Statement of Support for U.S. FDA Draft Risk Assessment on
Livestock Cloning
We support and agree with the FDA’s
conclusion as stated in the science-based Draft Risk Assessment* that
edible products from healthy cloned animals and progeny of cloned
animals pose no additional food consumption risks relative to corresponding
products from other animals. Based on the available scientific information
reviewed in the Draft Risk Assessment, animal cloning technology
is shown to be safe and produces safe food.
In addition, the FDA is in agreement with the National Academy of Sciences**, which concluded that “The products of offspring of clone(s) were regarded as posing no food safety concern because they are the result of natural matings,” and “In summary there is no current evidence that food products derived from adult somatic cell clones or their progeny present a food safety concern.”
As concluded by the FDA, the progeny of cloned animals, produced through sexual reproduction, are not clones and are as healthy and normal as the progeny of any other animals. Therefore we support the FDA’s conclusion that the food they produce is the same as the food produced by any other animals.
The FDA’s Draft Risk Assessment is one of the most comprehensive science-based examinations of the health of cloned livestock to date, and of whether food from cloned animals and their progeny pose any risk to humans upon consumption, compared to other assisted reproductive technologies. We fully support the thorough and strictly science-based review of animal health and food consumption risks associated with animal cloning. Therefore, animal cloning may be safely used in food production.
Signed,***
(326 signatures as of 9:33:16 AM CDT)
Keith L. Adams, Ph.D.
Swine Nutritionist
William R. Aimutis, Ph.D.
Research Fellow, Cargill, Inc.
Thomas E. Aitchison, Ph.D.
Dairy Nutritionist Nutrition Professionals, Inc
Michael Akers, Ph.D.
Head, Department of Dairy Science, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Ronald E. Allen, Ph.D.
Professor of Muscle Biology, and Head, Department of Animal Sciences, The University of Arizona
Neil K. Allen, Ph.D.
Nutritionist, Goldsboro Milling Co.
Klaus Ammann
Professor, Department of Biotechnology, Delft Technical University, Netherlands
Gary Anderson, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Animal Science, University of California, Davis
Vern Anderson, Ph.D., PAS
Animal Scientist and Adjunct Professor, Carrington Research Extension Center, North Dakota State University
Layne C. Anderson
Marketing Manager, Land O Lakes Purina Feed
Kenneth Andries, Ph.D.
Animal Science Specialist, Kentucky State University
Shawn Archibeque, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Colorado State University
K. L. Arora, BVSc & Ph.D.
Veterinarian and Professor,
Department of Veterinary Science,
Fort Valley State University
Kayanush (Kai) J. Aryana, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Dairy Foods Technology, School of Animal Sciences and Department of Food Science, LSU Agricultural Center
Rebecca Atkinson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Animal Science, Food & Nutrition, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Michael Baker, Ph.D., PAS
Beef Extension Specialist, Cornell University
Jerome F. Baker, Ph.D., PAS, Diplomate ACAG
CEO, Federation of Animal Science Societies
Cathy Bandyk, Ph.D., PAS
Nutritionist, Quality Liquid Feeds, Inc.
Norm Barney, PAS
Consulting Nutritionist
Marc L. Bauer, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Nutritional Physiology
North Dakota State University
Dale E. Bauman, Ph.D.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor, Department of Animal Science, Cornell University
Lance H. Baumgard, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, The University of Arizona
Craig R. Baumrucker, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Nutrition/Physiology, Penn State University
Fuller Bazer, Ph.D.
Regents Fellow, Distinquished Professor & O.D. Butler Chair, Associate Vice President for Research, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University
Donald C. Beitz, Ph.D.
Past President, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology; Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University
Larry Benyshek, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, The University of Georgia
Ellen Bergfeld, Ph.D.
CEO, American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Soil Science Society of America
Wallace D. Berry, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Reproductive Physiology, Department of Poultry Science, Auburn University
Gerald R. Bertoldo, Ph.D., DVM
NWNY Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops Team; Dairy Specialist, Cornell Cooperative Extension, Cornell University
S. F. "Sarge" Bilgili, Ph.D., DVM
Professor, Graduate Program Officer, Department of Poultry Science, Auburn University
Thomas C. Bishop, Ph.D.
President, Blair Milling and Elevator Co. Inc.
David W. Bohnert, Ph.D.
