Department of Agriculture
Ken Givens, Commissioner

The Tennessee Department of Agriculture works to ensure a healthy, growing animal industry. TDA partners with state and federal regulators, private veterinarians and livestock industries with programs aimed at preventing, controlling and eradicating certain infectious or communicable diseases of livestock and other domestic animals. Activities include administering eradication programs for brucellosis, tuberculosis, scrapie and pseudorabies, along with the control program for equine infectious anemia. TDA also enforces the laws and rules regulating interstate and intrastate movement of animals.

Help prevent H1N1 from spreading in animal exhibits - Learn how you can take reasonable precautions wherever the public contacts animals (fairs, educational farms, petting zoos, etc.). Learn More

Pseudorabies virus found in some Tennessee Hunting Preserves' swine - The Pseudorabies virus has been detected in some swine on several hunting preserves in Tennessee. The TDA, TWRA and USDA have been working cooperatively to control and eradicate Pseudorabies on these preserves and have instituted animal identification and testing procedures for swine to prevent reintroduction of the virus on the preserves. Pseudorabies can cause illness, abortion, infertility and death in swine.

Equine Piroplasmosis has been found on a ranch in south Texas and affects any horses transported through Tennessee from Texas. Learn More.