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NAIS Working Groups

Continued grassroots input is critical to the success of the NAIS. Accordingly, USDA and its State and industry partners have established Species Working Groups and Brand State Working Groups to provide recommendations and input as we move forward with the system.

Species Working Groups
Issue Based Working Groups

Species Working Groups

Each species working group membership consists of representatives from various levels and segments of their industry.

Current working group reports are available for download from the Quick Downloads menu on the right. These reports are submitted for review to the NAIS Subcommittee of the Secretary's Advisory Committee of Foreign Animal and Poultry Diseases. View a list of current Subcommittee members.

Species Working Group Chairs

Working Group	Chair	Affiliation
Cattle	Mr. Gary Wilson (Beef) John Adams (Dairy)	Cattle Producer and Ohio Department of Agriculture National Milk Producers Federation
Bison	Lance Kuck	Bison Producer
Swine	Dr. Patrick Webb	National Pork Board
Goats	Ms. Linda Campbell	Dairy Goat Producer
Equine	Dr. Jim Morehead Dr. Billy Smith	American Association of Equine Practitioners American Quarter Horse Association
Cervids	Mr. Glen Zebarth	National Elk Breeders Association
Poultry	Mr. Michael Rybolt (Commercial) Mr. Gary Fuchs (Noncommercial)	National Turkey Federation Ideal Poultry Breeding Farms Inc.
Camelids	Teri Nilson Baird Dr. Julie Jarvinen	Rocky Mountain Llama and Alpaca Association Iowa State University
Sheep	Dr. Cindy Wolf	Cattle/Sheep Producer and University of Minnesota, Center for Veterinary Medicine

Issue Based Working Groups

A Brand State Working Group has been established to provide further input on the implementation of NAIS. The working group provides an opportunity to explore potential solutions and discuss issues that need to be addressed with regard to brands.

Issue Based Working Group Chairs

Working Group	Chair	Affiliation
Brand State Working Group	Mr. Sam Wilson Mr. John Picanso State Veterinarian	NM Livestock Board Supervisory Inspector Chief Information Officer - Colorado Department of Agriculture (To be determined)

To provide input to USDA, please send an email to animalidcomments@aphis.usda.gov. We'll share your comments with the NAIS Subcommittee and Working Groups as appropriate.

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		NAIS Working Groups


		Draft Swine Program Standards (PDF; 24KB)

		Camelid Working Group Report (PDF; 40KB)

		Cattle Working Group Report (PDF; 31KB)

		Goat Working Group Report (PDF; 157KB)

		Equine Working Group Report (PDF; 19KB)

		Sheep Working Group Report (PDF; 32KB)