# Presentation: 379435

## Stakeholder Workshop

***Species-Based Breakout Sessions:***
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***Beef******	******	******	******	******Craig Huffhines******	******Mike MacNeil***
***Dairy******	******	******	******Chuck Sattler******	******	******Lou Gasbarre***
***Swine******	******	******	******Mark Boggess******	******	******Jeff Vallet***
***Small Ruminant******	******Paul Rodgers******	******	******Greg Lewis***
***Poultry******	******	******Janet Fulton******	******	******Julie Long***
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***April 10-12, 2006***

***Kansas City, MO***

## Stakeholder Workshop

***Species-Based Breakout Sessions Charge:***
***Based upon the current action plan in place, and the retrospective assessment report, what should be done differently in the next 5-year period (2007-2012)?  Discussion should seek to identify research problem areas that should be added as well as eliminated.  Priorities should be assigned to each research problem area identified in the discussion.***
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***April 10-12, 2006***

***Kansas City, MO***

## Stakeholder Workshop

**Improving Animal Adaptability and Reducing Stress in Production Environments**
**Development of Genome-Based Genetic Improvement Programs**
**Enhancing Efficiency of Nutrient Utilization in the Era of Rapidly Changing Genetics**
**Production Systems for Enhancing Economic Competitiveness*****	******	******	******	***

***April 10-12, 2006***

***Kansas City, MO***

## Improving Animal Adaptability and Reducing Stress in Production Environments

***Facilitator:*****  Jeff Carroll ****	****	****	*****Recorder:*****  Don Lay**
_***Problem Statement:***_**  **
***Livestock and poultry production occurs across a wide array of environments and management systems.  Recent industry trends suggest that the critical need exists to better understand animal adaptation to production environments to allow more precise optimization of animal genotype with management practices and systems.  The impact of such knowledge would be through:  1) reducing animal stress;  2) enhancing animal performance; 3) increasing breeding animal longevity; 4) increasing production efficiency; and 5) enhancing economic competitiveness of producers. ***

***April 10-12, 2006***

***Kansas City, MO***

## Development of Genome-Based Genetic Improvement Programs

***Facilitator:*****  Curt Van Tassell****	*****Recorder:*****  Kreg Leymaster**
_***Problem Statement:***_**  **
***Characterization of germ plasm and prediction of individual animal genetic merit is entering a new era due to the availability of whole genome sequence and tools developed from it that are facilitating a better understanding of  the function and regulation of individual genes in livestock and poultry species.  What should be the focus of USDA research in this area in the next five years?***

***April 10-12, 2006***

***Kansas City, MO***

## Enhancing Efficiency of Nutrient Utilization in the Era of Rapidly Changing Genetics

***Facilitator:*****  Cal Ferrell****	****	*****Recorder:*****  Mary Beth Hall**
_***Problem Statement:***_**  **
***Rapid genetic change in a variety of traits of economic importance in livestock and poultry, combined with genetic improvement of feedstocks utilized for animal production, has created the situation where a deficiency of information now exists that is required to optimally manage nutrient utilization in production systems.   Additionally, an enhanced focus on the production of biofuels raises questions about the role of animal production on adding value to by-products from this industry.  What should be the research priorities for USDA in these areas in the coming five-year period? ***

***April 10-12, 2006***

***Kansas City, MO***

## Production Systems for Enhancing Economic Competitiveness

***Facilitator:*****  Neal Martin****	****	*****Recorder:*****  Jim Strickland**
_***Problem Statement:***_**  **
***A number of production systems are evolving in the livestock and poultry industries that are designed to enhance opportunities for individual producers including pasture-based beef and dairy systems and organic livestock and poultry production systems, amongst others.  What are the animal production and well-being problems that USDA should be focusing upon in this arena in the next five years through its research programs?***

***April 10-12, 2006***

***Kansas City, MO***