Special Calls for Abstracts from
Individual Program Planning Committees

In addition to the general Call for Abstracts, please take note of the following requests submitted by some individual program committees.

1. Animal Health
Contact person: Dr. Judy Stabel; National Animal Disease Center; Ames, IA; phone: 515-239-8304; FAX: 515-239-8458; email: jstabel@nadc.ars.usda.gov

Submitted abstracts are sought in the general topic areas of pharmacology, metabolic diseases, mastitis and immunology.

2. Breeding and Genetics
Contact person: Dr. Kevin Wade; McGill University; Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec; phone: 514-398-7973; FAX: 514-398-7964; email: wade@infosys.agrenv.mcgill.ca

1. Devoted session: The Future of Graduate Programs in Animal Breeding
Program will address concerns about the appeal of graduate programs in animal breeding. Two invited papers will focus on curriculum design and distance learning, and participants submitting abstracts are requested to fill out the program. Topics of submissions might include ideas on software for use in courses, increased ties with the genetics industry (breeding companies, breed associations, milk recording, etc.), collaboration across institutions toward a single audience (and the related problem of awarding graduate degrees) and the potential of having class notes publicly available on the World Wide Web.

2. Devoted session: Management of Information Technology for Animal Breeding Inputs, Data and Exploitation
Session will overview the enormous impact of Internet technologies on animal breeding in terms of timely access to data (e.g., number and frequency of genetic evaluations), data usage for decision-support systems, remote program execution and issues of ownership. Two invited papers are titled, "Identifying and Accessing the Appropriate Data" and "Information Technology and the Internet." Submitted abstracts are sought to complement these two invited presentations.

3 Experimental session (posters, demonstrations, applications, computer slide shows)
Likely to be held in the Exhibition Hall (in conjunction with the CyberCafe), this session has the potential to be active and stimulating because participants will be encouraged to circulate among presentation sites and share ideas in an informal manner. Attendees should have the opportunity to see the demonstration of a method described in a previous presentation, receive hands-on experience with a specific application and/or talk with developers of computer software. Because multiple Internet access will be provided, this session lends itself particularly well to the two devoted sessions (described above). The facilities will be available to participants who have submitted an abstract specifically for this session, as well as for those who wish to complement another submitted abstract with a live demonstration (strongly encouraged). This non-theater format is expected to be more interactive than a traditional poster session. Please contact Dr. Kevin Wade directly (contact information above, under Breeding and Genetics) for more information on being a presenter in this experimental session.

3. Dairy Foods
Contact person: Dr. Karen Schmidt; Kansas State University; phone: 785-532-1216; FAX: 785-532-5681; email: kschmidt@oz.oznet.ksu.edu

Four symposia have been developed and will provide the theme for this year's meeting:

Submitted abstracts that complement these symposia, as well as all others, are welcome.

4. Growth and Development
Contact person: Dr. Neil Forsberg; Oregon State University; phone: 541-737-1918; FAX: 541-737-1919; email: forsbern@ccmail.orst.edu

Submitted abstracts are sought in the following areas:
1. Cytokines and animal growth
2. New muscle genes
3. Muscle architecture
4. GH/IGF-1 axes		 5. Transgenic technology
6. Understanding growth
7. Molecular mechanism of hormone action

5. Nonruminant Nutrition
Contact person: Dr. Gretchen Hill; Michigan State University; phone: 517-355-9676; FAX: 517-432-0190; email: hillgre@pilot.msu.edu

Plenary session: Applications of Nutrition to Enhance Skeletal Integrity

Program will center around three major topics: (1) The role of the skeleton from a physiology/endocrine functional perspective, (2) Manipulation and nutritional management of skeletal tissue to enhance longevity and (3) Invasive and non-invasive measures of the skeleton. Some of the speakers and discussion leaders will be from outside the traditional animal sciences. Submitted abstracts that are related to the theme of this session will be particularly appreciated.

6. Physiology and Milk Synthesis
Contact person: Dr. Walt Hurley; University of Illinois; phone: 217-333-1327; FAX: 217-333-8804; email: w-hurley@uiuc.edu

The overall program focuses on current and emerging areas of importance to animal physiology. Key features of the program include:

The program committee solicits abstracts on all aspects of animal physiology; however, abstracts related to mini-symposia topics are particularly encouraged. Discussion and interaction with speakers will be emphasized throughout the entire program. Planned program:

7. Teaching
Contact person: Carolyn Orr; Berea College; Berea, KY; phone: 606-986-9341; FAX: 606-986-2891, email:carolyn_orr@berea.edu

The teaching and youth education committees request submitted abstracts that describe innovative teaching/learning methods and ideas for both oral and poster presentations. Computers, projectors and other needed hardware will be available to allow presentation and discussion of teaching materials or to facilitate the set up of active-learning stations. Depending on types of submissions, sessions might be held in conjunction with the CyberCafe. If you use innovative high- or low-tech teaching materials or teaching styles in 4-H youth development, production or science-based animal or dairy courses, please consider sharing these methods and ideas with your colleagues! If appropriate, please provide the target audience and the learning outcomes in the abstract.

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