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NIAA Animal Care -- 2003 Committee Report

 

Animal Care Committee Report
April 9, 2003

There were four presentations and eighteen participants.  Keith Carlson outlined the Dairy Quality Assurance Program.  The comprehensive program covers all aspects of dairy cattle and calf welfare.  Daren Brown, Quality Assurance Manager of Wendy’s International presented their animal welfare audit program.  They audit all of their meat suppliers and on-farm audits as being done for chickens and layers.  Paul Sundberg, National Pork Board, presented the SWAP program for pig welfare.  This system uses objective scoring of swine welfare.  Temple Grandin, Grandin Livestock Handling Systems, Inc. presented results of the 2002 restaurant audits.  Plants that have been in a restaurant auditing system for several years, are getting excellent scores on the American Institute scoring system.  The problem area in new plans who entered the auditing system in 2002.  They did not know what to expect. 

A new resolution was added in support of the implementation of auditable market guidelines, and the resolutions in tail docking was deleted.

In attendance:

NIAA Members

Dr. Temple Grandin, Chair Grandin Livestock Systems
Dr. Jake Hines, Vice Chair American Association of Bovine Practitioners
Dr. Lyle Vogel American Veterinary Medical Association
David Berry The Hartford
Dick Nelson Holstein Association USA
Daniela Bals National Milk Producers Federation
Keith Robbins Ontario Pork
Dr. Eric Neumann National Pork Board
Dr. Ken Olson Federation of Animal Science Societies
Dr. Tim Trayer AVMA Liaison/ Ag Vet Associates
Dr. Tom Burkgren American Association of Swine Veterinarians
Dr. Paul Sundberg National Pork Board
Tom Wenstrand Hawkeye Steel Products
Dr. Paul Tillman ALPHARMA
Phyllis Menden North American Deer Farmers Assocation

Non- Members
Daren Brown Wendy's International Inc.
Dr. Warren D. Wilson Intervet
Randall J. Berrier Colorado Serum Co.