Welcome to the Division of Animal Health
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Welcome to the Division of Animal Health
The Division of Animal Health is charged with protecting and promoting the health of Ohio's livestock and poultry industries. Responsibilities include livestock and poultry testing and inspection, licensing, controlling animal diseases in Ohio, and providing veterinary diagnostic laboratory services.
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Information about the department's various programs as well as forms, applications and fact sheets can all be found in the resources section.
Drug Tissue Residues
Educational material for drug tissue residues in food producing animals.
Erysipelas
Erysipelas is an infectious disease seen mainly in growing pigs and characterized clinically by sudden death, fever, skin lesions and arthritis.
Commercial Dog Breeders
Information for Ohio individuals and businesses seeking to achieve compliance with Ohio's dog breeding laws.
COVID19: What Veterinarians Need to Know
AVMA has provided credible information and resources to assist veterinarians with responses to client and team questions.
Updated Scrapie Regulations & Program Standards
ODA is providing revised regulations and compliance documents for sheep and goat producers, livestock dealers, livestock auction markets, and the agricultural stakeholders in Ohio.
Livestock Exhibitions
The Ohio Department of Agriculture works to ensure livestock exhibitions in Ohio are fair and the animals from these shows that enter the marketplace are fit for human consumption.
The Division of Animal Health is charged with protecting and promoting the health of Ohio's livestock and poultry industries. Responsibilities include livestock and poultry testing and inspection, licensing, controlling animal diseases in Ohio, and providing diagnostic services through the Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory.
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Chronic Wasting Disease Detected on Wayne County Farm
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) has been detected at a farm in Wayne County.
West Nile Virus Confirmed in Ohio Horses
The Ohio Department of Agriculture confirmed the first two positive cases this year of West Nile Virus (WNV) in Ohio horses. The spread of WNV in horses is preventable with proper vaccination and horse owners are urged to ensure their animal’s vaccine and boosters are up to date.
Horses from Certain Areas Banned From All American Quarter Horse Congress Due to Highly Contagious Viral Disease
In an effort to protect horses and other livestock in Ohio, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is not allowing the import of horses from counties within states with confirmed and suspected cases of Vesicular Stomatitis (VSV).
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Animal Disease hotline
(800) 300-9755 or (614) 728-6220 (Outside Ohio)
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