2007 Animal Care and Handling Conference
March 29-30, 2007
Sheraton Overland Park
Overland Park, Kan.

2007 Animal Care and Handling Conference
March 29-30, 2007
Sheraton Overland Park
Overland Park, Kan.

Thursday, March 29, 2007

The ABC’s of Pigs for Novices and First time Attendees
Dr. Kellye Pfalzgraf, DVM, Tyson Animal Well-Being, Tyson Foods, Inc.

The ABC’s of Cattle for Novices and First time Attendees
Dr. Temple Grandin, president, Grandin Livestock Handling Systems

Translating Corporate Values Into Sustained Action
Tom Hayes, president, Cargill Meat Solutions

Animal Cloning: Scientific and Customer Implications
Janet Riley, senior vice president public affairs and professional development, American Meat Institute
Mark Walton, president, ViaGen

‘Maintaining’ Welfare: How Maintenance Programs Contribute to Animal Well-Being
Steve Toal, maintenance and engineering manager, Cargill Meat Solutions

Interpreting AMI Guidelines: Updates and FAQ’s
Moderator:
Frank Howell, director, manufacturing development and procurement, Odom’s Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc.

Panel:
Dr. Temple Grandin, president, Grandin Livestock Handling Systems
Dr. Mike Siemens, beef program development director, Cargill Meat Solutions
Dr. Kellye Pfalzgraf, DVM; Tyson Animal Well-Being, Tyson Foods, Inc.

Building a Cooperative Relationship With Your Vet: A Case Study
Jerry Karczewski, vice president, operations, Cargill Meat Solutions
Craig E. Shultz, DVM, Food Safety Inspection Service, USDA

Pork Track:
Pig Stunning- Electric
Dr. Temple Grandin

Pig Stunning-  CO2
Collette Schultz-Kaster, vice-president, food safety, Premium Standard Farms
                                      
Pig Handling
Dr. Jeff Hill, director, animal welfare and system design, Premium Standard Farms

Beef Track:
The Quality Connection
Michael Dikeman, Kansas State University

Religious Slaughter and the Use of Head-holders in a Conventional Setting – A Case Study
Jim Campbell, American Foods Group

Cattle Stunning
Dr. Temple Grandin

Management and Policy Track:
Responding to Enforcement Action
Martha Styles, NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services

Animal Welfare in the Natural Organic Sector
Andrew Gunther, Whole Foods

Animal Welfare in Latin America
Dr. Jennifer Lanier, Humane Society International

Friday, March 30, 2007

General Session:
The Farm To Plant Connection: Case Studies and Panel Discussion
Panel:
Sherrie Niekamp, director – animal welfare, National Pork Board
Ben Weinheimer, Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Daniela Bals, National Milk Producers Federation

Pork Track:
Handling Challenges – Sow Handling
Terry Camp, plant manager, Bob Evans Farms

Handling Challenges – Non-ambulatory pigs
Matthew Ritter, Ph.D., Elanco Animal Health

The Quality Connection
Sherrie Niekamp, director – animal welfare, National Pork Board

Beef Track:
Handling Challenges – Cow Population
Kurt Vogel, student, University of Wisconsin

Managing above the Bar
Dr. Mike Siemens, beef program development director, Cargill Meat Solutions

Basic Cattle Handling and Behavior Principles
Dr.Temple Grandin

Management and Policy Track:
International Welfare Guidelines:  Where do we stand?
Kay Johnson, executive director, Animal Agriculture Alliance

National Commission on Industrial Animal Agriculture Update
Kay Johnson

PAACO and Audit Update
Dr. Angela Baysinger, vice president of  On-Farm Food Safety, Farmland Industries Inc.

General Session:
Livestock Transportation – Tackling a Moving Problem
Panel:
Dr. John Deen, associate professor, University of Minnesota
Dr. Jennifer Woods, livestock handling specialist, Reflected J Livestock/J Woods Livestock Services
Charles Lynch, Marketing Manager, Lynch Livestock