NIAA 2009 Annual Meeting
The Changing Face
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Proceedings
Last Updated: August 13, 2009 09:39 PM
 
Tuesday Wednesday
 
Tuesday, March 31
  Opening General Session  Click here to see/hear synchronized audio accompanying each presentation, provided by Truffle Media.
    Moderator:  Dr. Leonard Bull, NIAA Chairman of the Board
    [Audio] The Transformation of United States Livestock Agriculture
Dr. James MacDonald, Chief, Agricultural Structure and Productivity Branch, Economic Research Service, USDA    
    [Audio] The World's Changing Views of United States Animal Agriculture
Jon Caspers, Chairman of the Board, on behalf of Phil Seng, President and CEO, United States Meat Export Federation
    [Audio] Food and Nutrition Policy:  Are they getting the right message?
Lisa Katic, R.D., President, KConsulting
    Moderator:  Dr. Mark Engle, NIAA Executive Committee Member
    [Audio] Meal Planning in the Supermarket Aisle:  What consumers are telling us
Frank Beurskens, Co-Founder and CEO, ShoptoCook™, Inc.
    [Audio] Processing Changes:  Meeting the challenge of shifting consumer preferences
Dan Sutherland, Johnsonville Foods
    [Audio] How Wall Street is Impacting Credit to Farmers
Bill Medley, Vice President, Market Segments, Farm Credit Services of Mid-America
    [Audio] Equipping Animal Agriculture in a Changing World
Jerry Roell, Sales Branch Manager, John Deere Columbus
  Section I:  Committee Seminars and Business Meetings
    Animal Care
      What Face is Currently Seen?  What Are the Stories on the Newspaper's Front Page or Television's Evening News?
        Update on Soring
Dr. Rachel Cezar, USDA/APHIS/Animal Care
        Recent Factors Impacting Equine Welfare
Essie Rogers and Ginny Grulke, Kentucky Horse Council
        Ballot Initiatives:  How do these things happen?
Dr. Gail Golab, American Veterinary Medical Association
        “Humane Officers”:  Who are they?  How are they identified?  What are their rights and responsibilities? (No presentation available)
Becky Reiter, Boone County and Kentucky Animal Control Boards
      How We Shape the Face of Animal Care in American
Agriculture
        Shaping Public Opinion:  How the pork industry does it
Sherrie Niekamp, National Pork Board
        Shaping Public Opinion:  How the dairy industry does it
Dr. Jamie Jonker, National Milk Producers Federation
    Animal Health Emergency Management
        USDA/APHIS/VS/Emergency Management and Diagnostics Activities and Direction
Dr. Lee Myers, USDA/APHIS/VS/Emergency Management and Diagnostics
        Target Capabilities List Implementation/Animal Disease Emergencies Response
Joe Lombardo, FEMA, NPD
        Multi-State Partnership for Security in Agriculture
Dr. Leah Dorman, Ohio Department of Agriculture
        Southern Animal and Agriculture Disaster Response Alliance Activities and Direction
Dr. Ed Hall, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
        State Perspectives in CEM Response (No presentation available)
Group Discussion Facilitated by Dr. Robert Stout, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
    Cattle
        Through the Looking Glass:  Trying for transparency with customers
Chris Sigurdon, Purdue University Communications Department
        American Farmers for the Advancement and Conservation of Technology:  How producers can and will make a difference
Liz Doornink, American Farmers for the Advancement and Conservation of Technology (AFACT)
        New FDA Feed Regulations, Renderer Requirements, and Impact on Cattle Producers
Dr. David Meeker, National Renderers Association
        Update on Tuberculosis Listening Sessions and Future Direction of TB Program
Dr. Thomas J. Myers, USDA/APHIS/VS
    Swine
        Discussion of Swine Euthanasia Guidelines
Sherrie Niekamp, National Pork Board
        Surveillance of Swine Influenza in Pig and Human Populations
Dr. Liz Wagstrom, National Pork Board
        MRSA in Pigs and People
Dr. Liz Wagstrom, National Pork Board
        Swine ID Plan Update
Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board
        Pork Industry's Efforts in FAD Response Capabilities
Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board
        USDA Swine Program Updates
Dr. Troy Bigelow, USDA/APHIS/VS
Wednesday, April 1
 

