ID/INFO EXPO 2005 Proceedings

September 27-29 · Crowne Plaza O'Hare International · Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Tuesday, September 27  [back to top]

Pre-Conference Seminar "Animal ID 101"

• Welcome Dr. Rick Sibbel, NIAA Chairman of the Board   (PPT) (PDF)

• History of NAIS Dr. John Wiemers, USDA, APHIS, VS  (PPT) (PDF)

• NAIS Overview Mr. Neil Hammerschmidt, USDA, APHIS, VS  (PPT) (PDF)

• Technical Overview Dr. Dale Blasi, Kansas State University  (PPT) (PDF)

Technology Seminar “Practical Technology Experiences”

• Overview Glenn Fischer, Allflex USA, Inc. and Glenn Smith, AgInfoLink  (PPT) (PDF)

        Experiences of Official Systems 

• Australian NLIS Cattle Program Mr. Scott Stuart, National Livestock Producers Association (PPT) (PDF)

• Australian NLIS Cattle Program Mr. Garry Edwards, Livestock Exchange Pty Ltd. (PPT) (PDF)

• Quebec Animal ID Program Ms. Martine Dubuc, Ministere De L'Agriculture, Des Pecheries Et De (PPT) (PDF)

• Quebec Animal ID Program Ms. Linda Marchand, Agri-Tracabilite Quebec Inc.  (PPT) (PDF)

       Value-added Creation - Beef, Dairy, Swine and Markets 

• Market drivers for the USA Beef industry; Development of the Consortium database - Experiences to Date, and Direction to Come Mr. Mike John, National Cattlemen's Beef Association  (PPT) (PDF)

• Practical application in the Dairy Industry - Commercial Realities and Producer Benefits Mr. King Smith, ABS Global  (PPT) (PDF)

• Automated Livestock management with RFID - Driven Production Systems Dr. Ron Thibault, Agrident - Osborne Industries  (PPT) (PDF)

• Markets - South East Livestock Network Mr. Jim Akers, University of Kentucky, Kentucky Beef Network  (PPT) (PDF)

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Wednesday, September 28 [back to top]

Opening General Session – Keynotes

• Welcome and Opening Remarks Dr. Rick Sibbel, NIAA Chairman of the Board

• New USDA Strategy for Establishing a National Animal Identification System Dr. Chuck Lambert , Deputy Under Secretary for Markets and Regulatory Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture (PDF only)

• Federal Assessment of NAIS Progress & Implementation  Dr. John Clifford, Deputy Administrator, USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Veterinary Services   (PPT) (PDF)

• State Assessment of NAIS Progress & Implementation Dr. David Thain, President, National Assembly of State Animal Health Officials  (PPT) (PDF)

• Industry Assessment of NAIS Progress & Implementation Dr. Kenneth Olson, Principal, KEO Consulting (PPT) (PDF)

General Session II – NAIS Accomplishments and Future plans

• Current Status of Premises and Animal ID Legislation at the State Level Dr. Robert Hillman, Texas Animal Health Commission  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Current Status on AIN Allocation and Distribution System  Mr. Neil Hammerschmidt, USDA, APHIS, VS  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Outreach and Education a Cooperative Effort by Federal, State and Industry Ms. Leanne Ketterhagen, Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium   (PPT)  (PDF)

• Species Working Group Updates:

• Camelids Dr. Julie Ann Jarvinen, Iowa State University  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Cattle Mr. Gary Wilson, Ohio Department of Agriculture  (PPT) 

• Equine Ms. Amy Mann, American Horse Council  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Poultry Dr. John Wiemers, USDA, APHIS, VS  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Cervidea Dr. John Wiemers, USDA, APHIS, VS  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Swine Dr. Harry Snelson, American Association of Swine Veterinarians  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Sheep Dr. Cindy Wolf, University of Minnesota  (PPT)  (PDF)

General Session III – Proposals to Expedite Implementation of a National Animal Identification System - Panel Discussion
Click here to view all session III presentations combined  (PPT)  (PDF)

• USDA Mr. Neil Hammerschmidt, USDA, APHIS, VS 

• Holstein Association/National F.A.I.R  Dan Meihak, National FAIR

• NCBA Mr. Mike John, National Cattlemen's Beef Association

• NDHIA Mr. Jay Mattison, National Dairy Herd Improvement Association  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Digital Angel Mr. Niels Fogt, Digital Angel Corporation

Breakout Session – Pilot Project Updates

 Cattle/Markets/Transporters/Processors - Group 1

• Florida Pilot Project Dr. Tom Holt, FDACS, Division of Animal Industry  (PPT)

