March 16, 2015

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Process seeks use for yogurt waste 
 
 With consumer demand exploding, Greek yogurt production is up, but that leaves food companies dealing with much more acid whey, a problematic byproduct of the Greek yogurt-making process.


Acid whey, if not properly disposed of, can cause environmental problems. Companies typically pay to land-spread it on farm fields or dump it down the drain. Some plants send it to anaerobic digesters, where it's fermented to produce methane.


Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are developing another option that they hope will transform this trash into treasure.


"The whole goal is to take this problematic ... acid whey, isolate all of the various components and find commercial uses for them," said Dean Sommer, a food technologist with the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research (CDR) in the university's College of Agricultural & Life Sciences.


Food companies have been separating the components of sweet whey - the byproduct of cheese production - for more than a decade, extracting high-value whey protein powders that are used in muscle-building products and other high-protein foods and beverages.

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Animal research projects on hold at Nebraska center 
 
 No new research projects will begin at the Nebraska-based Meat Animal Research Center until new protocols are implemented to address concerns over the welfare of animals at the Agricultural Research Service center conducted with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.


When news of animal mistreatment at the Meat Animal Research Center in Nebraska was reported by the New York Times in January, Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack ordered an independent review with a report on the facility's practices to be delivered within 60 days. Vilsack said the independent review did not find mistreatment of animals presently taking place at the MARC Center, but he did direct all the recommendations of the report be implemented immediately.


The review was conducted by the ARS Animal Handling and Welfare Review Panel (ARS-AHWRP) which included four university researchers from across the country and one ex-officio member which was Dr. John Clifford who previously served as the chief veterinary officer at USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.

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Producers urged to take all precautions against avian flu 


The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is currently monitoring two highly-pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) virus strains in wild and domestic bird populations in the U.S.'s Pacific and Mississippi flyways.


Both strains of the virus have been found in other parts of the world and are capable of causing rapid, widespread mortality in commercial birds. H5N2 caused significant economic loss, mortality and depopulation of commercial poultry in British Columbia, Canada, throughout late 2014. H5N8 has been found in Asia and Europe over the past year and has resulted in the euthanasia of over 1 million birds to date1. In the U.S., there have been confirmed infections in Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Minnesota, Missouri and Arkansas in both non-commercial and commercial poultry flocks. While milder forms of the disease have occurred in the U.S. previously, the virus is not commonly found in commercial poultry.

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ADSA and Related Happenings

 

USDA Review Panel Issues Report on U.S. MARC

In response to concerns raised about animal care policies and procedures at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC), USDA's Agricultural Research Service convened an independent review panel to investigate USMARC and make recommendations on future animal care policies.  The panel completed its work and released its report on March 9th.

The panel's report includes seven recommendations to improve animal care operations at USMARC and cite the FASS Ag Guide numerous times.  The panel's findings and corresponding recommendations include: 

Finding 1

There is a lack of clarity on specific lines of authority and responsibility for oversight in regards to animal care and welfare in the cooperative arrangement between USMARC and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Recommendation 1

USMARC should develop and implement written agreements with UNL and any other research or teaching partners to ensure optimum lines of responsibility for the oversight of animal care and use in research and teaching activities.

Finding 2

At this time there is no evidence for a clearly defined animal handling training program with a corresponding method for documenting the completion of appropriate training.

Recommendation 2

USMARC should develop and implement an appropriate training and documentation program for all individuals involved with the handling and use of animals in research. An explicit component of this training should be clear directions on how to report concerns regarding animal welfare. Various available national training components can be used for this purpose. As an important component of training on how to report welfare concerns, individuals should be informed of "whistleblower" policies which protect individuals who choose to report concerns. Copies of the whistleblower policy and contact information for reporting animal welfare concerns should be clearly posted in all animal handling areas.

Recommendation 3

USMARC should extend the electronic medical records database to include all species housed at USMARC. This will assist in monitoring both individual and herd health of all animals, and provide assurance that animals are receiving the appropriate care.

Finding 3

The Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at USMARC was not adequately fulfilling its intended role of providing research oversight by reviewing and approving, requiring modifications in or denying proposed research activities. This is not compliant with ARS Policies and Procedures that call for facilities to follow the standards outlined in the Ag Guide.

