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Emerging Disease Council Members

Mission: Stay abreast of emerging animal diseases and educate the NIAA membership about them.  Create resolutions and position statements regarding emerging animal disease issues, which are aimed at benefiting animal health and U. S. animal agriculture.
Co-Chair: Dr. Lanny Pace, Mississippi State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
Co-Chair: Dr. Hailu Kinde, California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory
   
Council Members

Anderson, Gary Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Byrum, Beverly Ohio Department of Agriculture
Caspers, Jon National Pork Producers Council
Cole, Leslie E. Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food, and Forestry
Cook, Tom National Renderers Association, Inc.
Engle, Mark PIC North America
Fowler, Kent California Department of Food and Agriculture
Hoang, Christine American Veterinary Medical Association
Jeter, William C. Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
Kinde, Hailu California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory
Lowe, James F. Individual Member
Merrill, George New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Pace, Lanny Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Schmitt, David Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship
Slemons, Richard D. The Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Snelson, Harry American Association of Swine Veterinarians 
Thacker, H. Leon Purdue University Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Thomson, John Iowa State University Department of Veterinary Diagnostics & Production Animal Medicine
Woods, Taylor Missouri Department of Agriculture
Zeman, David H. South Dakota State University
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Phone: (719) 538-8843 • Fax: (719) 538-8847 • Email:
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