INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PIG LIVABILITY

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EARLY REGISTRATION 

Registration desk

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5 - 7pm        Name badge and program pick up available

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PLENARY SESSION 

Grand Central Ballroom

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7:30am        Registration opens

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8:30am        Welcome and Opening Comments

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8:45am        Pig Livability Project Focus and Resources at piglivability.com

                      Dr. Joel DeRouchey, Professor, Kansas State University

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

                      Rachel Johnson, Technical Account and Production Support Lead, MetaFarms

                      Dr. Derald Holtkamp, Professor, Iowa State University 

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

                      Dr. Clayton Johnson, Director of Health, Carthage System 

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10:00am      Panel 

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

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

                      Dr. Daniel Linhares, Professor, Director of Graduate Education, Iowa State University

                      Dr. Edison Magalhaes, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University

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

                      Alex Umbaugh, Sow Retention Specialist, Iowa Select Farms

                      Dr. Carlos Roudergue, Director of Technical Services, Country View Family Farms

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11:45am        Panel

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12:00pm       Lunch (Sponsors: Cargill, Chemlock Nutrition, Elanco, Novus, Phibro & PIC)

                      National Swine Health Strategy 

                       Dr. Meredith Petersen, Director of Swine Health, National Pork Board 

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PLENARY SESSION 

Grand Central Ballroom

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1:15pm         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, Global Health & Behavior Platform Lead, Topigs Norsvin

                      Dr. Lucina Galina, Technical Project Director, PIC 

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2:15pm         Panel

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2:30pm        Livability From Birth to Market - A Comparison of Global Practices   

                      Dr. Anne de Lara, Corporate Swine Manager, Seara Alimentos - JBS

                      Dr. Matthew Turner, Head of Operations, JBS 

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3:10pm        Panel

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

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3:45pm       Livability Success Stories 

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

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

                      What Does Success in Open Gestation Look Like? A Cross-Section of USA Sow Farms – Dr. Hyatt Frobose, Commercial Director, JYGA Technologies, Inc. 

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

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5:00pm       Panel 

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5:15pm         What Did We Hear Today? 

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

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5:30pm       Reception (Sponsored by Topigs Norsvin)

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____________________________________________________________________________________________________7:00am        Breakfast (Sponsors: Iowa Pork Producers Association & United Animal Health)

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CONCURRENT SESSION #1: Breeding Herd Mortality 

Blackstone Ballroom A

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8:00am        Recent Sow Livability Research Results

                      Risk Factors Associated with Gilt Retention in Breeding Herds - Dr. Elly Kirwa, Graduate Student, Iowa State University

                      Seasonality and Sudden Death: What Do Necropsies Reveal About Sow Mortality? - Laura Solis, Graduate Student, Iowa State University

                      Perineal Score and Risk Factors Associated with Prolapse in Late Gestation Sows - Tricia Veldhuizen, Graduate Student, Iowa State University

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8:30am        Beating the Odds of Sow Livability – a 300K Sow System Perspective 

                      Dr. Anne de Lara, Corporate Swine Manager, Seara Alimentos - JBS

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

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

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

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CONCURRENT SESSION #2: Post-weaning Mortality - Nursery

Blackstone Ballroom B

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8:00am        Recent Nursery Livability Research Results

                     Review of Nursery Pig Management and Feeding Practices Research - Dr. Jordan Gebhardt, Associate Professor, Kansas State University 

                     Nutritional Interventions to Improve Livability in Newly Weaned Pigs - Nathan Vander Werff, Graduate Student, Iowa State University

                       Effect of FUT1 Genotype on Nursery Pig Mortality and Growth - Elizabeth Due, Graduate Student, Iowa State University

                     Data Management - Dr. Edison Magalhaes,  Assistant Professor, Iowa State University

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

                      Dr. Christine Mainquist-Whigham, Veterinarian, Pillen Family Farms

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

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

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

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CONCURRENT SESSION #3 Pre-weaning Piglet Mortality

Blackstone Ballroom A

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10:30am       Recent Preweaning Livability Research Results

                       Litter Size Relative to Functional Teat Count on Lactating Sow and Litter Performance - Dr. Abigail Jenkins, Director of Nutrition, Tosh Farms

                       Pre-wean Gastroenteritis and Its Impact on Downstream Livability - Mitchell Nisley, Graduate Student, Iowa State University

                       Evaluation of Split Suckling Strategies on Pre- and Post-weaning Pig Growth and Mortality - Mikayla Spinler, Graduate Student, Kansas State University

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

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

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

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

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12:00pm       Lunch (Sponsors: Cargill, Chemlock Nutrition Elanco, Novus, Phibro & PIC)

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CONCURRENT SESSION #4: Post-weaning Mortality - Finishing

Blackstone Ballroom B

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10:30am       Recent Finishing Livability Research Results

                     Field Assessment of Resource-based Welfare Outcomes in Late-Finishing Pigs - Emma Coursey, Veterinary Student, University of Illinois

                     Evaluating Production and Transport Factors of Transit Loss in Market Hogs - Junhao Huang, Graduate Student, Iowa State University

                     ROI of Market Haul Sanitation - Dr. Pete Thomas, Director of Veterinary Services, Iowa Select Farms

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11:00am        On-farm Successes for Measurable Impact 

                       Dr. Chris Sievers, Veterinarian, Swine Vet Center

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

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

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12:00pm       Lunch (Sponsors: Cargill, Chemlock Nutrition Elanco, Novus, Phibro & PIC)

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PLENARY SESSION

Grand Central Ballroom

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

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

                      PRRS Management in a Large Geographically Diverse and Dynamic Integrated Production System - Dr. Jeremy Pittman, Senior Director, US Veterinary Services for Smithfield Hog Production

                      Dr. Tyler Bauman, Herd Veterinarian, The Maschhoffs LLC

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2:00pm       Panel

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2:10pm        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

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2:30pm        Path Forward on Collaboration on Swine Livability 

                      Dr. Joel DeRouchey, Professor, Kansas State University

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2:45pm        Adjourn

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