Coordinating Committee

Objectives

Recommend initial makeup of the Modeling and Feed Composition Committees to the Administrative Advisors based on expertise, geographical region, experience, and gender.

• Oversee the work of and give guidance to the Modeling and Feed Composition Committees.
• Collaborate with the National Academies' Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources - National Research Council.
• Identify the current state of coordination and networking within the science(s) of animal nutrition and among its experts using broad methodologic foundations, which are quickly becoming a prerequisite for researchers and practitioners working in animal science and related fields
• Explore temporal, geospatial, topical, and network analysis and visualization of animal nutrition at the micro- (individual), meso- (local), and macro- (global) levels.
• Define high priority animal nutrition issues.
• Address gaps among existing collaborations to facilitate solutions to high priority issues.

Accomplishments

• The Modeling and Feed Composition Committees have been established and work is ongoing.
• Excellent collaboration exists between members of the National Animal Nutrition Program (NANP) and the National Research Council (NRC).
• Assisted the NRC by suggesting names for a subcommittee to revise nutrient requirement NRC documents for beef, dairy, and poultry species.
• Conducted a symposium on Animal Nutrition Research Priorities for a Healthy Society.
• Created a website to identify the work of the NANP.
• Meet regularly by conference calls and face-to-face meetings.