http://www.fass.org/news.asp News from the Federation of Animal Science Societies en-us web@assochq.org http://www.fass.org/img/fasslogo.gif http://www.fass.org/news.asp Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST FASS wants to keep you informed about what's happening in DC. Each month, Lowell Randel of the Randel Group will provide a summary about current issues facing animal agriculture, updates on capital decisions, and special events that may be of interest. Watch for upcoming posts!http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=355 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=355 One of the tools FASS will be using to communicate about issues facing animal agriculture is the newly created FASS Science Policy Blog. The blog will address current topics being discussed in Washington and provide perspectives on policies impacting animal agriculture. FASS welcomes those interested in animal agriculture and science policy to visit the blog at: http://blog.fass.org/SciencePolicy/http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=354 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=354 The fellow selected will spend one year working as a special legislative assistant on the staff of a member of Congress or of a congressional committee, advising on ...http://www.fass.org/positions.asp Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/positions.asp The new American Institute of Biological Sciences (AIBS) Legislative Action Center is a free online tool that alerts you when important science legislation...Read Morehttp://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=347 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=347 Champaign, IL—July 1, 2009—The Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) announces the opening of a period of public comment for the revision to the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animals in Teaching and Research (the Ag Guide).http://www.fass.org/agguide_review.asp Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/agguide_review.asp Getting Accurate Scientific Information on the Current H1N1 Influenza Outbreak..read morehttp://www.cast-science.org/ Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.cast-science.org/ The FASS Food Safety, Animal Drugs, and Animal Health Committee extend an invitation to participate in their upcoming spring symposia on May 4, 2009 in Washington D.C.http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=341 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=341 Nominate your colleagues for the presentation of the FASS-AFIA New Frontiers in Animal Nutrition Award. The award has been designed to stimulate, acknowledge, and reward pioneering and innovative research relevant to the nutrition of animals that benefits mankind and the nutritional value of foods from animals. Read More... http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=338 Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=338 The fellow selected will spend one year working as a special legislative assistant on the staff of a member of Congress or of a congressional committee, advising on ...http://www.fass.org/positions.asp Tue, 14 Oct 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/positions.asp WASHINGTON, DC - August 27, 2008 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a proposed rule to amend the Federal meat inspection regulations to initiate a complete ban on the slaughter of cattle that become non-ambulatory after initial inspection by Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) inspection program personnel.http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=330 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=330 USDA forecast the 2008 U.S. corn crop at 12.3 billion bushels, the second-largest corn crop in history and well above the average trade estimate of about 11.94 billion bushels, sending corn prices lower on the Chicago Board of Trade Tuesday morning. Read More...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=327 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=327 CANADA - A relatively new training program for those involved in the transportation of livestock is being well accepted by Canada’s trucking and livestock industries.http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/18359/industry-embraces-certified-livestock-transport-training Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.thepigsite.com/swinenews/18359/industry-embraces-certified-livestock-transport-training The American Meat Institute announced it has unveiled an updated country-of-origin labeling Web site that reflects changes included in the recently passed 2008 Farm Bill. Mandatory COOL takes effect Sept. 30. http://www.countryoforiginlabel.org/ Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.countryoforiginlabel.org/ The FASS Scientific Advisory Committee on Food Safety, Animal Drugs, and Animal Health held a symposium on April 28, 2008, in Washington, D.C.http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=322 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=322 The nation's leading livestock cloning companies, ViaGen and Trans Ova Genetics, have developed a tracking program using a supply chain management system that will allow food companies to identify cloned animals when they move into the food processing chain if they so choose. Read more..http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=313 Wed, 28 May 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=313 Colorado Governor Bill Ritter signed landmark legislation prohibiting two controversial factory farm confinement methods. Click here to read more..http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=312 Fri, 16 May 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=312 The event will present an overview of economic implications of global climate change as it affects agriculture. Click HERE for more information...