INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PIG LIVABILITY

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PLENARY SESSION 

8:30 am   Welcome and Opening Comments

8:45 am   Pig Livability Project focus and resources at piglivability.com

                  Dr. Joel DeRouchey, Professor, Kansas State University

9:00 am   Trends of the Best and Lowest Mortality Farms in US. and Internationally

                  Nicole Boettger, MetaFarms

                  Dr. Derald Holtkamp, Iowa State University 

9:30 am  Maximize Livability and Economics – How to Reconcile?

                  Dr. Clayton Johnson, Carthage System 

10:00 am Panel 

10:15 am Break (Sponsors: ABVista, AcuFast, Alltech, DNA Genetics, Huvepharma, Kemin, Kent Nutrition Group)

10:45 am The Elephant – Sow Farm Health on Whole Herd Livability 

                  Dr. Daniel Linhares, DVM, MBA, PhD, Roy A. Schultz Professor in Swine Medicine

                  Dr. Edison Magalhaes, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University

11:15 am Individual Sow Care: Renewed Emphasis for Immediate Impact

                  Alex Umbaugh, Sow Retention Specialist, Iowa Select Farms

                  Dr. Carlos Roudergue, Country View Family Farms

11:45 am Panel

12:00 pm Lunch (Sponsors: Cargill, Elanco, & Novus)

PLENARY SESSION 

Grand Central Ballroom

1:15 pm  Routine and Novel Strategies to Select for Piglet, Pig, and Sow Livability

                  Dr. Jack Dekkers, Distinguished Professor, Iowa State University

                  Dr. Tom Rathje, Chief Scientific Officer, DNA Genetics

                  Dr. Jenelle Dunkelberger, Geneticist, Topigs Norsvin

                  Dr. Lucina Galina, Technical Project Director, PIC 

2:15 pm  Panel

2:30 pm  Farm Staffing to Improve Livability (Costs to Staffing, Changes Based Over Time) 

                  Overall JBS Strategies to Reduce Mortality

                  Anne de Lara – Details on How to Beat the Odds of Livability 

3:10 pm Panel

3:20 pm   Break (Sponsors: ABVista, AcuFast, Alltech, DNA Genetics, Huvepharma, Kemin, & Kent Nutrition Group)

3:45 pm  Livability Success Stories 

                  Day 1 Pig Care - Labor Allocation– PJ Corns, JBS Live Pork 

                  24-Hour Farrowing Care 

                  Adoption of Technology to Optimize Labor Priorities – Fred Kuhr, Dykhuis Farms 

                  Sow Housing Facilities (Group Housing Conversion) – Hyatt Frobose 

                  The Importance of Improving Company Culture to Create Employees Who      CARE– Dianne Bettin, Bettin Consulting

5:00 pm  Panel 

5:15 pm  What did We Hear Today? 

                  Dr. Noel Williams, Senior Vice President Live Production, Seaboard Foods 

5:30 pm   Reception (Sponsor: Topigs Norsvin)

6:45 am  Breakfast (Sponsors: Iowa Pork Producers Association & United Animal Health)

8 – 12 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Concurrent session #1: Breeding Herd Mortality 

Blackstone Ballroom A

8:00 am  Recent Sow Livability Research Results

                  What are the "Real Causes" of Sudden Deaths in Sows- Dr. Chris Rademacher,                   Clinical Professor, Iowa State University

8:30 am On-Farm Successes for Measurable Impact 

                  Anne de Lara – Beating the Odds of Sow Livability – a 300K Sow System Perspective 

9:00 am Open Discussion - Shared Experiences, Successes and Failures

9:30 am   Define Priorities in Applied Research, Management, Facilities, etc. for Future Impact

10:00 am  Break (Sponsors: ABVista, AcuFast, Alltech, DNA Genetics, Huvepharma, Kemin, & Kent Nutrition Group)

Concurrent session #2: Post-weaning Mortality - Nursery

Blackstone Ballroom B

8:00 am Recent Nursery Livability Research Results

8:30 am  Nursery On-Farm Liability Successes for Measurable Impact

                  Dr. Christine Mainquist-Whigham, Pillen Family Farms

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 (Sponsors: ABVista, AcuFast, Alltech, DNA Genetics, Huvepharma, Kemin, & Kent Nutrition Group)

Concurrent session #3 Pre-weaning Piglet Mortality

Blackstone Ballroom A

10:30 am  Recent Preweaning Livability Research Results

                  Balancing Litters Based on Functional Teat Count – Abigail Jenkins, Kansas State University

                  No Benefit to a Split Suckle Protocol – Mikayla Spinler, Kansas State University

11:00 am Life in the Farrowing Crate: A Survival Guide for Piglets

                  Dr. Ashley DeDecker, Director of Production Research, Smithfield Foods

11:30 am Open Session - Shared Experiences, Successes and Failures 

11:45 am Define Priorities in Applied Research, Management, Facilities, etc. for Future Impact

12:00 pm Lunch (Sponsors: Cargill, Elanco, & Novus)

Concurrent session #4: Post-weaning Mortality - Finishing

Blackstone Ballroom B

10:30 am  Recent Finishing Livability Research Results

                  Key Welfare Resources for the Late Finish Phase on Commercial Swine Farms:                   How does this Affect Pig Welfare, Health, and Growth – Emma Coursey

11:00 am  On-farm Successes for Measurable Impact 

                  Chris Sievers, Swine Vet Center

11:30 am Open Session - Shared Experiences, Successes and Failures

11:45 am Define Priorities in Applied Research, Management, Facilities, etc. for Future Impact

12:00 pm  Lunch (Sponsors: Cargill, Elanco, & Novus)

PLENARY SESSION

Grand Central Ballroom

1:15 pm   PRRSv – Practices for Living With it to Maximize Livability

                  Dr. Pete Thomas, Director of Veterinary Services for Iowa Select Farms

                  Dr. Jeremy Pittman, Senior Director, US Veterinary Services for Smithfield Hog Production

                  Dr. Amy Maschhoff, Director of Health for The Maschhoffs LLC

2:00 pm Panel

2:10 pm  Conference Impressions:  Now, What Should We do to Capture Value Academics and Industry

                  Dr. Noel Williams, Senior Vice President Live Production, Seaboard Foods and                   Dr. Mike Tokach, Distinguished Professor, Kansas State University

2:30 pm   Path Forward on Collaboration on Swine Livability 

                  Dr. Joel DeRouchey, Professor, Kansas State University

2:45pm   Adjourn