The Online Newsletter of the American Dairy Science Association
June, 2001
UPDATE FROM HEADQUARTERS
APPROACHING DEADLINES
Don’t forget to complete your ADSA ballot and return to
Headquarters by June 15. This is
your opportunity to select the team you wish to lead ADSA.
Another way to make your voice heard, is to complete and
return the ADSA Foundation survey—due June 15.
The ADSA Foundation wants to know where the Foundation should focus
their energy and resources—what activities you believe the Foundation should
support. Thank you for responding
to the survey and for your continued support of the ADSA Foundation and all
the activities supported by the Foundation.
ONLINE
ISSUES
JDS
To Begin Online Manuscript Submission And Peer Review
The
Journal of Dairy Science is proud to announce that we will begin online
submission and review of manuscripts in July. The Association has signed a
contract with ScholarOne, Inc., of Charlottesville, Virginia, to use their
Manuscript Central tracking system. We will be rolling the system out in July,
and ScholarOne representatives and ADSA staff will be available at a booth at
the International Animal Agriculture and Food Science Conference [IAAFSC;
joint meeting of ADSA and other Federation of Animal Science (FASS) societies]
meeting in Indianapolis to show authors and reviewers how to use the system.
We will also begin contacting authors who have submitted to the Journal in the
last few of years with instructions on how to use the system.
The
Journal has made significant strides in the last couple of years in reducing
review times, one of the most pressing concerns for authors. Our new system
should speed this system even more; authors will be able to post manuscript
submission data and upload their manuscripts directly into a tracking system,
and the manuscript will be available for assignment immediately. The system
will permit reviewers to retrieve manuscripts directly from the web after
being sent an e-mail message and password, and they will be able to complete
their review scoring online from any location. In addition, authors will have
some ability to track where their papers are in the review process, and the
system will permit e-mail autoreminders to tardy reviewers, which we hope will
further speed the review process. If you attend the IAAFSC meeting, please
stop by the ScholarOne booth, which will be located by the ADSA booth in the
exhibit hall, to see how to post your manuscripts.
For
those authors who are unable to submit online, headquarters staff members will
post their manuscripts as a proxy, but we encourage all authors, and in
particular those who are submitting from abroad, to take advantage of the time
savings of this system.
We
will keep you posted as plans progress.
Online
Proceedings Of Papers From IAAFSC Planned
The
four societies meeting at the IAAFSC in Indianapolis, Indiana, July 24-28,
2001, have agreed to publish papers from the meeting in one common place, an
online, non-peer-reviewed proceedings, and all papers will be available to
members of all four societies. We have adopted procedures for handling
presenters' manuscripts. As with last year, all papers (with an accompanying
disk that contains text, figures, and tables) are due at the time of the
meeting and should be delivered to the chair of the symposium, who will relay
the manuscripts to headquarters staff, preferably by bringing them to a
drop-off site at the registration desk. The papers will be lightly copyedited
and posted online without peer review shortly after the meeting. For this
year, the Board of ADSA and the Journal Management Committee of JDS have
decided that if authors wish to have their papers peer reviewed and published
in the Journal, they will be able to do so; however, regular page charges will
be assessed. Please note that other societies, in particular, the American
Society of Animal Science, may have other arrangements for handling papers
that are to undergo peer review, so authors may wish to consult the other FASS
society websites, available from www.fass.org, to review the submission form
and policies.
MEETING UPDATE: International Animal Agriculture and Food Science Conference (2001 ADSA Annual Meeting) in Indianapolis!
Opening
Session and Reception—Speaker Announced: Dr.
Lowell Catlett is the keynote speaker for the Opening Session on Tuesday, July
24 from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the Sagamore Ballroom of the Indiana
Convention Center. Dr. Catlett,
who is a professor at New Mexico State University, will motivate the audience
with a futuristic look at agriculture. His
vast knowledge astounds corporate and association audiences both nationally
and internationally. His
presentations are thought provoking and highly entertaining.
Dr. Catlett received his doctorate in Economics from Iowa State
University, and has twice received the Don C. Roush Award for Excellence in
Teaching.
