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USPOULTRY Foundation, Tucker, Ga. Dr. Travis Cigainero was appointed chairman of the Foundation Research Advisory Committee. Dr. Cigainero is manager of broiler technical services for CEVA and has served on the Foundation Research Advisory Committee for 13 years. He is also a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association, American Association of Avian Pathologists and is an honorary member of the University of Georgia’s Masters of Avian Medicine Alumni Association.
International Poultry Council, Stone Mountain, Ga.
Marilia Rangel of Brazil was selected as the new secretary general, replacing George Watts, who is retiring after serving three years as IPC secretary general on a part-time basis. Rangel has been foreign markets coordinator with the Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA) for eight years, where she worked in industry and government relations, international trade activities, coordinated sustainability issues, served as industry spokesperson at international events and took part in trade and market access negotiations.