Meeting Abstracts 2006 - 2007

September 7, 2006

ANIMAL RIGHTS EXTREMISM: CAUSE AND CONSEQUENCES

Adrian R. Morrison, DVM, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Behavioral Neurooscience, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Biographical sketch | Presentation Summary

October 5, 2006

FIELD TRIP

Society members and guests visit Pine Island Cranberry Co. Hogwallow, New Jersey during cranberry harvest and the Phillip Maruei Agricultural Experiment Station.

November 2, 2006

WHAT’S WRONG WITH ANIMAL RIGHTS?

Larry Katz, Ph.D., Chair, Dept. of Animal Sciences, Rutgers University
Part two of the Society’s two-part series on the Animal Rights Movement.

Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary

December 7, 2006

THE FUTURE OF ETHANOL

Fairman Thomson, Investor

Presentation summary

January 4, 2007

INTEGRATED CANADA GOOSE DAMAGE MANAGEMENT

Cary Furlo, Wildlife Technician, USDA Wildlife Services

Biographical Sketch | Presentation Summary

February 1, 2007

THE PRESENT AND FUTURE OF VETERINARIAN EDUCATION

Joan Hendricks, Dean, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

March 1, 2007

JOHN BARTRAM’S GARDEN – A PHILADELPHIA CLASSIC

Joel T. Fry, Curator of Bartram’s Garden

Biographical Sketch | Presentaion Summary

April 5, 2007

TRADITIONAL BREEDS OF LIVESTOCK ON TODAY’S FARMS

Charles R. Bassett, Executive Director, American Livestock Breeds Conservancy

May 3, 2007

FIELD TRIP

Members and guests visit Mason-Dixon Farm and Hanover Shoe Farms

June 7, 2007

THE REAL THREAT OF FOREIGN ANIMAL DISEASES IN THE U.S.

Tim Cordes, DVM, USDA, APHIS Veterinary Services