Associate Professor & Assistant Superintendent, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center - Burns Station, Oregon State University
Kenneth R. Bondioli, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Animal Science Department,
Louisiana State University
John M. Bonner, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President, Council for Agricultural Science and Technology
Kathryn J Boor, Ph.D.
Professor, Food Science Department, Cornell University
Andrew C. Boston, Ph.D.
Agriculture & Natural Resources Extension Educator, County Extension Director, Purdue Extension
Garth W. Boyd, Ph.D., PAS
CMA Consulting, LLC
Barry Bradford, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Kansas State University
David Bremel, Ph.D.
Nutritionist, Kings River Nutrition
Richard Bristol, M.S.
Director of Nutrition & Technical Services, ILC Resources
A. Hayden Brown, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor Animal Science, University of Arkansas
Christine M. Bruhn, Ph.D.
Director, Center for Consumer Research Department of Food Science and Technology, University of California, Davis
John C. Bruhn, Ph.D.
Dairy Foods Processing Specialist Emeritus Cooperative Extension Department of Food Science and Technology
Thomas Bryan, DVM
Heeke Animal Disease Diagnostic Lab, Southern Indiana Purdue Agriculture Center
David S. Buchanan, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University;
Director, Federation of Animal Science Societies;
Past President, American Society of Animal Science
Buzz Burhans, Ph.D.
President, Dairy-Tech Group
Gary Burtle, Ph.D.
Extension Specialist and Associate Professor, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences, The University of Georgia
Sarah J. Buxkemper, M.S.
Beef Cattle breeder
David M. Caldwell, Ph.D.
Nutrition, Technical Services, Westway Feed Products
Keith H. S. Campbell, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Development, Head of Division of Animal Physiology, University of Nottingham
Edward J Cargill, Ph.D.
Scientist, Monsanto Company
Jessica Gentry Carter, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Middle Tennessee State University
Aubrey Lee Cartwright, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Texas A&M University
John R Chenault, Ph.D.
Assistant Director, Clinical Research - Therapeutics and Production Drugs, Pfizer Animal Health
Hugh Chester-Jones, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Science, University of Minnesota
Jose Cibelli, Ph.D., DVM
Professor of Animal Biotechnology, Michigan State University
Tim Clark, MS
Dairy Specialist – Technical Support, Domain, Inc.
John Coffin, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Tufts University School of Medicine
John W. Comerford, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Dairy and Animal Science, Penn State
Donald Conner, Ph.D.
Professor of Food Science/Microbiology, Head, Department of Poultry Science, Auburn University
Mark Cook, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Wisconsin
Carl E. Coppock, Ph.D., PAS
Coppock Nutritional Services
Benjamin A. Corl, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Dairy Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Brendan Corrigan
Vita Plus Corporation
William Crist, Ph.D.
Extension Professor & Extension Dairy Specialist, Department of Animal Science, University of Kentucky
Gary L. Cromwell, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Animal/Food Sciences, University of Kentucky
Brian A. Crooker
Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Minnesota
Warren J. Croom, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor of Comparative Nutrition and Physiology, North Carolina State University
Stanley E. Curtis, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Illinois
Geoffrey E. Dahl, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida
Craig Darroch, Ph.D., PAS
Associate Professor of Animal Science, Department of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Tennessee at Martin
M. Steven Daugherty, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Nutrition, California Polytechnic State University
Leon W. Davis, Ph.D.
Vice-President of Marketing, Diversified Laboratories, Inc.
Teresa Davis, Ph.D.
Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
Bill Day, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources, University of Missouri-Columbia
Larry W. DeGoey, Ph.D., PAS
Swine Nutrition Consultant, Land O' Lakes Purina Feed LLC
Thomas R. DeGregori, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Economics, University of Houston
Keith A. DeHaan, Ph.D.
Managing Principal, Food and Livestock Planning, Inc.
Robert J. Delmore, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Animal Science, California Polytechnic State University
Joel DeRouchey, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor/Extension Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University
Odi H. Diambra, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Poultry Science, St. John's School
Bill D. Dicke, M.S., PAS
Cattlemen's Nutrition Services LLC
Michael E. Dikeman, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Animal Sciences & Industry, Kansas State University
Gordon Doak, Ph.D.
President, National Association of Animal Breeders/Certified Semen Services
Jerry Dodgson, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University
James K. Drackley, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Sciences and Nutritional Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Steve Dritz, DVM, Ph.D.