Reception: A cash bar reception with hors d’oeuvres will
immediately follow in Exhibit Halls C, D, and E.
Sponsored by Alpharma, Inc., Diamond V Mills, Dow Agro Sciences, Elanco
Animal Health, IBP, Indiana Poultry Association, IPC, Maple Leaf Farms, Oscar
Mayer/Kraft, and Perdue.
Pre-Conference Activities: The
meeting will begin with pre-conference activities on Tuesday, July 24 that in
include the Dairy Foods Workshop discussion on "Strategies to Control and
Improve Cheese Yield" chaired by Dr. David Barbano, Cornell University.
The workshop will run from 8am to 5pm at the Indianapolis Convention
Center. Some of the topics being
discussed are, factors that influence cheese yield, strategies to improve
yield and economic performance in cheese making, milk standardization and
fortification control, and use of computer models for ingredient selection in
milk standardization to maximize net revenues.
Another pre-conference
activity is the National Extension Workshop.
This workshop will discuss numerous topics important to extension,
including genetically modified organisms, the economics of the animal protein
chain, and other issues. This
pre-conference workshop will feature a number of superb nationally and
internationally known speakers.
The Informal Nutrition
Conference will be held as a pre-meeting event.
The conference title, “Connecting Animal Agriculture Disciplines,”
indicates that this is a multifaceted symposium, and it should be of interest
to many members of the four organizations.
Graduate students, in
particular, will be interested in a Teaching Committee Workshop: “Writing, Presenting, and Publishing Scientific Papers:
A Course They Don’t Teach in Graduate School.”
Of course, there’s also the ADSA Dairy Foods and Production Division
Graduate Student Paper Competition scheduled for Wednesday morning, July 25 at
the Convention Center.
The Indianapolis joint
meeting will be packed with significant information for all the disciplines in
animal science. All of the ADSA/ASAS
joint committees, established last year, have participated in developing the
program. The four organizations
and the FASS Coordinating Committee have worked together to make this a great
scientific meeting. Although
every attempt has been made to make this a joint meeting, each organization
has retained some autonomy, and members of each society will feel comfortable
as they attend the many sessions.
The online program can be found by
clicking here. Programs were mailed to all members on May 30.
ADSA
Foundation Auction—Thursday, July 26, 2001, directly after the ADSA Awards
Ceremony: The ninth Annual ADSA Foundation Auction
will be held at the Marriott Hotel and is open to everyone.
You can help the Foundation by donating items to the auction click here
and/or by bidding on items during the auction. If you cannot attend the annual meeting and still wish to bid
on an auction item, click here
for the absentee bid form. Or
contact ADSA Headquarters.
Auction items will be on display beginning
Tuesday, July 24 in the Exhibit Hall of the Convention Center.
Bidding on silent auction items will begin on Tuesday and continue
midway through the live auction. For
the latest listing of items, to view color photos of many of the items, or to
obtain an item donation form, click here to visit the Foundation Auction page
on the ADSA Web site.
Three drawings will be held during the
live auction—one at the start, the middle, and to close the live auction.
MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN. Coupons
can be picked up when you pick up your abstract book and other items in the
registration area.
FASS
Talent Pool Database
The
American Dairy Science Association and the American Society of Animal Science
have joined forces to produce an online Employment Database/Talent Pool to be
used by our members.
The purpose of the database is to provide your information to
interested companies, universities, governmental agencies, etc.
We
are currently asking members to help populate the FASS Talent Pool database.
Just go to the following website and enter your information in the
assigned fields:
http://www.fass.org/talentpool/post/talentpool.asp
Any
ADSA or ASAS member seeking full or part time professional employment,
consulting opportunities, or volunteer service opportunities may post a brief
description of the type of position they are interested in and their
qualifications.
We
are offering this service for the convenience of our members and the
industries that support our organizations on an as-is basis.
That is, we offer no endorsement of one candidate or company over
another, nor do we guarantee the accuracy of the information posted.
We do, however, make an effort to keep the information up on a timely
basis.
