ARPAS E-Mail Newsletter

March 6, 2001

To: All ARPAS Members

From: Bill Baumgardt, Executive Vice President (bbaum@gte.net)

Headlines

o Position Opening (1)

o Midwest ASAS-ADSA Meeting, Des Moines, IA March 19-21. (2)

o National Meeting of ADSA, ASAS, PSA, AMSA and ARPAS, Indianapolis

July 24-28. (3)

o Other Conferences and Educational Opportunities (4)

o Provide your input on dairy health needs (5)

o Committees (6)

o Corporate Sponsors (7)

o Animal Care Worker Education & Certification: FASS-ARPAS Alliance(8)

o Chapter News (9)

o ARPAS College Boards (10)

Hello Colleagues,

1) POSITION OPENING

Opening for a feed ingredient sales position in the western US. BS

degree and experience desired. Salary + commission + expenses. Contact:

BioTech Associates Ltd Inc., P.O Box 3726, Pinedale, Ca 93650. Phone

800-400-2821; Fax 559 486 3844. (NOTE: See ARPAS website for opportunities to

list positions available.)

2) MIDWEST ASAS-ADSA MEETING

The Midwest meeting will be March 19-21 in Des Moines, IA. The ARPAS

exam is being offered three times: Monday 3/19/01 at 2 p.m.; Tuesday

3/20/01 at 2 p.m.; Wednesday 3/21/01 at 8 a.m. Individuals desiring to take

the exam should sign-in at the ARPAS booth. It would be very helpful

to contact Bill Baumgardt at bbaum@gte.net before March 15 to be sure the

appropriate exams will be available.

3) NATIONAL MEETING: International Animal Agriculture and Food Science

Conference (ADSA, ASAS, PSA, RMC-AMSA), Indianapolis, IN July 24 -28,

2001. This should be a great meeting with the four FASS societies having

a combined meeting. Since ARPAS usually meets along with one of our

affiliated societies, the choice was easy this year. Here are some times

for ARPAS specific meetings. Locations could change – please check the

meeting web site and/or program for latest information. The Governing

Council will meet all day Tuesday July 24 in the "Boardroom" at the Westin

Hotel. (The Executive Committee will meet Monday evening from 7:30 –

9:30 p.m. in the Boardroom at the Westin Hotel.) The Annual Membership

Meeting will be from 11 a.m. until noon on Wednesday in the Convention

Center (room TBA). Under the leadership of president-elect David

Meisinger, ARPAS is sponsoring a Symposium with an excellent array of presenters

covering "On-Farm Certification Programs." The Symposium is scheduled

for Wednesday July 25, 8 a.m. until noon with location TBA.

4) OTHER CONFERENCES AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

Check the ARPAS website (www.arpas.org) often for up-to-date listing of

meetings and conferences ("Calendar of Events") Here are a few

examples.

4.a) Dairy Manure Systems: Equipment and Technology Selection

A Conference for Producers and Their Advisors – Sponsored by NRAES

March 20-22, 2001

Rochester Marriott Thruway Hotel

Rochester, New York

See the web site < http://WWW.NRAES.ORG > for additional information.

Or request a brochure by phone (607) 255-7654, fax (607) 254-8770, or

E-mail < NRAES@CORNELL.EDU >.mjl25@cornell.edu (Mary Lash)

4.b) Sixth International Livestock Environment Symposium – Sponsored by

ASAE (The Society for engineering in agriculture, food, and biological

systems) May 21-23, 2001, Louisville, KY (Galt House Hotel in downtown

Louisville). The Symposium opens with two animal science Keynote

Speakers: Jeff Armstrong has the topic, "Changes in Animal Welfare Needed to

Maintain Social Responsibility" and John McGlone has the topic, "New

Vision for Animal Systems: Designing Environmental Systems that Meet

Consumer Requirements and Perceptions." The array of speakers and topics is

very impressive and relates to animal science interests in environment

and animal care and many other categories.

4.c) USDA Microbial Genomics Workshop 2000.

In 2000 USDA (ARS & CSREES) held a workshop with distinguished

panelists and 35 representatives from stakeholder organizations. The REPORT

AND RECOMMENDATIONS from those deliberations can be found on either of

these websites:

http://genome.cvm.umn.edu

http://www.reeusda.gov/nri/pubs/news/microbialgenomics.pdf

4.d) The American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) has issued the March

2001 version of the ASAS Bulletin. It is now available online at:

http://www.asas.org/bulletin/March01.html

It is an electronic news magazine that provides news about ASAS and

links to other sources of information. I found that it provided much

useful and timely information in a user-friendly format. I urge you to check

it out.

5) PROVIDE INPUT ON DAIRY HEALTH NEEDS

Provide your input on dairy animal health needs

From: NAHMSWEB@aphis.usda.gov [SMTP:NAHMSWEB@aphis.usda.gov]

Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 3:58 PM

Subject: Please contribute to NAHMS Dairy 2002 objectives

We need your help to prioritize the information needs of the dairy

industry!

The National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS) is collecting

input from industry members, the government and related industries to

determine objectives for their Dairy 2002 study. Click below to contribute

your ideas via an on-line survey:

http://www.usaha.org/NAHEMS/

Please share this message with others who work with the industry. We

will collect input through April 15th.

