Iowa Livestock Health Advisory Council ILHAC Request for Additional Funding

1
Iowa Livestock Health Advisory Council
(ILHAC)Request for Additional Funding

• http//vetmed.iastate.edu/ILHAC/

2
ILHAC Request

• An additional one million dollars be added per
  year
• Current Appropriation 220,000
• Total of 1.22 million per year

3
What is ILHAC?

• ILHAC is group of commodity leaders, as specified
  in the Iowa Code (Chapter 267), that direct state
  appropriated research funds that go to Iowa State
  University College of Veterinary Medicine.

4
When and How was ILHAC started?

• ILHAC began in the late 1970s as an outgrowth of
  funding that was appropriated to perform research
  on the devastating swine disease transmissible
  gastroenteritis (TGE).
• 1978 was the first year of ILHAC and it began
  with an appropriation of 200,000. In 1980 the
  amount was increased to 300,000.

5
What type of Research does ILHAC Support?

• The major emphasis has been on livestock and
  poultry infectious diseases.
• Examples of past research areas include
• Swine TGE, Erysipelas, Mycoplasma diseases,
  PRRS, Circovirus
• Cattle Johnes, Pink eye, Mycoplasma diseases,
  BVD
• Poultry E. coli, Newcastle disease, Poult
  enteritis, Infectious Bronchitis, Fowl Cholera
• Sheep Foot rot, Mycotoxicosis, Abortions

6
Other types of research and activities that has
been supported

• Food safety studies
• Epidemiology and surveillance studies
• Antibiotic resistance studies
• New vaccine and diagnostic assay development
• Support of veterinary students working with
  faculty researchers

7
How are the ILHAC research priorities determined
and the projects selected?

• ILHAC meets and determines the research
  priorities
• These research priorities are communicated to the
  College of Veterinary Medicine faculty along with
  a request for research proposals
• The College of Veterinary Medicine has the
  research proposals reviewed and evaluated for
  scientific merit
• The ILHAC then meets and decides on which
  projects to fund

8
How much funding does ILHAC currently have?

• In 2007, ILHAC was appropriated 220,000

9
How much additional funding is ILHAC requesting?

• ILHAC is requesting an additional 1 million to
  bring the total to 1.22 million

10
What is the basis for the additional funding?

• In 1980
• ILHAC was appropriated 300,000
• The College of Veterinary Medicine received about
  5 million dollars for its annual appropriation
• The College of Veterinary Medicine Faculty number
  94
• The value of Iowas livestock and poultry
  industry was estimated at 5.6 billion

11
What is the basis for the additional funding?

• In 2007
• ILHAC was appropriated 220,000
• The College of Veterinary Medicine received about
  24 million dollars for its annual appropriation
• The College of Veterinary Medicine Faculty number
  135

12
What is the basis for the additional funding?

• The cost of research (especially animal research)
  has dramatically escalated over the years. Over
  the past 25-30 years the amount of funding has
  steadily declined and the purchasing power of the
  research dollar has dramatically declined.

13
(No Transcript)
14
(No Transcript)
15
(No Transcript)
16
(No Transcript)
17
(No Transcript)
18
Restoring Our Budget

• CVM State Appropriation 23.72M
• 5 1.19M
• 6 1.42M
• Current ILHAC Funding 220K
• Asking for 1M addition 1.22M

19
How would the additional funding be used?

• Increase
• amount of funds per research project
• the number of projects
• funded would be increased
• (currently about10-12 projects funded per year,
  range 15 25,000).
• Provide Startup Funds for recruiting new
  faculty
• Equipment needs essential for ILHAC projects
• Support projects to expose veterinary students to
  agricultural animal research
• Support of graduate students and technical
  assistance

20
To Learn More About ILHAC

• Go to
• http//vetmed.iastate.edu/ILHAC/