2014 AMSA Reciprocal Meat Conference

June 15-18, 2014

AMSA 67^th RMC — Honoring the Past and Inspiring the Future

Madison, WI

2014 AMSA Reciprocal Meat Conference

Monday, June 16, 2014

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8:30 AM-10:00 AM

Opening General Session and AMSA Anniversary Kickoff
Betsy Booren

11:00 AM-12:30 PM

Keynote Presentation

2:00 PM-4:00 PM

Concurrent Technical Session I
Tommy L. Wheeler

Concurrent Technical Session II
Christine Quinlan

Concurrent Technical Session III
Surendranath P. Suman

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

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8:00 AM-10:00 AM

Concurrent Technical Session IV
Richard Hawkins

Concurrent Technical Session V
T. Dean Pringle

Concurrent Technical Session VI
Christy L. Bratcher

10:30 AM-11:30 AM

2014 International Lectureship Award Winner
Surendranath P. Suman

Food Safety Culture
Brad Morgan

Putting Public Health into Food Safety: 20+ years into an Evolving Effort at FSIS
John Scanga

1:00 PM-1:30 PM

Pet Food and Treat Safety: Challenges and solutions
Ting Jiang

1:00 PM-2:00 PM

Antibiotic Resistance
Tommy L. Wheeler

Beef Carcass Maturity and Palatability Research
Bridget E. Wasser

Co-Extrusion Systems Using Alginate
Sean Roberts

Conventionally Cured vs. No-Nitrate-or-Nitrite-Added Cured Meats: Evolution of the Natural/Organic Curing Process
Ronald Jenkins

Historical Perspective of Controlling Pathogens

Increasing the Power of Genomics to Impact Meat Quality
Andrea Garmyn

Product Development Challenges: Case Studies – Optimizing Product Quality with New Ingredients
Barbara Coty

Regulatory Update: Issues Facing Small and Very Small Processors
Scott Eilert

Rendering/Implications FSMA

Student Session: Resumes/CV Critiques
Loni Woolley

The Future of Pork Quality
Kacie George

1:30 PM-2:00 PM

Control of Biological, Chemical, and Physical Hazards in Production of Dehydrated Pet Treats
Ting Jiang

2:30 PM-3:30 PM

Eating Like A Pig; Investigating the Role of Meat in the Human Diet using the Pig Biomedical Model
Lacey Vedral

Housing Gestating Sows – Science Based Results
Sarah Miller

How Social Media is Changing How You Do Business
J. W. Yancey

Ingredient Impact on Safety
Tricia Harlan

Innovation Through Industry and University Partnerships
Lauren Sammel

Meat Research and Development Priorities in Australia – Opportunities for Collaboration
Surendranath P. Suman

Packaging to Protect Meat Color
Ronald Jenkins

Pork Fat Quality
Aaron Tapian

Poster Competition Winners (1st and 2nd from M.S. and Ph.D)
Jerrad F. Legako

Teaching Techniques
Travis O'Quinn

USDA Instrument Grading Program
John Scanga

4:00 PM-5:00 PM

Animal Technologies Panel
Wendy Pinkerton

Environmental Impact and Sustainability of the Beef Industry
David Hayden

Food Safety and Inspection Service Regulatory Update/Poultry New Slaughter Rule
Carrie Garner

Green Ingredients/Green Antimicrobials
Ronald Jenkins

Impact of Dairy on the Beef Supply Chain
Rhonda K. Miller

Mechanism of Anabolic Steroid Effects on Bovine Muscle Satellite Cell Proliferation, Protein Synthesis and Protein Degradation
Ranjith Ramanathan

Replacement for Appendix A in Cooked Meats
Carrie Garner

Shock Wave Technology
Bob Campbell

Student Session: Managing Career and Family
Katie McCullough

When Urban Legends Take Hold: Reaching Consumers About Food Safety in the Modern Communications Landscape
Shawnna Veasey

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

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8:00 AM-9:00 AM

Can Agriculture Save the Planet before It Destroys It?

9:30 AM-12:30 PM

Basic Science and Technical/Grant Writing Workshop

Culinary Aspects of Product Research and Development

Hot Topics Session

Media Training for Scientists

Processed Meat Evaluation Workshop and Contest

Setting Priorities for Meat Science Research Funding