Welcome to 4th International Animal By-Products Symposium
Managing Animal Mortalities, Products, By-Products & Associated Health Risk:
Connecting Research, Regulations & Response
May 21 – 24, 2012
DoubleTree Hotel, Dearborn, Michigan
Register now! | Agenda, Tours & Pricing | Accommodations
Become a sponsor or exhibitor | Call for papers & posters
Four days of plenary, breakout, and poster sessions to discuss, learn, and share information with researchers, producers, policy makers, and regulators on carcass disposal technology, planning, and policy. The symposium will include hands-on workshops and demonstrations of available carcass disposal options.
Topics:
- Carcass management in response to routine mortalities, accidental deaths, natural disasters, and disease outbreaks;
- Food of animal origin containment, disposal and decontamination in response to disease and emergency events;
- Research and public policy on carcass disposal and the direction of future research and resources;
- International, Federal and state agency response and training experience;
- Carcass treatment (management) options;
- New and emerging technologies for euthanasia, carcass treatment, and disinfection;
- One Health Initiative;
- Global considerations;
- Final product use and disposition.
Who should attend: veterinarians, animal industry, government, academia, cooperative extension, food and agriculture emergency managers, public health managers, food animal processors and the rendering industry.
Register now! Register before April 20, 2012 to receive the $300 early bird rate.
Accommodations: Make your reservation before May 19, 2012, to qualify for the conference special room rate.
Become a sponsor or exhibitor. This is a key opportunity to position your name in front of the researchers, industry, and government agencies from around the world.
Call for papers and posters. We are now accepting presentation and poster abstract proposals. Proposals must be submitted by January 27, 2012.
For more information contact:
Jean Bonhotal: jb29@cornell.edu
Mark Hutchinson: mhutch@maine.edu
Dale Rozeboom: rozeboom@msu.edu
Gary Flory: Gary.Flory@deq.virginia.gov
