Division MenuWest Virginia Programs National Poultry Improvement Program (NPIP) Brucellosis Certification Tuberculosis Accreditation Secure Milk Supply Title 61 Legislative Animal Disease Control BR Certification – Cervid Herds TB Accredidation – Cervid Herds Salmonella Pullorum (Typhoid) Report – FMADMNI.009 Click the links below to view information by species: Cattle Cervid Equine Small Ruminants Swine Poultry LINKS Equine Viral Arteritis EECVI WVU Extension Beef.org WV Farm Bureau …
Animal Health Division
Division MenuAnimal Health Division’s mission is to prevent, suppress, control, and if possible, eradicate high-consequence communicable diseases of livestock and poultry as authorized by West Virginia Code and Legislative Rule. The Division encompasses: traditional field services for surveillance and response actions; two animal disease diagnostic laboratories; meat and poultry inspection bureau; livestock grading & livestock market reporting; veterinary biologics requests; …
Animal Health Licenses
Animal Health Division licensing includes mainly areas that were delegated from Executive (Dangerous Wild Animals, Deer Farms, Hunting Preserves), or shifted to Animal Health responsibility with a November 2019 reorganization that relocated licensing previously in Agriculture Business Development (formerly Marketing Division’s livestock dealer, livestock market, and weighman licensing). Annual apiary registration was likewise relocated from Division of Plant Industry. Historically, …
WVDA Confirms Case of Avian Influenza in Backyard Flock in Monongalia County
January 16, 2026Charleston, WV – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a backyard flock in Monongalia County. This is only the fifth detection of HPAI in domestic birds in West Virginia since the global outbreak began in early 2022. The diagnosis was confirmed following a field investigation, sample …
WVDA Confirms Case of Avian Influenza in Backyard Flock in Greenbrier County
January 14, 2026Charleston, WV – The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) has confirmed the presence of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in a backyard flock in Greenbrier County. This is only the fourth detection of HPAI in domestic birds in West Virginia since the global outbreak began in early 2022. The diagnosis was confirmed following a field investigation, sample …
WVDA Announces Request for Applications for 2026 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
December 19, 2025Charleston, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Agriculture (WVDA) is now accepting applications for the FY2026 Specialty Crop Block Grant (SCBG) Program. The SCBG Program provides funding for projects that enhance the competitiveness of West Virginia’s specialty crop industry through marketing, education, and research initiatives. Specialty crops include fruits, vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery …