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<b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#7D7D7D">June 2, 2016</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#7D7D7D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Provide your insight on the animal production programs of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and the National Institute
of Food and Agriculture’s (NIFA) using a fun and interactive new online “ideas engine.” The tool is a powerful, collaborative, and engaging way for large groups to generate, prioritize, and refine ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">We need expert input from you—our stakeholders, customers, and partners—on how federal investments can best address current needs and challenges facing animal production.The
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<span style="color:#0076B4">NIFA</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">If you are interested in providing your insight by suggesting, refining, and prioritizing ideas around any of the topics listed below, simply send an email with
<b>your name, affiliation, email address, and topic of interes</b>t (in the format provided below) to
<a href="mailto:Insight@nifa.usda.gov"><span style="color:#0076B4">Insight@nifa.usda.gov</span></a> by
<b>June 10.</b> You will receive instructions on how to join.You can participate as much as you like, when you like, while the system is open during the month of June 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Topic 1: Animal Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics<br>
Topic 2: Applications of Biotechnology to Animal Production<br>
Topic 3. Animal Well-Being, Stress and Production<br>
Topic 4: Animal Reproductive Biology<br>
Topic 5: Quality, Nutritional Value and Healthfulness of Animal Products<br>
Topic 6: Lactation Biology and Nutritional Efficiency of Animals<br>
Topic 7: Animal Growth Biology and Alternatives to Antimicrobials for Growth Promotion<br>
Topic 8: Forages and Forage Utilization for Animal Production<br>
Topic 9: Reducing Environmental Impacts of Animal Production<br>
Topic10: General Priorities for Animal Production<b> </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Last Name<br>
Affiliation<br>
Email Address<br>
Topic of Interest<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you and we look forward to your participation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Sincerely, <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black">Caird Rexroad, ARS (<a href="mailto:rexroadIII@ars.usda.gov"><span style="color:#0076B4">rexroadIII@ars.usda.gov</span></a>)<br>
Adele Turzillo, NIFA (<a href="mailto:aturzillo@nifa.usda.gov"><span style="color:#0076B4">aturzillo@nifa.usda.gov</span></a>)<br>
Charlotte Baer, NIFA (<a href="mailto:cbaer@nifa.usda.gov"><span style="color:#0076B4">cbaer@nifa.usda.gov</span></a>)<br>
Lakshmi Kumar Matukumalli, NIFA (<a href="mailto:lmatukumalli@nifa.usda.gov"><span style="color:#0076B4">lmatukumalli@nifa.usda.gov</span></a>)<br>
Mark Mirando, NIFA (<a href="mailto:mmirando@nifa.usda.gov"><span style="color:#0076B4">mmirando@nifa.usda.gov</span></a>)<br>
Steve Smith, NIFA (<a href="mailto:sismith@nifa.usda.gov"><span style="color:#0076B4">sismith@nifa.usda.gov</span></a>) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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