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=311 Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=311 WASHINGTON -- Under pressure to do something about surging food prices, members of Congress are increasingly questioning the government's incentives for corn-based ethanol production, which have been blamed for contributing to the crisis.http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-na-ethanol8-2008may08,0,1029070.story Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-na-ethanol8-2008may08,0,1029070.story "Today, the United States House and Senate announced the completion of a farm bill that unfortunately fails to include much needed reform and increases spending by nearly $20 billion..." Read Morehttp://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/1/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2008%2F05%2F0122.xml&PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&PC_7_2_5JM_navid=NEWS_RELEASE#7_2_5JM Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB/.cmd/ad/.ar/sa.retrievecontent/.c/6_2_1UH/.ce/7_2_5JM/.p/5_2_4TQ/.d/1/_th/J_2_9D/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?PC_7_2_5JM_contentid=2008%2F05%2F0122.xml&PC_7_2_5JM_parentnav=LATEST_RELEASES&PC_7_2_5JM_navid=NEWS_RELEASE#7_2_5JM Washington - Lawmakers are debating legislation to give national security officials full control over whether to move research of highly contagious foot-and-mouth disease from an isolated island laboratory to the U.S. mainland near herds of livestock.http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=7a95e9a2-0f40-4feb-856e-39e07b80f982 Fri, 09 May 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=7a95e9a2-0f40-4feb-856e-39e07b80f982 "The panel's findings on the EU ban are an important victory for all U.S. farmers and ranchers," Schwab said... http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=304 Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=304 The FASS Scientific Advisory Committee on Food Safety, Animal Drugs, and Animal Health will hold their annual SPRING FOOD SAFETY SYMPOSIUM on Monday, APRIL 28, 2008 (8:45 a.m.-4:00 p.m.), at the American Farm Bureau Building in Washington, D.C. (address below). The tentative agenda...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=302 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=302 The last day to take advantage of the reduced registration fee is March 1, 2008, and the special hotel room rate is only available through February 22, 2008.REGISTER NOW!http://www.famu.edu/cesta/csrees-famu.cfm Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.famu.edu/cesta/csrees-famu.cfm The Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO) has scheduled another of its popular Meat Plant Welfare Auditor Certification Training courses for April 30-May 1 in Fremont and Schuyler, Nebraska. The first step on the way to becoming a certified meat plant welfare auditor...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=296 Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=296 Agency Concludes that Meat and Milk from Clones of Cattle, Swine, and Goats, and the Offspring of All Clones, are as Safe to Eat as Food from Conventionally Bred Animals.http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01776.html Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2008/NEW01776.html Savoy, Illinois, January 10, 2008 - The American Meat Science Association Scientific Information Committee recently completed work on the much anticipated white paper: Low-Oxygen Packaging of Fresh Meat with Carbon Monoxide: Meat Quality, Microbiology, and Safety. The American Meat Science Association commissioned this report to bring... http://www.meatscience.org/Pubs/White%20Papers/CO_MAP_Packaging.htm Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.meatscience.org/Pubs/White%20Papers/CO_MAP_Packaging.htm EFSA is launching a public consultation on its draft scientific opinion on the implications of animal cloning on food safety, animal health and welfare and the environment. The work follows a request from the European Commission (EC) to EFSA for advice on this issue in... http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_1178676923092.htm Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.efsa.europa.eu/EFSA/efsa_locale-1178620753812_1178676923092.htm On Friday, January 4, 2008, the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, Andrew C. von Eschenbach, M.D., announced the appointment of Stephen F. Sundlof, D.V.M., Ph.D. as the Director of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN). http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=270 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=270 Program that Allows Accurate Marketing Claims Designed with Input from Entire Food Chainhttp://www.fass.org/FINAL_PRESS_RELEASE.pdf Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/FINAL_PRESS_RELEASE.pdf ..."Today, the leading animal cloning companies introduced an animal clone registry program that will track livestock produced through cloning. With this new registry program in place, BIO encourages...http://www.bio.org/news/newsitem.asp?id=2007_1219_01 Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.bio.org/news/newsitem.asp?id=2007_1219_01 Submission deadline March 1, 2008. http://www.poultryscience.org/awards.asp Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.poultryscience.org/awards.asp Nancy Cox, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture associate dean for research and director of the Agricultural Experiment Station, was selected to be a member of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board. The board advises... http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=265 Fri, 07 Dec 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=265 USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service announced that $5 million will be available in Fiscal Year 2008 for a 4-year research project to investigate methods of...http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/news/2007news/whole_genome.html Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/news/2007news/whole_genome.html The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued its Food Protection Plan (the Plan) -- a comprehensive and integrated strategy to further strengthen the safety of the U.S. food supply. The Plan reflects... http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=246 Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=246 Standards and Procedure for the Approval of Proposed Labeling - Fluid Milk, Milk Products and Manufactured Dairy Productshttp://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=245 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=245 The Food Standards Agency of the United Kingdom is seeking a contractor to carry out a systematic review of the scientific literature evaluating the nutrient and non-nutrient content of organic food.http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2007/oct/contractorliterature Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.food.gov.uk/news/newsarchive/2007/oct/contractorliterature This Notice provides guidance to Public Health Service (PHS) awardee institutions and Institutional Animal Care and Use Committees (IACUCs) regarding implementation of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) Guidelines on Euthanasia.http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-005.html Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-08-005.html The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=242 Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=242 APHIS intends to begin applying the Animal Welfare Act (AWA) regulations and standards for the human transportation of animals...