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BOWLING GREEN, KY—
With nearly all of the speakers set,
Michele Vise-Brown, NIAA Chief Executive Officer states, “Those
attending the annual meeting of the National Institute for Animal
Agriculture (NIAA) will have the opportunity to hear an incredible
array of speakers on various issues ranging from the affect of
biofuels on animal agriculture to the latest updates on various
major diseases to how animal health practices impact food
safety.” The annual meeting will be held in Sacramento at the
Hyatt Regency April 2-5.
In addition to
keynoters; Bill Jones with Pacific Ethanol, Inc., at the opening
general session Monday, and Dr. Michael Doyle with University of
Georgia, Center for Food Supply, at the Thursday symposium, the
roster of speakers for the Opening General Session on biofuels
includes:
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Dr. Gavin Meerdink,
University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, on
Feeding Biofuels Co-products to Livestock: Challenges
To Animal Health. Dr.
Meerdink retired in 2005 as Clinical Professor
Emeritus. He presently has a consulting practice in
diagnostic veterinary medicine and is involved in grain,
forage, and cattle production.
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David Kaluzny II, Chairman
of the National Renders Association and Vice President of
Kaluzny Bros. Inc. (KBI), Biofuels and Rendering
Partnerships—Addressing Potential Solutions. He is
also the President of their biodiesel division, KBI Energy
LLC as well as their feedstock supply division, Lipid
Logistics LLC, both of which he formed in 2006.
The special Thursday
symposium, Impacts of Animal Production Safety Practices
on the Food Supply Symposium, speakers include:
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Benson J. Yee, California
Department of Food and Agriculture, Lettuce and Leafy
Greens Outbreaks, Potential Links to Animal Agriculture.
As Chief of the Emergency Response Unit for the
California Department of Health Services’ Food and Drug
Branch, Benson is responsible for the unit that conducts
food-borne illness outbreak investigations including
traceback investigations and environmental
investigations. In addition, the unit conducts recall
effectiveness checks, consumer complaint investigations,
food tampering investigations and bioterrorism
preparedness.
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Dr. Robert Brackett, U.S.
Food and Drug Administration, Agricultural and
Environmental Implications of E-coli. In his capacity
as Director of the FDA’s Center for Food Safety and
Applied Nutrition (CFSAN), Dr. Brackett provides executive
leadership to the Center’s development and implementation
of programs and policies relative to the composition,
quality, safety, and labeling of foods, food and color
additives, dietary supplements and cosmetics.
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Dr. Birgit Puschner,
Associate Professor of Clinical Veterinary Toxicology,
University of California, Davis, The Importance of
Veterinary Toxicology for Animal Agriculture and the Food
Supply. Prior to being employed at UC Davis, Dr.
Puschner completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the
University of Michigan. She was also an associate
veterinarian in Germany. Dr. Puschner received her BS,
DVM, and PhD degrees from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Münhen.
Of special note is the fact that the American
Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) will
award a total of 21
continuing education credits for the entire meeting. The
breakdown is three CEUs for the Opening General Session,
Monday afternoon, seven for each day of the committee
sessions Tuesday and Wednesday, and four for the Thursday
Symposium.
For more information on the
program and to register for the meeting online, go to
www.animalagriculture.org. The last day for “early
bird registration” is Friday, March 16.
NIAA’s
mission is to provide forums for building consensus and
advancing solutions for animal agriculture and to provide
continuing education and communication linkages to animal
agriculture professionals. |
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