Swine Specialist, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University
Maurice L. Eastridge, Ph.D.
Professor of Dairy Nutrition, Ohio State University
Stephen M. Emanuele, Ph.D., PAS
Commercial Development Manager, Animal Nutrition and Health Division, Balchem Corporation
Alan Emsley, Ph.D.
Geneticist and consultant to animal breeding and health organizations
Catherine Ernst, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University
Jeffrey Escobar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Nutrition and Immunology, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Terry Etherton, Ph.D.
Distinguished Professor of Animal Nutrition and Head of the Department of Dairy and Animal Science, Penn State University
Michael O. Ezekwe, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Science & Director of Swine Development Center, Alcorn State University
Gary Faltys, Ph.D.
Research and Product Development, Vytol BioSystems, Inc.
Vivek Fellner, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University
John Fetrow, V.M.D., MBA
Professor of Dairy Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota
Brandon Fields
Performance Validation Project Manager, PIC North America
Chet Fields, Ph.D., PAS
Manager, Product Development & Nutrition, Molasses & Liquid Feed Department, U. S. Sugar Corp.
Gary E. Fitzner, Ph.D., PAS
Swine Field Technical Service, Diamond V Mills, Inc.
Richard A. Forshee, Ph.D
Deputy Director & Director of Research
Center for Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Policy
University of Maryland—College Park
Sharon R. Freeman, Ph.D.
Research Operations Manager, Metabolism Educational Unit
Thomas Gall, M.S.
Manager, Genetics and Multiplication, TriOak Foods, Inc.
David T. Galligan, VMD, MBA
Professor of Animal Health Economics, New Bolton Center, University of Pennsylvania
Edgar F. Garrett, DVM, M.S.
Clinical Assistant Professor, Farm Animal Reproduction Medicine & Surgery, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois
Dorian Garrick, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Breeding & Genetics, Colorado State University
Richard S. Gates, Ph.D., PE
Professor and Chair, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky
Will R. Getz, Ph. D.
Professor and Extension Specialist, Georgia Small Ruminant Research and Extension Center, Fort Valley State University
Daniel Gianola, PhD
Sewall Wright Professor of Animal Breeding and Genetics, Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin - Madison
L. Val Giddings, Ph.D.
President, PrometheusAB, Inc.
Warren Gilson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Edgar L. Rhodes Center for Animal & Dairy Science, University of Georgia
Barbara P. Glenn, Ph.D.
Managing Director, Animal Biotechnology, Biotechnology Industry Organization
Richard G. Godbee, Ph.D., PAS
Professor, Clinical and Adjunct Faculty, University of Nevada
Robert Godke, Ph.D.
Professor, Animal Science Department, Louisiana State University
Luis Gomez-Raya, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Animal Genetics, University of Nevada, Reno
Gary Goodall, Ph.D.
Marketing Manager, Cargill
Stanley Goodrich, PAS
Nutritionist, A.L. Gilbert Co.
Alan Grant, Ph.D.
Professor and Head, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
Marion Greaser, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Sciences and Director of the Muscle Biology Laboratory, University of Wisconsin-Madison
L. Wayne Greene
President, American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists; and Professor and Head, Department of Animal Sciences, Auburn University
David Grieger, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences and Industry, Kansas State University
G. William Griffel, Jr., M.S.
Technical Director, Dawe's Laboratories
James L. Griffin, Ph.D.
President/Owner, Reproductive Technology International, Inc
Michael Grosz, Ph.D.
Marker Development Team Lead, Monsanto Company
Ric R. Grummer, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Harold D. Hafs, Ph.D.
Animal Science Professor Emeritus, Rutgers,The State University of New Jersey
Eric Hallerman, Ph.D.
Head, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, Virginia Tech
Earl G. Hammond, Ph.D.
Emeritus University Professor, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, College of Human Sciences and College of Agriculture, Iowa State University
Gary Hansen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Beef Cattle Specialist, University of Florida NFREC-Marianna
Dana Hanson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Extension Meat Specialist, Department of Food Science, North Carolina State University
Gregg A. Hanzlicek, DVM, PAS
Bovine Production Services
Joe Harrison, Ph.D.
Professor and Nutrient Management Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University
Gary M. Hay, Ph.D.
