ARLINGTON, Va. — Veterinarian and grasp of public well being Dr. Michelle Kromm, alongside HealthforAnimals’ Alex Rinkus, will dive into the subject of animal agriculture and its position in public well being on the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2024 Stakeholders Summit.

The 2024 occasion, themed “Prepared, Set, Remedy! Advancing Animal Agriculture,” is about for Might 8-9 in Kansas Metropolis, Mo. Try the total agenda and register at https://bit.ly/AAA24.

“Antibiotics are an vital instrument for individuals and animals, and their continued effectiveness is paramount to safeguard animal well being and meals availability,” mentioned Emily Ellis, supervisor, communications and content material, Animal Agriculture Alliance. “Eliminating this instrument from farmers’ toolboxes would do extra hurt than good and be in direct violation of really helpful animal welfare practices. Michelle and Alex will present an skilled view on the topic, backed up with a long time of analysis, to assist the animal agriculture neighborhood and our companions alongside the meals chain in figuring out options to the difficult concern of antibiotic resistance.”

Antibiotics and their effectiveness have been a long-standing scorching matter within the agriculture neighborhood and with shoppers. Kromm and Rinkus will share greater than 20 years of insights into managing the steadiness between animal and public well being. This consists of information on the OneHealth strategy, which acknowledges that the well being of individuals is carefully related to the well being of animals and the shared surroundings. Rinkus and Kromm may even present info on extra assist and instruments wanted on the entrance strains for farmers, ranchers, and veterinarians to proceed making progress on this space.

Kromm is principal at Meals Ahead LLC, a consulting follow targeted on bettering the resiliency of the meals system. She is a board-certified poultry veterinarian who acquired a concurrent doctorate of veterinary drugs from Iowa State College and grasp’s of public well being from the College of Iowa in 2006. Kromm has served on greater than 15 taskforces and committees addressing the subject of emergency illness preparedness, meals security, and antimicrobial resistance, together with serving because the vice chair of the Nationwide Institute for Antimicrobial Resistance Analysis and Schooling. Beforehand, she labored because the vice chairman of animal well being and welfare for Hormel Meals.

Rinkus is director of communications and stakeholder engagement at HealthforAnimals, the worldwide animal well being affiliation that believes wholesome animals are basic for bettering international well-being, sustainability, and prosperity. Rinkus joined HealthforAnimals in 2016 following earlier roles in agriculture, biotechnology, and nanotechnology. He holds a bachelor’s diploma from American College in political science.

For extra details about the summit, go to https://animalagalliance.org/initiatives/stakeholders-summit/.