Day One of the ID/Info Expo 2007
Kansas City, MO – Day one of the ID/INFO EXPO 2007 on Tuesday, August 28, featured sessions on Foot and Mouth Disease, as well as the current status of North American Traceability Programs. The following are links to photos and audio interviews from the first day of the program. All interviews were conducted by Cindy Zimmerman. Power Point presentations of all the speakers may be found on-line at the NIAA website here: http://www.animalagriculture.org/id/IDINFOEXPO2007/index.htm
Following are a list of speakers whose presentations can be found online:
* Dr. John Clifford, USDA/APHIS/Veterinary Services on “Traceability from an Animal Disease Perspective”
* Julie Stitt, Canadian Cattle Identification Agency on “An Overview of the Canadian Traceability System”
* Ray Brown, Orchard Farm, Cheshire, England on “A UK Case Study from the Producer’s Perspective” This is a long online interview, but an excellent perspective from a producer about the importance of traceability.
* Dr. Claire Thunes (TOO-niss), University of California-Davis on “Results from a US FMD Simulation”
* Ron Axelson, Canadian Livestock Identification Agency, on “Canada’s Multi-Species Traceability Initiative”
* Samantha Simon, USDA/APHIS/AMS, on “Traceability in Voluntary Audit Based Programs”
* Leann Saunders, IMI Global, Inc., on “Value-Driven Identification, Traceability and Verification”
* Dr. Patrick Webb, National Pork Board, on “The Swine ID Plan and Pre-Harvest Traceability”
