Our mission is:
- to protect the animal industry from, and/or mitigate the effects of domestic, foreign and emerging diseases;
- to increase the marketability of Texas livestock commodities at the state, national and international level;
- to promote and ensure animal health and productivity;
- to protect human health from animal diseases and conditions that are transmissible to people; and,
- to prepare for and respond to emergency situations involving animals by conducting agency business in a responsive, cooperative and transparent manner.
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- 02/02 USDA Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program and Veterinary Services Grant Program Applications Now Open
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- 01/06 Anthrax Confirmed in a Briscoe County Steer
- 12/12 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Detected in Shelby County Commercial Flock
- 12/12 TAHC Commissioners Adopt Rule Changes
- 12/5 TAHC Rule Proposals Open for Public Comment
- 11/19 Neurologic Form of Equine Herpes Virus Confirmed Following Event in Waco
