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Pramod Pandey is an assistant professor at the School of Veterinary Medicine, University of
California, Davis. His interest is in how to control microbial pathogens in animal manure, espe-
cially cattle, and poultry manure.

Jesse Robbins is post-doctoral research associate, College of Veterinary Medicine, Iowa State
University, Ames, Iowa.

Bernard E. Rollin is University Distinguished Professor at Colorado State University with appoint-
ments in the departments of Philosophy, Animal Sciences, and Biomedical Sciences.

Ivette Noami Roman-Muniz is an associate professor and extension dairy specialist in the
Department of Animal Science at Colorado State University. Her research interests include man-
agement strategies to improve worker safety and overall dairy cattle health.

Alan Rotz is an agricultural engineer with USDA’s Agriculture Research Service in Pennsylvania.
His interest is in managing farms for environmental stewardship as it relates to dairy and beef
production.

Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein is a Canadian federal scientist with expertise in farm animal
behavior, health and welfare. She works for Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at the Lethbridge
Research and Development Centre.

Daniel A. Sumner is a professor of agriculture economics and director of the Agriculture Issues
Center at the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of California,
Davis.

Alison L. Van Eenennaam is a cooperative extension specialist in Animal Genomics and
Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, University of California,
Davis. Her research interests include using biotechnology to address animal welfare and environ-
mental impacts of animal production.

Beth Ventura is a teaching assistant professor—companion animal and equine behavior and ani-
mal welfare faculty member in the Department of Animal Science at the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Ventura is developing a teaching program that will equip students with the foundational skills to
navigate the issues facing the animal industries in a rapidly changing society. She aims to engender
her students with the knowledge of both the science and values that affect the practice of raising and
keeping animals for companionship, food, entertainment, and science.

Kurl D. Vogel is an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin—River Falls Campus. His
research interests include food animal welfare and behavior, impacts of management strategies on
animal welfare, physiology, and product quality, and the ethics of animal use.

Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk is a professor in Animal Welfare at the University of British
Columbia. Dr. Von Ketserlingk research interests include understanding the links between behavior
and nutrition, particularly in welfare related issues.

John J. Wagner is a professor of animal science at Colorado State University. His research interests
include understanding the impacts of nutrition and management strategies on feedlot cattle perfor-
mance and stress.