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FASS Professional Seminar Series
Farm Animal Welfare Audits: Reality Check
July 25, 2004
Marriott St. Louis Downtown, St. Louis, MO
Program: Full day with catered lunch, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Morning Program
| 8:00 |
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Registration |
| 8:30 |
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Welcome and Program Overview (Janice Swanson, Chair, FASS Committee on Animal Care, Use, and Standards) |
| 8:35 |
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The Food Retail Industry’s Animal Welfare Audit Program: Form and Function (Eric Hess, Food Marketing Institute–National Council of Chain Restaurants, Animal Welfare Audit Program) |
| 8:55 |
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Principles of Quality Auditing (Bill Patterson, Stonecreek Management, LLC) |
| 9:25 |
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Auditor Training and Certification (Angela Baysinger, American Association of Swine Veterinarians) |
| 9:45 |
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History of Farm Animal Audits: Meat Processors (Temple Grandin) |
| 10:15 |
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Farm Audits: Swine (John McGlone, Farm Animal Care Training and Auditing) |
| 10:35 |
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On-Farm Experiences with Animal Care Assessments in the Dairy Industry (Sandy Stokes, Environmental Management Solutions LLC) |
| 10:55 |
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Farm Audits: Beef (Ross Wilson, Texas Cattle Feeders) |
| 11:15 |
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Requirements of Audits for UEP's Animal Care Certified Program (Gene Gregory, United Egg Producers) |
| 11:35 |
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USDA-AMS Process Verified Program (Jim Riva, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Marketing Service) |
| 12:00 |
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Lunch with Speakers |
Afternoon Program
| 1:30 |
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Breakout discussion groups (Directed questions lead by members of the FASS Scientific Committee on Animal Care, Use, and Standards) |
| 2:30 |
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Report of breakout groups (Members of the FASS Scientific Committee on Animal Care, Use, and Standards) |
| 3:00 |
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Panel Discussion and Q&A |
| 4:00 |
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Adjourn |
Statement of Purpose:
The FASS professional seminar series are intended to provide current information on emerging topics important to animal industry professionals. This program will address recent developments in animal welfare assessment/auditing by the food retail industry and information concerning best practice and current concerns in the auditing of farm animal enterprises. This is not meant to be an endorsement nor disapproval of auditing practice or specific auditors. Speakers will approach their topic in the spirit of sharing information with the greater scientific/professional community.
The target audience is academic, veterinary, industry, and government professionals. The FASS exhibitor program will also feature assessment/auditing services currently available to animal agriculture. This is a pre-conference seminar held prior to the combined annual meetings of the American Society of Animal Science, American Dairy Science Association, and the Poultry Science Association in St. Louis.
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