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JOINT INDUSTRY PRODUCT ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE Bill Rishel, M.S., Chair Glen Dolezal, Ph.D., Vice Chair. Industry Operating Plan & Strategies. Review of results presented during the 2005 National Beef Quality Audit Issues Forum Discussion of action items that will result from these findings.
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JOINT INDUSTRY PRODUCT ENHANCEMENT COMMITTEE Bill Rishel, M.S., Chair Glen Dolezal, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Industry Operating Plan & Strategies • Review of results presented during the 2005 National Beef Quality Audit Issues Forum • Discussion of action items that will result from these findings
Program Update • Staff update of FY 2006 Product Enhancement Research program • Description of program area focus within the Beef Industry Long Range Plan 2010
Authorization Requests • Staff presentation of FY 2007 Product Enhancement Research AR • Description of research plan of work for FY 2007 • Committee approval of AR as presented • Recommendations for possible opportunities for soliciting additional program funding • Distiller’s grains • Regenerate ‘reference’ cattle populations
Research Updates • Vision based carcass grading - USDA-AMS • Pre- and post-harvest tenderness summaries – Daryl Tatum, Ph.D. and Gary Smith, Ph.D. • Bovine myology website and 3-D graphics – Steve Jones, Ph.D. and Vishal Singh • Enhancing the healthy profile of beef – Dave Nichols and Jim Reecey, Ph.D. • Genomics consortium funding challenges and genomics research update – Larry Benyshek, Ph.D.
Resolutions • Federal funding for the National Beef Cattle Evaluation Consortium • Committee acceptance of resolution