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NIAA Annual Meeting
March 15-17, 2010
Kansas City, Missouri
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Schedule of Events
Last Updated:   March 14, 2010
PDF of the Schedule of Events
 
**Kansas City is on Central Daylight Time.  All times listed are CDT.**
 
Monday Tuesday Wednesday
 
Monday, March 15 [back to top]
  12:00 p.m.   ̶     5:00 p.m. Registration
    Sponsored By: Brownfield Ag News
  2:00 p.m.   ̶     5:00 p.m. NIAA Board of Directors Meeting
  5:00 p.m.   ̶     6:00 p.m. NIAA Committee Leaders Briefing
  5:00 p.m.   ̶     6:00 p.m. NIAA New Director Orientation
 
Tuesday, March 16 [back to top]
The American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) has approved Tuesday of the 2010 NIAA Annual Meeting for a total of six (6) continuing education credits.
  6:45 a.m.   ̶     8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
    Sponsored By: Vance Publications
  7:00 a.m.   ̶     5:00 p.m. Registration
    Sponsored By: Brownfield Ag News
  7:00 a.m.   ̶     5:00 p.m. Media Room Available
    Sponsored By: Truffle Media
  8:00 a.m.  ̶   12:30 p.m. Opening General Session
    Sponsored By: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., USDA & PIC North America
      Moderator:  Dr. Tony Forshey, DVM, Ohio Department of Agriculture
  8:00 a.m. —   8:15 a.m.     Annual Meeting Welcome
Dr. Leonard Bull, Chairman of the Board, NIAA & Dr. Jon Hagler, Director of Agriculture, Missouri Department of Agriculture
  8:15 a.m. —   8:45 a.m.     One World, One Health: The global food basket
Dr. Corrie Brown, DVM, PhD, DACVP, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine
  8:45 a.m. —   9:15 a.m.     The Genesis of One Health: What it's all about
Dr. Roger Mahr, DVM, CEO, One Health Commission
  9:15 a.m. —   9:45 a.m.     Past, Present and Future Veterinary Services' Roles in One Health
Dr. John Clifford, Chief Veterinarian, USDA
  9:45 a.m. — 10:15 a.m.     Break (Sponsored By: Livestock Marketing Association & National Livestock Producers Association)
      Moderator:  Dr. Annette Whiteford, DVM, California Department of Food and Agriculture
  10:15 a.m. — 10:45 a.m.     Environmental Health: How does One Health fit in?
Jay Ellenberger, Deputy Director, Field and External Affairs Division, Environmental Protection Agency
  10:45 a.m. — 11:15 a.m.     How Will One Health Impact Livestock Producers?
Dr. Harry Snelson, DVM, Director of Communications, American Association of Swine Veterinarians
  11:15 a.m. — 11:45 a.m.     One Health in the Real World
Dr. Billy Clay, DVM, MS, DABVT; Member, AVMA Council on Public Health and Regulatory Veterinary Medicine; Owner, Vetta Consulting LLC
  11:45 a.m. — 12:30 p.m.     Panel Discussion Among Speakers and Annual Meeting Participants
  12:30 p.m.   ̶     1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
  1:30 p.m.   ̶     5:00 p.m. Section I:  Committee Seminars & Business Meetings
  1:30 p.m. —   5:00 p.m Animal Care
    Sponsored By: Bayer Animal Health
  1:30 p.m. —   1:40 p.m.     Welcome
Dr. Gail Golab, Animal Care Committee Vice Chair
  1:40 p.m. —   2:10 p.m.     Ballot Initiatives: The Ohio experience
Mike Bumgarner, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
  2:10 p.m. —   2:40 p.m.     Welfare: The Husbandry-Health Link: The swine perspective
Dr. James McKean, Iowa State University Veterinary Diagnostics and Production Animal Management
  2:40 p.m. —   3:10 p.m.     Welfare: The Husbandry-Health Link: A microbiologist's perspective
Dr. Robin Anderson, USDA/ARS
  3:10 p.m. —   3:30 p.m.     Break (Sponsored By: Dairy Farmers of America)
  3:30 p.m. —   4:00 p.m.     Welfare: The Husbandry-Health Link: The poultry perspective
Dr. Pat Wakenell, Purdue University
  4:00 p.m. —   4:30 p.m.     Welfare: The Husbandry-Health Link: The cattle perspective
Dr. Ann Wilkinson, Pfizer Animal Health
  4:30 p.m. —   5:00 p.m.     Business Meeting
  1:30 p.m. —   5:30 p.m. Animal Health Emergency Management
 Joint Session with Swine
    Sponsored By: National Pork Board & Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica
  1:30 p.m. —   5:00 p.m.     Table Top Exercise Emphasizing Business Continuity in an Animal Health Emergency
The goal is to facilitate interaction, discussions and capture the main points on how continuity of operations can occur during an FAD and the ramifications if it does not.
