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NIAA -- National Food Animal Identification Task Force

 

National Food Animal Identification Task Force. . .
a united effort involving industry and government

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National Food Animal Identification Work Plan (November 2002 -- Post USAHA) 
         
Full Version | Summary Document 

Additional Reference Materials:

NEWS RELEASE: USAHA Supports National Animal Identification Work Plan


Task Force Roster:

American Association of Bovine Practitioners
Dr. Jim Reynolds, UC Davis, Veterinary Medicine Teaching & Research Center
Mr. Mark Spire, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University

American Association of Swine Veterinarians

Dr. Tom Burkgren, American Association of Swine Veterinarians

Dr. D.L. Hank Harris, American Association of Swine Veterinarians

 

American Dairy Goat Association

Mr. Daniel J. Considine, American Dairy Goat Association

Dr. Joan Dean Rowe, American Dairy Goat Association, Scrapie Liaison

Helen Snyder, American Dairy Goat Association

 

American Farm Bureau Federation

Tom Lyon, American Farm Bureau

Joe Miller, American Farm Bureau

 

American Meat Institute

Pat Bamrick, Tyson Foods

Ken Bull, Excel Corporation

Mark Dopp, American Meat Institute

Warren Mirtsching, ConAgra Beef Company

Marcine Moldenhauer, Excel Corporation

Art Wagner, Farmland National Beef

Task Force Leaders

Task Force Chairs:
Neil Hammerschmidt
Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium

Dr. Mark Engle
National Pork Board  

Working Group Co-Chairs:
Gary Wilson
National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Dr. Mark Engle
National Pork Board

Matt Perrier
American Angus Association

Joe Miller
American Farm Bureau Federation

Dr. Robert Fourdraine
Holstein Association USA

Dr. Clarence Siroky
Wisconsin Department of Agriculture

Scott Stuart
National Livestock Producers Association

Dr. Paul Miller
National DHIA

 

 


American Veal Association

Dr. Dan Catherman, Americal Veal Association

Michelle Cornman, Americal Veal Association

Dick Dennis, Americal Veal Association

Dan Schober, Provimi Veal Corporation

Frank Trapp, American Veal Association/Trapp & Sons

 

American Veterinary Medical Association

Dr. Rosemary J. LoGiudice, American Veterinary Medical Association

 

Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding

Dr. Gordon A. Doak, National Association of Animal Breeders

John Meyer, Holstein Association

Dr. Paul Miller, National DHIA

Chuck Sattler, Select Sires

Ronald Schaufelberger, Director, Holstein Association, Producer - Registered Holsteins

Kevin Steffens, Director, National DHIA, Producer - Dairy

 

FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine

Dr. Joseph C. Paige, DHHS/FDA CVM Division of Epidemiology

 

Federation of Animal Science Societies

Dr. Geoffrey E. Dahl, University of Illinois, Department of Animal Sciences

Dr. Thomas J. Lawlor, Jr., Holstein Association

Dr. John A. Paterson, Montana State University

Dr. Max F. Rothschild, Iowa State University

Dr. Tom R. Troxel, University of Arkansas

 

International Livestock Identification Association

Matt Brockman, Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Dave Horton, Nebraska Brand Committee

Ken Weir, Livestock Identification Services, Ltd.

 

Livestock Marketing Association

Nancy J. Robinson, Livestock Marketing Association

 

National Assembly of State Animal Health Officials

Dr. Andrew Clark, Oregon Department of Agriculture

Dr. John Enck, Jr., Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture

Dr. Richard D. Hull, Illinois Department of Agriculture

Dr. Linda Logan, Texas Animal Health Commission

Dr. Clarence J. Siroky, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

 

National Association of State Departments of Agriculture

Dr. Dwayne O'Dell, West Virginia Department of Agriculture

 

National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Mr. Allen Bright, Chair, NCBA Animal Identification Subcommittee, Producer - Bright Cattle Company

