The Pre-Harvest Food Safety Conference, an educational opportunity developed by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), the National Chicken Council (NCC), the North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP), Auburn University (AU) and the University of Georgia (UGA), will consist of two half-day sessions conducted on Wednesday and Thursday during the 2012 International Poultry Expo (IPE), January 25-26.
This event will complement the highly successful 2011 Salmonella and Campylobacter Reduction Conference, by bringing regulators and researchers together with experts from the poultry industry, and the allied industries that serve them, to discuss the known and unknown issues associated with the control of food borne pathogens in pre-harvest operations.
This conference will be one of the most thorough explorations into the poultry pre-harvest arena that has ever been conducted, so attendees will find it relevant regardless of other similar such events they may have previously attended
| Wednesday, January 25, 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
| 8:30 a.m. - 8:40 a.m. |
Welcome and Opening Comments - Dr. Alling Yancy, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, and Day One Moderator Dr. Ashley Peterson, National Chicken Council |
| 8:40 a.m. - 9:10 a.m. |
FSIS Update - Dr. Dan Engeljohn, USDA, FSIS |
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A briefing on regulatory food safety initiatives focusing on industry control of Salmonella and Campylobacter prior to the processing establishment |
| 9:10 a.m. - 9:35 a.m. |
CDC Update - TBD |
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A briefing on attribution, illness, and antimicrobial resistance information that supports regulatory food safety initiatives focusing on industry control of Salmonella and Campylobacter prior to the processing establishment |
| 9:35 a.m. - 10:05 a.m. |
Salmonella Prevention in Primary Poultry Breeders - Dr. Eric Jensen, Aviagen |
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A discussion of the effort and cost associated with eradicating, and preventing the re-introduction of, Salmonella within broiler and turkey breeding flocks |
| 10:05 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. |
Salmonella Intervention Strategies in Poultry Live Production Operations - Dr. Scott Gustin, Cobb-Vantress |
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An exploration of recommended best practices to reduce and control Salmonella in broilers and young turkeys developed from lessons learned by the primary breeder industry |
| 10:30 a.m. - 10:40 a.m. |
Break |
| 10:40 a.m. - 11:05 a.m. |
Use of Commercial Vaccines to Control Salmonella - Sandra Kelly-Aehle, Lohmann Animal Health International, Inc. |
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An examination of the efficacies, and limitations, associated with the use of commercial vaccines to control Salmonella prevalence |
| 11:05 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Use of Autogenous Vaccines to Control Salmonella - Dr. Marshall Putnam, Ceva-Biomune |
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An examination of the efficacies, and limitations, associated with the use of autogenous vaccines to control Salmonella prevalence |
| 11:30 a.m. - noon |
Environmental Impacts of On-Farm Interventions to Control Salmonella - Paul Bredwell, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association |
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A discussion of the real and potential environmental effects that could result from industry's implementation of intensified on-farm interventions to control Salmonella (i.e. complete litter clean-out and disinfection between flocks, retirement of housing in favor of new, more modern, construction, etc.) |
| Noon - 12:30 p.m. |
Q&A and Panel Discussion - Speakers from First Day Moderated by Dr. Alling Yancy and Jim Goldberg |
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An opportunity for attendees and other speakers to comment on, and/or ask questions concerning, presentations made by those who participated in the first day of the conference |
| Thursday, January 26, 8:15 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. |
| 8:15 a.m. - 8:25 a.m. |
Welcome and Review of Previous Day - Day Two Moderator, Ann Wells, North American Meat Processors Association |
| 8:25 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. |
Poultry Industry Concerns Regarding Pre-Harvest Food Safety Regulatory Initiatives - Dr. Alling Yancy, U.S. Poultry & Egg Association |
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An exploration of current and projected regulatory food safety initiatives focusing on Salmonella in the pre-harvest arena, and that could ultimately lead to an increase in regulatory authority |
| 8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m. |
Current Trends in Antibiotic Usage in Food Animal Production - Dr. Steven Clark, Pfizer Animal Health Global Poultry |
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An examination of issues related to antibiotic use and antibiotic resistance within the poultry industry and throughout animal agriculture as a whole |
| 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. |
Industry Assessment of Salmonella on the Farm - Dr. R. Hart Bailey, Mississippi State University |
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An investigation of Salmonella prevalence found at various stages throughout poultry live operations |
| 9:45 a.m. - 9:55 a.m. |
Break |
| 9:55 a.m. - 10:25 a.m. |
Industry Assessment of Campylobacter on the Farm - Dr. J. Allen Byrd, USDA, ARS |
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An investigation of Campylobacter prevalence found at various stages throughout poultry live operations |
| 10:25 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. |
Results of Industry Pre-Harvest Intervention Survey - Dr. Shelly McKee, Auburn University |
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A report on the results of a pre-conference industry survey of pre-harvest practices implemented to reduce or control Salmonella and Campylobacter within live operations |
| 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. |
Industry Best Management Practices for the Pre-Harvest Control of Salmonella - Dr. Bruce Stewart-Brown, Perdue Farms |
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An example of one poultry company's approach to addressing issues related to pre-harvest Salmonella control |
| 11:30 a.m. - noon |
Q&A and Panel Discussion - Speakers from Second Day Moderated by
Dr. Alling Yancy and Jim Goldberg
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An opportunity for attendees and other speakers to comment on, and/or ask questions concerning, presentations made by those who participated in the final day of the conference |
January 28 - 30, 2014 
