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INDIANA VETERINARIAN TO HEAD USAHA

	HERSHEY, Pa., Nov. 9, 2005 - Dr. Bret Marsh, Indiana State Veterinarian, was elected 
president of the United States Animal Health Association (USAHA) at its 109th annual meeting 
here this week.  USAHA is an organization of state and federal animal health officials, practicing 
veterinarians, livestock producers, research scientists, and others concerned with animal health

      More than 1,400 people -- a record-breaking attendance for the fourth consecutive year --
attended this year’s week-long conference, held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the 
American Association of Laboratory Diagnosticians (AAVLD), to discuss issues related to the 
health of farm livestock, wildlife, poultry and fish.  Health concerns at the interface of wildlife, 
people and domestic animals was the featured topic at this year’s general session.
      
      "Over the next year, we will work together with input from the membership and, more 
specifically, from the Board of Directors to discover our core values," Dr. Marsh said.  "We will 
use this foundation to plan for the future strategically."
      
      President-elect of USAHA is Dr. Lee M. Myers, Georgia State Veterinarian.  Other 
officers are James Leafstedt, South Dakota pork producer, first vice-president; Dr. Don Hoenig, 
Maine State Veterinarian, second vice-president; Dr. Richard Breitmeyer, California State 
Veterinarian, third vice-president; Dr. William L. Hartmann, Minnesota State Veterinarian, 
treasurer; and Dr. J Lee Alley, retired Alabama State Veterinarian, secretary.
      
      Regional delegates are Dr. R.J. Eckroade of Pennsylvania and Dr. Ernie Zirkle of New 
Jersey for the northeast; Velmar Green of Michigan and Jay Hawley of Indiana for the North 
Central; Dr. Wayne Godwin of Florida and Greg Rosales of Alabama for the South; and Herbert 
Richards, III, of Hawaii and William Sauble of New Mexico for the west.

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