The Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack today announced that veterinarians, veterinary technicians and veterinary students through the Obama Administration's 'United We Serve' initiative, can participate in the National Animal Health Emergency Response Corps. NAHERC, a program of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), ensures that critical veterinary staffing needs are met during the response to exotic disease outbreaks and other disasters which affect livestock, poultry, companion animals, and wildlife.

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