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Animal Advisory Committee

Drawn from the academic disciplines of animal and veterinary science, FMI’s Food Animal Advisory Committee is group of experts in animal husbandry and behavior, veterinary medicine and agriculture production providing counsel, advice and consultation services to FMI membership regarding issues of food animal welfare.

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Ms. Gail Golab DVM
American Veterinary Medical Association
Schaumburg, IL

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Ms. Joy Mench
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA

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Joe Regenstein
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY

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Janice Swanson
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI

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Dan Thomson MS, PhD, DVM
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS

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Mr. David Fikes
(Staff Coordinator)
Food Marketing Institute
Arlington, VA