College of Veterinary Medicine

8:30 – 9:00

• Registration

9:00 – 9:15

• Welcome & Symposium goals (View and listen to presentation)
  • Dr. Naomi Botheras, Animal Sciences, The Ohio State University
  • Dr. Candace Croney, Veterinary Preventive Medicine, The Ohio State University


9:15 – 10:00

• Ohioans' perceptions of farm animal welfare – results of recent surveys (View and listen to presentation)
  • Dr. Linda Lobao & Ms. Danielle Deemer, School of Environment and Natural Resources, The Ohio State University


10:00 – 10:30

• Break

10:30 – 11:15

• U.S. consumers’ perceptions of animal agriculture – implications for Ohio (View and listen to presentation)
  • Mr. Charlie Arnot, The Center for Food Integrity

11:15 – 12:15

• Making decisions about when to euthanize animals, and correct euthanasia techniques (View and listen to presentation)
  • Dr. Jan Shearer, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State University


12:15 – 1:15

• Lunch

1:15 – 1:30

• Update on the Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board (View and listen to presentation)
  • Dr. Tony Forshey, State Veterinarian and member of the Board

1:30 – 2:30

• Humane animal handling, including handling of ill, injured, non-ambulatory or otherwise compromised animals (View and listen to presentation)
  • Dr. Temple Grandin, Department of Animal Sciences, Colorado State University


2:30 – 3:15

• Q & A with Dr. Grandin


3:15 – 4:00

• Interactive panel discussion: Industry and professional organization approaches to addressing animal welfare in Ohio (View and listen to presentation)
  • Mr. Jack Advent, Ohio Veterinary Medical Association
  • Mr. Mike Bumgarner, Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
  • Mr. Scott Higgins, Ohio Dairy Producers Association
  • Dr. Sommer Mueller, Bob Evans Farms, Inc.


4:00

• Adjourn