Recommendation 4

USMARC should develop and implement processes that promote a robustly functioning IACUC that is consistent with the Ag Guide and with current practices in the field of animal research. Important components of complying with this recommendation include:

  • Appropriate training for IACUC members on processes, requirements, and expectations.
  • Properly convened meetings be held regularly, and that criteria be developed for what types of research proposals should receive additional review and discussion at IACUC meetings and those that may be appropriately reviewed by designated IACUC members outside of a convened meeting
  • Development of a consistent IACUC review process that will review and evaluate the topics related to animal welfare as indicated by the Ag Guide.
  • All individuals associated with animal care or research receive training on the role and importance of the IACUC in animal welfare and oversight.
  • IACUC members should inspect all areas where animals are held, handled or used, even if animals are not present at the time of inspection.

Recommendation 5

No reviews of proposed research or facility inspections be conducted unless a properly constituted IACUC is in place.

Recommendation 6

The Panel suggests that the Attending Veterinarian should not serve as the chair of the USMARC IACUC.

Recommendation 7

Use of all vertebrate animals at USMARC should be reviewed and approved by the IACUC. This includes animals used solely for production and any non-livestock animals such as rodents.

The report concludes that, based upon the observations of the panel members no evidence of poor animal handling, animal abuse, or inadequate veterinary care was observed or identified. However, the facility was found to not be in full compliance with ARS policies and procedures in that the facility did not fully comply with the intent or guidance within the Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural Animal is Research and Teaching (FASS Ag Guide), particularly in regards to the conduct and documentation of animal handling training programs and the conduct of the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee.  ARS has indicated that it plans to immediately begin implementing the recommendations. 

The draft report is available for public review and comment through March 18, 2015 and can be found by clicking here.  The review panel will also hold a public hearing teleconference on March 18th to receive input and comments on the draft report.  Click here to register for the meeting.

In addition to the review panel report, USDA has requested that the Inspector General conduct an investigation into the specific allegations of improper animal care at USMARC and ARS has appointed an Animal Welfare Ombudsman for the agency.

 

 

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JAM 2015 Updates and Reminders

Have you made your plans to attend?  Be sure you are among the 3,500 scientists from 50 countries who will meet in Orlando. The JAM 2015 scientific program will feature 2,200 oral and poster presentations as well as symposia, workshops, and pre-conference events presented by the world's leading animal and dairy scientists. Topics include animal health and well-being, dairy food science, dairy production, animal and human nutrition, livestock transport, food safety, and production and management. A full list of Symposia and workshops with information about each of theme is available by clicking here. Visit the JAM website often (http://www.jtmtg.org/2015) for the latest meeting information. The JAM housing page is now open also: simply click on the Hotel Information tab on the JAM website to make your reservation online. We will see you there.

It's Not too Late to Renew (or Join)

Remember, it is still not too late to renew your ADSA membership and retain all the member benefits like S-PAC and member discounts for the annual meeting and Discover Conferences. All of the benefits are in addition to receiving our top rated Journal of Dairy Science.  Be sure that you continue to receive your benefits throughout the year by renewing today. If you are not already a member we hope that you find the many ADSA benefits of interest.  Now is a great time to join and take advantage of all these member benefits and joining. In order to serve our members, and potential members more efficiently, we are continuing to offer online dues renewal.


https://secure.fass.org/dues.asp

If you prefer to renew with a printed form, a PDF can be downloaded.

 


Would you like to help the animal and dairy science community and attend JAM 2015 for free?

Referrals are the most tried-and-true way businesses grow, and the same is true for the Federation of Animal Science Societies (FASS). Do you know a colleague working with an animal science group that is in need of high-quality, cost-effective support services? Help them out by referring them to Jamie Ritter, FASS Executive Director at jamier@assochq.org .


Help them benefit from the shared resource concept and the 264 years of collective experience the FASS staff have in working with non-profit animal science organizations. If your referral becomes a FASS customer prior to July 1, 2015, ADSA will comp your registration to the 2015 JAM. It's win-win-win. For more information about services offered by FASS, click here.

ADSA is a founding member of FASS.

 

Dates to Note:

 

Mar. 17-20, 2015   27th Annual Cheese Short Course 1, Cal Poly Dairy Products Technology Center, San Luis Obispo, CA. For more information, click here.


Mar 23-26, 2015    NIAA Annual Conference, Indianapolis, IN For more information click here


Mar 23-27, 2015 6th    Pan Commonwealth Veterinary Conference of the CVA and the 27th Congress of the Veterinary Association of Malaysia, The Royale Chulan Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. For registration and more information click here,


Mar 23-27, 2015    Cheese Tech Short Course, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here.


