KDA offices are open to the public, with the following practices in place to protect the health of staff and visitors.
- All staff and visitors are required to wear face coverings in public areas of the building.
- Social distancing should be maintained while in the building.
- Many meetings continue to be held as online meetings or conference calls.
Feral Swine Management Practices
The Kansas Department of Agriculture hosted an informational webinar on
December 1, 2020 at to offer an update on the management practices used in Kansas to control feral swine.
Watch the webinar here:
Feral Swine Information Webinar
Slide Deck presentations available here:
Curran Salter, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service-Wildlife Services
Frank Rottinghaus, National Wildlife Disease Program
Equine Disposal Guidance Document
This document highlights the options for equine carcass disposal, including composting, landfill, burial, cremation, and biocremation. This guidance document was created through a collaboration between KDA, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the Kansas Horse Council, and the KSU College of Veterinary Medicine.
Click here to view the Equine Disposal Guidance document.
Chronic Wasting Disease Sample Collection Videos
Hunters can help ensure the safety of the meat they harvest and prevent the spread of
Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in deer by collecting samples from field-harvested deer and sending these samples to be tested for the disease. The
Kansas State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory has created two videos explaining how to remove the brain stem and lymph nodes for CWD testing.
News Releases
The most recent news releases pertaining to Division of Animal Health are located along the left side of this page. For additional Kansas Department of Agriculture news releases, click
here.
Newsletters
- Summer 2021 - PDF
- Winter/Spring 2021 - PDF
- Fall 2020 - PDF
- Summer 2020 - PDF
Interested in receiving updates directly from the Division of Animal Health? To subscribe, click here.
The Division of Animal Health provides an annual report on Kansas Livestock Markets. Click on the link below to view the most recent report:
Through consolidation of the Livestock Sanitary Commission and the State Brand Commission in 1969, the Kansas Division of Animal Health (DAH) was created. Currently there are three programs that make up the DAH - Animal Disease Control, Animal Facilities Inspection, Brands Program - all of which work to ensure the health and welfare of Kansas livestock and domestic animals. The DAH works in conjunction with two essential boards: the Animal Health Board and the Pet Animal Advisory Board. In 2011, the DAH joined with the Kansas Department of Agriculture, and in 2014 relocated to Manhattan, Kansas.