Int’l - USPOULTRY conference focuses on campylobacter control
Published:December 29, 2004
By:Poultry Today
A new Campylobacter Control Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, will be held Feb. 23-24 at the Sheraton Hotel in Atlanta.
Bacterial gastrointestinal infections caused by campylobacter are often associated with consuming a variety of foods, including fresh meat and poultry products.
Conference topics will include an update on causes of human campylobacteriosis, practical laboratory methods for detecting campylobacter, on-farm risk factors and processing plant controls.
Members of the conference planning committee are Dr. Ron Prestage, Prestage Farms; Bob Lauxen, Keystone Foods; Susan Freeman, Sanderson Farms; Stephen Pretanik, National Chicken Council; Dr. Sarge Bilgili, Auburn University; Michael Rybolt, National Turkey Federation; Michael Dandrea, Cargill; Dr. Clay Silas, Perdue Farms; Dr. David Harris, Simmons Foods; and Dr. Norman Stern, USDA Russell Research Center, Athens, Ga.
More information can be obtained by contacting USPOULTRY, 1530 Cooledge Road, Tucker, Ga. 30084-7303; 770-493-9401; seminar@poultryegg.org; http://www.poultryegg.org.
