outcomes document - Federation of Animal Science Societies

FAIR 2012Table of ContentsFarm Animal Integrated Research (FAIR) 2012 Executive Summary. ................................ 3Preamble. ........................................................................... 3Major Focus Areas and Priorities. ......................................................... 3Crosscutting Issues .................................................................... 3Conclusions. ......................................................................... 3FAIR 2012: Final Synthesis and Introduction of Priorities. ........................................ 4Summary of Conference Plenary and Breakout Sessions. .......................................... 6Theme 1: Economic Growth and Environmental Sustainability .................................. 6Theme 1: Research and Education Priorities Identified. ........................................ 7Theme 2: Animal Agriculture in Society and the Global Marketplace. ............................. 7Theme 2a: Animals in Society. ........................................................... 8Theme 2b: Factors Influencing the Global Marketplace. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8Theme 2: Research and Education Objectives Identified. ...................................... 10Theme 3: One Health—Healthy Animals, Healthy People, Healthy Planet. ........................ 10Theme 3: Research and Education Objectives Identified. ...................................... 12Crosscutting Themes Emerging from FAIR 2012. .............................................. 13Strategic Directions of FAIR 2012. ....................................................... 13Focus Area 1: Food Security. ......................................................... 13Focus Area 2: One Health. ........................................................... 14Focus Area 3: Stewardship ........................................................... 14Crosscutting Issues ................................................................... 15Conclusions. ........................................................................ 152