If you do not provide a date to de-list your information, it will be
dropped one year after you post it.
Members
who are seeking employment and want to review job postings are encouraged to
click here to connect to the FASS Job Resource Center: http://www.fass.org/jobs/.
Employers may also post their available positions through this
convenient online database (for a fee).
Please
contact Brenda Carlson, ADSA Executive Director (Brenda@assochq.org)
or Ellen Bergfeld, ASAS Executive Director (ellenb@assochq.org) if you have
questions.
We look forward to talking with you.
Dairy
Issues in the News
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
Communication of Agricultural Research Results to the Public, Policymakers and the News Media - The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) seeks nominations of individuals for the 2002 Charles A. Black Award, which is presented annually to a food or agricultural scientist actively engaged in research who has made significant scientific contributions to his/her scientific field, and communicates the importance of this work and of food and agricultural science to the public, policymakers, and news media. Nomination procedures and selection criteria are outlined in the nomination packet, which is available on the web at http://www.cast-science.org/award/cab_form.pdf - The nomination deadline is September 1, 2001 - Information about the award and past recipients is available at http://www.cast-science.org/cabaward.htm - CAST assembles, interprets, and communicates science-based information regionally, nationally, and internationally on food, fiber, agricultural, natural resource, and related societal and environmental issues to our stakeholders--legislators, regulators, policy makers, the media, the private sector, and the public - CAST Contact: Kathy Buhman at 515-292-2125, ext. 24 or kbuhman@cast-science.org
DAIRY ISSUES
Fluid Milk Prices - The
US General Accounting Office on May 14 issued a report of Congressional
Testimony, titled: "Fluid Milk: Farm and Retail Prices and the
Factors That Influence Them" - The testimony was presented May 14
by Robert A. Robinson, managing director, natural resources and environment,
before the Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related
Agencies, Senate Committee on Appropriations, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -
A copy of the report, GAO-01-730T, is posted at: http://www.gao.gov/cgi-bin/getrpt?gao-01-730t
Johne’s Disease in Cattle - CAST Issues a Report that " ... identifies the issues that prevent eradication of Johne’s (pronounced yo-nees) disease in cattle. ... The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) paper identifies the following key issues that currently prevent eradication of Johne’s disease include: Diagnostic inadequacies: Improved diagnostic tests are needed because current diagnostic tests detect less than 50 percent of infected animals at any single point in time. Therefore, repeated testing is required; Lack of vaccine: An efficacious vaccine is not available and would be an important tool in Johne’s control; Regulatory deficiencies: Uniform interstate disease definitions and regulations are needed to decrease confusion and litigation associated with animal movement; [and] Crohn’s disease link: A number of researchers have proposed that the same organism as Johne’s disease in cattle and other ruminants may cause Crohn’s disease in humans. Milk and milk products that are raw or inadequately pasteurized could provide a source of the organism. ... The CAST paper verifies that policymakers must carefully consider the costs and benefits of a control program and who will bear the financial burden no matter whether future control strategies for Johne’s disease are implemented at the herd, state or national level. Policymakers and others may also face international trade issues stemming from the disease as countries adopt differing prevention and control strategies." - The complete paper, “Johne’s Disease in Cattle,” is posted at http://www.cast-science.org/pubs/johnes_nr.htm - CAST can be reached at 515 292 2125; cast@castscience.org - Principle authors of the report may are: Dr. Robert D. Linnabary, phone (865) 974-5763; rlinnnaba@utk.edu; Dr. Gavin L. Meerdink, phone (217) 333-1099; meerdink@uiuc.edu
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Anti Ag Biotech Activists to Protest during the Annual Meeting of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), which will be held June 24 - 27 in San Diego - According to information posted at http://www.biodev.org " ...thousands of activists, scientists, farmers, and concerned communities from around the world ... [will be meeting] for a week of education, strategy and empowerment ...[as a part] of the growing global movement to stop genetic engineering." - The theme of the protest action is: "Protest BIO 2001" - The protesters will be meeting beginning June 22 in San Diego to plan their protect actions - The protest days of June 22 - 27 are referred to as "Days of Education and Action," where participants " ... will converge to learn about the threats of biotechnology and to create a festival of resistance to genetic engineering and the commodification of life ... [to include] Non-violent direct action, street theater and arts preparation ..."
