Stringent environmental sampling plans and appropriate follow-up actions may help eliminate persistent salmonella strains from second unit processing equipment.
Higher revenues linked to poultry manure application in continuous corn production suggest it may be more economical to transport manure over greater distances from poultry facilities to cropland.
Discussions included topics on transboundary animal disease threats to U.S. agriculture, U.S.-border agriculture inspections, wildlife/vector/livestock dynamics and workforce development needs.