(T/F) APHIS responsibilities also include veterinary biologics, industrial chemicals, burcelllosis, TB, FAD and reportable diseases, and imported meat and poultry products

(T/F) APHIS responsibilities also include veterinary biologics, industrial chemicals, burcelllosis, TB, FAD and reportable diseases, and imported meat and poultry products

• A. False
• B. True
• C. Not applicable
• D. Unknown

Answer: (B)

The main idea being tested is the scope of APHIS in safeguarding animal health and the food supply through disease surveillance, regulation of biologics, and import controls. APHIS oversees veterinary biologics to ensure vaccines and other biologics used in animals are safe and effective. Brucellosis and tuberculosis are classic animal diseases under APHIS surveillance and control programs, with ongoing efforts to detect, report, and eradicate as needed. Foreign animal diseases receive prioritized attention to prevent introduction and spread, and APHIS also regulates the importation of meat and poultry products to ensure they meet health standards before entering the country, often in coordination with other agencies. Industrial chemicals are not a primary APHIS responsibility, but the items listed—veterinary biologics, disease surveillance and control (including brucellosis, TB, FAD, and other reportable diseases), and imported meat and poultry products—fall squarely within APHIS’s remit, which is why this statement is treated as true in this context.

The main idea being tested is the scope of APHIS in safeguarding animal health and the food supply through disease surveillance, regulation of biologics, and import controls. APHIS oversees veterinary biologics to ensure vaccines and other biologics used in animals are safe and effective. Brucellosis and tuberculosis are classic animal diseases under APHIS surveillance and control programs, with ongoing efforts to detect, report, and eradicate as needed. Foreign animal diseases receive prioritized attention to prevent introduction and spread, and APHIS also regulates the importation of meat and poultry products to ensure they meet health standards before entering the country, often in coordination with other agencies. Industrial chemicals are not a primary APHIS responsibility, but the items listed—veterinary biologics, disease surveillance and control (including brucellosis, TB, FAD, and other reportable diseases), and imported meat and poultry products—fall squarely within APHIS’s remit, which is why this statement is treated as true in this context.