development ▪ Training ▪ Promotional materials 2) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) ▪ Sample selection ▪ First contact ▪ Data collection ▪ Informed consent ▪ Data entry & validation ▪ Data file and weights 3) VS Field Force ▪ Producer consent & agreement ▪ Data collection ▪ Specimen collection 4) NAHMS Unit ▪ Validation ▪ Weighting ▪ Analysis ▪ Summary ▪ Dissemination Questionnaires ▪ NASS Enumerators ▪ VS Field Force ▪ Clinical evaluation records ▪ Producer evaluation Specimens ▪ Blood/Feces/Milk ▪ Environment ▪ Ear notches ▪ Feed/Water ▪ Tonsil swabs Labs ▪ NVSL ▪ ARS ▪ University and private labs Informational Products ▪ Descriptive reports ▪ Interpretive reports ▪ Informational sheets ▪ Scientific manuscripts ▪ Industry presentations ▪ Web-accessible Information Dissemination ▪ Stakeholder discussions ▪ Linkages to consumers ▪ Partnerships with: media, extension services, researchers, industry, and academia Information Product Usage ▪ Policy decisions ▪ Producer education ▪ Research ▪ Industry needs ▪ Trade