Animal Health Webinar Series
USDA’s National Institute of Food
and Agriculture (NIFA) and Agricultural Research Service (ARS) will hold a
series of stakeholder webinars to collect and discuss stakeholder input
addressing research, education and extension needs for Animal Health for each
of the animal industries and cross-cutting topics listed below.
- Aquaculture
- Goats
- Specialty Farm Species
- Beef
- Poultry-Layers/Breeders
- Swine
- Dairy
- Poultry-Broiler/Meat
- Cross-cutting: Animal Well-being
- Equine
- Sheep
- Cross-cutting: Microbiome
Please
remember to register for the webinars you are interested in attending. Visit
the NIFA
website for the schedule of topics and associated links for
registration. Registration is limited.
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NIFA Summit on Big Data
The
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) is convening
a summit to identify the frontiers and future of data in agriculture and
build on existing U.S. government-wide efforts and investments in Big
Data. Save the date for an opportunity to help shape the agenda
driving innovation in our agricultural enterprise. Join us via livestream as
leaders in agriculture and data science fields converge to synthesize the
future of data-driven agriculture.
The event will include an address from NIFA Director Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy, a set of visionary talks from leaders in the fields of data science and agriculture, and discussions.
It will be streamed live in tandem with
the Oct.10-12, National Science Foundation's Midwest Big Data Hub
All-Hands Meeting.
Date/Time: Oct. 10 -- 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Be part of the conversation with @USDA_NIFA #NifaAgData. More information will be available on the event web page.
Alternatives
to Antibiotics: Challenges & Solutions in Animal Production Symposium
The U.S. Department of Agriculture and World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) seek your help in spreading the
word about an important and timely Symposium
addressing Alternatives to Antibiotics (ATA) in animal production. The 2nd International Symposium is scheduled for Dec.13-15 at
OIE Headquarters in Paris, France.
The symposium’s Scientific Committee invites attendees, and
individuals interested in alternatives to conventional antibiotics Research and Development (R&D), to
submit a scientific abstract with the goal of protecting the health and well-being
of animals and the safety of food derived from animals. The abstract deadline is Oct. 14. A group
of platform speakers will be selected from the submitted abstracts. While this
symposium is focused on ATA R&D for agricultural animals, the organizing
and scientific committees recognize the tremendous value in sharing innovative
scientific ideas and approaches for the development of alternatives to
antibiotics in humans and other species. This event will, therefore, afford
participants the opportunity to interact with the broader international and
interdisciplinary scientific community engaged in Alternatives to Antibiotics
R&D. The symposium website provides preliminary program and
registration information and other event details.
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