Speaker: Bruce Spence, National Pork Board
Facilitator: Cleo Spence, National Pork Board
  5:00 p.m. —   5:30 p.m.     AHEM Committee Business Meeting
  1:30 p.m. —   5:30 p.m. Cattle
    Sponsored By: American Hereford Association, Dairy Farmers of America & DairyBusiness Communications
  1:30 p.m. —   1:35 p.m.     Welcome
Dr. Karen Jordan, Cattle Committee Chair
  1:35 p.m. —   2:05 p.m.     Zoonotic Diseases Affecting International Trade
Paul Clayton, U.S. Meat Export Federation
      Raw Milk: The concerns for public health
  2:05 p.m. —   2:35 p.m.     Raw Milk Controversy in Wisconsin
David Ward, Director of Government Relations in Dairy, Cooperative Network, WI
  2:35 p.m. —   3:15 p.m.     Current and Emerging Organisms in Raw Milk that Affect Public Health
Dr. Purnedu Vasavada, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
  3:15 p.m. —   3:45 p.m.   I've Never Seen a Cow with a Rash! What are Beef Measles?
Dr. Jared Taylor, DVM, MPH, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University
  3:45 p.m. —   4:25 p.m.   Facts, Myths and Follies Regarding Agriculture's Role in Antimicrobial Resistance
Dr. Jared Taylor, DVM, MPH, Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University
      Tuberculosis: The human-cattle connection
  4:25 p.m. —   4:50 p.m.     A Dairy Producer's Concerns About Human Tuberculosis
Steve Maddox, California Dairyman
  4:50 p.m. —   5:20 p.m.     Working Together to Battle Tuberculosis in Humans and Cattle
Ben Sun, California Department of Public Health
  5:20 p.m. —   5:30 p.m.   Business Meeting
  1:30 p.m. —   5:30 p.m. Swine
Joint Session with Animal Health Emergency Management
    Sponsored By: National Pork Board & Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica
  1:30 p.m. —   5:00 p.m.     Table Top Exercise Emphasizing Business Continuity in an Animal Health Emergency
The goal is to facilitate interaction, discussions and capture the main points on how continuity of operations can occur during an FAD and the ramifications if it does not.
Speaker: Bruce Spence, National Pork Board
Facilitator: Cleo Spence, National Pork Board
  5:00 p.m. —   5:30 p.m.     Swine Committee Business Meeting
  5:30 p.m.   ̶     7:30 p.m. NIAA Awards Reception & Membership Meeting
 
Wednesday, March 17 [back to top]
The American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) has approved Wednesday of the 2010 NIAA Annual Meeting for a total of five (5) continuing education credits.
