Establishing & Sustaining

the Animal Health Network

Roles and Responsibilities of Local Extension Educators

• Develop a relationship with local feed retailers.

• Explain concept to the feed retailers.

• Recruit feed retailers to participate.

• Gain commitment and pass along messages.

• Gather contact information.

• Compile information in county database.

• Maintain relationships and database.

Maintaining the Network Requires Local Extension Educators to…

• Maintain relationships with local feed retailers.

• Maintain county-level feed retailer database.

• Monitor email, fax, phone messages for alerts.

• Relay alerts to feed retailers.

• Report any changes in the number of participating feed retailers in their county.

Keys to Success

• Relationships between

Extension educators and

local feed retailers

• Accurate messages from the State Veterinarian to local livestock and poultry owners

• Active maintenance of the Network

Monitoring Diffusion

• Local Extension Educators are requested to update administrators annually regarding participant numbers.

• Information forwarded to the FAZD Center will be reported to the Department of Homeland Security.

Questions?

Contact:

Shannon Degenhart

sdegenhart@aged.tamu.edu

Or

Andy Vestal

t-vestal@tamu.edu