The Emergency Animal Disease Response Agreement (EADRA) is supported by a suite of guidance documents. These resources help signatories understand how to apply the EADRA to meet their obligations, manage cost-sharing arrangements, and implement consistent and effective responses to emergency animal disease (EAD) outbreaks.
EADRA guidance documents
Defines the terms “Compensation” and “Cost Sharing” for an EAD cost-shared response. Also see EADRA compensation and valuation.
Principles and criteria for determining if a response cost is eligible for cost sharing.
Defines “containment” under the EADRA.
Data for cost sharing calculations under the EADRA
Outlines the process for agreeing the data used for calculating proportional cost sharing under the EADRA. Also see EADRA cost sharing.
How to source and appoint Efficiency Advocate in a cost shared EAD response.
Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan (EADRP)
How to develop an Emergency Animal Disease Response Plan in accordance with EADRA rules.
Emergency Animal Disease under the EADRA
How signatories decide whether a disease agent should be listed as an Emergency Animal Disease (EAD) under the EADRA.
Finance and cost sharing claim management
Business rules and forms to claim eligible EADRA costs.
The principles and process for appointing industry personnel to assist an EAD response.
Livestock welfare management in an EAD response
Defining livestock welfare management and compensation principles for a cost shared response under the EADRA.
Defines “Normal Commitments” for EADRA Parties.
Guidance on EADRA transition to management (T2M) provisions.