Global and Integrated Approaches to Animal Health and Food Safety

Mar 31, 2026 (12:00 PM - 1:30 PM Eastern Time)

Webinar Description

This symposium explores the challenges of antimicrobial resistance and biosecurity in food animal production, integrating regulatory, academic, and industry perspectives. An FDA representative will highlight national surveillance and monitoring efforts, emphasizing emerging trends, priorities, and policy implications. Academic experts will examine how biosecurity strategies influence pathogen persistence across diverse production systems. An industry speaker will share practical lessons and challenges in applying food safety measures under evolving expectations. Recent issues—including H5N1 impacts on swine, screw worm outbreaks in beef cattle, and avian influenza in poultry—underscore how animal health events disrupt production and shape consumer perception of food safety. While examples focus on U.S. production, strategies and insights are broadly applicable to small- and large-scale operations worldwide. Students, early-career professionals, and local industry members will gain actionable takeaways for improving food safety practices. The session concludes with an interactive Q&A, enabling participants to discuss implementation challenges and science-based solutions with experts from multiple sectors.

Learning Outcome / Audience Takeaways: Participants will learn to integrate regulatory, scientific, and industry approaches to reduce antimicrobial resistance, apply biosecurity strategies effectively across production systems, and identify practical solutions for overcoming implementation challenges in diverse operational contexts.