  7:00 a.m.   ̶     8:00 a.m. USAHA District-at-Large Meeting
  7:00 a.m.   ̶     8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
    Sponsored By: Feedstuffs
  7:00 a.m.   ̶     5:00 p.m. Registration
    Sponsored By: Brownfield Ag NEws
  7:00 a.m.   ̶     5:00 p.m. Media Room Available
    Sponsored By: Truffle Media
  8:00 a.m.   ̶   11:30 a.m. Section II:  Committee Seminars & Business Meetings
  9:30 a.m.   ̶    10:30 a.m. Break Available
    Sponsored By: Illinois Farm Bureau & ITW Reyflex
  8:00 a.m.   ̶    11:30 a.m. Animal Health & International Trade
Joint Session with Animal Production Food Safety & Security
    Sponsored By: IDEXX Laboratories & Pfizer animal Health
  8:00 a.m.   ̶     8:15 a.m.     Introduction
Dr. James McKean, APFSS Committee Chair, & Andrew Kennedy, APFSS Committee Vice Chair
  8:15 a.m.   ̶     8:45 a.m.     Food Safety Issues for Salmonella in Pork
Dr. Liz Wagstrom, National Pork Board
  8:45 a.m.   ̶     9:15 a.m.     Food Safety Issues for Salmonella in Eggs and Egg Products
Dr. Patricia Curtis, Auburn University
  9:15 a.m.   ̶     9:45 a.m.     Systems-Based Approach to Assessing and Protecting Food and Agriculture
Kate Leese Burgers, MPH, James Lee Witt Associates
  9:45 a.m.   ̶   10:00 a.m.     Break
  10:00 a.m.   ̶   10:30 a.m.     FDA Regulatory Activities Associated with Salmonella in Foods
Dr. Gerardo Ramirez, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Food Safety
  10:30 a.m.   ̶   11:00 a.m.     International Trade Limitations Caused by Salmonella Status in the U.S.
Jon Caspers, U.S. Meat Export Federation
  11:00 a.m.   ̶   11:30 a.m.     AHIT Business Meeting
  8:00 a.m.   ̶    11:30 a.m. Animal Production Food Safety & Security
Joint Session with Animal Health Emergency Management
    Sponsored By: IDEXX Laboratories & Pfizer animal Health
  8:00 a.m.   ̶     8:15 a.m.     Introduction
Dr. James McKean, APFSS Committee Chair, & Andrew Kennedy, APFSS Committee Vice Chair
  8:15 a.m.   ̶     8:45 a.m.     Food Safety Issues for Salmonella in Pork
Dr. Liz Wagstrom, National Pork Board
  8:45 a.m.   ̶     9:15 a.m.     Food Safety Issues for Salmonella in Eggs and Egg Products
Dr. Patricia Curtis, Auburn University
  9:15 a.m.   ̶     9:45 a.m.     Systems-Based Approach to Assessing and Protecting Food and Agriculture
Kate Leese Burgers, MPH, James Lee Witt Associates
  9:45 a.m.   ̶   10:00 a.m.     Break
  10:00 a.m.   ̶   10:30 a.m.     FDA Regulatory Activities Associated with Salmonella in Foods
Dr. Gerardo Ramirez, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Food Safety
  10:30 a.m.   ̶   11:00 a.m.     International Trade Limitations Caused by Salmonella Status in the U.S.
Jon Caspers, U.S. Meat Export Federation
  11:00 a.m.   ̶   11:30 a.m.     APFSS Business Meeting
  8:00 a.m.   ̶   11:30 a.m. Equine
    Sponsored By: American Quarter Horse Association
  8:00 a.m.   ̶     9:30 a.m.     Panel Discussion: Equine Piroplasmosis
Dr. Don Knowles, USDA/ARS-Washington State University
Dr. Angela Pelzel, USDA/APHIS/VS
Dr. Robert Stout, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
Dr. Peter Timoney, University of Kentucky
Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz, Colorado State University
  9:30 a.m.   ̶   10:00 a.m.     Update on Contagious Equine Metritis
Dr. Robert Stout, Kentucky Department of Agriculture, & Dr. Peter Timoney, University of Kentucky
  10:00 a.m.   ̶   10:20 a.m.     Unwanted Horse Coalition Update
Dr. Tom Lenz, Unwanted Horse Coalition
  10:20 a.m.   ̶   10:45 a.m.     New Business
  10:45 a.m.   ̶   11:30 a.m.     Business Meeting
  8:00 a.m.   ̶   11:30 a.m. Sheep & Goat
  8:00 a.m.   ̶     8:05 a.m.     Introduction
  8:05 a.m.   ̶     8:45 a.m.     Scrapie Update
Dr. Alan Huddleston, Associate National Scrapie Program Coordinator, USDA/APHIS/VS
  8:45 a.m.   ̶     9:15 a.m.     Antimicrobial Use in Sheep and Goats
Dr. Cindy Wolf, University of Minnesota
  9:15 a.m.   ̶   10:45 a.m.     Q-Fever Panel
  10:45 a.m.   ̶   11:30 a.m.     Business Meeting
  10:30 a.m.   ̶     6:00 p.m. Resolution Review
  11:30 a.m.   ̶     1:30 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
  1:00 p.m.   ̶     5:00 p.m. Section III:  Committee Seminars & Business Meetings
  2:45 p.m.   ̶     3:15 p.m. Break Available
    Sponsored By: Dairy Farmers of America
  1:00 p.m.   ̶     5:00 p.m. Animal Identification & Information Systems
    Sponsored By: Allfelx USA & Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium
        The Critical Traceability Needs for the Future Tuberculosis and Brucellosis Programs: What happens when today's tools go away?