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=241 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=241 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued the Supplement to the 2005 Food Code (Supplement). The Supplement is available at... http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=226 Tue, 09 Oct 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=226 Over the last several decades, the U.S. agricultural sector has sustained impressive productivity growth. The Nation's agricultural research system, including Federal-State public research as well as private-sector research, has been a key driver of this growth. Economic analysis finds...http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eb10/eb10.pdf Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/eb10/eb10.pdf In a new study, researchers at the University of Illinois report that some genes found in hog waste lagoons are transferred - "like batons" - from one bacterial species to another. The researchers found http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=224 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=224 USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) and Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) jointly announce their implementation of the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program authorized in 2003 by the...http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-4138.pdf Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CST http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20071800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2007/pdf/07-4138.pdf The USDA Animal Genomics Strategic Planning Task Force has released the Blueprint for USDA Efforts in Agricultural Animal Genomics, a 10-year plan for research, education and extension in animal genomics to improve...http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/news/2007news/blueprint.html Thu, 06 Sep 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/news/2007news/blueprint.html The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are poised to add billions of dollars to the fiscal year 2008 research and development (R&D) budget, with much of the proposed new funding targeted for...http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2007/0807budget.shtml Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.aaas.org/news/releases/2007/0807budget.shtml COLUMBUS, Ohio - Cows could one day help to meet the rise in demand for alternative energy sources, say Ohio State University researchers that used microbe-rich fluid from a cow to generate electricity in a small fuel cell...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=217 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=217 Savoy, IL - Gary L. Cromwell, Professor, Department of Animal/Food Sciences, University of Kentucky, was named the fourth annual winner of the FASS-AFIA New Frontiers in Animal Nutrition Award. The award, jointly presented by the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS) and the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA)... http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=214 Tue, 31 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=214 A FASS symposium designed to educate professional animal scientists about the impacts of federal budget proposals on major R&D agencies, to examine historical R&D trends and their impact on U.S. science and engineering, and to discuss the political outlook for R&D in the appropriations process.Click here to view available presentations.http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=213 Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=213 The USDA Agricultural Research Service has reported that a new vaccine developed by ARS scientists in cooperation with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and a U.S. biopharmaceutical company...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=205 Fri, 01 Jun 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=205 The FASS Scientific Advisory Committee on Food Safety, Animal Drugs, and Animal Health held a symposium on May 14, 2007, in Washington, D.C. Several informative presentations were given, including Antimicrobial Resistance: Implications for the Food System, presented by Dr. Michael Doyle of the University of Georgia. Click here to view available presentationshttp://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=202 Thu, 17 May 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=202 New NIST Nanotechnology Research Center now available to " ... university, industry, government and other researchers who need access to state-of-the-art and beyond-state-of-the-art facilities to study a wide range of nanotechnology topics...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=199 Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=199 Sign-On Letter First Step in Federation of Animal Science Societies' Public Education Efforthttp://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=197 Wed, 02 May 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=197 The European Food Safety Authority is seeking public comments on the "Implications of animal cloning on food safety, animal health and welfare and the environment" - EFSA notes that the European Commission has requested that the agency...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=195 Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=195 Food Safety Congressional Hearing Held April 24, titled "Diminished Capacity: Can the FDA Assure the Safety and Security of the Nation's Food Supply?"...