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AMSA RMC 2012 - Webcast Information

The American Meat Science Association (AMSA), in cooperation with the American Society of Animal Science is pleased to offer all of its members the opportunity to attend the Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) virtually. Join us online on June 20-21 from 8:30 a.m. to noon CDT (GMT -05:00) and June 22 from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm CDT (GMT - 05:00) and listen in on the keynote addresses and selected concurrent sessions as they take place. You can even ask questions of the speakers during the session! Listed below are the featured sessions!

Registration:

Monday, June 18

8:30 - 9:30 am - Keynote Address

•  Why We Get Fat: Adiposity 101 and the Alternative Hypothesis of Obesity –  Gary Taubes, Author. 

10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Concurrent Technical Sessions

Concurrent Technical Session I – Diet and Health 

• The Role of Protein in Weight Management: A Biochemist’s Perspective - Elaine Krul, Ph.D., Solae, LLC.
• Evidence Supporting a Diet Rich in Protein to Improve Appetite Control, Satiety, and Weight Management across the Lifespan - Heather Leidy, Ph.D., University of Missouri 

Concurrent Technical Session II – Genetics and Management 

• Animal Breeding, Management and Technology to Efficiently Increase Productivity, Meat Yield, and Meat Quality of Cattle - Michael Dikeman, Ph.D., Kansas State University
• Incorporating DNA Information into EPDS for Angus Cattle and Potential for other Breeds - Matt Spangler, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• Swine Nutrition and Management Systems that Alter Productivity and Carcass Traits - Mike Tokach, Ph.D., Kansas State University
• Application of Modern Genetic Technologies to Improve Efficiency of Pig Production and Pork Quality - Andrzej Sosnicki, Ph.D., PIC  

1:00 - 3:00 pm - Concurrent Technical Sessions

Concurrent Technical Session III – Beef Quality: Marbling Development 

• Relevance of Marbling to the Beef Industry - John Stika, Ph.D., Certified Angus Beef, LLC
• Effects of nutrition and Management During the Stocker Phase on Marbling Score and Quality Grade - Clinton Krehbiel, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University
• Role of Fatty Acids in Enhancing Marbling Development - Bradley Johnson, Ph.D., Texas Tech University and Stephen Smith, Ph.D., Texas A&M University 

Concurrent Technical Session IV – Food Safety 

• Understanding the Public Health Significance of Salmonella - Betsy Booren, Ph.D., American Meat Institute, AMI Foundation
• Understanding the Risk of Salmonella Contamination in Beef - Dayna Harhay Ph.D., U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
• Controlling Pathogens During Poultry Processing - Shelly McKee, Ph.D., Auburn University

Tuesday, June 19

8:30 - 9:30 am - Keynote Address  

• Delivering High Quality Meat Proteins to the Changing Diet of a Growing Population  – Phillip Minerich, Ph.D., Hormel Foods Corporation Services, LLC  

10:00 am -12:00 pm - Concurrent Technical Sessions

Concurrent Technical Session V – Muscle Biology 

• MicroRNA: Small RNAs that have a Big Impact on Skeletal Muscle Development and Growth - Tara McDaneld, Ph.D., USDA/ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center
• Effects of Fetal Programming on Skeletal Muscle Growth - Kimberly Vonnahme, Ph.D., North Dakota State University
• The Myogenic Satellite Cell: Discovery, Function, and Recent Advances in Understanding its Role in Growth and Development - Douglas McFarland, Ph.D., South Dakota State University  

Concurrent Technical Session VI – New Ways of Thinking and the Future of Processed Meats 

• New Thoughts around Protein Water Interactions in Processed Meats - Tyre Lanier, Ph.D., North Carolina State University
• Consumer Insights and Where they are Driving Processed Meats in the Future - Janet Riley, American Meat Institute
• Safety of Alternatively Cured Meats - Stephen Quickert, Kraft Foods / Oscar Mayer
• Innovative Process and Formulation Technologies - David Hull, Ph.D.,  Marel Meat Processing Inc. 

Concurrent Technical Session VII – Food Wastes ad Global Perspectives 

• Food Waste and Global Population Dynamics - Brian Smith, Ph.D., Hawkins, Inc.=
• Waste Not, Want Not:  An Overview and Combating Food Losses and Food Waste - J. Brad Morgan, Ph.D., Pfizer Animal Health
• Solutions to Global Food Security: Reducing Post-Harvest Food Losses - William B. Mikel, Ph.D., Mississippi State University

Wednesday, June 20

8:30 - 9:30 am - Keynote Address  

• History and Language of International Meat Cutting- International Lectureship Award Winner – Howard Swatland, Ph.D., University of Guelph 

10:00 am - 12:00 pm – Hot Topics Sessions  

• USDA’s New Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli Policy- James Hodges, American Meat Institute
• Shiga Toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) - a Multi-Disciplinary, Multi-Institutional Effort to Address Critical Research, Teaching, and Extension needs Funded by USDA-NIFA- Randall Phebus, Ph.D., Kansas State University and Harshavardhan Thippareddi, Ph.D., University of Nebraska-Lincoln
• The Science of Religious Slaughter- Joe Regenstein, Ph.D., Cornell University