Dr. Richard Breitmeyer, State Veterinarian, California Department of Food and Agriculture, President, United States Animal Health Association
        One Health: A multi-species perspective from an animal disease and food safety laboratory
Dr. Anette Rink, Nevada Department of Agriculture
        The Future of Traceability in USDA's Animal Health Programs
Edward M. Avalos, Under Secretary, USDA Marketing and Regulatory Programs and Veterinary Services and Dr. John Clifford, Chief Veterinarian, USDA
  2:45 p.m.   ̶     3:15 p.m.     Break Available
        Panel Discussion: Animal Agriculture Industry Input on New Framework for Animal Traceability
Industry representatives from various species and segments of animal agriculture will discuss questions and provide input to USDA representatives on the new direction of animal identification.
Beef: Kelli Ludlum, American Farm Bureau Federation
Dairy: Dr. Karen Jordan, Dairy Farmers of America
Equine: Dudley Hoskins, American Horse Council
Sheep & Goats: Dr. Cindy Wolf, University of Minnesota
Swine: Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board
Livestock Markets: Jim Reynolds, National Livestock Commission Association
Processing: Scott Goltry, American Meat Institute
        Business Meeting
  1:00 p.m. —   4:30 p.m. Emerging Diseases
Joint Session with Poultry
    Sponsored By: CEVA Biomune & Global Animal Management
  1:00 p.m. —   1:30 p.m.     Avian Influenza Update
Dr. Patricia Wakenell, Purdue University
  1:30 p.m. —   2:15 p.m.     H1N1 and Comprehensive and Integrated Swine Surveillance
Dr. Liz Wagstrom, National Pork Board
  2:15 p.m. —   2:30 p.m.     Break
  2:30 p.m. —   3:15 p.m.     Update from the National Veterinary Services Laboratory
Dr. Tom Bunn, National Veterinary Services Laboratory
  3:15 p.m. —   4:00 p.m.     Bluetongue in Europe and Bovine TB Epidemiology in Northern Ireland
Dr. Philip Robinson, Department of Agriculture & Rural Development, Veterinary Epidemiology Unit, Northern Ireland
  4:00 p.m. —   4:30 p.m.     Business Meeting
  1:00 p.m. —   4:30 p.m. Poultry
Joint Session with Emerging Diseases
    Sponsored By: CEVA Biomune & Global Animal Management
  1:00 p.m. —   1:30 p.m.     Avian Influenza Update
Dr. Patricia Wakenell, Purdue University
  1:30 p.m. —   2:15 p.m.     H1N1 and Comprehensive and Integrated Swine Surveillance
Dr. Liz Wagstrom, National Pork Board
  2:15 p.m. —   2:30 p.m.     Break
  2:30 p.m. —   3:15 p.m.     FDA's Salmonella Enteritidis Rule for Laying Chickens
Dr. Pat Curtis, Auburn University
  3:15 p.m. —   4:00 p.m.     Round Table Discussion on Poultry Salmonella
  4:00 p.m. —   4:30 p.m.     Business Meeting
  6:00 p.m.   ̶     9:00 p.m. NIAA Board of Directors and Committee Leaders Meeting

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