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=194 Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=194 Melamine Contaminated Animal Feed Fed to Poultry in Indiana, according to a Joint FDA/USDA News Release, which states in part that the Agencies have learned that byproducts from pet food manufactured with contaminated wheat gluten imported from China have been used in chicken feed on some farms in the state of Indiana....http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01621.html Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01621.html David Acheson, M.D., F.R.C.P. to work with individual FDA product centers, as well as the Office of Regulatory Affairs to coordinate FDA's food safety and defense assignments and commitments ...http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01622.html Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01622.html Testimony focuses on measures to prevent contamination and limit exposure http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=188 Thu, 26 Apr 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=188 The SAB Acrylamide Review Panel is being asked to comment on the scientific soundness of the draft assessment entitled Toxicological Review of Acrylamide'. The EPA draft document to be reviewed... http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=184 Tue, 03 Apr 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=184 Data on Equine Genome Freely Available to Researchers Worldwidehttp://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=178 Mon, 12 Feb 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=178 FASS Statement on FDA Draft Risk Assessment "A Risk-Based Approach to Evaluate Animal Clones and Their Progeny"http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=171 Fri, 12 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=171 The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) initial results of a research project involving prion-free cattle are now available online at...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=170 Fri, 05 Jan 2007 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=170 Participating in the webcast are Jane Frankenberger, Purdue University; Rob Atwill, University of California Davis; and Chip Simmons, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Public Health... http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=167 Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=167 Inexpensive Test Detects H5N1 Infections Quickly and Accurately... http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=166 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=166 DENVER, Colo. - Breeding the right sheep, whether it's for improved wool, more muscle, increased fertility or a better ability to cope with parasites, has been one of the sheep industry's greatest challenges. However, with the November release of a physical DNA map of more than 98 percent of the sheep genome, scientists will be better able to pin-point the genetic controls for these economically important production traits. http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=165 Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=165 Animal Cloning - On November 21, the Food Policy Institute at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, released the Executive Summary of a document, titled "Public Opinion and Media Coverage of Animal Cloning and the Food Supply," FPI Research Report: RR-1106-011.http://www.foodpolicyinstitute.org/docs/summary/Animal%20Cloning%20Summary.pdf Mon, 27 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.foodpolicyinstitute.org/docs/summary/Animal%20Cloning%20Summary.pdf The National Academies of Science has scheduled a public meeting for December 6 in Washington, DC of a project of the Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources in the Division on Earth and Life Studies on "The Economic Development and Current Status of the Sheep Industry in the United States"http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=160 Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=160 The National Science Foundation notes that " ... The BCE Program deals with research and education associated with processing and manufacturing of products of economic importance by effectively utilizing renewable resources of biological origin and bioinformatics originating from genomic and proteomic information.http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=158 Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=158 On October 27, the FDA Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, Office of Plant and Dairy Foods, posted an updated "Survey Data on Acrylamide in Food".http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/acrydat2.html Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/%7Edms/acrydat2.html On October 30, the European Commission issued a News Release, titled "Food Quality and Safety research: first results from FP6," which reports...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=156 Wed, 08 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=156 ... to continue discussions on air quality issues relating to agriculture ...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=155 Tue, 07 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=155 Three years after the Food and Drug Administration first hinted that it might permit the sale of milk and meat from cloned animals, prompting public reactions that ranged from curiosity to disgust, the agency is poised to endorse marketing of the mass-produced animals for public consumption.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/16/AR2006101601337.html Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/16/AR2006101601337.html The EPA Office Research and Development is seeking research grant applications by December 5, 2006 in a project...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=152 Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=152 On August 31, EPA posted on its www site an update to its Avian Flu (Pandemic Flu) Information noting that...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=144 Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=144 An Overview of Considerations and Options, dated August 11, 2006 (PDF) http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/homeland/flu.pdf Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.epa.gov/epaoswer/homeland/flu.pdf On August 29, the World Trade Organization announced that the proceeding of the public hearings to... http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=142 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=142 is the title of a report that was released on August 30 by the USDA Advisory Committee on Biotechnology and 21st Century Agriculture (AC21), which...