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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- 08/23 TAHC Rule Proposal Open for Public Comment – Chronic Wasting Disease
- 08/15 TAHC Commissioners Adopt Rule Amendments – General Practices and Procedures
- 07/25 TAHC Requires Pre-Movement Testing for Exhibition Dairy Cattle – Executive Director Order
- 07/23 TAHC Relocates Amarillo Region Office to New Address
- 07/17 USDA Bovine Animal Disease Traceability Rule Published
- 07/01 Applications for 2024 Rural Veterinarian Incentive Program Education Assistance Now Open
- 06/14 TAHC Rule Proposals Open for Public Comment – Entry Requirements and Scrapie
- 06/14 Chronic Wasting Disease Detected in Trinity County Deer Breeding Facility