Texas State Veterinarian and Executive Director of the Texas Animal Health Commission to Speak at AHC Issues Forum
The American Horse Council has confirmed Dr. Bob Hillman as a
speaker for the AHC Issues Forum, which will be held on September 25th
in Austin, Texas. Dr. Hillman currently serves as the
Texas State Veterinarian and Executive Director of the Texas Animal Health
Commission. He is also currently the Chair of the USAHA Committee on
Livestock Identification and serves on the Secretary’s Advisory Subcommittee
for the National Animal Identification System.
“We are excited about Dr.
Hillman’s participation in this informative meeting” said Jay hickey AHC President. “Dr.
Hillman will be presenting as part of the afternoon Equine Identification and
the National Animal Identification System session, and will sit on the “Ask the
Experts” panel. He will be discussing where
Texas currently stands with the NAIS and any plans TX may
have for participation in the system.”
Dr. Hillman graduated from Texas A&M Veterinary School in 1971 and worked in a
private practice in Northwest Texas and Southern Idaho during the 70s.
In 1981, he went to work for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture and
served as Assistant State Veterinarian for 9 years, and in 1990 became State
Veterinarian and Administrator of the
Division of Animal Industries for the Idaho State Department of Agriculture,
where he served until coming back to Texas as the State
Veterinarian in April, 2003.
The AHC Issues Forum will be held
on Monday, September 25, 2006
at the Marriott Austin Airport South, 4415 South IH-35 Austin, TX from 8:45 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Be sure to make
hotel reservation for this important industry meeting. Rooms at the
Marriott Austin Airport South will be held for the nights of Sunday September
24 – Monday September 25th at a rate of $129 per night. Please
indicate that you are calling to reserve a room within the American Horse
Council’s room block.
Meeting information and
registration can be found at www.horsecouncil.org,
or by calling the American Horse Council at 202-296-4031.