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State veterinarian briefs committee on animal disease response; H5N1 surveillance added for dairy
Summary
Assistant State Veterinarian Nate Harvey told the committee the Division of Animal Industry investigates animal disease outbreaks, oversees diagnostics and regulates animal movements. He flagged the ongoing H5N1 outbreak affecting poultry and, more recently, dairy cattle and described planned milk surveillance work.
Nate Harvey, assistant state veterinarian in the Department of Agriculture’s Division of Animal Industry, told the House Environment and Agriculture Committee that the division’s mission is to prevent and control contagious and infectious diseases of livestock and poultry for public‑health and economic protection.
Harvey outlined the division’s core activities: disease outbreak investigations, diagnostic sample submission and coordination with the New Hampshire Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, regulatory oversight of animal movements, and targeted programs such as the Animal Population…
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