Beth Lautner, DVM, MS

Vice President of Science and Technology
National Pork Board

Dr. Lautner is responsible for the development and coordination of food safety, swine health, production, animal welfare, and environmental programs, research, and information. Her duties also include overseeing the Pseudorabies Eradication Program and emergency disease management activities.

Prior to becoming part of the National Pork Board staff on July 1, 2001, Lautner was Vice President of Science and Technology for the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). Lautner joined NPPC in April 1991 as Director of Producer Education. In August 1992, she assumed the position of Director of Swine Health and Pork Safety. In February 1994, she was promoted to Vice President of Swine Health and Pork Safety, renamed Science and Technology in 1997.

Following graduation from Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine in 1978, Lautner joined a mixed animal practice in LeMars, Iowa. In 1986, she opened her own practice, Swine Health Services. Her practice provided herd health programs and computerized records for area pork producers. In 1990, she completed her Master of Science degree at the University of Minnesota.

Lautner is a member of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians (AASV), the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), and the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association (IVMA). In 1994, she received the Howard W. Dunne Memorial Award for outstanding service to AASV and the pork industry. Lautner received the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Administrator’s Award in 1997 in recognition of her contributions to the advancement of animal health. In 2002, she received the Meritorious Service Award from the National Institute for Animal Agriculture.

DVM, Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine
MS, University of Minnesota