Agenda - Iowa Egg Industry Symposium

7:30-8:15 a.m. Registration and refreshments

Garden Room, Gateway Hotel & Conference Center

Session I

Moderator: Yuko Sato, ISU VDPAM

8:15-8:30 a.m. Welcome

Patrick Halbur, ISU VDPAM, Department Chair

8:30-9:45 a.m. Flash Talks

Moderator: Mohamed El-Gazzar

Development and Validation of TaqMan Real-Time quantitative PCR Assay: An Alternative for Improved Diagnosis of Spotty Liver Disease – Eman Gadu
Screening novel biocides for rapid killing of Salmonella isolates of concern – Maya Encinosa
Salmonella vaccine BBS 866 reduces cecal colonization and systemic dissemination of DSC Enteritidis in chickens – Samuel Whelen
Efficacy of novel compounds with biocidal activity against Campylobacter – Lucas Thompson
Nanopore Sequencing: Real-Time Genomic Solutions for Rapid Diagnostics of Avian Foreign Animal Diseases – Maria Chaves
The Unseen Challenge: Distinguishing Pathogenic from Non-Pathogenic Avibacterium paragallinarum in Commercial Layers – Mostafa M.S. Shelkamy

9:45-10:00 a.m. Coffee break

Session II

Moderator: Mohamed El-Gazzar, ISU VDPAM

10:00-12:00 p.m. Panel discussion: What do we know about avian metapneumovirus in the US and how do we get out of this?

Panelists

Dr. Ivan Alvarado, Merck
Dr. Carol Cardona, University of Minnesota
Dr. Michaela Olson, Wilson Vet Co

12:00-2:00 p.m. Lunch and Vet Diagnostic Lab (VDL) Tour

Attendees will be split into two groups. The first group will tour VDL and then eat lunch; the second group will eat lunch and then tour VDL.

Session III

Moderator: Kevin Stiles, North Central Poultry Association

2:00-4:00 p.m. Panel discussion: What is HPAI in dairy cattle? How can the cattle and poultry industry work together to solve this problem?

Panelist
Dr. Drew Magstadt, Iowa State University
Dr. Carrie Cremers, Jennie-O Turkey
Dr. Nancy Barr, Michigan Allied Poultry Industries
Lee Maassen, Farming Operation and Midwest Dairy Association – IA division

Evaluations and adjourn