Veterinary Resources

Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP)

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has started accepting VMLRP applications for the eight Texas areas experiencing veterinary shortages. To learn more about the program, visit the VMLRP website.

TAHC will host a live webinar session for interested Texas veterinary applicants to provide information and answer questions concerning the VMLRP application process.

• Date: Thursday, March 28, 2019
• Time: 6:00 pm CST

To register for the webinar, please email authorized_personnel@tahc.texas.gov and include your name and email address in the body of the email.

Veterinary Accreditation

• For more information about the National Veterinary Accreditation Program (NVAP) or to access the required online Continuing Education Modules visit the USDA-APHIS website.
• For questions, please contact the USDA Accreditation Coordinator in Austin at 512-383-2400 or nvaptx@aphis.usda.gov.
• Summary of TBVME approved CE credit hours for USDA Accreditation Modules

Newsstand

• January 28, 2019: 30-Day Equine CVI Validity Reminder
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: April 2018 125 Years of Animal Health Leadership and Proper Use of Animal Disease Traceability Program Identification
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: February 2018 Texas Equine Piroplasmosis Update and Clearing the Air about ICVIs
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• Texas Veterinary Magazine: December 2017 Hurricane Harvey Veterinary Response and Preparation
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: October 2017Chronic Wasting Disease, Takeaways from the USDA ADT Outreach Meeting, and TAHC Rule Review and Trich Rules Updated
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: August 2017 TAHC Seeking Input about Bovine Trich and A Challenge to Become a Mentor
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: June 2017 Screwworms and other Foreign Animal Diseases.
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: April 2017 Fever Tick Identification and Reporting.
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: February 2017 Preparing Clients for Spring Livestock Show Season and Test and Vaccination Charts for Animal Identification.
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: December 2016 Dr. Andy Schwartz Named TAHC Executive Director, The Veterinary Defensive Line, and Animal Disease Traceability.
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: October 2016 Reportable Diseases.
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: August 2016 Preparing for and Responding to Emergency Situations.
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: June 2016 Check Your TAHC Authorized Personnel Status.
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: April 2016 TAHC Bovine Trichomoniasis Program Update.
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: December 2015 Texas Animal Health Program Tidbits
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: October 2015 Chronic Wasting Disease Report
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: August 2015 The TAHC 2015 Legislative Report
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: June 2015 Can You Throw Me a Curveball?
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: April 2015 State-Federal Disease Eradication Programs Update
• Texas Veterinary Magazine: February 2015 Nilgai in Texas

Health Certificates/Certificates of Veterinary Inspection (CVI)

• Procedures for Issuing a Texas Certificate of Veterinary Inspection
• Ordering Information (electronic or paper)

Movement Requirements

• Texas Requirements for Entry of Livestock (Domestic and Exotic), Poultry and Ratites into the State and into Shows, Fairs, Exhibitions, and Assemblies
  • Texas Entry Requirements
  • Texas Livestock Show Animal Health Regulations
• Interstate Requirements
  • Contact the state of destination

TAHC Official Test Documents

Piro Test Chart(s) & Information

• Instructions for Completing Piro Test Chart
• Piro Test Chart — Manual Completion (Downloadable form)
• Piro Test Chart — Digital Photo Import (Downloadable form)

Cattle Trichomoniasis  Forms & Information

• Official Bovine Trichomoniasis Testing at TVMDL
• Trichomoniasis Test Record
• Tritrichomonas foetus Direct PCR Submission Guidelines
• Instructions for Completing the Texas Trichomoniasis Test Record
• Trichomoniasis Virgin Status Certification
• Trich Consult - A website designed to aid veterinarians and producers in creating Trich control, prevention and eradication strategies.

Reference

• Resources for USDA Program Diseases
• Vesicular Diseases Reference Chart
• Foreign Animal Diseases of Interest to Accredited Veterinarians
• National Veterinary Accreditation Reference Guide
• Reportable Diseases
  • Reporting Requirements
  • List of diseases
• Haemaphysalis Longicornis Tick ID and Information