Mar 24, 2015  12 pm Central. Proper Dry-Off Procedures to Prevent New Infections and Cure Existing Cases of Mastitis with Dr. Stephen Nickerson, University of Georgia. For more information, click here.


Mar 24, 2015  National Animal Nutrition Program Spring Summit: Defining Animal Nutrition Research Priorities for a Healthy Society, National Press Club, Washington, D.C. For more information, contact Robin White at rrwhite@vt.edu or (509)701-9290.

Mar 30-Apr 1, 2015    2015 Dairy Calf and Heifer Association Annual Meeting*, Madison, WI For more information click here.


Mar 30 - Apr 3, 2015   From Waste to Worth: Advancing Sustainability in Animal Agriculture- Seattle, WA. For more information  click here.

 

Apr 7-9, 2015   Membrane Filtration, Evaporation & Drying Technology Short Course, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, For more information contact Tristan Zuber  607-227-7398 or Louise Felker 607-255-7098


Ap 13-15, 2015   Congress on Gastrointestinal Function, Gleacher Center, Chicago. For more information, click here.

Apr 19-24, 2015  6th Annual Hands-On Workshop in eBeam Irradiation Technologies, National Center for Electronic Beam Research (NCEBR), 400 Discovery Dr., College Station, TX 77843. For more information, click here.

Apr 20 - 22, 2015   Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference, Grand Wayne Center, Fort Wayne, IN. For more information click here

 

Apr 26-30, 2015    World of Cheese, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here


May 5, 2015   Cleaning and Sanitation, UW Madison, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI
Download a copy of the brochure and register for the short course


May 6, 2015   HACCP, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here 


May 8-10, 2015   4th International Symposium on Dairy Cow Nutrition and Milk Quality, Friendship Hotel, Beijing, China. For more information, click here. 

May 10, 2015   2015 Preger Gmete and Embryo Molecular Embryology Laboratory Training Course, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI. For more information and registration, click here.

May 12-13, 2015    Applied Dairy Chemistry, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI Download a copy of the brochure and register for the short course


May 19-21, 2015    Basic Dairy Science & Sanitation Workshop, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, For more information contact Kim Bukowski 607-254-3313 or Louise Felker 607-255-7098


May 26-29, 2015    29th Discover Conference - "Amino Acid Requirements of Dairy Cattle", Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Itasca, Il. For more information click here

 

June 2-4, 2015    Cheese Grading Short Course, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here


June 9-11, 2015    Science of Yogurt & Fermented Dairy Products Workshop (Basic), Cornell University, Ithaca, NY  14853 For more information contact Tristan Zuber 607-227-7398 or Louise Felker 607-255-7098


June 10-11, 2015   4-State Dairy Nutrition & Management Conference, Grand River Center, Dubuque, IA. For more information contact Jim Salfer at salfe001@umn.edu. 

June 15-18, 2015  17th International Symposium of the World Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians (WAVLD), Saskatoon, Sask. For more information, click here.

June 16-18, 2015    Advanced Science of Yogurt & Fermented Dairy Products Workshop, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. For more information contact Tristan Zuber  607-254-3313 or Louise Felker 607-255-7098


June 24-25, 2015  2015 Precision Dairy Conference and Expo, Mayo Civic Center in Rochester, MN. For more information contact Marcia Endres, PHD, 612-624-5391 or miendres@umn.edu. For more information, click here.

July 1-3, 2015  The XVII International Silage Conference, Piracicaba, Brazil. For more information, click here.

July 9-12, 2015   2015 Interbull Annual Meeting, Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, FL. For more information, click here or here.

July 11-18, 2015  ADGA National Show, Deschutes County Expo Center, Redmond, OR. For more information contact American Dairy Goat Association, PO Box 865, Spindale, NC 28160; 828-286-3801 or adga@adga.org or www.ADGA.org


July 12-16, 2015    2015 ADSA- ASAS Joint Annual Meeting (JAM)*, Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel, Orlando, FL. For more information click here


July 12-16, 2015   National Association of County Agricultural Agents Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference (AM?PIC)* Sioux Falls, SD. For more information, click here.

July 20-23, 2015  Certified Milk Inspector's School in Association with NY State Agriculture & Markets, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. For more information contact Janene Lucia 607-255-2892 or Steve Murphy 607-255-2893


Aug 4-5, 2015  Milk Pasteurization, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI

Download a copy of the brochure and register for the short course


 Aug 18-20, 2015   HACCP for Dairy Operations, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY for more information. Steve Murphy 607-255-2893 or Louise Felker 607-255-7098.