Dr. Gary L. Cowman, National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Dr. Gary M. Weber, National Cattlemen's Beef Association

Mr. Gary Wilson, Chair, NCBA Cattle Health & Well Being Committee, Producer – Registered Angus
    Breeder

 

National Institute for Animal Agriculture

Dr. Mark Engle, National Pork Board

Neil Hammerschmidt, Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium

Dr. Kenneth Olson, NIAA Chairman of the Board

Glenn Slack, National Institute for Animal Agriculture

 

National Livestock Producers Association

Tod Fleming, Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association

Dick Jurgens, United Producers, Inc.

Rick Keith, Producers Livestock Marketing Association

Scott Stuart, National Livestock Producers Association

 

National Milk Producers Federation

John Adams, National Milk Producers Federation

Velmar Green, Director, National Milk, Producer - Green Meadows Farm

 

National Pedigreed Livestock Council

Dr. Robert Fourdraine, Holstein Association USA

Jim Garrison, Arabian Horse Registry of America, Inc.

Matt Perrier, American Angus Association

 

National Pork Board

Jon Caspers, Pleasant Valley Pork Corporation

Dr. Fred Cunningham, Swine Veterinary Services

Dr. Robyn Fleck, Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation

Jay Hawley, National Pork Board, Pork Producer

 

National Pork Producers Council

Kirk Ferrell, National Pork Producers Council

 

National Renderers Association

Tom Cook, National Renderers Association

 

North American Deer Farmers Association

Kevin Grace, Antlers International

Phyllis Menden, North American Deer Farmers Association

 

North American Elk Breeders Association

Dr. Darrell Franks, North American Elk Breeders Association

Lisa Villella, North American Elk Breeders Association

Ron Walker, North American Elk Breeders Association

M.H. 'Bud' Wessel, North American Elk Breeders Association

 

R-Calf USA

Dr. Richard Bowman, R-Calf USA

Bill Bullard, R-Calf USA

John Lockie, R-Calf USA

 

United States Animal Health Association

Dr. Bob Hillman, Idaho State Department of Agriculture

Dr. Maxwell Lea, Louisiana Department of Agriculture

Mr. John F. Wortman, New Mexico Livestock Board

 

USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

Dr. John Clifford, USDA, APHIS, VS

Dr. John Wiemers, USDA, APHIS, VS

 

USDA Food Safety Inspection Service

Dr. Bonnie Buntain, USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service

Dr. Bhabani Dey, USDA, FSIS, Animal & Egg Production Food Safety

Dr. John R. Ragan, USDA, FSIS, Animal & Egg Production Food Safety

 

USDA, AMS, Livestock and Seed Program

Mr. Herbert C. Abraham, USDA, AMS, LS Program, Standardization Branch

Ms. Cara L. Gerken, USDA, AMS, LS Program, Standardization Branch

 

Commerical Animal Identification or Information Technology Companies:

Tod Adams, APEIS Corporation

Paul J. Brown, Anitech Information Systems, Inc.

Tyler R. Brown, Global Animal Management

Glenn Fischer, ALLFLEX USA

Niels Fogt, Digital Angel, Inc.

Marty Goldberg, RMS Research Management Systems, USA Inc.

Richard N. Lytton, LA-CO Industries, Inc.

Kevin Maher, GlobalVetLink, L.C.

Gary F. Marsh, CowTek, Inc.

Bill McCoy, Temple Tag, Ltd.

Tim Niedecken, Emerge Interactive

Stan Potratz, Premier Sheep Supplies, Ltd.

Dr. John A. Shadduck, Optibrand, Ltd., LLC

Mark J. Shaw, Micro Beef Technologies, Ltd.

Glenn B. Smith, AgInfoLink

Jeb Supple, SFK Technology Inc.

Damon Thorpe, VeriLogik

Dalton Supplies Limited, Dalton House 

 

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