OCTOBER 27th
PLENARY SESSION
8:30 am Welcome, opening comments, and overview of the improving pig survivability project
Dr. Joel DeRouchey, Professor, Kansas State University and 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 pm 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
11:00 am Advancing technology – regulatory, advocating, future
Cassie Edgar, Intellectual Property Attorney, McKee, Voorhees & Sease, PLC
11:40 pm Panel
PLENARY SESSION
1:15 pm Success, failures and actions on pre-weaning survivability
Dr. Gustavo Pizarro, Technical Service Director, Pipestone Veterinary System
1:50 pm Success, failures and actions on post-weaning survivability
Dr. Chris Rademacher, Clinical Professor, Iowa State University
2:25 pm Wean to finish biosecurity – a need for change
Dr. Karine Talbot, Director of Animal Health, HyLife
3:30 pm The human element in reducing mortality
The right people for the right job - Valerie Duttlinger, Chief Analytics Officer, Summit SmartFarms
Effective training: What works and what does not - Dr. Sarah Probst-Miller, Creative Director and President, AgCreate Solutions, Inc.
Do not lose the urgency - Dr. Larry Coleman, Veterinarian, Vet Care
5:10 pm What did we hear today? Main points and take-always
Dr. Noel Williams, Chief Operating Officer, Iowa Select Farms
OCTOBER 28th
Concurrent session #1: Breeding Herd Mortality
8:00 am Recent sow survivability research results
Sow survivability: Pelvic organ prolapse – Zoe Kiefer and Jamie Studer, Graduate Students and Dr. Jason Ross, Professor, Iowa State University
Early identification and treatment of at-risk sows – Dr. Chris Rademacher, Clinical Professor, Iowa State University
8:30 am Opportunities for measurable impact - Dr. John Deen, Professor, University of Minnesota
9:00 am Open Discussion: Shared experiences, successes and failures and defining priorities in applied research, management, facilities, etc. for future impact
Concurrent session #2: Post-weaning Mortality - Nursery
8:00 am Recent nursery survivability research results
Nutritional enrichment to improve the weaning transition in nursery aged pigs – Emiline Sundman, Graduate Student, Iowa State University
Attempts to maintain feed intake and reduce weight loss after weaning – Madie Wensley, Graduate Student, Kansas State University
8:30 am Opportunities for measurable impact
Dr. Deb Murray, Veterinarian, New Fashion Pork
9:00 am Open Discussion: Shared experiences, successes and failures and defining priorities in applied research, management, facilities, etc. for future impact
Concurrent session #3 Pre-weaning Piglet Mortality
10:30 am Recent preweaning survivability research results
The use of attractants to stimulate neonatal piglet interest in rope enrichment – Emiline Sundman, Graduate Student, Iowa State University
Creating good lactating sows: how many meals pre-farrow is best– Dr. Kiah Berg, Nutritionist & Sow Technical Service, Pipestone Nutrition
Impact of essential fatty acids in lactation diets on sow and litter performance – Julia Holen, Graduate Student, Kansas State University
The effects of heat lamp placement on piglet mortality – Alicia Denton and Alton Holstine, Survivability Undergraduate Interns, Purdue University
Farrowing induction impacts on piglet viability and survival – Dr. Kara Stewart, Associate Professor, Purdue University
11:00 am Opportunities for measurable impact
Dr. Kara Stewart, Associate Professor, Purdue University
11:30 am Open Discussion: Shared experiences, successes and failures and defining priorities in applied research, management, facilities, etc. for future impact
Concurrent session #4: Post-weaning Mortality - Finishing
10:30 am Recent finishing survivability research results
Assembling whole-herd data to reveal causal patterns and forecasting grow-finish survivability – Edison Magalhaes, Graduate Student, Iowa State University
What’s new in the world of biosecurity from nursery to market – Dr. Derald Holtkamp, Professor, Iowa State University
11:00 am Opportunities for measurable impact
Dr. Jim Pillen, Owner, Pillen Family Farms
11:30 am Open Discussion: Shared experiences, successes and failures and defining priorities in applied research, management, facilities, etc. for future impact
PLENARY SESSION
1:15 pm Pig survivability - A call to action
Dr. Brett Kaysen, SVP Sustainability, National Pork Board
2:00 pm Conference impressions: Now, what should we do to capture value academics and industry and the path forward on collaboration on swine survivability
Dr. Noel Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Iowa Select Farms, Dr. Mike Tokach, Professor, Kansas State University, and Dr. Jason Ross, Professor, Iowa State University
