The Pfizer Animal Health marketing manager for Draxxin is Dave Korbelik. He was our emcee today and introduced our speakers while also contributing some interesting information about Pfizer products. I got to talk to him at supper time and asked him to tell us more about their products which are used to treat bovine respiratory illness since that’s what we …
Boehringer Ingelheim Funds PRRS Research
As the swine industry continues raising awareness for the need of porcine reproductive and respitory syndrome, or PRRS, Boehringer Ingelheim continues its annual PRRS research award program. The year marks the sixth year of Boehringer Ingelheim’s funding of PRRS research. Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., (BIVI) is again seeking research study proposals on the topic of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome …
USAHA Moves To Midwest
The United States Animal Health Association is trading East coast maritime scenery for rugged, river bluffs in the Midwest. This national animal health forum has relocated its headquarters to St. Joseph, MO from Richmond, VA. “This is a very exciting time for USAHA,” says USAHA president and Georgia State Veterinarian Lee M. Myers. “We have been pleased with the results …
Presenting New Media At CAHI
Here we are in the meeting room for my morning presentation to the Canadian Animal Health Institute annual meeting. I’m talking about blogging and podcasting. Right after we’re done I’ll be heading on home but I’ll try to get some additional posts done along the way. This is a demo post as some of you are familiar with seeing when …
CAHI Recognizes Its Leaders
The Canadian Animal Health Institute has started the CAHI Recognizing It’s Leaders Award which might normally go to one person. Tonight it went to 3 people who CAHI president, Jean Szkotnicki called her three wise men. They are (pictured left to right), Dr. Paul Wilson, Bayer, Inc., Dr. Bruce Groves, Pfizer Canada, Inc. and Dr. Paul Doig, Boehringer Ingelheim (Canada). …
CAHI Industry Leader Stan Eby
One of the awards presented here tonight at the Canadian Animal Health Institute dinner was the Industry Leadership Award. This year’s recipient is Stan Eby for his efforts on behalf of the Canadian cattle industry. Stan has served as president of the Ontario and Canadian Cattlemen’s Associations and during some trying times like the BSE crisis.
Eating With CAHI Progressively
Tonight at the Canadian Animal Health Institute Awards dinner it was set up as a progressive dinner. I’ve never been on one of these but it’s a cool idea. Basically every table is numbered and at your first seat you receive a card which tells you which table you go to next and then you rotate to one more. They’re …
Near The Niagra
I’ve only ever been through Niagra Falls once before and a long time. It’s just as pretty as I remember it. This is a view of the river below the falls I took while waiting in line for Canadian customs this afternoon. I’m here at the White Oaks Conference Resort & Spa and getting ready to head to the reception …
Consumers Love Beef Tender
Would you pay $345.95 for four 12 oz. strip steaks – raw steaks, mind you, not cooked. That’s the price on-line for “Kobe-style” strip steaks, as marketed by Allen Brothers – a company some Rush Limbaugh listeners might recognize. That compares to $159.95 for the same quantity of U.S. Prime, dry-aged strip steaks – or just $104.95 for U.S. Prime, …
Sensory Panel Testing
Individual booths, red lights to mask colors, positive pressure ventilation to keep out unwanted smells and pass-through sample presentation doors – that’s the environment where trained sensory panelists do their work at the ISU Sensory Evaluation Unit. So, basically this is what you see, sitting in your little booth, waiting for samples to come through the little door. You cleanse …