Joint NIAA, USAHA forum on animal traceability
By Drovers news source
| Thursday, July 15, 2010
This is your opportunity to be a part of the discussion on animal disease traceability.
The United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) and the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) will co-host a Joint Strategy Forum on Animal Disease Traceability Aug. 30-31 in Denver.
The forum is being designed to facilitate much-needed interaction between State and Tribal animal health officials, animal producers, livestock marketers and handlers, and meat processors that yields valuable input on preliminary standards which are being developed by USDA’s Traceability Regulatory Working Group, expected to be released in mid-August.
Register online or download a PDF of the registration form.
Monday, Aug. 30
10 a.m – 5 p.m.
Registration open
1 p.m.
Welcome and purpose of meeting
Dr. Richard Breitmeyer, President, USAHA
Dr. Robert Fourdraine, Chairman of the Board, NIAA
1:10 p.m.
Proposed Rule for Animal Disease Traceability
Dr. John Clifford, Chief Veterinarian, USDA APHIS
Neil Hammerschmidt, USDA APHIS
1:40 p.m.
Progress Report: Animal Disease Traceability Working Group
Dr. Keith Roehr,
2:10 p.m.
State Veterinarians’ Update
Dr. Guy Hohenhaus, President, National Assembly of State Animal Health Officials
2:40 p.m.
Q&A
3 p.m.
Refreshment Break
3:30 p.m.
Reaction Breakouts
I. Cattle (Cow/Calf, Stockers, Feeders, Markets, Packers, Dairy)
Facilitated by Dr. Nevil Speer,
II. Swine, Sheep, Goats, Equine, Poultry
Facilitators TBD
5:30 p.m.
Reception
7:30 p.m.
National Assembly of State Animal Health Officials meeting
Tuesday, Aug. 31
8 a.m
Presentations by Representatives of the Breakout Groups
9:30 a.m
Break
9:45 a.m
Facilitated Interactive Session to Discuss Solutions
Facilitated by Dr. Dave Daley, Chico State Univ.
12 p.m.
Box lunch provided
12:15 p.m.
Facilitated Interactive Session to Identify Consensus Points
Facilitated by Wes Ishmael, BEEF Magazine and John Maday, Drovers
2 p.m.
Adjourn
Hotel Information
Each individual will be responsible for making their own reservations. A block of rooms are reserved at a special nightly rate of $105 for single and double occupancy until Aug. 9. Reservations can be made online or by calling (800) 468-3571. When making reservations, verify the rate and advise the reservations agent that you are with the NIAA-USAHA joint meeting.
Questions/Need Assistance?
Contact the NIAA staff at (719) 538-8843 or the USAHA staff at 816-671-1144
Participation in this forum is open to all persons regardless of their race, color, national origin, age, disability, sex, religion or political beliefs. This Forum is intended to provide a forum for open discussion of differing viewpoints affecting agriculture. However, NIAA and/or USAHA reserve the right to deny admission or participation in this Forum when, in its sole discretion, it determines that an individual's participation in the program or event will be unduly disruptive or contrary to the mission and goals of the NIAA and/or USAHA.
Source: NIAA/USAHA
