ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Dr. Richard Breitmeyer, director of the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, has been awarded the United States Animal Health Association’s (USAHA) Medal of Distinction.
The Medal of Distinction is awarded annually to recognize one or more distinguished USAHA members who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, provided exemplary service and have made significant contributions to the advancement of the association.
Breitmeyer oversees the CAHFS lab system — a partnership between the California Department of Food and Agriculture and the University of California-Davis — that provides veterinarians and livestock and poultry producers throughout the state with rapid. . .

