Animal Care and Handling Conference

Wednesday, October 19

General Sessions
Transparency and the Media
Mike Martin, Director of Media Relations, Cargill, Inc.

The Trust Equation: Reaching Today's Youth
Amanda Radke, Beef Daily Editor, Beef Magazine

Systematic Programs for Animal Handling: Panel Discussion
Sallee Dixson, DVM, Humane Handling Enforcement Coordinator, USDA, FSIS
Collette Kaster, Vice President of Quality Technical Services, Farmland Foods, Inc.
James Wilson, QA Director, National Beef Packing Co., LLC

Pork Track
The ABC's of Pigs
Kellye Pfalzgraf, DVM, Animal Well-Being, Tyson Foods, Inc.

The Relationship Between Good Pig Handling and Quality
Dan Hale, Ph.D., Professor & Extension Meat Specialist, Texas A&M University

Transportation: Focus on Applied Practices
John McGlone, Ph.D., Professor, Texas Tech University

Stunning Pigs and Determining Insensibility: Electrical and CO₂
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., Grandin Livestock Handling Systems

Beef Track
The ABC's of Cattle
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., President, Grandin Livestock Handling Systems

Feedlot 101
Dan Thomson, Ph.D., DVM, Associate Professor, Kansas State University

Stunning Cattle and Determining Insensibility
Temple Grandin, Ph.D., Grandin Livestock Handling Systems

Effects of Trailer Microclimate and Density on Carcass Quality
Karen Schwartkopf-Genswein, Ph.D.,. Research Scientist, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

The Relationship Between Good Cattle Handling and Quality
Dan Hale, Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Management & Policy Track
Humane Certification Programs: A Comparison
Ruth Woiwode, Graduate Student, Colorado State University

New Euthanasia Guidelines from AVMA
Gail Golab, Ph.D., DVM, Animal Welfare Division Director, American Veterinary Medical Association

PAACO Update
Mike Simpson, Executive Director, Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization

Impacts of Animal Well-Being and Welfare Media on Meat Demand
Glynn Tonsor, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Kansas State University

Responding to NRs
Scott Goltry, Vice President, Food Safety and Inspection Services, American Meat Institute

Animal Handling Guidelines: Transportation Update
Janet Riley, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs & Member Services, American Meat Institute

Thursday, October 20

General Sessions
Remote Video Auditing: Panel Discussion
Mike Siemens, Ph.D., Director, Animal Welfare and Husbandry, Cargill Meat Solutions
Leonard Huskey, Director of Animal Welfare, JBS USA
Mark Moshier, President, Arrowsight, Inc.

Creating an Animal Handling Culture
Leonard Huskey, JBS USA

Pork Track
Pork Production: Best Practices
Sherrie Niekamp, Director, Swine Welfare, National Pork Board
Dallas Hockman, Vice President of Industry Relations, National Pork Producers Council

Raising the Bar: The Story Behind the Data
Glee Goodner, Corporate Manager of Animal Welfare, Hormel Foods Corporation
Gary Mann, Murphy Brown, LLC

Animal Handling and Sustainability: Environmental Impact of Livestock Production
Jude Capper, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Washington State University

Beef Track
Animal Handling and Sustainability: Environmental Impact of Livestock Production
Jude Capper, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Washington State University

Research Update: Impact of Stress During Transport (Dairy Cows)
Kurt Vogel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Animal Science, University of Wisconsin - River Falls
Jerry Karczewski, Owner, Karczewski Consulting

Veal Production, Transportation and Processing Challenges
Drew Vermeire, Ph.D., American Veal Association  (To request this presentation, please contact education@meatami.com.)

Management and Policy Track
Training and Development for Plant Employees
Frank Howell, Director of Procurement, Odom's Tennessee Pride Sausage, Inc.
John Roth, Area Manager, Training and Development, Farmland Foods Inc.

Animal Care and Handing: Mythcrushing
Chris Raines, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Meat Science Technology, Pennsylvania State University

Crisis Management: Undercover Videos
Janet Riley, American Meat Institute