Lameness in Animals Focus of Inaugural Conference June 11-12

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The inaugural Convening for Consensus Conference is coming to Arkansas on June 11-12 at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences in Fayetteville.

The inaugural Convening for Consensus Conference is coming to Arkansas on June 11-12 at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences in Fayetteville.

The conference will focus on exploring policy, economics, animal welfare and research in lameness across species of food animals. Lameness is when an animal has lost its ability to properly use one or more limbs.

Animal agriculture leaders who are experts in causes, prevention and treatment of lameness in food animal species will lead an interactive conversation with participants. The goal is to collaborate and create a research-based report addressing bone health and lameness.

The event will be sponsored by the National Institute for Animal Agriculture's Animal Disease Issues and Emergency Management Council. The conference planning committee includes:

• Lucas Pantaleon, NIAA Council co-chair
• Adnan Alrubaye, assistant professor of poultry science at the U of A
• Kaitlyn Briggs, Dairy Management, Inc.
• Doug Ensley, Boehringer-Ingelheim

The cost to attend the conference is $200 for NIAA members and $250 for non-members. Those interested in attending can find more information and registration instructions.

Alrubaye, who is also associate director of the graduate program in cell and molecular biology, conducts research through the Center of Excellence for Poultry Science within the U of A System Division of Agriculture and the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences.

About the Division of Agriculture: The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture's mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation's historic land grant education system. The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs and services without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.

About the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences: Bumpers College provides life-changing opportunities to position and prepare graduates who will be leaders in the businesses associated with foods, family, the environment, agriculture, sustainability and human quality of life; and who will be first-choice candidates of employers looking for leaders, innovators, policy makers and entrepreneurs. The college is named for Dale Bumpers, former Arkansas governor and longtime U.S. senator who made the state prominent in national and international agriculture. For more information about Bumpers College, visit our website, and follow us on Twitter at @BumpersCollege and Instagram at BumpersCollege.