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Luetkemeyer Supports Animal Health Corridor Legislation; Education, Agriculture to Benefit
Washington, DC,
September 15, 2009
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) that recognizes the region from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor and will benefit animal health education efforts throughout Missouri.
The U.S. House of Representatives today passed legislation co-sponsored by U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (MO-9) that recognizes the region from Manhattan, Kansas, to Columbia as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor and will benefit animal health education efforts throughout Missouri. “This resolution will help recognize the contributions of the University of Missouri’s animal health efforts and will help grow Missouri’s animal health industry,” Luetkemeyer said of House Resolution 317. “These efforts also benefit our education system and our agriculture industry in unique and groundbreaking ways.” The Kansas City Animal Health Corridor is home to leading colleges and veterinary schools like the College of Veterinary Medicine, the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources' Division of Animal Sciences, the Life Sciences Center, the National Swine Resource and Research Center, and the Research Animal Diagnostic Laboratory of the University of Missouri and the College of Veterinary Medicine and the Biosecurity Research Institute of Kansas State University. The region accounts for 34 percent of the $16.8 billion annual global health industry. More than 45 percent of the fed cattle in the United States, 40 percent of the hogs produced, and 20 percent of the beef cows and calves are located within 350 miles of Kansas City. ###
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