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Conference presentations & recordings

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PIG LIVABILITY

2021 International Conference on Pig Survivability (October 27-28)

Video recordings of selected talks are now available individually below (hyperlinked), or you can find all videos located on the Iowa  Pork Industry Center YouTube play list, International Conference on Pig Survivability


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

 


2023 AASV Presentations

2023 AASV Pre-conference Seminar - Improving Pig Survivability through Research and Industry Collaboration

Dr. Jason Ross- Overview of sow pelvic organ prolapse research (pdf)Download
Dr. Jack Dekkers- Is there a genetic basis for pelvic organ prolapse? (pdf)Download
Dr. Steve Dritz- Sow robustness: Key areas to maximize sow retention (pdf)Download
Dr. Chris Rademacher- Early identification of at-risk sows reduces sow mortality (pdf)Download
Dr. Clayton Johnson- Managing noninfectious causes of sow mortality (pdf)Download
Dr. Mike Tokach-Nutritional, genetic, and management strategies to influence mortality after weaning (pdf)Download
Dr. Edison Magalhaes- Postweaning mortality: Key findings through data analysis (pdf)Download

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