Tuesday, April 16

Session I: Opening General Session

Introduction & Welcome (no presentation available)

Dr. Robert Stout, State Veterinarian, Kentucky Department of Agriculture

Audio

Grand Societal Challenges and the Role of Animal Science

Mr. Lowell Randel, Science Policy Director, Federation of Animal Sciences Societies

Audio

What Role Will Animal Biotechnology Play in Feeding the World?

Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Animal Genomics & Biotechnology, Department of Animal Science, University of California - Davis

Audio

Policies to Meet the Food Needs of a Growing World

Mr. Bryan Dierlam, Director, Government Affairs, Cargill

Session II: Species Committee Meetings

Aquatic Livestock Committee

Audio

Current Status of U.S. Aquaculture Research

Dr. Jeff Silverstein, National Program Leader, Aquaculture, USDA-Agricultural Research Service

U.S. Aquaculture:  the Past, Today and the Future

Dr. Christopher Weeks, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University       

Audio

Problems, Stumbling Blocks and Solutions for U.S. Aquaculture

Mr. Sebastian Belle, Executive Director, Maine Aquaculture Association

Bovine Committee

Foot and Mouth Disease:  A Looming Threat for U.S. Cattle Producers (no presentation available)

Dr. Gay Miller, Professor, University of Illinois

Audio

Genomic Technologies in Commercial Cattle Production

Dr. Kent Andersen, Associate Director, Technical Service, Zoetis

Equine Committee

Audio

Equine Welfare Wars:  Where Emotion and Science Collide

Dr. Thomas Lenz, DVM, Senior Director, Equine Technical Services

Audio

The Unwanted Horse Coalition:  Working Towards Solutions

Ms. Ericka Caslin, Director, Unwanted Horse Coalition, American Horse Council

Equine Welfare Issues – A Look at Two Industries:  Racing & the Tennessee Walking Horse

Mr. David Foley, CAE, Executive Director, American Association of Equine Practitioners

Poultry Committee Poultry

Audio

Feeding the World...on a Crowded Planet

Dr. Kate Jacques, Director of Nutrition, Alltech USA

Audio

The Role of the Diagnostic Laboratory in the Poultry Industry

Dr. Joel L. Cline, Laboratory Director, J.B.Taylor Diagnostic Lab, Elba, AL

Audio

What Regulatory Programs Mean to the Poultry Industry

Dr. Suzanne Young Dougherty, Director of Veterinary Services, Keystone Foods

Small Ruminant Committee

Reducing Ovine Progressive Pneumonia by Selecting for TMEM154 Haplotypes in Sheep

Dr. Michael Heaton, Animal Health, USDA/ARS

Audio

Communicating Genetics to Undergraduates and Producers

Debra K. Aaron, Ph.D., Professor, Statistics; Beef Cattle Genetics, Dept. of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Kentucky

Audio

Goat Herd Improvement Program as Conducted Through KSU

Kenneth M. Andries, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,  Kentucky State University

Audio

Communicating with the Public

Ms. Madeline McCurry-Schmidt, Scientific Communications Associate, American Society of Animal Science

Swine Committee

Audio

National Pork Board Perspective & Response to Influenza

Dr. Jennifer Koeman, Director, Producer & Public Health, National Pork Board

Audio

2012's H3N2v Influenza Virus Event and Looking Ahead to 2013

Dr. Bret D. Marsh, State Veterinarian,  Indiana State Board of Animal Health

Audio

Management of PRRS:  What's Next?

Dr. Lisa Becton, Director of Swine Health Information & Research, National Pork Board

Audio

PRRS Management in Wisconsin

Dr. Paul J. McGraw, Assistant State Veterinarian, WI Dept of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection

Audio

A New Approach to PRV and SB: A Concept

Dr. Troy Bigelow, USDA/APHIS/VS

Session III: Issues Council Meetings

Animal Health Emergency Management Council

Audio

Emergency Preparedness and Response

Dr. Barb Masters, Senior Policy Advisor, OFW Law

Audio

Outbreak Response from a Packer Perspective

Dr. Lily Edwards-Callaway, Technical Service, Animal Welfare, JBS USA, LLC

Audio

Feral Swine and Foreign and Emerging Animal Diseases

Dr. Lindsey Holmstrom; Diagnostic Epidemiologist, Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Center

Audio

USDA-APHIS IT Update

Mr. Neil Hammerschmidt, Manager, Animal Disease Traceability,USDA/APHIS/ VS

AgCONNECT and the Information Dashboard Framework (no presentation available)

Dr. Keith Biggers, Director, Computing and Information Technology, Texas Center for Applied Technology

Antibiotics Council

Audio

Antimicrobial Resistance:  Do We Know Everything?

