Interpretative Summaries from the
Seventh DISCOVER Conference
on Food Animal Agriculture
Is there a Future for Antibiotics in Animal Agriculture?

TABLE OF CONTENTS

OIE Recommendations, Jacques Acar, OIE, Paris, France

The New York State Cattle Health Assurance Program – NYSCHAP, Bruce L. Akey, New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets

Phage Therapy: New Methods For The Potential Eradication of E. coli O157 in Livestock, Andrew Brabban1, Raul Raya1, Todd Callaway2, and Elizabeth Kutter1. 1The Evergreen State College, Olympia WA, and 2USDA Agricultural Station, College Station, TX

The Future of Antimicrobial Development – An Association View, Richard Carnevale, Animal Health Institute

Risk Assessment and the Future of Animal Antibiotics, Tony Cox, Cox Associates, Denver, CO

Surveillance Strategies:  Antibacterial Resistance Monitoring Among Bacterial Isolates from Animals, Humans and Foods, Paula J. Fedorka-Cray, USDA-ARS-Antimicrobial Resistance Research Unit

Competitive Exclusion/Colonization Resistance, Kenneth Genovese, USDA, College Station, TX

Moving Forward: Public and Private Sector Policies on Antimicrobials, Rebecca Goldburg, Environmental Defense

The Future for Animal Based Food Products:  What Retailers Want, Andrea Greaves, Understanding Unltd., Zionsville, IN

Beyond Sub-therapeutic Antibiotics: A Paradigm Shift for a Traditional Industry, Peter Karnezos, Ph.D., Alltech Inc., Nicholasville, KY

Alternatives to conventional antibiotics:  Immune system stimulants, Marcus E. Kehrli, Jr., Pfizer, Inc., Ames, IA

After the Ban: The Danish Experience, Niels J. Kjeldsen, The National Committee for Pig Production, Denmark

Antibiotic Usage Practices in Food Animal Production, Alan G. Mathew, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Innovative Approaches to Improve Health and Decrease Antibiotic Use in the Swine Industry, Robert B. Morrison, University of Minnesota

Wegmans a Case Study, Kathleen O’Donnell, Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.

Novel Vaccine Strategies, Andy Potter, Vaccine & Infectious Disease Organization, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

The Interface of Modern Food Animal Production, Antibiotics and Human Health, David E. Reeves, Food Animal Health and Management Program, University of Georgia

Products That Are Currently Available-An Overview, Edward J. Robb, Pfizer Animal Health, Kalamazoo, MI  

Alternatives To Conventional Antibiotics:  Novel Ideas, Successes And Failures, Norman J. Stern, Poultry Micro. Safety Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Athens, GA

Antimicrobial Use – Case Study in Poultry, Bruce Stewart-Brown, Diplomate ACPV, Perdue Farms, Inc., Salisbury, MD

Draft Guidance for Industry 152, Evaluating the Safety of Antimicrobial New Animal Drugs with Regard to their Microbiological Effects on Bacteria of Human Health Concern, Sharon R. Thompson, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The Future Of Anitmicrobial Use In The Beef Industry, John VanOrman, Meyer Natural Angus, Meyer Foods LLC, Lincoln, NE

New Society Values: Better Be In Line Than In Limbo, Johan Vanhemelrijck, Consultant: European Public Affairs Food and Pharmaceuticals, Keerbergen, Belgium

A Comparison Of US And Danish Swine Production Practices, John T. Waddell, Sutton Veterinary Clinic, Sutton, NE

Overview of the AVMA Judicious Use Guidelines, John T. Waddell, Sutton Veterinary Clinic, Sutton, NE

The Public Health Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance: Potential Affects to Production Agriculture, Liz Wagstrom, National Pork Board, Des Moines, IA

Reducing Antimicrobial Use: Innovative Approaches for Meeting Consumer Demands While Maintaining Healthy Animals and Safe Foods –Case Studies in Animal Production Industries, Ann Wells, National Center for Appropriate Technology, Fayetteville, AR