Section II:  Committee Seminars and Business Meetings

    Animal Health and International Trade
Joint session with Animal Production Food Safety and Security
        Safe Meat Supply:  Past, present, future
Scott Goltry, American Meat Institute
        Traceability:  Industry threat or value-add?
Dr. Ronan Loftus, IdentiGEN North America
        Food Safety Challenges for Meat Exports Now and in the Future
Jon Caspers, United States Meat Export Federation
        Retailer Perspective on COOL, Food Safety and Consumer Demand for Meat Products
Bill Price, IGA Supermarkets
        Regionalization and Compartmentalization as Tools to Minimize Impacts of Disease
Dr. Thomas J. Myers, USDA/APHIS/VS
    Animal Production Food Safety and Security
Joint session with Animal Health and International Trade
        Safe Meat Supply:  Past, present future
Scott Goltry, American Meat Institute
        Traceability:  Industry threat or value-added?
Dr. Ronan Loftus, IdentiGEN North America
        Food Safety Challenges for Meat Exports Now and in the Future
Jon Caspers, United States Meat Export Federation
        Retailer Perspective on COOL, Food Safety and Consumer Demand for Meat Products
Bill Price, IGA Supermarkets
        Regionalization and Compartmentalization as Tools to Minimize Impacts of Disease
Dr. Thomas J. Myers, USDA/APHIS/VS
    Equine
      Contagious Equine Metritis
        CEM Revisited:  A re-emergent problem for the equine industry species
Dr. Peter Timoney, University of Kentucky and Dr. Robert Stout, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
        Epidemiological Overview of CEM Outbreak
Dr. Barry Meade, USDA/APHIS/VS
        Equine Piroplasmosis:  National serosurvey update (No presentation available)
Dr. Peter Timoney, University of Kentucky
        The Potential Threat of African Horse Sickness in the United States
Dr. Peter Timoney, University of Kentucky
        Introduction of the 2010 World Equestrian Games (No presentation available)
Marilee Meyers, World Equestrian Games 2010 Foundation
      Equine Industry Welfare Initiatives
        NTRA Safety and Integrity Alliance
Peggy Hendershot
, National Thoroughbred Racing Association
        Equine Welfare and Safety at USEF
Beth Taylor, United States Equestrian Federation
        AAEP Welfare Initiatives (No presentation available)
Sally Baker, American Association of Equine Practitioners
        The Racing Medication and Testing Consortium:  An introduction
Hallie Roach, Racing Medication and Testing Consortium
    Sheep and Goat
        Scrapie Update
Dr. Thomas J. Myers, USDA/APHIS/VS
        Update on Minor Species Drug Approval Efforts at FDA
Dr. Meg Oeller, FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine
        The Future of Research Funding:  How to proceed in the face of shrinking budgets
Dr. David Meeker, National Renderers Association
        Bringing Animal Agriculture Together
John Adams, Animal Agriculture Coalition
        Animal Agriculture in the United States:  Policy, trends, and implications
Kay Johnson-Smith, Animal Agriculture Alliance
  Section III:  Committee Seminars and Business Meetings
    Animal Identification and Information Systems
       

Welcome and Introduction
Glenn Fischer and Victor Velez, Animal Identification and Information Systems Chair and Vice Chair

      Animal Identification
        ID•INFO Workshop 2008 Review and ID•INFO Expo 2009 Preview (No presentation available)
Glenn Fischer, ALLFLEX USA, Inc.
        Animal ID on Capitol Hill (No presentation available)
Chandler Goule, Staff Director, House Agriculture Committee
        USDA ID Overview:  Convergence of NAIS, COOL, marketing and food safety in the new administration
Dr. Thomas J. Myers, USDA/APHIS/VS
USDA Business Plan Update
Dr. John Wiemers, USDA/APHIS/VS
USDA Information Systems-Infrastructure Update
John Picanso, USDA/APHIS/VS
      Traceability and Current Equine CEM Issue Update
        Canadian Traceability Initiative:  Trace R&D 2009 Conference
Eric Aubin, Canadian Food Inspection Agency
        CEM Update
Dr. Sue Billings, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
        Animal ID Standards:  ASTM development of performance standards
Bryan Rickard, Kansas Board of Animal Health
        Evolution of Ultra High Frequency RFID Technologies
Panel Discussion:  Dan Ellsworth, Destron Fearing, Niels Fogt, Southfork Solutions, and Doran Junek, Eriginate
    Emerging Diseases
Joint session with Poultry
      Avian Influenza:  New perspectives
        Avian Influenza:  Current challenges with H5N1 and H9N2
Dr. Andrea M. Miles, International Avian Influenza Consultant
        Update on Avian Influenza in North America
Dr. Andrea M. Miles, International Avian Influenza Consultant
        Pro-Active Risk Assessments for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Morgan Hennessey, University of Minnnesota and Dr. Lee Myers, USDA/APHIS/VS/Emergency Management and Diagnostics
        Update 'Avian Influenza'
Dr. Neville Clarke, National Center for Foreign and Zoonotic Disease Defense
        National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Update
Dr. Lanny Pace, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine
        National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN) Exercises Update
Dr. Rosemary Speers, National Animal Health Laboratory Network
    Poultry
Joint session with Emerging Diseases
      Avian Influenza:  New perspectives
        Avian Influenza:  Current challenges with H5N1 and H9N2
Dr. Andrea M. Miles, International Avian Influenza Consultant
        Update on Avian Influenza in North America
Dr. Andrea M. Miles, International Avian Influenza Consultant
        Pro-Active Risk Assessments for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
Morgan Hennessey, University of Minnesota and Dr. Lee Myers, USDA/APHIS/VS/Emergency Management and Diagnostics
        Round Table Discussion on California Proposition 2 and the Far-Reaching Effects on the Poultry Industry (No presentations available)
Dr. Gail Golab, American Veterinary Medical Association
Dr. Dave Harlan, Cargill, Inc.
Kay Johnson-Smith, Animal Agriculture Alliance
Dr. Andrea M. Miles, International Avian Influenza Consultant

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