Arizona Livestock Incident Response Team (ALIRT)
Improving the diagnosis and response to unexplained livestock deaths in Arizona by providing resources and expertise from the Arizona Cattlemen's Association, Arizona Department of Agriculture, USDA and University of Arizona Cooperative Extension.
Resources
Farm & Ranch Emergency Action Plans
Coordination & Collaboration Among Farms, Local Emergency Planning Committees & Emergency Responders.
Biosecurity Training
Advanced education that support personnel at cattle operations with biosecurity principles and practical biosecurity applications.
Trainings for ALIRT First Responders
The Emergency Management Institute provides resources and training on the National Incident Management Systems.
Arizona BOLO (Be on the Lookout For)
April 2024: Dairy Cattle Disease
Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza is impacting dairy cattle.
June 2022: Poultry Disease
Avian Flue is impacting domestic poultry throughout the state of Arizona
June 2022: Toxic Plant
Rocky Mountain Iris (other names of Western Blue Flag Iris, Blue Flag and Missouri Flag) is impacting cattle, especially calves in eastern Arizona.
May 2022: Toxic Plant
Common Snakeweed (Guttierezia species) impacting cattle, sheep and goats in Graham, Greenlee, Cochise, Santa Cruz, Pima, Navajo and Apache counties.
March 2022: Toxic Plant
Locoweed (many species in genera Astragalus and Oxytropis) impacting cattle, horses and sheep in Pima, Santa Cruz and Cochise counties.
January 2022: Horse Disease
West Nile Virus impacting horses in south central Arizona.
January 2022: Horse Disease
Strangles impacting equine (horses, donkeys and mules) in Maricopa County.
