Which agency is primarily associated with foreign animal diseases, animal identification, BSE, brucellosis, scrapie, tuberculosis, import inspection, veterinary biologics, and food security verification testing?

• A. FSIS
• B. APHIS
• C. FDA
• D. CDC

Answer: (A)

These topics are about protecting animal health and overseeing diseases, import controls, and specialized vaccines for animals, which falls under APHIS within USDA. APHIS oversees foreign animal disease surveillance, animal identification and traceability, and disease control programs for conditions like BSE, brucellosis, scrapie, and tuberculosis. It also handles import inspections related to animals and animal products, as well as regulation of veterinary biologics (the vaccines and related biologics used in animals) and related food-security verification testing tied to the animal-origin portion of the food supply. FSIS handles safety and inspection of meat, poultry, and egg products after processing, not the broader animal-disease and import-control functions described here. FDA regulates veterinary drugs and some biologics for animals but not the comprehensive animal-health and import-surveillance roles APHIS carries out. CDC focuses on human disease surveillance and public health, not animal-health governance.