We need everyone's input to design a study that will be of the most

benefit. For more information, NAHMS' dairy information is posted at:

www.aphis.usda.gov/vs/ceah/cahm

6) COMMITTEES

Statement from the Ethics Committee chaired by Curtis Kastner (2/2701):

It is of utmost importance that professional animal scientists

demonstrate ethical behavior. In an effort to emphasize the importance of

ethical behavior, ARPAS has a Code of Ethics of under which all the

membershipship operates. Specifically, Section 1.A. of ARTICLE IV. of the ARPAS

Charter and Bylaws reads: A Professional Animal Scientist is an

individual certified by ARPAS to met stipulated standards of education, training

and experience to practice the profession of Animal Science.

Professional Animal Scientists (PAS) will uphold the ARPAS Code of Ethics.

As a professional member of ARPAS remember to emphasize this to

potential members as another reason for ARPAS membership.

7) CORPORATE SPONSORS

As of March 1, 2001 ARPAS has 23 proud Corporate Sponsors - and we are

very proud to have them. These companies are demonstrating their

commitment to excellence and high ethical standards through their affiliation

with ARPAS. Their financial support enables ARPAS to continue to

improve in service, enhance public awareness of the value of ARPAS

certification, and to pursue new program opportunities. Please tell the sponsors,

"Thank You!"

Platinum:

Cargill Animal Nutrition

Church & Dwight Company

Elanco Animal Health

Monsanto

QualiTech, Inc.

Zinpro Corporation

Gold:

Agway, Inc.

Akey, Inc.

Alltech, Inc.

Biovance

Chelated Minerals Corp.

Chr. Hansen Biosystems

Diamond V

IMC

Land O’ Lakes

Pharmacia & Upjohn

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

Purina Mills, Inc.

Roche Vitamins Inc.

VetLife

Silver:

BioZyme Incorporated

Fort Dodge Animal Health

United Feeds, Inc.

Bronze:

8) ANIMAL CARE WORKER EDUCATION & CERTIFICATION: FASS-ARPAS ALLIANCE

The FASS Committee on Animal Care, Use, and Standards has created a

video training module (two-VHS cassette video package) to accompany the

first revised edition of the "Guide for the Care and Use of Agricultural

Animals in Agricultural Research and teaching (Ag Guide) which was

published in 1999. FASS and ARPAS are working out arrangements for a joint

venture to offer education, examination and certification on a national

basis. The initial primary audience will be agricultural animal users in

research and teaching universities, government laboratories, and

companies. Species-specific educational materials will be developed for

distribution throughout 2001 and 2002. For a FASS release on the program check

the FASS website, specifically: http://www.fass.org/program.asp This

is an exciting opportunity for ARPAS to serve animal agriculture by

expanding the array of Registry and Certification categories. Significant

work will be required and many projects will need to be accomplished

rapidly. STAY TUNED!

9) CHAPTER NEWS:

9.1) Pacific Northwest ARPAS

Chapter activities. The chapter met on Tues, October 3rd in Spokane,

Wa. during the 35th annual Pacific Northwest Animal Nutrition

Conference. Past-President Dr. Steve Jones presided over the meeting. (President

Art Linton had resigned his role due to other responsibilities.)

Elections were held: Dr. Dan Hinman of the Univ. of Idaho was elected

president, Mr. Anthony Hansen and Dr. Mike Mehren were retained as secretary

and treasurer. The chapter has 25 paid members. Dr. Richard Zinn of

the Univ Calif, desert research center gave the membership an excellent

presentation on calf-fed Holsteins. The chapter was advised of two

possible sources of professional liability insurance. The chapter awarded

it's annual scholarship to Josh Szasz, an undergraduate student at the

Univeristy of Idaho. This scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate

student showing an interest in animal nutrition. Candidates come from Oregon

State University, Washington State University, and the Univ of Idaho.

There were 5 excellent candidates for this scholarship. Dr. Carl Hunt

of the Univ of Idaho chairs this committee. The members expressed their

appreciation to him and his committee for their efforts. The chapter is

working on a 1 to 2 day symposium to be held in 2001 or 2002. Several

different subject areas will be considered.

Provided by: Mike Mehren, ACAN.

9.2) California - Nevada Chapter

The California Chapter held their annual Continuing Education

Conference at Harris Ranch, Coalinga, CA on October 26 & 27, 2000. The program

committee selected five key speakers to present from 2 to 4 hours each on

research finding and current state of knowledge in important areas.

Environmental issues are of major concern to the membership and several

activities have been held to provide further information, including

legislation. Licensing of animal nutritionists in California is moving

forward. The Chapter held a competition and selected two outstanding

graduate students who each received $1,000 and presented a summary of their

work at the Chapter meeting.

10) COLLEGE BOARDS:

American College of Food Animal Science. ACAFS at the summer 2000

meeting in Columbus Ohio chose the following leadership group: President-

Curtis Kastner:Vice President- Jim Acton; Secretary-Benjy Mikel;

Treasurer- Ken McMillin; Board- Estes Reyonlds-1 year; Bill Jones-2 Years; and

Joe Sebranek-3 years. The Examination Board consists of Doug Ellis, Mike

Martin, Don Beerman, Liz Boyle, and Bob Rogers. (CS 1/15/01)

Let us hear from you!!

Best wishes,

Bill Baumgardt, ARPAS Executive Vice President

Bill Baumgardt

P.O. Box 2180

West Lafayette, IN 47996-2180

Ph: Home office:765-463-4249 (has voice mail)

Fax: 765-497-8115

E-mail: <bbaum@gte.net>

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