Professor, School of Animal Sciences, Louisiana State University
Glen Hembry, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida
Patricia Y. Hester, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
Jeff Hill, Ph.D
Ruminant Technical Services, Ralco Nutrition
Rod Hill, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Animal & Veterinary Science Department, University of Idaho
Mitch Hockett, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University
David L. Hodge, M.S.
Dairy Nutritionist and President, Nutrilac Consulting
Maynard Hogberg, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Animal Science Department, College of Agriculture, Iowa State University
President, American Society of Animal Science
J.W. Holloway, Ph.D.
Resident Director of Research, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, Texas A&M University
Danny M. Hooge, Ph.D., PAS
Consulting Animal Nutritionist, Hooge Consulting Service, Inc.
W. Terry Howard, Ph.D., PAS
Professor Emeritus, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Elisabeth Huff-Lonergan , Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University
Dale L. Huffman, Ph.D.
Professor of Meat Science Emeritus, Auburn University
R. Michael Hulet, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Poultry Science, The Pennsylvania State University
Melvin Hunt, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Animal Sciences & Industry, Kansas State University
Jeff Hurst, M.S.
General Manager, I.D.O. Feed & Supply Corp
David Hutcheson, Ph.D.
Nutritionist and President, Animal-Agricultural Consulting, Inc.
Michael Hutjens, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Sciences and Extension Dairy Specialist, University of Illinois, Urbana
Lauren R. Hyde, Ph.D.
Director of Performance Programs, North American Limousin Foundation
Bruce F. Jenny, Ph.D., PAS
Professor of Dairy Science,
School of Animal Sciences, Louisiana State University
Honglin Jiang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, Virginia Tech
Timothy Johnson, Ph.D., PAS
Dairy Cattle Nutrition Extension Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
Darrell Johnson, Ph.D., PAS
President Elect, American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists
David F. Jones, Ph.D., PAS
Dairy Nutritionist
Gordon F. Jones, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Science, Western Kentucky University
Karen Jones, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, Southern Illinois University
Carol Keiser
C-BAR Cattle Co., Inc. & C-ARC Enterprises, Inc.
Tom Kennedy, Ph.D.
Senior Vice-President, R&D, Central Life Sciences
Ronald S. Kensinger, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Nutrition/Physiology,
Pennsylvania State University
Ronald S. Kensinger, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Nutrition/Physiology, The Pennsylvania State University
Kenneth Kephart, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University
Drew L. Kershen, J.D.
Earl Sneed Centennial Professor of Law, University of Oklahoma, College of Law
Alois F. Kertz, Ph.D.
Principal, ANDHIL LLC
James Kessler, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Poultry Science Association
Don Kirby, Ph.D.
Professor and Interim Chair of Animal and Range Sciences North Dakota State University
Kirk Klasing, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Animal Science,
University of California, Davis
James W. Knight, Ph.D.
Professor of Reproductive Physiology, Department of Animal and Poultry Sciences, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Duane Kraemer, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
Clinton R. Krehbiel, Ph.D., PAS
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University
David L. Kreider, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Animal Science, Faculty of Cell and Molecular Biology, University of Arkansas
Dave Kuehnel, PAS
President, Milk Products, LLC
David W. LaCount, Ph.D., PAS
Manager, Nutrition and Technical Services, Land O' Lakes Purina Feeds LLC
William Lamberson, Ph.D.
Professor, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri
Brian Lammers, Ph.D.
Dairy Technical Specialist, ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc.
Jay Lampe
Research Coordinator, Swine Graphics Enterprises
Gary T. Lane, Ph.D., PAS, Dpl. ACAN
Burkmann Feeds
James W. Lauderdale, Ph.D.
President, Lauderdale Enterprises, Inc.; Past-President, American Society of Animal Science; Past-President, Federation of Animal Science Societies
C.J. Leaver, Ph.D., CBE, FRS, FRSE
Sibthorpian Professor of Plant Science, and Head of Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford
Jane A.Z. Leedle, Ph.D.
President, JL Microbiology, Inc.
Jeff Lehmkuhler, Ph.D.
Extension Beef Cattle Specialist, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Colleen S. Leonard
Dairy Herd Management Specialist, University of Vermont Extension
Harris A. Lewin, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Sciences, Gutgsell Chair Director, Institute for Genomic Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Steven M. Lonergan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Muscle Biology and Meat Science, Iowa State University
Charles Long, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
Ali Lopez, Ph.D.
