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Animal Care Council Members

Mission: To identify and monitor issues surrounding the care and handling of livestock and to develop resources and educational materials for distribution to industry, producers, educators and other individuals interested in livestock care issues.
Co-Chair: Dr. Sherrie Niekamp, National Pork Board
Co-Chair: Mr. Jim Fraley, Illinois Farm Bureau
   
Council Members

Abdelrahim, Gamaleden Alabama A&M University Department of Food & Animal Science
Bumgarner, Mike Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, Inc.
Burkgren, Thomas American Association of Swine Veterinarians
Byrum, Beverly Ohio Department of Agriculture
Caspers, Jon National Pork Producers Council
Detrick, Terry American Farmers & Ranchers
Dutcher, Scot Colorado Department of Agriculture
Fraley, Jim Illinois Farm Bureau
Frost, Cimeron Illinois Beef Association
Fuchs, Andre IDEXX Laboratories, Inc.
Geiger, Jerome PIC North America
Golab, Gail American Veterinary Medical Association
Goodwin, Jeff Colorado State University Extension Animal Science Department
Hanson, Leo D. Wiechman Pig Company, Inc.
Jordan, Karen Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.
Kuber, Paul The Ohio State University Department of Animal Science
Lewis, Gregory USDA/ARS U.S. Sheep Experiment Station
McEvoy, Elizabeth Maine Department of Agriculture
McKean, James D. Iowa State University Department of Veterinary Diagnostic & Production Animal Medicine
Meiring, Richard Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Merrill, George New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets
Niekamp, Sherrie National Pork Board
Olson, Sara National Milk Producers Federation
Peischal, An American Goat Federation
Robinson, Nancy Livestock Marketing Association
Rolf, Nicole Montana Farm Bureau Federation
Schuring, Norm WestfaliaSurge, Inc.
Shulaw, William The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Siemens, Mike Cargill Meat Solutions
Spire, Mark F. Intervet Schering-Plough Animal Health Corporation/Global Animal Management, Inc.
Stuart, R. Scott National Livestock Producers Association
Tencleve, Bruce Arkansas Farm Bureau
Thatcher, Mary Kay American Farm Bureau Federation
Thompson, Becky Kentucky Beef Network
Wenstrand, Thomas Hawkeye Steel Products, Inc.
Wolf, Cindy University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine
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