CUGH PRE-CONFERENCE HALF DAY WORKSHOP
Thursday March 15, 2018
8:00am - 12:00pm
Room: Sutton South
New York Hilton Hotel - Midtown
New York, NY
REGISTRATION
- Registration is free but required.
- Registration for the satellite session is separate from registration for the CUGH conference.
SATELLITE SESSION ORGANIZERS
- University of Pensylvania, School of Veterinary Medicine
- University of California, Davis
- Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges
SATELLITE SESSION OBJECTIVES
This half-day session aims to engage the audience in issues related to the role of livestock in addressing global food security, female empowerment, and wealth creation. Areas addressed may include:
- Can we train veterinarians in LMICs to work with other healthcare providers, governmental agencies, NGOs, and other academic and community-based entities to foster healthy, mutually beneficial livestock husbandry practices?
- How do we mitigate environmental harm from livestock rearing?
- Can expert livestock caretaking be used to educate girls and create wealth for women?
- How can we harness modern production agriculture knowledge to increase productivity for smallholders?
- How do we share knowledge and best practices to prevent the development of antimicrobial resistance?