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2007 Annual Meeting Proceedings:  BioFuels Energy:  Animal Agriculture at the Crossroads

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Opening General Session Animal Health & International Trade Animal Care Symposium
  Animal Production Food Safety & Security Animal Health Emergency Management  
  Cattle Health Animal Identification & Information Systems  
  Equine ID Emerging Diseases  
  Sheep & Goat Health Environmental Issues  
  Swine Health Equine Health  
  Youth Programs Poultry Health  
Monday, April 2                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
  Opening General Session                                                                                                                                                    [back to top]
        Welcome to California and NIAA Annual Meeting (No presentation available)
R. Scott Stuart, NIAA Chairman of the Board and Dr. Richard Breitmeyer, California State Veterinarian, California Department of Food and Agriculture
        Introduction of General Session Concept
Dave Miller, Iowa Farm Bureau® Federation 
        Corn, Cattle, and Carbon Credits – A California Perspective (No presentation available)
Bill Jones, Pacific Ethanol, Inc.
        Fueling Ethanol: Implications for Livestock Producers
Dr. Steve Meyer, Paragon Economics, Inc.
        Feeding Biofuels Co-products to Livestock:  Challenges to Animal Health
Dr. Gavin Meerdink, University of Illinois, College of Veterinary Medicine
        Biofuels and Rendering Partnerships – Addressing Potential Solutions
David Kaluzny, II, Chairman National Renderers Association and Vice President Kaluzny Bros.
        Panel Q & A, Wrap Up and Summary (No presentation available)
Dave Miller, Iowa Farm Bureau® Federation
         
Tuesday, April 3                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
  Section I:  Committee Seminars and Business Meetings
    Cattle Health                                                                                                                                                                                   [back to top]
      Old Cattle Diseases That Never Go Away and New Challenges with BioFuels
        Tuberculosis - An Update on the Bovine TB Eradication Program
Dr. Michael Dutcher, USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services
        Bovine Viral Diarrhea - The Alabama Voluntary BVD Control Program
Dr. Soren Rodning, Auburn University
        The National BVD Working Group – A Progress Report
Dr. John Maas, University of California-Davis
        Johne's Disease - Update on the National Johne's Control Program, Future Direction, Funding, Participation, Environmental Sampling vs. Individual Cow Sampling
Dr. Michael Carter, USDA, APHIS, VS, National Center for Animal Health Programs
        Update on Johne’s Disease Initiative and JDIP
Dr. Kenneth Olson, National Dairy Herd Improvement Association
        Brucellosis - What are the Goals and Purpose of the Recently Formed National Brucellois Working Group
Dr. Tony Frazier, Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries
        Biodiesel - Will Animal Agriculture be Able to Use the Byproducts?
Alan Weber, National Biodiesel Board
    Sheep & Goat Health                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
        Scrapie Eradication Update for Sheep and Goats
Dr. Alecia Naugle, USDA, APHIS, VS, National Center for Animal Health Programs
        Sheep and Goat ID Update
Dr. Cindy Wolf, University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine
        Measles, OPP, and ID Technologies
Dr. Cleon Kimberling, American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
    Swine Health                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
        State Swine Health Network
Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board
        Swine Health Enforcement Update and PRV State Updates
Dr. John Korslund, USDA, APHIS, VS, ASEP and Dr. Troy Bigelow, USDA, APHIS, VS, ASEP 
        Brucellosis Report and PRV Surveillance Update: Trial States TX, NC, AL
Dr. John Korslund, USDA, APHIS, VS, ASEP 
        PCVAD (Porcine Circovirus Associated Disease) Update
Dr. Jer Geiger, PIC North America
  Section II:  Committee Seminars and Business Meetings
    Animal Health & International Trade                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
        What’s New in the OIE?
Dr. James Pearson, World Organization for Animal Health
        Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza: Global "Regulatory" Activities Overview & the US Consideration for HPAI Regionalization
Dr. Lee Ann Thomas, USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services
        Update on FMD Control and Eradication Plans in South America
Phil Bradshaw, Illinois Pork Council
        Update on Global Initiatives in Veterinary Education (GIVE)
Dr. Mike Chaddock, Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
        What’s SSAFE (Safe Supply of Affordable Food Everywhere)?
David Harlan, Cargill
    Animal Production Food Safety & Security                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
        Animal Disease Disaster Response Workshop: Everything YOU Ever Wanted to Know About Animal Disease Disaster Response, but Were Afraid to Ask! (No presentation available)
Committee Discussion Lead By Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board
    Equine ID Subcommittee                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
      The Role of Individual Equine ID in Animal Health
        NAIS Equine Species Working Group August 2006 Recommendations
     
