MONDAY, OCTOBER 4TH, 2010

ANIMAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS

7 : 30 AM

Registration

8 : 00 AM

Welcoming speeches

8 : 30 AM

Honorary chairman introduction
Mr Réjean Nadeau, CEO
Olymel s.e.c., Quebec, Canada

8 : 40 AM

Healthier animals = Safer Food = Healthier humans
Mr Richard A. Raymond
Former Nebraska State Health Officer de 1999 à 2005
Former U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary for Food Safety 2005 to 2008
United States

9 : 20 AM

Contaminants of animal feed : Risks for the health of animals and consumers?
Mr Simon M. Shane
Department of Epidemiology and Community Health
School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Louisiana, United States

10 : 00 AM

Health break
Networking

10 : 30 AM

Antimicrobial resistance : initiatives to minimize risks
Mr Richard Reid-Smith
Public Health Agency of Canada, Ontario, Canada

11 : 00 AM

The battle against viruses: innovations in human and animal virus detection and characterization
Mr Yvan L’Homme
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Quebec, Canada

11 : 30 AM

Networking

12 : 00 PM

Lunch and conference

1 : 30 PM

Networking

2 : 00 PM

Challenges of vaccination for animal health and food safety
Mr Philip Griebel
Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization (VIDO) – International Vaccine Centre (InterVac)
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatchewan, Canada

2 : 30 PM

Economical impacts of emerging diseases : climate change and risk analysis
Mr Javier Sanchez
Centre for Veterinary Epidemiological Research
University of Prince Edward Island, Prince Edward Island, Canada

3 : 00 PM

Elanco Food Solutions : from animal health to food safety
Mr Allan Boonstra
Elanco Food Solutions, Ontario, Canada

3 : 30 PM

Evolution of animal production systems : impact on animal health, food safety and zoonotic risk
Mr Peter Davies
College of Veterinary Medecine, University of Minnesota, Minnesota, United States

4 : 15 PM

Networking

6 : 00 PM

Cocktail

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5TH, 2010

PRE-HARVEST AND POST-HARVEST INTERVENTIONS TO ASSURE FOOD SAFETY

7 : 30 AM

Registration

8 : 05 AM

Welcoming speech

8 : 15 AM

Animal agriculture and food safety in Canada: a look foward
Mr Al Mussel
George Morris Centre, Ontario, Canada

9 : 00 AM

HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) : application of new technologies to control risks
Mrs Ann Letellier
Chaire de recherche en salubrité des viandes
Faculty of veterinary medecine, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada

9 : 30 AM

Control of E. Coli 0157:H7 from farm to fork
Mr Tiruvoor G. Nagaraja
College of Veterinary Medecine, Kansas State University, Kansas, United States

10 : 00 AM

Health break
Networking

10 : 30 AM

New strategies to control Campylobacter
Mr Philippe Fravalo
Chaire de recherche en salubrité des viandes
Faculty of veterinary medecine, Université de Montréal, Quebec, Canada

11 : 00 AM

Alternatives to chlorine as a sanitizer in poultry processing : novel approaches for reducing microbial contamination of fresh poultry
Mr Arthur Hinton
Richard B. Russell Research Center
United States Department of Agriculture, Georgia, United States

11 : 30 AM

Networking

12 : 00 PM

Lunch and conference

1 : 30 PM

Networking

2 : 00 PM

Telepathology to serve slaughter plants : a communication tool for a faster decision making
Mr Yves Robinson
Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Quebec, Canada

2 : 30 PM

Innovations in slaughter plants waste management
Mr Jean-François Hince
Bio-Terre Systems inc., Quebec, Canada

3 : 00 PM

Innovations and trends in washing and disinfection
Mr Pierre Stewart
West Penetone inc., Quebec, Canada

3 : 30 PM

Risk management in an increased constraints environment : a challenge for the industry
r Sylvain Fournaise
Olymel s.e.c., Quebec, Canada

4 : 30 PM

Maple Leaf : new consumer demands and innovations for products and process
To be confirmed
Maple Leaf Consummer Foods inc., Ontario, Canada

5 : 00 PM

Closing speech

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