Professor Meat Science, Faculty Veterinary Sciences, Universidad Central de Venezuela
Joe Loughmiller, Ph.D.
Director of Nutrition, SCA Nutrition USA
Cindie Luhman, Ph.D.
Director, Research & Development, LongView Animal Nutrition Center, Land O'Lakes Purina Feed LLC
Steven D. Lukefahr, Ph.D.
Regents Professor of Genetics, Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Keith Lusby, Ph.D. PAS
Department Head of Animal Science, University of Arkansas
Louis A. Malkus, Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Connecticut
Mike Martin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Animal and Dairy Sciences and Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion, Mississippi State University
A. (Sandy) E. McClintock, PhD
Operational Project Leader BT03 (Breeding)
International Livestock Research Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
Thomas B. McFadden, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Animal Science, University of Vermont
John J. McGlone, Ph.D.
Professor and Institutional Official, Texas Tech University
Alan McHughen, D.Phil.
Biotechnology Specialist and Geneticist, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California Riverside
John McNamara, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Washington State University
David L. Meeker, Ph.D., MBA
Vice President, Scientific Services, National Renderers Association
Joy Mench, D.Phil.
Professor of Animal Science, University of California, Davis
John Metzger
Dairy Product Manager, Trans Ova Genetics
Deanne Meyer, Ph.D.
Livestock Waste Management Specialist, Department of Animal Science, University of California
Brett Middleton, Ph.D.
Assistant Research Scientist, Animal Breeding, The University of Georgia
Henry Miller, M.S., M.D.
Research Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University; Head, Office of Biotechnology, U.S. Food & Drug Administration, 1989-1993
Jess Miner, Ph.D.
Nutritional Biochemist, University of Nebraska
C. Patrick Moore, Ph.D., PAS
Private consultant, Animal Agriculture
Daniel Morrical, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Science, Iowa State University
Dan W. Moser, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Beef Cattle Genetics, Kansas State University
Paul Mozdziak, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University
William Muir, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Animal Sciences; Chair, Purdue University Interdisciplinary Life Science Ph.D. Program; and Chair, PULSe Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Program, Purdue University; and Member, NAS Committee on Defining Science-Based Concerns Associated with Products of Animal Biotechnology
Elsa A. Murano, Ph.D.
Vice Chancellor and Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University System; Former Undersecretary for Food Safety, USDA (2001-2004)
Mark W. Murphey, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Sciences, College of Applied and Natural Sciences, Louisiana Tech University
Gretchen Myers Hill, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Science, Michigan State University
Jenifer Nadeau, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Equine Extension Specialist, University of Connecticut
Stephen C. Nickerson, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Head, Animal and Dairy Science Department, University of Georgia
Kevin Nigon, DVM
Northern Valley Dairy Production Medicine Center
Robert Norton, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Poultry Science, Auburn University
Jan Edward Novakofski, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Sciences and Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Thomas J. Oelberg, Ph.D.
Area Market Manager, Monsanto Dairy Business
Nick Ohanesian, MS, PAS, LLC
Dairy Nutrition and Management Consultant
Bob Ohlensehlen
Certified Nutrient Management Planner and Professional Animal Scientist, Nutrient Management Solutions, LLC
William A. Olson, Ph.D.
Consultant/Owner, Center for Regulatory Services Inc.
Joseph Orban, Ph.D.
Dean of Science and Liberal Arts and Director of Biomedical Research Development, Southern University at Shreveport
Dan O'Sullivan, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota
Omar A. Oyarzabal, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Poultry Science, College of Agriculture, Auburn University
S.L. Pardue, Ph.D.
Professor and Head, Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University
Gary G. Pearl, DVM
Veterinary Associates P/S Past President of Fats & Proteins Research Foundation
James N. Petitte, Ph.D.
Professor of Poultry Biotechnology, North Carolina State University
Robert Petters, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University
Jorge Piedrahita, Ph.D.
Professor of Genomics, Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University
Edward Piwonka, Ph.D.
Dairy Specialist, ADM Alliance Nutrition, Inc.
Karen Plaut, Ph.D.
Professor, Mammary Gland Biology; Chair, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University
Irina Polejaeva, Ph.D.
Chief Scientific Officer, VP of Assisted Reproductive Technology, ViaGen
Steve Pollmann, Ph.D.
