| SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1999 |
Evening Session
6:00
Welcoming Dinner/Reception
7:00
Introduction to the Conference
Bill Baumgardt, Program Coordinator and Larry D. Miller, Program Chairman
Overview of the
biodiversity and urgency for animal germplasm preservation - international implications.
Speaker: Keith Hammond, FAO., Italy |
| MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1999 |
Morning Session: An assessment of the current
situation regarding biodiversity of agriculturally important animals and genetic diversity
among and within breeds / strains.
8:15
Welcome and Overview
Larry Miller, USDA-CSREES, Caird Rexroad, USDA-ARS
Moderator: Richard Frahm, USDA-CSREES
8:45
Animal biodiversity: Preservation and characterization Speakers: Dave Notter,
Virginia Tech and Paddy Cunningham, Ireland.
Questions and Discussions.
9:45
Break
10:15
Species biodiversity needs: An assessment of preservation needs for agriculturally
important animal species.
Speakers:
Swine: Rodger Johnson, University of Nebraska
Poultry: Mary Delany, University of California-Davis
Sheep & Small Ruminants: Kreg Leymaster, USDA-ARS
Beef: Bill Hohenboken, Virginia Tech
Dairy: Paul Van Raden, USDA-ARS
Minor Breeds: Donald Bixby, The American Livestock Breeds Conservancy
11:30
Questions and Discussions
12:00
Lunch |
Afternoon Session: An assessment of preservation
technology and technology needs for agriculturally important animal species to reflect on
the situation and unique problems regarding that species (dairy, beef, sheep and small
ruminants, swine, poultry).
Moderator: Robert Godke, Louisiana State University
1:00
Preservation of gametes and embryos. Speaker: John Dobrinsky, USDA-ARS.
Preservation of somatic tissues. Speaker: William Rall, Vet Services Program, NIH.
Status/potential contributions of gene mapping for germplasm preservation. Speaker: Max
Rothschild, Iowa
State University.
2:30
Questions and Discussions
2:45
Open time available for further discussions or recreation. |
| Evening Session: Break out into species workgroup
sessions (dairy, beef, sheep and small ruminants, swine, poultry). 7:30
- Summarize species biodiversity needs.
- Assess the state of current technology and identify technology needs.
- Develop the responsibilities/contributions to the national program for industry, federal
agencies, and universities.
- Establish a general criteria and process for determining which
germplasm should be preserved.
- Develop a draft of a comprehensive program for each species.
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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1999
|
Morning Session: Policy, coordination and administration needs
for a national program.
Moderator: Caird Rexroad, USDA-ARS 8:00
Overview of policy, coordination and administration needs for a national program
8:15
National Animal Germplasm Program
- Overall program structure needed to assure biodiversity and germplasm preservation.
Speaker: Steven Kappes, USDA-ARS and Roger Gernts (retired).
- Mechanism and criteria for selection of germplasm to be preserved. Speaker: Larry
Cundiff, USDA-ARS.
- An example of a germplasm program for poultry. Speaker: Mary Delany, University of
California-Davis.
- National Plant Germplasm Program. Speaker: Peter Bretting, USDA-ARS.
9:45
Questions and Discussions
10:00
Break
10:30
Panel: Role and perspective of the private sector in a national germplasm program.
Panel Moderator: Rodger Johnson, University of Nebraska
Henricus Van Der Steen, Pig Improvement Company, United Kingdom
Dennis Funk, ABS Global, Inc.
Kathy Matthews, Indiana University and Chair of the Genetics Society of America Genetics
Stocks Committee
11:30
Discussion
12:00
Lunch |
| Afternoon Session: Species Workgroups. 1:00
Species workgroup sessions
2:45
Open time for further discussion or recreation |
| Evening Session: Species Workgroups. 7:30
Species workgroup sessions continued. Prepare presentations for Wednesday morning. |
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1999
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Morning Session: Program implementation.
Moderator: Larry Miller, USDA-CSREES 8:15
Species workgroup reports
9:45
Break
10:00
Program Implementation
Moderator: Larry Miller, UDSA-CSREES
Summary: Caird Rexroad, USDA-ARS
Panel: Caird Rexroad and Species Workgroup Chairs
Questions and discussion of next steps for implementation of a national animal germplasm program.
Identify roles for federal agencies, state/university, and industry.
12:00
Adjourn |
Afternoon Session for Chairs and Industry Co-Chairs of
Species Workgroups
| Species Workgroups |
Chairs and Industry Co-chairs |
| Swine |
Rodger Johnson, University of Nebraska and Henricus Van Der Steen, Pig Improvement
Company |
| Beef |
Larry Cundiff, USDA-ARS and David Smith |
| Poultry |
Mary Delany, University of California-Davis and David Pollock, Perdue Farms
and David Pollack |
| Dairy |
Leslie Hansen, University of Minnesota and Dennis Funk, ABS Global, Inc. |
| Sheep/small ruminants |
David Notter, Virginia Tech and Charles Parker, U.S. Sheep Seedstock Alliance and Mike Neary |
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