APHIS Endorsement of ISO Compliant RFID, AQHA on EVA
     J. Amelita Facchiano, Chair
      Practical Applications – Disease Control
        Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM) Program Update
Dr. Lee Ann Thomas, USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services
        Equine Herpesviris-1 (EVA-1)
Dr. Kent Fowler, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Chief Animal Health Branch
        Equine ID and New Mexico Project / Viral Arteritis (EVA)
Dr. David E. Fly, New Mexico Livestock Board
        Equine Piroplasmosis (EP)
Dr. Kent Fowler, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Chief Animal Health Branch
        Washington State Disease and ID Issues (No presentation available)
Dr. Leonard Eldridge, Washington State Department of Agriculture
        Colorado State University Preliminary Study with RFID (No presentation available)
Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz, Colorado State University and USDA, APHIS, VS, Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health
        California Equine ID Project
Dr. John Evans, California Department of Food and Agriculture
        NAHMS 2005 Equine Study
Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz, Colorado State University and USDA, APHIS, VS, Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health
        Pilot Projects and Data Base Issues
Rick Stott, Agri Beef Company
        Penn State College of Agriculture -Equine ID Project Overview (No presentation available)
Ron Miller, Pennsylvania Dept of Agriculture, Livestock Program Coordinator
        Update on the Current Status of Equine ID in Various Countries, Jurisdictions and the Issues Under Discussion (No presentation available)
Dr. Mary Giddens, Vice Chair
    Youth Programs                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
      NAIS Success Stories with Youth Programs
        Morgan County, Colorado Model
Dr. David Morris, USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services
        New Mexico Model
Dr. David E. Fly, New Mexico Livestock Board
        Wisconsin Model
Bernie O’Rourke, University of Wisconsin-Madison
        Review of Current Youth Programs (No presentation available)
Committee Discussion
        Development & Delivery of Supporting Materials (No presentation available)
Committee Discussion
         
