Tick-Borne Livestock Disease Research Prioritization Act

This bill adds emerging tick-borne livestock diseases to the list of high-priority research and extension areas under an existing federal agriculture law. It would allow the Department of Agriculture to make research and extension grants to improve the prevention, diagnosis, and management of these diseases, including anaplasmosis, babesiosis, and bovine theileriosis spread by the Asian longhorned tick. Grants could fund research on vaccines, treatments, surveillance methods, and tick management strategies. Grants could also fund education and extension activities for veterinarians, state agriculture departments, and livestock producers.

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Sponsors

• Eric Schmitt Republican sponsor
• 2 cosponsors