INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SURVIVABILITY IN SWINE
Omaha Hilton Hotel, Omaha, NE
October 27 to 28, 2021

OCTOBER 26
6:00 – 8:00 pm	Early Registration
OCTOBER 27
7:00 to 8:30 am	Registration and Breakfast
PLENARY SESSION Grand Central Ballroom Chair: Dr. Joel DeRouchey, Professor, Kansas State University
8:30 am	Welcome and Opening Comments
8:45 am	Overview of the Improving Pig Survivability Project Dr. Jason Ross, Professor, Iowa State University
9:00 am	Trends of US Swine Survivability Ron Ketchem, Consultant, Swine Management Services, LLC A MetaFarms Company
9:30 am	Trends of International Swine Survivability Dr. Bill Christianson, Chief Operating Officer, PIC Genus Pork
10:00 am	Economics of Mortality Dr. Lee Schulz, Associate Professor, Iowa State University
10:30 am	Break
11:00 am	Advancing technology – Regulatory, Advocating, Future Cassie Edgar, Intellectual Property Attorney, McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC
11:40 am	Panel
12:00 pm	Lunch
Chair: Dr. Kara Stewart, Associate Professor, Purdue University
1:15 pm	Industry Successes and Failures on Pre-weaning Survivability Dr. Gustavo Pizarro, Technical Service Director, Pipestone Veterinary System
1:50 pm	Industry Successes and Failures on Post-weaning Survivability Dr. Chris Rademacher, Clinical Professor, Iowa State University
2:25 pm	Wean-to-Finish Bio-Security – Need for Change Dr. Karine Talbot, Director of Animal Health, HyLife
3:00 pm	Break
3:30 pm	The Human Element in Reducing Mortality (20 minutes each) Valerie Duttlinger, Chief Analytics Officer, Summit SmartFarms, The Right People For The Right Job Dr. Sarah Probst-Miller, Creative Director and President, AgCreate Solutions, Inc., Effective Training: What Works and What Does Not Dr. Larry Coleman, Veterinarian, Vet Care, Do not lose the urgency
4:30 pm	Social Responsibility of Pig Survivability Dr. Justin Ransom, Sr. Director of Sustainable Food Strategy, Tyson Foods
5:10 pm	What Did We Hear Today? Main points and take-always Dr. Noel Williams, Chief Operating Officer, Iowa Select Farms
5:30 pm	Reception
OCTOBER 28
6:45-7:45 am	Breakfast
8:00 to 12:00 pm	CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Concurrent session #1: Breeding Herd Mortality Blackstone Ballroom A Moderator: Dr. Anna Johnson, Professor, Iowa State University
8:00 am	Recent sow survivability research results
8:30 am	Opportunities for measureable impact – Dr. John Deen, Professor, University of Minnesota
9:00 am	Open Session – Shared experiences, successes and failures
9:30 am	Define priorities in applied research, management, facilities, etc. for future impact
10:00 am	Break
Concurrent session #2: Post-weaning Mortality – Nursery Blackstone Ballroom B Moderator: Dr. Mike Tokach, Professor, Kansas State University
8:00 am	Recent nursery survivability research results
8:30 am	Opportunities for measureable impact –Dr. Deb Murray, Veterinarian, New Fashion Pork
9:00 am	Open Session – Shared experiences, successes and failures
9:30 am	Define priorities in applied research, management, facilities, etc. for future impact
10:00 am	Break
Concurrent session #3 Preweaning Piglet Mortality Blackstone Ballroom A Moderator: Dr. Jason Woodworth, Kansas State University
10:30 am	Recent preweaning survivability research results
10:45 am	Opportunities for measureable impact – Dr. Kara Stewart, Associate Professor, Purdue University
11:15 am	Open Session – Shared experiences, successes and failures
11:40 am	Define priorities in applied research, management, facilities, etc. for future impact
12:00 pm	Lunch
Concurrent session #4 Post-weaning Mortality – Finishing Blackstone Ballroom B Moderator: Dr. Chris Rademacher, Clinical Professor, Iowa State University
10:30 am	Recent finishing survivability research results
10:45 am	Opportunities for measureable impact – Dr. Jim Pillen, Owner, Pillen Family Farms
11:15 am	Open Session – Shared experiences, successes and failures
11:40 am	Define priorities in applied research, management, facilities, etc. for future impact
12:00 pm	Lunch
PLENARY SESSION Grand Central Ballroom Chair: Dr. Jason Ross, Professor, Iowa State University
1:15 pm	Pig survivability – A call to action Dr. Brett Kaysen, Vice President of Sustainability, National Pork Board
2:00 pm	Conference impressions: Now, what should we do to capture value academics and industry Dr. Noel Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Iowa Select Farms and Dr. Mike Tokach, Professor, Kansas State University
2:30 pm	Path Forward on Collaboration on Swine Survivability Dr. Jason Ross, Professor, Iowa State University
2:45 pm	Adjourn