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2008 NIAA Annual Meeting

Animal Care and Well-Being:  Facts not Fiction
April 1-3 • The Westin Indianapolis • Indianapolis, Indiana


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Proceedings
Last Updated:  Wednesday, April 09, 2008 02:20 PM
 
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Tuesday, April 1  

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  Opening General Session
       Animals Past, Animals Future:  The development and direction of the animal
     protection movement

     Dr. Wes Jamison,
University of Florida
       Animal Care:  Diverging ethical perspectives
     Dr. Ray Stricklin,
University of Maryland
       Remarks About U.S. Animal Agriculture
    
Secretary Ed Schafer, U.S. Department of Agriculture
       The US Political Arena: On the table, and on the horizon (No Presentation Available)
     Steve Kopperud,
Policy Directions, Inc.
       Protecting Our Freedom to Operate:  How do we earn and maintain the social
     license we need to protect our freedom to operate?

     Charlie Arnot, CMA Consulting
  Section I: Committee Seminars and Business Meetings

 

 Animal Care
       Looking in the Mirror
          Equine Industry: 
           Animal Welfare 2007-2008:  A Kentucky perspective
          
Dr. Robert Stout, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
          
Soring
          
Dr. Rachel Cezar, USDA/A
PHIS Animal Care
          Euthanasia
        Dr. Gail C. Golab, American Veterinary Medical Association
          The Politics of Issues Like Lamb Taildocking
       
Dr. Jeff Goodwin, Colorado State University
       Looking in the Future
 

        Poultry Industry UEP (No Presentation Available)
       
Gene Gregory, United Egg Producers

          American Veal:  Excellence in agriculture
       
Bryan Scott, American Veal Association
          The Pork Industry:  Shaping our future
        Sherrie Niekamp, National Pork Board

 

Animal Health Emergency Management
       National Veterinary Stockpile Outreach Strategy (No Presentation Available)
    
Dr. Lee M. Myers, USDA/APHIS/VS National Veterinary Stockpile    
       Continuation of Operations from the Small Ruminant Industry
    
Dr. Jim Logan, American Sheep Industry Association & Wyoming Livestock Board    
       Maintaining Business Continuity in the Dairy Industry During an Animal Disease Disaster
     Dr. Jamie S. Jonker, National Milk Producers Federation

 

     Business Continuity During Animal Disease Emergencies
     Ken Horton, Texas Pork Producers Association

 

Cattle Health

 

     The National Dairy Animal Well-Being Initiative
    
Dr. Jamie S. Jonker, National Milk Producers Federation

 

     Talking to Consumers about Farm Animal Welfare
    
Dr. Bailey Norwood, Oklahoma State University

 

     The Beef Industry's Response to Animal Welfare
    
Dr. Bob Smith,

 

     Texas Fever Tick Program Update
    
Dr. Dee Ellis, Texas Animal Health Commission

 

     Trichomonosis Update
    
Dr. Kent Fowler, California Department of Food & Agriculture

 

Sheep & Goat Health

 

     Sheep and Goat Welfare Issues:  Being proactive (No Presentation Available)
     Dr. Stan Curtis, University of Illinois

 

     Non-classical Scrapie
     Dr. Katherine O'Rourke, USDA/ARS/ADRU

 

     Scrapie Eradication Progress and Surveillance in Sheep and Goats
     Dr. Alecia Larew Naugle, USDA/APHIS/VS National Center for Animal Health Programs

 

     Sheep Identification Device Efficacy Studies
    
Dr. Cindy Wolf, University of Minnesota
   
Wednesday, April 2

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  Section II: Committee Seminars and Business Meetings
  Animal Health and International Trade

 

     OIE Animal Welfare Perspective
    
Dr. Dave Harlan, Cargill

 

     Animal Welfare Research and Policies in Europe:  Potential implications for animal agriculture in the
     USA

    
Dr. Ed Pajor, Purdue University

 

     Animal Welfare and the Scientific Method
    
Dr. Suzanne Millman, Iowa State University
         Update on FMD Eradication Efforts in the Americas
     Philip Bradshaw, United Soybean Board

 

Animal Production Food Safety & Security
       European Union:  Consumer driven animal welfare and food safety
     Jostein Dragset, European Commission, Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General
       Sustainable Animal Agriculture
     Jennifer Curtis, North Carolina State University
       Overview on a Comparison of SQF Program to FDA, USDA, GMA-SAFE HACCP, and PVP
    
Richard LaCalamito, FoodLogiQ
       Farm Animal Care and Auditing:  A 10,000 foot view of the present
     Mike Simpson, Professional Animal Auditors Certification Organization

 

Equine Health

 

     Equine Piroplasmosis
    
Dr. Kent Fowler, California Department of Food and Agriculture

 

     Recent Advances in our Understanding of Equine Herpes Virus - 1 (EHV-1) Myeloencephalopathy
    
Dr. Peter Timoney, University of Kentucky 

 

     Update on Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy Project
    
Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz, Colorado State University and Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health

 

     Horse Slaughter Act (No Presentation Available)
    
Dr. Robert Stout, Kentucky Department of Agriculture

 

     USDA Quarantine Protocol
    
Dr. Andrea Morgan, USDA/APHIS/VS

 

     2010 World Equestrian Games (No Presentation Available)
    
Jack Kelly, 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games

 

     Future Equine Infectious Anemia Program Possibilities
    
Dr. Dee Ellis, Texas Animal Health Commission

 