Director of Western Operations, Murphy-Brown LLC
F. Abel Ponce de Leon, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular Genetics and Associate Dean, College of Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resource Science, University of Minnesota
Thomas Powell, Ph.D.
Executive Director, American Meat Science Association
C. S. Prakash, Ph.D.
Professor, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Plant Molecular Genetics; and Director, Center for Plant Biotechnology Research, Tuskegee University
Randall S. Prather, Ph.D.
Curators' Professor, and Distinguished Professor of Reproductive Biotechnology, University of Missouri-Columbia
Rodney L. Preston, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Texas Tech University; Member, Scientific Advisory Committee on Food Safety, Animal Drugs, and Animal Health, Federation of Animal Science Societies
David P. Price, Ph.D.
Nutrition Consulting International
Eran Raizman, DVM, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor for Livestock Epidemiology, Department of Comparative Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University
Ronald Randel, Ph.D.
Regents Fellow & Senior TAES Faculty Fellow, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University System Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Bryan Renk
President and CEO, Aova Technologies, Inc.
M. Gatz Riddell, Jr., DVM
Executive Vice President, American Association of Bovine Practitioners
Tim Riordan
Nutri-Systems, Inc
Jim Robl, Ph.D.
President and Chief Scientific Officer, Hematech
Guilherme J. M. Rosa, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin - Madison
Max Rothschild, Ph.D.
C.F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture; Director, Center for Integrated Animal Genomics; US Pig Genome Coordinator, Iowa State University
Brian Rude, Ph.D.
Professor of Nutrition, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University
Y.M. Saif, DVM, Ph.D.
Professor and Head, Food Animal Health Research Program, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University
Michael W. Salisbury, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Agriculture, Angelo State University
Winston A. Samuels, Ph.D.
President and CEO, Maxx Performance Inc.
David W. Sanson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dean Lee Research Station, Louisiana State University AgCenter
Dan Schaefer, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairman, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Ty Schmidt, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Muscle Biology and Meat Quality, Mississippi State University
Michael M. Schutz, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
George Seidel, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University
William M. Seymour, Ph.D.
Regulatory Affairs Manager, Animal Nutrition and Health, DSM Nutritional Products
Brian Sheldon, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus Department of Poultry Science
Jason C.H. Shih, Ph.D.
Professor of Biotechnology and Poultry Science, North Carolina State University
Gary E. Sides, Ph.D.
Cattle Nutritionist, Pfizer Animal Health
Andrew Skidmore, Ph.D.
Livestock Technical Service Manager,
Schering-Plough Animal Health
Kristi Smedley, Ph.D.
Center for Regulatory Services, Inc.
Keith Smith
Keith Smith and Associates
John A. Smith, DVM, M.S., MAM
Director of Health Services, Fieldale Farms Corporation
Gary C. Smith, Ph.D.
University Distinguished Professor,
Center for Red Meat Safety, Colorado State University
George W. Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Animal Science and Physiology, Michigan State University
Julie Smith, DVM, PhD
Extension Dairy Specialist and Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Vermont
Mike Socha, Ph.D., PAS, DPL
ACAN Research Nutritionist, Zinpro Performance
Jerry W. Spears, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Science, North Carolina State University
Tom Spike, Ph.D.
Research Scientist, Elanco Animal Health, A Division of Eli Lilly and Company
Michael Spurlock, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Endocrinology & Metabolism, Departments of Human Nutrition and Animal Science, Iowa State University
David G. St. Louis, Ph.D.
Research Professor of Animal Science, Mississippi State University
Jim Stene
National Swine Accounts Manager, Ridley Feed Operations
Terry S. Stewart, Ph.D., PAS
Professor of Animal Breeding & Genetics, Department of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
Steven Stice, Ph.D.
Professor, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences and Director, Regenerative Bioscience Center, University of Georgia
Maureen Storey, Ph.D.
Director, Program on Agriculture & Animal Health Policy at the Center for Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Policy; and Research Professor, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Maryland
Normand St-Pierre, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University
Gale M. Strasburg, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, Michigan State University
Joseph Sturino, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Nutrition & Food Science, Texas A&M University
Alan L. Sutton, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Sciences, Purdue University
Robert J. Tempelman, Ph.D.
Professor of Quantitative Genetics and Biometrics, Department of Animal Science, Michigan State University
William Thatcher, Ph.D.