Dr. Sid Thakur, Assistant Professor, North Carolina State University

Audio

Legislative/Regulatory Update (Congress activities, regulatory activities, AVMA stance) (no presentation available)

Dr. Christine Hoang, Assistant Director, Scientific Activities Division, American Veterinary Medical Association

Audio

Milk and Dairy Beef Residues:  Incidence & Communications

Mrs. Betsy Flores, Senior Director, Animal Health & Welfare, National Milk Producers Federation

Audio

Coalition for Sustainable Animal Agriculture

Mr. Jim Fallon, Vice President,  Center for Food Integrity

Global Animal Health, Food Security & Trade Council

Reducing Ovine Progressive Pneumonia by Selecting for TMEM154 Haplotypes in Sheep

Dr. Michael Heaton, USDA/ARS, Meat Animal Research Center

Audio

Packer Perspective on Food Safety and Quality Issues

Dr. John Ruby, Technical Services, JBS USA

The Food Safety Modernization Act – Highlights Related to Animal Production

Dr. Bernadette Dunham, Director, Center for Veterinary Medicine, FDA

Audio

Impact of SPS Controls on Exports (SPS – The Trade Tactic of Choice)

Mr. Bill Westman, VP of International Trade, AMI

Residue Control in a HACCP Environment

Dr. Barbara Masters, Senior Policy Advisor, OFW Law

Wednesday, April 17

Session IV: Issues Council Meetings

Animal Care Council

Pig Welfare in the UK

Dr. Zoe Davies, General Manager, National Pig Association, England

Audio

Animal Welfare During a Disease Outbreak

Dr. Patrick Webb, Director - Swine Health Programs,  National Pork Board

Audio

Social Sustainability of Egg Production Project

Dr. Janice Swanson, Chair, Dept of Animal Sciences, Michigan State University

Engaging with Consumer Values  (no presentation available)

Mr. Bill Zucker, Partner and Director, Ketchum Midwest

Animal Identification & Information Systems Council

Audio

USDA Update on Animal Disease Traceability

Mr. Neil Hammerschmidt, Manager, Animal Disease Traceability, USDA/APHIS/VS

State Animal Disease Traceability Update:

Audio

Dr. Andy Schwartz, Assistant Executive Director, Texas Animal Health Commission (no presentation available)

Audio

Dr. Tony Frazier, Alabama State Veterinarian

Audio

Dr. Keith Roehr, Colorado State Veterinarian

Sector Group Updates:

Dairy Cattle – Dr. Karen Jordan

Equine – Dr. Carl Heckendorf

Beef Cattle – Mr. John Stevenson

Poultry – Mr. Ray Hilburn

Swine – Dr. Patrick Webb

Livestock Markets – Ms. Kristen Parmen

Future of ADT in Washington Using Current Information

Dr. Paul Kohrs, Washington Assistant State Veterinarian

Animal Disease Management Systems, a Practical Solution

Mr. David Moss, Chief Executive Officer, Integrated Traceability Solutions Ltd (ITS Global)

Continuous Animal Health Monitoring

Dr. Craig Carter, Director/Professor, Department of Veterinary Science, University of Kentucky

Emerging Diseases Council

Audio

The 100K Genome Project and Food Safety

Dr. Bart Weimer, Professor – School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis

Potential of Biotechnology to Manage Animal Disease

Dr. Alison L. Van Eenennaam, Cooperative Extension Specialist, Animal Genomics and Biotechnology, Department of Animal Science, University of California, Davis

Audio

FMD in Vietnam:  What Can We Learn?

Dr. Carla Huston, Associate Professor, Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine

Audio

The Role of the Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory in Supporting Animal Health and the Food Safety System

Dr. Hailu Kinde, Professor, California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System, San Bernardino Branch School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis

Session V: Closing General Session

Audio

Financial Perspective:  Impact of Tomorrow's Technology Trends and Developments on Animal Agriculture

Ms. Deborah Perkins, Managing Director, Rabobank International, Dallas Office

Audio

Getting to a Comprehensive Food Safety System

Dr. John Ruby, Technical Services, JBS USA

Wednesday, April 17

FMD Opening General Session

Audio

FMD, Animal Agriculture and Public Opinion

Dr. Sebastian E. Heath VetMB PhD, Branch Chief for Program Development, FEMA

Thursday, April 18

FMD Symposium Information Sharing Session

Audio

Response and Recovery Challenges Faced in Past FMD Outbreaks: Take Home Lessons for the U.S.

Dr. Pam Hullinger, Associate Clinical Professor, Dept. of Medicine and Epidemiology at UC Davis

Audio

FMD Preparedness and Response: Where Animal Health Authority Leaves Off and Private Sector Agency Begins

Dr. Jon Zack, Director, Preparedness and Incident Coordination Staff at USDA – APHIS-VS

Audio

Industry Perspective on HMD Preparedness:  Why Invest Now?

Mr. Charles Ahlem, Co-founding Owner, Hilmar Cheese

Audio

FMD Preparedness and Response: Overview of Capabilities and Critical Activities

Dr. Jon Zack, Director, Preparedness and Incident Coordination Staff at USDA – APHIS-VS

Audio

Diagnostic Technology Update: Strategic Development and Deployment

Dr. Sarah Tomlinson, Associate NAHLN Coordinator at USDA-APHIS-VS

Audio

Crisis Communications Update: Messages and Channels

Ms. Stacey Stevens, VP, Media & Industry Affairs, DMI/National Dairy Council

Foot and Mouth Disease Preparedness and Response:  A Wicked Problem (no presentation available)

Dr. Gay Miller, Professor, University of Illinois

Audio

Outbreak Terminology: Phases, Zones and Premises

Dr. Patrick Webb, Director of Swine Programs – National Pork Board

Permitting and Movement Control: Progress and Challenges (no presentation available)

Dr. Annette Jones, California State Veterinarian - Director, Animal Health and Food Safety Services 

FMD Closing Session

Audio

Dr. Sebastian E. Heath VetMB PhD, Branch Chief for Program Development - FEMA

Dr. Patrick Webb, Director of Swine Programs – National Pork Board

Mr. Charles Ahlem, Co-founding Owner, Hilmar Cheese