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NIAA Antibiotic Conference White Paper Released

The White Paper from the 2014 Annual Conference held in Omaha, NE “The Precautionary Principle: How Animal Agriculture Will Thrive” has just been released. The Precautionary Principle-White Paper.pdf.

This document summarizes the presentations given by:

Mark Walton, PhD, Chief Marketing Officer, Recombinetics: “The Precautionary Principle – Turning Prejudice into Policy”

Ronald L. Stotish PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer, AquaBounty Technologies: “When Precaution Becomes Paralysis”

David Edwards, PhD, Director, Animal Biotechnology: “Animal Biotechnology: Innovation Stifled by Inaction”

Marty D. Matlock, PhD PE BCEE, Executive Director, Office for Sustainability; Area Director, Center for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability; Professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, University of Arkansas: “Science-Based Metrics for Sustainable Outcomes in Agriculture”

You can also view many of the PowerPoint presentations and hear the audio in full online.

And, don’t forget to Save the Date as we look forward to seeing you at next year’s 2015 Annual Conference in Indianapolis, IN beginning on Monday, March 23 (Indianapolis Agricultural Tour) – Thursday, March 26.