News Release

                   

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 4, 2005
 

Contact: Ben Richey
270-782-9798
brichey@animalagriculture.org

 

Leonard Bull Elected to National Institute for Animal Agriculture Board of Directors

ST. PAUL, Minn. ― Dr. Leonard S. Bull, Raleigh, N.C., was elected to the board of directors of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) during the organization's 2005 annual meeting here today.

Bull, professor of animal science at North Carolina State University and director of NCSU’s Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center, will serve a three-year term on the 15-member board.

Also elected were Thomas M. Cook, National Renderers Association, Arlington, Va., Jim Fraley, Illinois Farm Bureau, Bloomington, Ill., Lawrence E. Heider, Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges, Washington, D.C., and David A. Miller, Iowa Farm Bureau, Des Moines, Iowa.

The National Institute for Animal Agriculture began operations in January 2000.  NIAA's mission is to provide a forum for building consensus and advancing solutions for animal agriculture and to provide continuing education and communication linkages for animal agriculture professionals.

The organization is dedicated to programs that work towards the eradication of diseases that pose a risk to the health of animals, wildlife and humans; promote a safe and wholesome food supply for our nation and abroad; and promote best practices in environmental stewardship, animal health and well-being.

Members include professionals engaged in animal agriculture including producers, veterinarians, scientists, government representatives and business executives.

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