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Table 4. Intermediate-term goals.
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 Set up
“brainstorming” sessions between USDA and NIH to improve interagency
cooperation.
Improve awareness
of scientists using rodents as models of the importance of agricultural
animal species as models for biomedical research by publicizing models
to other research groups (e.g., hold joint meetings with
scientists using agricultural animal and rodent models).
Organize follow-up
meetings involving scientific administrative staff at the NIH National
Center for Research Resources and various other institutions at NIH,
other federal funding agencies, and USDA.
Seek joint
NIH-USDA support for symposia to identify novel uses of agricultural
animals in biomedical research
Establish NIH-USDA
databases for central sharing of resources.
Institutions must
strongly encourage faculty to apply for more NIH grants.
Scientists need to
publicize/promote better animal models to colleagues in agriculture and
biomedicine.
Develop advocates
in agriculture and biomedical communities: include and inform commodity groups, animal industry, and pharmaceutical and biotechnology
industries.
Joint NIH-USDA
training grant program to integrate biomedical and animal sciences.
Organize meeting
with USDA, NCRR and NHGRI to develop the strategic plans and research
priorities necessary to develop key reagents and “tools” to advance
research with agricultural animals as biomedical models.
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