Agenda
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SURVIVABILITY IN SWINE
Omaha Hilton Hotel, Omaha, NE
October 27 to 28, 2021
OCTOBER 26 | |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |