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)
Anne de Lara and Matthew Turner
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
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
8:30 am On-Farm Successes for Measurable Impact
Beating the Odds of Sow Livability – a 300K Sow System Perspective
Anne de Lara
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
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 Result
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
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
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