RISK ASSESSMENT
The National Organic Standards Board Sets June 6 - 7 LaCrosse, Wisconsin Public Meeting - " ... The principal purposes of the meeting are to provide an opportunity for the NOSB to: receive various committee reports; receive updates from the Aquatic Task Force Working Group, the Task Force on Board Policy for Expert Presentations, and the Task Force on Outreach to Producers; receive an update from the USDA/NOP; review materials to determine if they should be included on the National List of Approved and Prohibited Substances; hear a presentation from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on pesticide product labeling; and hear a presentation from the Foreign Agricultural Service, USDA on trade issues. The Livestock Committee will present a recommendation to the NOSB on 'access to pasture.' The Processing Committee will seek from the NOSB adoption of its recommendation for clarifying the materials for which a petition must be submitted requesting a review of a material for inclusion on the National List of substances allowed or prohibited for use in organic production and handling; discuss what 'novel' processes will be allowed in organic handling; and discuss potential mislabeling issues that might arise in regard to products produced by uncertified processors. The Crops Committee will present a draft guidance document on compost tea and vermiculture; draft recommendations for greenhouse standards; draft recommendations for mushroom standards; and discuss transitional organic labeling and transitional organic operations. The Accreditation Committee will seek adoption of a plan for a Peer Review Panel; make recommendations about what issues guidance should be provided about on the NOP Website; present a new certifier outreach report; and discuss the committee's draft 'Principles of Organic Production and Handling.' The Materials Committee will present its materials decision matrix for adoption by the Board, review materials for possible inclusion on the National List of Allowed or Prohibited Substances; seek adoption of a policy for updating the National List; and review committee communications with the Organic industry. Materials to be reviewed at the meeting by the NOSB are as follows: for Livestock production: DL-Methionine (including, DL-Methionine Hydroxy Analog and Hydroxy Analog Calcium); for Crops: Monocalcium Phosphate; and for Processing: Potassium Hydroxide, Ammonium Hydroxide, Cyclohexlamine, Diethylaminoethanol, Morpholine, Octadecylamine." - Information about the USDA National Organic Food Program is posted at http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop - A paper copy of the meeting agenda is available from AMS' Toni Strother at 202 720 3252; Toni.Strother2@usda.gov - an electronic copy of the agenda is posted at http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/nop2000/board%20meetings/agenda_june01.htm - USDA AMS May 18 Federal Register: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&docid=01-12685-filed
Company Support of Scientist Participation on Government Advisory Committees under Attack by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), which on May 17 established a world wide web site " ... to provide information about the links between hundreds of scientists — mostly in the fields of nutrition, environment, toxicology, and medicine — and corporations. This site also provides information about some of the corporate support received by dozens of professional, health, and nonprofit organizations, including such organizations as the International Life Sciences Institute, American Council on Science and Health, and American Dietetic Association. CSPI executive director Michael F. Jacobson said: 'Corporations increasingly are funding academic scientists to conduct research, speak at press conferences, and provide advice. Too frequently, neither the scientists nor the corporations disclose that funding. Today, we have begun to lift that veil of secrecy by providing journalists, activists, policy makers, and the public with information about the links between more than 1,100 scientists and industry.' The list will be expanded in the coming months. 'Important health and environmental policies can be distorted by scientists who assert objectivity, but who receive funding from affected industries. The result could be more pollution, unsafe food additives, and dangerous consumer products,' said Jacobson. ... Ronald Collins, director of CSPI’s Integrity in Science project, said: 'We hope that this web site will encourage journalists to report on scientists’ funding from industry. All too often reporters quote scientists without providing the public with needed information about their ties to industry, thus giving the impression that they have no such affiliations. Of course, just because a scientist receives industry funding does not necessarily mean that he or she is biased or wrong. Rather, receipt of such funding is one of many factors that need to be considered in evaluating a scientist’s statements,' added Collins. 