• Joplin Regional Pilot Project Mr. Mark Harmon, Joplin Regional Stockyards  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Kansas Trucking Pilot Project Dr. Mark Spire, Kansas State University  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Southeast Pilot Project Mr. Jim Akers, University of Kentucky/Kentucky Beef Network  (PPT)

• West Virginia Premises Registration Project Ms. Melissa Garrett, West Virginia Department of Agriculture  (PPT)  (PDF)

Cattle/Markets/Transporters/Processors - Group 2

• Colorado Pilot Project Dr. Wayne Cunningham, Colorado Department of Agriculture  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Idaho, Nevada, and Utah Pilot Project Dr. Michael Coe, Schering Plough - Global Animal Management  Inc. and Ms. Linda Cope, Idaho Department of Agriculture  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Montana Beef Network Project Dr. John Paterson and Ms. Lisa Duffey, Montana State University  (PPT)  (PDF)

• North Dakota Calf AID Pilot Project Dr. Kris Ringwall, NDSU Dickinson Research Extension Center  (PPT) 

• Northwest Pilot Project Mr. Rick Stott, Agri Beef Company  (PPT)
• Southwest Premises and Animal Identification and Tracking Project  Mr. Victor Velez, California Department of Food and Agriculture   (PPT)  (PDF)

Equine

• Colorado Pilot Project Dr. Wayne Cunningham, Colorado Department of Agriculture  (PPT)  (PDF)
• New Mexico Pilot Project Dr. Dave Fly, New Mexico Livestock Board  (PPT)
• New York State Pilot Project Dr. George Merrill, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets  (PPT)

Sheep

• Interfacing Today's Technology with a Midwestern Sheep Flock Dr. Cindy Wolf and Ms. Eileen Kuhlmann, University of Minnesota  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Tracking Lambs with RFID: Colorado Pilot Project Mr. Jay Parsons, Optimal Ag Consulting Inc.  (PPT)

• Tracking of Lambs Through Normal Production Practices, Montana Project Dr. Rodney Kott, Montana State University  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Use of RFID in Sheep Operations, Sales and Shows, Wisconsin Project Dr. Michael Bishop, MB Genetics  (PPT)  (PDF)

Swine

• Minnesota RFID Pilot Project Mr. Dave Wiklund, Minnesota Board of Animal Health  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Minnesota RFID Pilot Project Mr. Paul FitzSimmons, Minnesota Board of Animal Health  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Wisconsin RFID Pilot Project Dr. Dan Short, University of Wisconsin Extension Livestock  (PPT)  (PDF)

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General Session IV – Implementation Challenges

• Implementation of NAIS in Branding States Mr. Wade Moser, North Dakota Stockmen's Association  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Renderers Perspective Mr. Tom Cook, National Renderers Association  (PPT)

• Fairs and Exhibitions Perspective Mr. Jim Tucker, International Association of Fairs and Expositions   (PPT)  (PDF)

• Livestock Markets Perspective Mr. Albert Epperly, Livestock Marketing Association (TEXT) and Mr. Dick Jurgens, United Producers, Inc.  (PPT)  (PDF) (TEXT)

• Small Packer/Processor Issues Mr. Mike Eickman, American Association of Meat Processors  (PDF)

Breakout Session – Technology Opportunities 

Group 1

• Current RFID Technology Dr. Dale Blasi, Kansas State University  (PPT)  (PDF)

• High Frequency RFID Dr. Jim Burgess, Cattle-TRAQ  (PPT) (PDF)and Kurt Bischof, Philips Semiconductors  (PPT)  (PDF)

• North Dakota Pilot Process using High Frequency RFID Dr. Mick Riesinger, NDSU, Dickinson Research Extension Center  (PPT)

• RFID Technology used in Canada Ms. Julie Stitt, Canadian Cattle Identification Agency   (PPT)  (PDF)

Group 2

• Biometrics Dr. Bruce Golden, Optibrand Ltd., LLC   (PPT)  (PDF)

• DNA  Mr. Stephen Pearce, Sygen International  (PPT)  (PDF) and Mr. Tom Holm, MetaMorphix, LLC  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Primary Link Global Dr. Peter Speck, Primary Link Global (PPT)  (PDF)

General Session V – Animal ID - Beyond Animal Health

• Retail  Mr. Rob Cannell, McDonald's Corporation  (PPT)  (PDF)

• Processing Mr. Travis Choat, Smithfield Beef Group  (PPT)  (PDF)

• International Trade Mr. Paul Clayton, Meat Export Federation  (PPT)

Closing Session

• Dr. Robert Fourdraine, Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium

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