AFIS Livestock and Poultry Insurance Flashcards
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What is the primary purpose of the Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP)?
Answer: Provide payments for forage losses on grazing lands due to drought
LFP provides compensation to eligible livestock producers who suffer grazing losses due to drought or fire on rangeland or pastureland.
A swine producer wants coverage for pigs valued at $50 each while in transit to the processing plant. Which type of policy is most appropriate?
Answer: Livestock transit floater
A livestock transit floater provides coverage for animals while they are being transported, covering perils such as accidents, drowning, or loading/unloading injuries.
Under a livestock mortality policy, which of the following perils is typically covered?
Answer: Accidental drowning
Accidental drowning is a covered peril under most livestock mortality policies, which protect against sudden and unexpected deaths from covered causes.
What is the significance of 'humane destruction' provisions in livestock policies?
Answer: They allow coverage when an animal must be euthanized to relieve suffering from a covered injury
Humane destruction provisions extend coverage to animals that must be euthanized to prevent suffering after sustaining a covered injury, even if the injury itself was not immediately fatal.
A turkey farmer loses 5,000 birds to avian influenza confirmed by state veterinary authorities. Which program would most likely provide federal disaster assistance for this loss?
Answer: Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP)
ELAP provides assistance for losses due to disease including livestock, honeybees, and farm-raised fish that are not covered by other USDA programs.
How does a 'mortality only' livestock policy differ from a 'mortality and loss of use' policy?
Answer: Mortality only pays for death; loss of use also pays if the animal can no longer perform its intended function
A mortality and loss of use policy extends coverage beyond death to include situations where the animal survives but can no longer perform its intended function, such as a breeding bull that becomes infertile.