Industry Meetings - News Coverage

Hosted by the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University on May 19-21

Exclusive coverage from API —

• Responding to an Accident, speaker: Jennifer Woods, summary by Troy Smith

• Auditing Animal Welfare, speaker: Temple Grandin, summary by Troy Smith

• Responding to Public Concern, speaker: Lily Edwards, summary by Troy Smith

• Teaching Animal Welfare in the Field, speaker: Ron Gill, summary by Troy Smith

• Incorporating Animal Welfare into the University Curriculum, speaker: Gatz Riddell, summary by Linda Robbins

• Management of Neonatal Dairy Bulls, speaker: Guy Loneragan, summary by Shauna Rose Hermel

• Weaning Management, speaker: Joe Stookey, summary by Troy Smith

• Animal Welfare at Livestock Auctions, speaker: Dave Sjecklocha, summary by Mathew Elliott

• Caregiver Responsibility: Holistic Care of Beef Cattle, speaker: Tom Noffsinger, summary by Kindra Gordon

• Guidelines for Compromised Cattle Transport, speaker: Jennifer Woods, summary by Kindra Gordon

• Animal Welfare Considerations for Cow-Calf Operations, speakers: KC Olson and Chris Reinhardt, summary by Kindra Gordon

• Shade Benefits Feedlot Animals' Well-being, Performance, speaker: Frank Mitloehner, summary by Kindra Gordon

• Scientific Assessment of Animal Welfare, speaker: Jeffrey Rushen, summary by Kindra Gordon

• Canadian Study Provides Benchmark Date on Cattle Transport, speaker: Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein, summary by Kindra Gordon

• Benchmarking Progress in Animal Welfare in the United States, speaker: Dan Thomson, summary by Kindra Gordon

• Managing Pain in Cattle, speaker: Hans Coetzee, summary by Troy Smith

• Feedlot Animal Welfare, speaker: Temple Grandin, summary by Troy Smith

• Caring for Cattle Fed Under Roof, speaker: Derek Haley, summary by Troy Smith

• Adopting Industry Guidelines for Animal Welfare, speaker: Bob Smith, summary by Kindra Gordon

• Management of Downer Cows, speaker: Carolyn Stull, summary by Kindra Gordon

• Animal Welfare at the Beef Packing Level, speaker: Mike Siemens, summary by Troy Smith

• Causes — and Prevention — of Livestock Accidents, speaker: Jennifer Woods, summary by Kindra Gordon

• The Economics of Animal Welfare, speaker: Glynn Tonsor, summary by Troy Smith

• Heat Stress in Feedlots, speaker: Dee Griffin, summary by Mathew Elliott

• Handling Cattle Loose in a Field, speakers: Jennifer Woods and Tom Noffsinger, summary by Troy Smith

• Human Safety and Animal Rescue, speaker: Jennifer Woods, summary by Troy Smith

• A Tool for Managing Mud In Feedlot Pens, speaker: Terry Madar, summary by Linda Robbins

• Euthanasia Techniques, speaker: Jan Shearer, summary by Linda Robbins

 

 

Coverage from other industry sources and related news releases —

 

• Online Animal Care Training and Certification Now Available for Livestock Auction Market Personnel, Livestock Marketing Association, May 13, 2010

 

• Inspect Stock Trailers Before Transporting Cattle, NDSU article

 

• Shade Aids in Cattle Growth, Producer Profit, MU news release, May 14, 2010

 

• Stockmanship and Stewardship: The Right Message at the Right Time, CBB release, May 27, 2010