'Helping reporters spot possible corporate puppets masquerading as independent scientists is an important advance for democracy,' said Morton Mintz, former Washington Post reporter and former chair of the Fund for Investigative Journalism. ..." - The CSPI News Release is posted at http://www.cspinet.org/new/integrity_pr.html - Additional information about the objectives of the project is posted at http://www.cspinet.org/integrity/about.html - The CSPI Integrity in Science www site can be reached at: http://www.integrityinscience.org
Grant and Internship Notices
Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate Fellowship
Grants - USDA Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service Seeks by July 10 Requests for Proposals (RFP) for Food and Agricultural
Sciences National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program for Fiscal Years 2001 and 2002 and for 2001 Supplemental Grants for Special
International Study or Thesis/Dissertation Research Travel Allowances from institutions or groups of institutions that confer a doctoral degree in a
national need area - Proposals also may be submitted by a research foundation maintained by an eligible college or university - CSREES also
is soliciting comments regarding this RFP from any interested party. Such comments will be considered in the development of any future requests for
proposals for this program. Such comments will be used in meeting the requirements of section 103(c)(2) of the Agricultural Research, Extension,
and Education Reform Act of 1998 (AREERA) - Supplemental Grant proposals to support special international study or thesis/dissertation research for
current Fellows must be received by October 1 - CSREES Contact: Dr. Howard Sandberg, Higher Education Programs at (202) 720-2193; e-mail:
hsandberg@reeusda.gov - USDA CSREES January 19 Federal Register:
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&docid=01-1492-filed
NFPA
Seeks Director for New Food Safety Audit Program
- To be responsible for assisting the Vice President of the National Food
Processors Association's Washington, DC based newly established "Supplier
Audits for Food Excellence" (NFPA-SAFE) program (see http://www.nfpa-food.org/News_Release/041301nfpasafe.htm
for details about the SAFE program) with all activities up to the conduct of
an actual audit, including the certification process for third party auditors,
the application and selection process for audits, and administering the fee
collection and payment program - The selected individual will be responsible
for development and execution of all aspects of the training program for third
party auditors to become qualified to conduct the NFPA audits, including
design of the program; recruiting and training trainers; scheduling and
logistics for training sessions; and recruiting third party auditors to
participate; evelopment and implementation of the recertification and
"check ride" systems for third party auditors; administration of the
testing program for third party auditors; recruitment of qualified third party
auditors to participate in the program; oversight of the audit scheduling;
Interface between third party auditors and the program to provide customer
service, problem resolution and conflict management on all aspects of the NFPA
program as needed; interface between NFPA staff, third party auditors and
audit firms on financial aspects of the program, including payment/nonpayment
issues; assist with marketing and communications of the program, particularly
to third party auditors; serve as staff secretary for committees of the NFPA-SAFE
Council; and interface closely with NFPA consultants and staff on all
information technology and web-based programs related to the auditor selection
and recruitment process - For additional information about the position, which
is available beginning in June, contact the NFPA retained search firm for the
position, Kincannon & Reed Diana Braak at 703 761 4046; dbraak@krsearch.net
or Greg Dooman at 703 761 4046; fax: 703 761 9628; gdooman@krsearch.net
Food
Safety Research Grant Proposals Sought by FDA in
the following areas: "Analytical detection of bovine spongiform
encephalopathy and other transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (BSE/TSE)
in FDA-regulated products, consumer refrigeration storage length practices for
unopened and opened packages of ready-to-eat foods, microbial contamination of
agricultural water, and transfer coefficients to describe the potential for
