Agenda

Wednesday, February 18, 2004

Morning Session: Animal Welfare In the Big Picture

Welcome
Kellye Pfalzgraf,DVM, Tyson Foods

Keynote Address
Elizabeth Weise, USA Today

Customer Reviews of Welfare Guidelines and Ongoing Audits
Eric Hess, SES

Creating Effective Training and Incentive Programs
Marie DeLucia, AMI Foundation
Janet Riley, AMI Foundation

Getting Down to the Details: Concurrent Species Sessions
Concurrent Session A: Cattle Handling, Transport and Slaughter

Driving Cattle: Inside the Mind of The Animal
Temple Grandin,Ph.D., Colorado State University

Transporting Cattle and Cows to Minimize Stress
Tim O'Byrne, Calico Consulting

The Roots of Behavior: On-Farm Cow and Cattle Production Update
David, Nichols, ,Ph.D., Kansas State University

Special Population: Handling Cull Cows
Celie Myers, Taylor/Excel



Concurrent Session B: Pig Production, Handling and Slaughter

Transporting Pigs to Ensure Welfare
David Meisinger,Ph.D., National Pork Board

The Roots of Behavior: Overview of Current Production Practices
Anna Johnson,Ph.D., National Pork Board

Inside the Mind of a Pig: Basic Pig Behavior and Handling
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., Colorado State University

John McGlone, Ph.D, Texas Tech University

Concurrent Session C: Egg Production

Non-Feed Withdrawal Research and Performance
Kenneth Anderson,Ph.D., North Carolina State University

Auditing of Egg Layer Facilities
Roger Glasshoff, USDA

Thursday, February 19, 2003

Joint Cattle and Pig Session: Breakfast With USDA
USDA Update:
Julie Cornett, Food Safety and Inspection Service Technical Center
Kurt Schultz, Food Safety and Inspection Service Technical Center

Concurrent Session A: Cattle Stunning and Best Practices

Religious Slaughter Practices
Joe Regenstein, Ph.D., Cornell University

The Relationship Between Good Handling and Meat Quality
Brad Morgan, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University

Stunning Cattle
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., Colorado State University

Concurrent Session B: Pig Handling and Stunning

Pig Stunning
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., Colorado State University

Challenging Population: Handling Sows
Frank Howell, Odom's Tennessee Pride

The Relationship Between Handling and Quality
Floyd McKeith, Ph.D., University of Illinois

Concurrent Session C: Egg Production

Public Relations for Animal Welfare
Mitch Head, Golin/Harris International

Crisis Preparedness and Management
Daren Williams, Fleishman Hillard