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=140 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=140 On August 22, EPA issued a News Release, titled "EPA Takes Important Step in Controlling Air Pollution from Farm Country Animal Feeding Operations," which states... http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/7c02ca8c86062a0f85257018004118a6/a3b628e23af32f68852571d200618474!OpenDocument Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/7c02ca8c86062a0f85257018004118a6/a3b628e23af32f68852571d200618474!OpenDocument ... the award of nine grants totaling $5.7 million for biobased fuels research that are intended to accelerate the development of alternative fuel resources ... http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2006/08/0286.xml Tue, 15 Aug 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usdahome?contentidonly=true&contentid=2006/08/0286.xml An update to the Harvard risk assessment on bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) is now available online...http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/Risk_Assessments/index.asp Fri, 21 Jul 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fsis.usda.gov/Science/Risk_Assessments/index.asp "Nutrient Data on Pork Updated" is the title of a June 26 USDA Agricultural Research Service News Release which states in part that ARS that day ... http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=129 Mon, 10 Jul 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=129 Savoy, IL - David H. Baker, professor emeritus of nutrition and University Scholar, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois, has been named the third annual winner of the FASS-AFIA New Frontiers in Animal Nutrition Award. http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=126 Thu, 29 Jun 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=126 On June 22, EPA issued a News Release, titled "Rule Proposed to Control Effluent from Large Animal Feedlots," which states in part that " ... http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=123 Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=123 On June 9, the USDA Economic Research Service released a report, titled "An Economic Chronology of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy in North America...http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=122 Wed, 14 Jun 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=122 The USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service seeks public comments within 30 days of June 9 on the paperwork... http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=120 Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.fass.org/page.asp?pageID=120 The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service has issued a Final Rule, titled "National Organic Program - Revisions to Livestock Standards Based on Court Order (Harvey v. Johanns) and 2005 Amendment to the Organic Foods Production Act of 1990 (OFPA)" which... http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-5203.htm Wed, 07 Jun 2006 00:00:00 CST http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/06-5203.htm An Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-led team has combined specific DNA segments from two different sources to produce a novel antimicrobial protein.http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2006/060524.htm Wed, 24 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2006/060524.htm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Indonesian man who died of bird flu after nursing his sick son may have caught the virus in a case of direct human-to-human transmission...http://today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-05-24T022453Z_01_HKG128373_RTRUKOC_0_UK-BIRDFLU.xml&pageNumber=0&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=3 Wed, 24 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://today.reuters.co.uk/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-05-24T022453Z_01_HKG128373_RTRUKOC_0_UK-BIRDFLU.xml&pageNumber=0&imageid=&cap=&sz=13&WTModLoc=3 The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is soliciting comments on a revised proposed voluntary standard for a grass (forage) fed marketing claim. http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/E6-7276.htm Fri, 19 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/01jan20061800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2006/E6-7276.htm A qualitative risk assessment was conducted to determine 1) the likelihood of introduction of Asian lineage H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza virus by migratory birds... http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/ahaw/ahaw_opinions/1484_en.html Tue, 16 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.efsa.eu.int/science/ahaw/ahaw_opinions/1484_en.html Scientists should consider the public interest when deciding whether, when and how to communicate their research results, according to a report http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/news.asp?id=4685 Tue, 16 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/news.asp?id=4685 The strategy is intended to " ... initiate a closer partnership with agriculture in fulfilling the agency's mission of protecting human health and the environment ..." http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/7c02ca8c86062a0f85257018004118a6/df04d51c936761168525716800528887!OpenDocument Tue, 09 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://yosemite.epa.gov/opa/admpress.nsf/7c02ca8c86062a0f85257018004118a6/df04d51c936761168525716800528887!OpenDocument SINGAPORE -- U.S. public-health officials are considering an unorthodox use of a familiar tool -- the seasonal-flu shot -- as a hedge against a possible pandemic outbreak of avian influenza in humans...http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114671022911043466.html Fri, 05 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://online.wsj.com/article/SB114671022911043466.html The Department of State has established a new Action Group to coordinate United States preparedness and response to avian influenza and the threat of a global human influenza pandemic. The Action Group reports... http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2006/65770.htm Thu, 04 May 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2006/65770.htm The Bush Administration Announced The Implementation Plan For The National Strategy For Pandemic Influenza. 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