Wednesday, April 4                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
  Section III:  Committee Seminars and Business Meetings
    Animal Care                                                                                                                                                                                                [back to top]
        Mass Depopulations: Techniques, Strategies, and Considerations
Dr. Kevin Varner, USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services
        Contemporary Issues in Today’s Welfare
Dr. Chris Ashworth, Monsanto Choice Genetics
        Do We Passively Stand By?  An Open Dialogue on Public Welfare-Related Headlines in Recent Weeks (No presentation available)
Committee Discussion
    Animal Health Emergency Management                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
        Overview of USDA APHIS VS Emergency Management and Diagnostics Activities and Direction
Dr. Jose R. Diez, USDA, APHIS, VS, EM&D
        Tools for Capability Based Emergency Response Planning
Dr. Sebastian Heath, USDA, HSO
        USDA Emergency Funding Processes for Animal Disease Outbreaks (No presentation available)
Mark E. Smith, USDA Office of Budget and Program Analysis
        Synthesis of Lessons Learned from FAD Events and Exercises
Dr. Rosemary Speers, The CNA Corporation, Operations Evaluations Group
    Environmental Issues                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
        Environmental Issues Associated with Animal Production and the Role of NIAA in Addressing Them: An Agenda for the Future
Committee Discussion Led by Dr. Len Bull, North Carolina State University, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences
    Equine Health                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
        Contagious Equine Metritis (CEM): Wisconsin Situation and USDA CEM Review Update
Dr. Lee Ann Thomas, USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services
        Equine Viral Arteritis (EVA): Report on 2006 Outbreak and Vaccine Use and Availability
Dr. Peter Timoney, University of Kentucky, Department of Veterinary Sciences
        Equine Piroplasmosis – USAHA IDOHC Subcommittee Update
Dr. Kent Fowler, California Department of Food and Agriculture, Chief Animal Health Branch
        Leptospirosis
Dr. Lenn R. Harrison, University of Kentucky, Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center
        Bio-Surveillance
Dr. Lenn R. Harrison, University of Kentucky, Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center
        NAHMS Equine 2005 Study Report
Dr. Josie Traub-Dargatz, Colorado State University, and USDA, APHIS, VS, Centers for Epidemiology and Animal Health
        World Equestrian Games (WEG) Update (No presentation available)
Dr. Robert Stout, Kentucky Department of Agriculture
  Section IV:  Committee Seminars and Business Meetings
    Animal Identification & Information Systems                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
        USDA Updates (No presentation available)
Dr. John Clifford, USDA, APHIS, Veterinary Services
  • Status on Premises Registration and ATPS Development
  • Industry Participation in Regards to Implementation of NAIS
  • How Will USDA Move Forward Beyond Premises ID?
  • State Legislative Efforts and Impact on NAIS
  • Discussion and Questions
        Animal ID - The Michigan Experience
Kevin Kirk, Michigan Department of Agriculture
        Integration Between NAIS and Existing Animal Health Programs
Dr. Charlie Hatcher, American Association Bovine Practitioners
        Industry Participation Implementing NAIS
     Pork Industry Cooperative Agreement with USDA
     Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board
        Update from Equine ID Subcommittee
J. Amelita Facchiano, Subcommittee Chair
    Emerging Diseases                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
      Joint Session with Poultry Health
        Protecting America from H5N1 Avian Influenza
Dr. Andrea Miles, American Association of Avian Pathologists, Poultry Health Committee Chair
        Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli:  An Emergent Pathogen? 
Dr. Timothy J. Johnson, Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
      Presentations
        Porcine Circovirus Association Disease (PCVAD)                               
Dr. Edgar Diaz, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.
    Poultry Health                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
      Joint Session with Emerging Diseases
        Protecting America from H5N1 Avian Influenza
Dr. Andrea Miles, American Association of Avian Pathologists
, Poultry Health Committee Chair
        Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli:  An Emergent Pathogen? 
Dr. Timothy J. Johnson, Iowa State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
      Presentations
        Review of New and Upcoming Educational Material
  • Educational Materials and the American Association of Avian Pathologists (No presentation available)
    Dr. Pat Wakenell, American Association of Avian Pathologists
  • States (No presentation available)
  • USAID (No presentation available)
    Andrea Miles, American Association of Avian Pathologists
         
Thursday, April 5                                                                                                                                                                                     [back to top]
  Impacts of Animal Production Safety Practices on the Food Supply Symposium                                                                                [back to top]
        Welcome (No presentation available)
Dr. Leonard Bull, Symposium Chair, North Carolina State University, Department of Animal & Poultry Sciences
        Introduce Topic and Set Stage for the Day (No presentation available)
Dr. Bennie Osburn, Dean, University of California-Davis, College of Veterinary Medicine
        Keynote Address: Foodborne Illnesses and Antibiotic Resistance Associated with Zoonotic Pathogens
Dr. Michael Doyle, University of Georgia, Center for Food Supply 
        Agriculture and Environmental Implications of E. coli
Dr. Morris Potter, Food and Drug Administration, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
        Lettuce and Leafy Greens Outbreaks, Potential Links to Animal Agriculture (No presentation available)
Mr. Benson J. Yee, California Department of Health Services, Food and Drug Branchs
        The Importance of Veterinary Toxicology for Animal Agriculture and the Food Supply (No presentation available)
Dr. Birgit Puschner, University of California-Davis, California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory
        Questions/Panel Discussion/Wrap-Up (No presentation available)
Dr. Leonard Bull, Symposium Chair, North Carolina State University, Department of Animal & Poultry Sciences
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