Aug. 20-21, 2015   Mid-South Ruminant Nutrition Conference, Embassy Suites, DFW, Grapevine, TX. For more information, click here


Aug. 27-19, 2015  8th International Congress on Farm Animal Endocrinology, Hotel LEGOLAND, Billund, Denmark. For more information and registration, click here.


Sept 6-8, 2015    NYS Cheese Manufacturers' Association .Annual Fall Meeting, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Lake Placid, NY, for more information contact
Janene Lucia  607-255-2892

 

Sept 8-9, 2015    Cultured Dairy Products Short Course UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here


Sept 15-17, 2015   Fluid Milk Processing for Quality& Safety, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, For more information contact Steve Murphy607-255-2893 or Janene Lucia607-255-2892


Sept 16-17, 2015   The 76th Minnesota Nutrition Conference, Mystic Lake Casino Hotel, Prior Lake, MN. For more information, click here. 

Sept 17-19, 2015  48th Annual Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners*, New Orleans, LA. For more information, click here.

Sept 21-24, 2015    NYS Association for Food Protection Annual Conference/FDA NE Regional Update, Syracuse, NY, For more information contact Janene Lucia  607-255-2892


Sept 22-24, 2015    Master Artisan Short Course Series, UW Madison,  For more information click here


Sept 29-Oct. 3, 2015   World Dairy Expo "Dairy in our DNA", Madison, WI. For more information, click here.


 Oct 12-16, 2015    Cheese Tech Short Course, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here


Oct 13-15, 2015   High Temperature Short Time (HTST) Pasteurizer Workshop, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, For more information contact Steve Murphy 607-255-2893 or  Janene Lucia  607-255-2892


Oct 14-18, 2015   ADGA Annual Convention, The Riverside Hotel, Boise, ID. For more information contact American Dairy Goat Assn. PO Box 865, Spindale NC 28160, 828-286-3801 or adga@adga.org or www.ADGA.org

 

Oct 20-21, 2015   Dairy Ingredient Applications, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here


Oct 22-28, 2015  119th IUSAHA-AAVLD Annual Meeting, Rhode Island Convention Center, Providence, RI. For more information, click here.


 Oct 26, 2015  Vat Pasteurization Workshop in Association with NYS Agriculture & Markets, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, For more information contact  Rob Ralyea 607-255-7643 or  Janene Lucia 607-255-2892


Oct 27-28, 2015    Basic Cheese Making Workshop, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, For more information contact Rob Ralyea 607-255-7643 or Janene Lucia607-255-2892


Nov 2-5, 2015   30th Discover Conference. Creating an enduring US dairy production sector, Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Itasca, IL. For more information, click here. 

Nov 5-7, 2015    Cheese Grading Short Course, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, Room 205, For more information click here


Nov 9-11, 2015  Symposium on Gut Health in Production of Food Animals*, Kansas City, Mo. For more information, click here.

Nov 11-12, 2015 PA Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop. For more information, click here.

Nov 12-13, 2015  DCRC Annual Meeting, Adam's Mark, Buffalo, NY. For more information, click here.

Dec 2-4, 2015   Ice Cream Makers Short Course, UW Madison, Babcock Hall, 1605 Linden Dr., Madison WI Download a copy of the brochure and register for the short course


June 20-24, 2016 13th International Colloquium on Paratuberculosis*, Nantes, France, For more information click here


*An S-PAC Partner Conference


If your organization's conference isn't among the ever growing list that contribute proceedings and presentations to S-PAC®, ask your conference organizer to contact Ken Olson for more information about the benefits of participation.


If you would like to have an event included in the "Dates to Note," please contact Ken Olson.

 

Thanks to our Corporate Sustaining members for their ongoing support of ADSA and the Journal of Dairy Science®.

Arm & Hammer Animal Nutrition

Adisseo North America

Alltech

Akey, Inc.

Elanco Animal Health

Pfizer Animal Health

Pioneer
 Varied Industries Corp.

SoyPLUS / SoyChlor

Diamond V Mills Inc

Kent Feeds

Grande Cheese Co.

Danisco USA Inc

Land O'Lakes Inc

Kraft Foods

GEA Farm Technologies (Westfalia/Surge)

Prince Agri Products

Novus International

BioZyme Inc.

Ag Processing Inc.

Darling International Research

Performance Products, Inc.

MIN-AD, Inc.

Quali Tech

Zook Nutrition & Management

Swedish Univ. of Agri. Sciences

 

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