     Equine Influenza:  Australia
    
Dr. Tom Chambers, University of Kentucky
  Section III: Committee Seminars and Business Meetings

 

Animal Identification & Information Systems  (and Equine Identification Subcommittee)
       USDA Business Plan Update
    
Neil Hammerschmidt, USDA/APHIS/VS
       Veterinary Services Information Technology Initiatives (No Presentation Available)
    
John Picanso, USDA/APHIS/VS
       Species Group Updates
          Equine Species Working Group Update
       
Kerry Thompson, American Horse Council
          Tissue Reactions to Microchip Implantation in Laboratory Animals and Pets
       
Dr. Lawrence D. McGill, American College of Veterinary Pathologists
          Beef Cattle (No Presentation Available)
       
Dr. Ashby Green, National Cattlemen's Beef Association
          Dairy Cattle
       
Dr. Jamie S. Jonker, National Milk Producers Federation
          Swine
       
Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board
          Sheep
       
Dr. Cindy Wolf, University of Minnesota
       State Activities
          California Tuberculosis Update
       
Dr. Annette Whiteford, California Department of Food & Agriculture
          Wisconsin Program Update
       
Dr. Robert Fourdraine, Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium
          Michigan Implementation of Mandatory RFID
       
Kevin Kirk, Michigan Department of Agriculture
          Iowa Premises Registration Program (No Presentation Available)
       
Dr. David Schmitt, Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship

 

Emerging Diseases

 

     Joint Session with Poultry Health Committee Updates on Avian Influenza

 

        A Global Perspective on Avian Influenza
        Dr. Patricia Wakenell, University of California-Davis

 

     Presentations

 

        National Animal Health Surveillance System
        Dr. Aaron Scott, USDA/APHIS/VS/CEAH National Surveillance Unit
          The Convergence of Human and Animal Health:  Opportunities and challenges
        Dr. Kate Glynn, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Poultry Health

 

     Joint Session with Emerging Diseases Committee – Updates on Avian Influenza

 

        A Global Perspective on Avian Influenza
       
Dr. Patricia Wakenell, University of California-Davis
 

     Presentations

 

        An Overview of PAACO Animal Welfare Auditor Training (No Presentation Available)
        Dr. Dave Hermes, American Association of Avian Pathologists/Professional Animal Auditors Certification
        Organization

 

        Animal Care Auditing:  What to expect (and demand) of a third party auditor (No Presentation Available)
       
Dr. James T. Barton, Veterinary Consultant

 

Swine Health

 

     Update on Swine Health Protection Act
    
Dr. Troy Bigelow, USDA/APHIS/VS
       Comprehensive Surveillance:  Where we are at as an industry?
    
Dr. John Korslund, USDA/APHIS/VS
       30 Day Rule Update
    
Dr. Troy Bigelow, USDA/APHIS/VS
       HAACP
    
Dr. Troy Bigelow, USDA/APHIS/VS
       Swine Premises Tag Update
    
Dr. David Nolan, Cargill
       Swine Transport Fatigue and Recovery (No Presentation Available)
    
Dr. Matt Ritter, Elanco Animal Health
   
Thursday, April 3

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  ID•INFO Workshop
     Keynote Address (No Presentation Available)
 
 Bruce Knight, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
     Comprehensive USDA Business Plan Review (No Presentation Available)
  
Neil Hammerschmidt, USDA/APHIS/VS
     State Perspective of Business Plan:  The challenges and opportunities
  
Moderator:  Victor Velez, California Department of Food & Agriculture
     
Dr. Dave Fly, New Mexico Livestock Board
     
Melissa Garrett, West Virginia Department of Agriculture
     
John Heller, Colorado Department of Agriculture
     
Kevin Kirk, Michigan Department of Agriculture
      Gary Wilson, Ohio Department of Agriculture 
     Industry Perspective of Business Plan:  The challenges and opportunities
  
Moderator:  Glenn Fischer, Allflex USA, Inc.
     
Linda Campbell, Goat Working Group
     
Dr. Ashby Green, National Cattlemen's Beef Association
     
Adam Griffin, iDairy
     
Kerry Thompson, American Horse Council
     
Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board
      Dr. Cindy Wolf, University of Minnesota
     Information Systems Perspective of Business Plan:  The challenges and
   opportunities
  
Moderator:  Glenn Smith, AgInfoLink USA Inc.
     
Dr. Michael Coe, Global Animal Management
      Dr. Robert Fourdraine, Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium
     
Adam Griffin, National FAIR
     
Mark Shaw, Micro Beef Technologies Ltd.
      Steven Smith, DHI-Provo
     COOL - Review and Implementation (No Presentation Available)
  
Bruce Knight, U.S. Department of Agriculture Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs
     Workshop Sessions Key Questions to be Discussed:
i)   Integration of NAIS standards by livestock service providers (veterinarians, breeders, data providers, tag
  manufacturers, etc.)
ii)   Integration of NAIS standards by state animal health programs and cooperative programs
iii)   NAIS and COOL:  How do these programs create common ground for implementing NAIS?
iv)   Are the Key Outcomes, as defined by NAIS Business Plan, appropriate in today's market environment?
v)   Are the timelines defined in the NAIS Business Plan realistic?
     Follow-up Group Discussion of Key Workshop Findings Through Panel of Group Leaders
     Closing Comments and White Paper Development Process
   Glenn Fischer and Victor Velez, Animal Identification & Information Systems Committee Chair and Vice Chair