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Animal Health Network

The Animal Health Network serves as a crucial communication conduit for the State Veterinarian, disseminating essential alerts about disease and biosecurity concerns to small producers. By leveraging local Extension relationships, it delivers vital information on protecting animals and responding to crises. Feed retailers play a pivotal role in this system by sharing messages with producers. County Extension Agents can engage in three simple steps: recruiting feed retailers, collecting necessary information, and submitting feedback through surveys to strengthen the network's effectiveness.

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Animal Health Network

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  1. Animal Health Network What is it?

  2. What Is the Animal Health Network? http://animalhealthnetwork.org/ • Communication conduit for the State Vet • Sends alerts about vital disease and/or biosecurity issues • Targets small producers • Provides steps they can take to protect their animals • Uses relationships Extension has at the local level • Deliver critical messages from the State Vet in times of crisis

  3. Animal Health Network What happens when a message is disseminated?

  4. Message Dissemination • Using feed retailers’ preferred method of contact, messages will be disseminated by Extension (originating from the State Vet’s office). • Feed retailers will receive request to disseminate the State Vet’s message to producers. • Feed retailer information will be held by UK Cooperative Extension – NOT the State Vet’s office.

  5. Message Dissemination

  6. Follow Up • After the first message or two have been disseminated, UK Cooperative Extension will ask feed retailers to participate in a survey. • Questions may include: • How the message was disseminated • Period of time between when the message was received and when it was disseminated to producers • Approximate number of producers reached • Strengths/areas for improvement of the program

  7. Animal Health Network Role of the County Extension Agent in 3 easy steps.

  8. County Agent Rolein 3 Easy Steps

  9. County Agent RoleStep 1 • Recruit Feed Retailers • Marketing information describing the program will be available.

  10. County Agent RoleStep 2 • Collect information from participating feed retailers: • Preferred method to receive the messages • Feed retailer contact/business info • Owner manager contact info • How the message will be disseminated to consumers • Displayed on a bulletin board • Flyers • Word of mouth • Other?

  11. County Agent RoleStep 3 • Submit the collected information • Use the Qualtrics survey tool • https://uky.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_3n0FiBf27kpiSkB • Submit one survey for each feed retailer recruited • Submit no later than Friday, March 29, 2013.

  12. County Agent Rolein 3 Easy Steps

  13. Questions? Contact: Andrea Higdon andrea.higdon@uky.edu or Chelsey Pickens capick3@uky.edu Both can be reached at: (859) 257-7868

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