Projects
Vaccine Development Roundtable
AGF was also informed by USDA/Animal Research Services that a vaccine for Haemonchus contortus (Barbers Pole worm) was under development for sheep and a goat vaccine would follow.
American Goat Initiative
Tom Boyer, President - AGF: Director
Randy Dusek, Trustee - AGF: President - American Boer Goat Assoc: Director
American Goat Federation
Bob Buchholz, Past President & Director - Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Assoc: Representative
Dr. Gary Newton, Vice President - International Goat Center - Prairie View Univ: Head
Jan Carlson, Director - American Dairy Goat Assoc: Representative
Tammy Fisher, Director - Public Policy Committee Chair
Anita Dahnke, Executive Director
Dr. Reid Redden, Advisory Council - Texas A&M Agri Life Extension Svc:
Dr. Stephen White, Advisory Council - USDA/ARS; Research Geneticist
Dr. Natalie Urie, Advisory Council - USDA/NAHMS; Veterinary Medical Officer
Dr. Roselle Busch, Advisory Council - UC Davis Univ: Extension Sheep & Herd Health Prod: Specialist
American Sheep Industry Association
Peter Orwick, Executive Director
Benny Cox, President
United States Animal Health Association
Benjamin Richey, Executive Director
Texas Sheep & Goat Raisers Association
Victoria Powers, Executive Director
Idaho Wool Growers
Naomi Gordon, Director
Canadian Sheep Federation
Corlena Patterson, Executive Director
Allan Ribink, Chairman
Colorado Serum Company
Dr. Randall Berrier, Senior VP; Scientific Affairs
Dr. Joe Huff, Founder
Moredun Research Institute
Dr. David Smith, developer of the barberpole worm vaccine
National Institute of Antimicrobial Resistance Research & Education
Dr. Paul Plummer, Executive Director - Iowa State Univ: Assoc Professor
United States Department of Agriculture [USDA]
Dr. Diane Sutton, USDA/APHIS/VS; Assistant Director RHC Small Ruminant Health
Kim Royer, USDA/Farm SVC Agency; Executive Director - Idaho Sheep & Goat Health Board
Universities
Dr. Joan Dean Rowe, UC Davis University; Professor of Population, Health & Reproduction
Dr. Jim Miller, Louisiana State University; Retired
Dr. Cynthia Wolf, University of Minnesota; Assistant Professor of Veterinary Medicine
Larry Campbell