Listeria cross-contamination in the retail environment." - FDA notes
that the Agency anticipates making up to four awards of $100,000 to $200,000
(direct plus indirect costs) per award per year and that support of these
agreements may be up to 3 years with budget requests for all years requested
not to exceed $200,000 (direct plus indirect costs) - Applications due to FDA
by July 5 - The grant application forms are posted at http://grants.nih.gov/grants/funding/phs398/phs398.html
- Questions may be directed to FDA's John Newland, Microbial Research
Coordinator, Office of Science, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
at 202 260 0536; John.Newland@cfsan.fda.gov
- FDA May 21 Federal Register: http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=2001_register&docid=01-12623-filed
Professional Meeting Calandar
ADSA/ASAS/PSA/AMSA Joint Annual Meeting:
July 24-28, 2001, Indianapolis, IN
Click here for complete list of ADSA Future
Annual Meetings
NIZO Dairy Conference on Food Microbes 2001 13-15 June 2001 Ede, The Netherlands website:
http://www.elsevier.nl/locate/nizodairy2001
Contact: Sarah Wilkinson, NIZO Dairy Conference Secretariat Elsevier Science, The Boulevard, Langford Lane,
Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1GB, UK Tel: +44-1865-843691
Fax: +44-1865-843958 E-mail: sm.wilkinson@elsevier.co.uk
Twentieth Anniversary of the US Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, Wisconsin, Public Open House, June 29-30, 2001; for more information, visit www.dfrc.ars.usda.gov or call 608-264-5240
Yeast Summit, sponsored by Alltech, July 23, 2001, Indianapolis, Indiana. The Yeast Summit is recommended for nutritionists, feed manufacturers, livestock producers, formulators, purchasing agents, and university faculty involved in the production of feeds containing yeast. It will be particularly informative for those involved with high-producing dairy cows, horses, beef feedlot cattle, and pet food. For more information, contact your Alltech representative or Ms. Carol Johnson, Alltech Biotechnology Center, 3031 Catnip Hill Pike, Nicholasville, KY 40356; Tel: 859-887-3328; Fax: 859-887-3256; E-mail: cjohnson@alltech-bio.com.
11th International Conference on Production Diseases in Farm Animals (11th ICPD ), August 12-16, Copenhagen, Denmark http://www.11icpd.kvl.dk/
Hands-On Biotechnology Training Program—“Protein Purification: Isolation and Characterization”, September 11-14, 2001 Utah State University Biotechnology Center, Logan, UT USA http://www.usu/edu/biotech
AABP Annual Conference -- September 13-15, 2001, Vancouver, British Columbia, for more information visit http://www/AABP.org
ADDRESSING ANIMAL PRODUCTION/ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: AN INTERNATIONAL
SYMPOSIUM" October 3-5, 2001; Sheraton Imperial Hotel, Research Triangle Park, NC
This Symposium will involve several tracks as follows:
a. papers related to key issues being addressed by the National Center for Manure and Animal Waste Management;
b. papers related to issues of animal production and environmental issues not included in the Center program;
c. papers presenting the perspectives of the animal industries;
d. papers related specifically to issues of the Southeastern United States;
e. posters on all of the above in addition to presentations;
f. workshops and tours.
The official call for papers and/or posters will be sent very soon, but this is a prenotice. The information on format for papers, registration
and other arrangements will be found on our website when posted:
www.cals.ncsu.edu/waste.mgt/
Please direct any questions or submit potential paper topics to: Dr. Leonard S. Bull, Program Chairperson,
Associate Director,
Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center,
Box 7608, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC 27695-7608,
919-515-6836/919-513-1762 (FAX)
World Dairy Expo, October 3-7, 2001, Madison, Wisconsin USA http://www.world-dairy-expo.com
First International Symposium on Spray Drying of Milk Products, October 16-18, 2001 ENSP, Rennes, France http://www.rennes.inra.fr/spray
Worldwide Food Expo, October 18-21, 2001, McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, visit http://www.worldwidefood.com or call 202-371-9243
Animal Welfare Considerations in Livestock Housing Systems, October 22-24, Zielona Góra, Poland http://www.pz.zgora.pl/cigr/
International Dairy Federation Conference: World Dairy Summit
2001, November 4-8, Auckland, New Zealand http://www.idf-wds2001.org/master.html
IX World Conference on Animal Production, October
26 - 31, 2003, Porto Allegre, Brazil Information is available at conference web
site: www.waap.it/9thworld.htm or
by contacting Leonard S. Bull, Vice President of WAAP for North America at leonard_bull@ncsu.edu.