The 59th American Association of Avian Pathologists (AAAP) annual conference will be held August 6-9 in San Antonio, Texas. The conference kicks off Saturday, August 6 with a symposium on zoonotic avian influenza outbreaks, particularly HPAI H5N1 and H7N9. Led by featured speaker Robert O’Connor, DVM, Foster Farms, the five-hour session will also focus on data collection and analysis for effective disease prevention and control, as well as communicating science-based information to legislators, media and the general public.
The conference’s three-day scientific program begins Sunday, August 7, and features 232 oral and poster presentations on avian influenza, intestinal health, respiratory disease, immunity management, Marek’s disease, bacteria management, virology, diagnostics, food safety, flock welfare and related topics.
In addition, the scientific program will include a symposium, “Blackhead Disease of Poultry,” which is being held Monday, August 8, with the support of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The three-hour session, which will also be accessible online through an FDA-sponsored WebEx, seeks to build collaboration between the animal health industry, the turkey and gamebird industries and academia.
For more information about the 2016 AAAP conference, click here or visit aaap.info.