Graduate Research Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida
J. Paul Thaxton, Ph.D.
Professor, Mississippi State University
John Thomson, Ph.D.
Nutritionist, Wilson Milling LLC
Michael L. Thonney, Ph.D.
Professor of Animal Science, Cornell University
X. Cindy Tian, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, Center for Regenerative Biology, University of Connecticut
Leo Timms, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Animal Science, Iowa State University
John W. Toney
Vice President, Technical Affairs, Henningsen Foods, Inc.
Dra Noemi G. Torrentera Olivera
Profesora Meat Science, Universidad Autonoma de Baja California, Mexico
Tom R. Troxel, Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Department Head, Department of Animal Science, University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service
Christopher Tuggle, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Animal Science, Iowa State University
Paul V. Twining, Jr. Ph.D., PAS, Diplomate ACAN
Paul Twining Associates, Inc.
John Vandenbergh, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Zoology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University
Rhonda Vann, Ph.D., PAS
Associate Research Professor, Brown Loam Branch Experiment Station, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University
Gabriella Varga, Ph.D.
University Distinguished Professor of Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences, Penn State University
Evan E. Vermeer
Feedlot Nutritionist/Consultant
Drew A. Vermeire, Ph.D., PAS, Diplomate ACAN
President, Nouriche Nutrition Ltd.
Trygve L. Veum, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Animal Sciences Division, University of Missouri
Flávio Vieira Meirelles, DVM, MSc, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Basic Sciences, University of São Paulo
Matthew R. Waldron, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Vermont
Rosemary L. Walzem, RD, PhD, FACN
Associate Professor of Nutrition, Departments of Poultry Science and Nutrition and Food Sciences, Texas A & M University
Nelson E. Ward, Ph.D.
Poultry Manager, New Business Development, DSM Nutritional Products, Inc.
Douglas Waterman, Ph.D.
Director, Dairy Technology Application, Maple Leaf Animal Nutrition
Leon D. Weaver, V.M.D.
Diplomate, American College of Theriogenology, Bridgewater Dairy LLC
Gary Weaver, DVM, Ph.D., Esq.
Director, Program on Agriculture & Animal Health Policy at the Center for Food, Nutrition, and Agriculture Policy; and Research Assistant Professor, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Maryland
John S. Weber, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska
Scott R. Webster, M.S., PAS
Vice President, Production Operations, Murphy-Brown, LLC
William Weiss, Ph.D.
Professor of Dairy Cattle Nutrition, Department of Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University
Robert Wells, Ph.D.
Livestock Specialist, The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation
David Wells, Ph.D.
Ruakura Research Centre
Ronald Wendlandt, Ph.D.
President, Kentucky Nutrition Service
Mark Westhusin, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Veterinary Physiology & Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University
Robert P. Wettemann, Ph.D.
Regents Professor of Animal Science, Oklahoma State University
Scott Whisnant, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Animal Science, North Carolina State University
Ken White, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences, Utah State University
Robert F. Wideman, Jr., Ph.D.
Professor and Associate Director, Department of Poultry Science, University of Arkansas
Steve Wignes, DVM
Dairy Consultant, Vigortone Ag Products, Inc
Gary Williams, Ph.D., Dipl. ACAP
Professor, Animal Reproduction Laboratory, Texas A&M University Agricultural Research Station
Ian Wilmut, Ph.D.
Head, Department of Gene Expression and Development, Roslin Institute; and Professor of Reproductive Science, University of Edinburgh
Matthew E. Wilson, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Reproductive Physiology and Animal and Nutritional Sciences, Davis College of Agriculture, West Virginia University
Robert L. Woerman, Ph.D., PAS
Swine Nutrition & Technical Services, Land O' Lakes Purina Feed
Eric A. Wong, Ph.D.
Professor of Molecular Genetics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Jerry Yang, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Animal Science; and Director of the Center for Regenerative Biology, University of Connecticut
Allen Young, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Dairy Management and Dairy Extension Specialist, Utah State University
Dale ZoBell, Ph.D.
Professor, Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Department, Utah State University
*FDA, CVM. 2006. Animal Cloning: A Draft Risk Assessment, http://www.fda.gov/cvm/Documents/Cloning_Risk_Assessment.pdf
**2002 Animal Biotechnology: Science-Based Concerns. http://www.nap.edu/books/0309084393/html/
***Affiliations are listed for identification purposes only, which is commonly
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