Areas of particular interest at this year's meeting include Johne's disease, the role of animal health on international trade, brucellosis infection in bison and elk in the Yellowstone National Park, the threat of foreign animal diseases, the impact of Salmonella enteritidis on public health, and a wide-ranging discussion on risk assessment, management and communication. More than 1,000 state and federal animal health officials, practicing veterinarians, livestock producers, and animal health scientists will gather during 30 committee sessions to tackle animal health problems involving livestock, poultry, farmed fish and wildlife, public health, humane handling and environmental quality. The meeting is open to anyone with an interest in these subjects.
Diseases are the producer's greatest enemy.