The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Office of Food Safety (OFS) and the Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) have released a plan to decrease levels of salmonella, one of the leading causes of foodborne illnesses. The "Roadmap to Reducing Salmonella: Driving Change through Science-Based Policy" outlines programs and policies that are science based, data driven and promote innovation to reduce salmonella in meat, poultry and egg products.

A new grant will allow Iowa State University researchers to study how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the U.S. food supply chain, with the goal of finding short- and long-term solutions to increase resiliency against future disruptions.

After carefully considering the Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine’s detailed plan to meet the standards of accreditation, the American Veterinary Medical Assn. (AVMA) Council on Education (COE) has issued the school a "Letter of Reasonable Assurance," according to an announcement from Texas Tech.

Acceligen, a Recombinetics Inc. company, announced that it received a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop bovine genetics optimized with traits desirable to smallholder dairy farmers.

Registration for the 39th Discover Conference: The Transition Period – From Physiology to Management is sold out; however, you can still click the Online Registration option to be added to the wait list in case a cancelation occurs. The virtual program is available for viewing on the DC39 website.  Interpretive Summaries from the presentations will be available on S-PAC following the conference to provide some of the information shared at the meeting.

Graduate Student Literature Reviews added to JDS “Collections”

Did you know that the Journal of Dairy Science (JDS) includes a “Collections” section? The collections are provided as a service to the global dairy industry, enhancing the value that JDS already provides by creating content collections curated by ADSA members who are recognized experts in the field. The most recent addition to the Collections is the “Graduate Student Literature Reviews.” Go to  https://www.journalofdairyscience.org/ and click on “Collections” for the full list of all 22 collections. All papers have been published in the JDS. Full access to all articles in every collection is provided to individual members and e-members of ADSA as well as institutional subscribers. Many articles are openly available and therefore accessible to all readers. To learn more about ADSA or to become a member go to www.adsa.org.

Start making plans to attend the 41^ST ADSA DISCOVER CONFERENCE^SM ON FOOD ANIMAL AGRICULTURE - Health Management of Calves: From Intrauterine Life to Successful Weaning. This conference will explore the many changes in dairy calf management practices, and research conducted over the last decade. Potential Conference Topics include:

•      Opportunities and Key Knowledge Gaps in Calf Management

•      Bull Calves & Dairy-Beef

•      Calf Housing and Behavior

•      Calf Immunology and Vaccines

•      Calf Nutrition Pre-weaning

•      Calf Welfare

•      Colostrum Management

•      Fetal Programming, Influence of Cow Stressors on Calf Development

•      Neonatal Disease Management

•      Transition to the Ruminant Calf: Weaning Strategies to Optimize Future Health and Productivity 

A poster session will be included to allow participants to share and discuss research findings. Details will be posted on the meeting site as they are finalized.