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Presentation on Use of Genetics to Control Scrapie Now Available BOWLING
GREEN, Ky. --
A PowerPoint presentation that explains how and when producers can
use genetics to control scrapie is now available and was introduced at the
American Veterinary Medical Association's Annual Convention in July. The
title of the presentation is 'Genotyping – A New Tool for Producers'. "This
presentation has been designed for direct use by producers or by
veterinarians, professors, extension agents, youth program leaders and
others who may be addressing producer groups," explains Dr. Cindy
Wolf, a small ruminant specialist at the University of Minnesota and Chair
of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture's (NIAA) Sheep Health
Committee. "We've
prepared this in a way that provides the presenter/viewer with as much
flexibility as possible," said Wolf.
"The first section covers the basics of the disease, the next
section covers the genetics of scrapie, and the final section discusses
how genetics is used as a part of the National Accelerated Scrapie
Eradication Program. "If,
for example, the audience/reader is familiar with the basic information
about the disease, it is easy to skip over these slides and move directly
to the information on genetics," said Wolf. The
presentation has an extensive notes section, a glossary and an appendix
that were developed to assist the presenter with their presentation. The presentation is available for viewing or downloading at www.animalagriculture.org/scrapie, or as a compact disc (CD) through NIAA. The
program was prepared by the National Scrapie Education Initiative, a joint
effort by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the
National Institute for Animal Agriculture.
An additional resource, a pamphlet entitled, 'The ABCs of Genetic
Based Flock Clean-up and Monitoring Plans' is also available at the
website or copies can be obtained at no charge by calling NIAA at
270-782-9798. #
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