Schedule

FEBRUARY 5
8:00 – 9:30 am	Registration
9:20 – 9:30 am	Opening Remarks
	MAJOR SPEAKERS
9:30 – 10:00 am	Manitoba Swine Industry Update Andrew Dickson Manitoba Pork
10:00 – 10:45 am	Potential Economic Consequences of Disease in Swine Production Eric Olson Trevor Elyk MNP
10:45 – 11:15 am	Quality Assurance and Biosecurity in a Canadian Boar Stud Kyla Ripley Carlo Genetics PEDv in Manitoba: An Update/Role of Manure Handling Tricia Schmalenberg Maple Leaf Foods
11:15 – Noon	ASF: An Update and Manitoba’s Preparedness Dr. Scott Zaari, CVO Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development
Noon – 1:00 pm	LUNCH
	BREAKOUT SESSION A Sow Management	BREAKOUT SESSION B Managing Gut pH in Pigs
1:00 – 1:30 pm	Implementation of a Batch Farrowing System Dr. Pedro Mosqueira PIC	Water Acidification and Animal Performance Martine Giguere Agro-Bio Contrôle inc.
1:30 – 2:15 pm	Loose Sow Housing: Managing Social Behaviour and Aggression Dr. Jennifer Brown Prairie Swine Centre Saskatchewan	Diet Formulation to Impact Gut pH Dr. Chengbo Yang University of Manitoba
2:15 – 3:00 pm	Lessons Learned From Converting to Pen Gestation Mark Chambers Sunterra Farms	Producing Commercial Pigs With the Lowest Cost Brad Heron Cherkizovo Group (Pork Division) Russia
3:00 – 3:15 pm	REFRESHMENT BREAK
3:15 – 4:00 pm	Training, Motivation and a Culture of Safety Tia Landry Maple Leaf Agri-Farms
4:00 – 4:30 pm	Canadian Pig Production Practices Survey for Improved Economic and Environmental Viability Dr. Mario Tenuta University of Manitoba
FEBRUARY 6
8:00 – 9:30 am	Registration
9:00 – 9:05 am	Opening Remarks
9:05 – 9:20 am	The Honorable Blaine Pedersen, Minister Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development
	MAJOR SPEAKERS
9:20 – 10:00 am	Gilt Development: Things to Know for Optimizing Production Dan Bussières Group Cérès, Quebec
10:00 – 10:45 am	New Challenges in Sow Nutrition Prof. Dr. Georg Dusel University of Applied Sciences, Bingen, Germany
10:45 – 11:30 am	Precision Pig Farming: Exploiting Innovative Technology to Realize Better Welfare and Productivity Dr. Tomas Norton KU Leuven, Belgium
11:30 – Noon	Feed Efficiency Dr. Egbert Knol Topigs Norsvin
Noon – 1:00 pm	LUNCH
1:00 – 1:45 pm	Production Trend Lines Into 2020 Ron Ketchem Swine Management Services LLC, USA
1:45 – 2:15 pm	PEDv in Manitoba: An Update/Role of Manure Handling Tricia Schmalenberg Maple Leaf Foods Quality Assurance and Biosecurity in a Canadian Boar Stud Kyla Ripley Carlo Genetics
2:15 – 2:30 pm	REFRESHMENT BREAK
2:30 – 3:00 pm	Managing Ventilation in the Barn Dr. Brett Ramirez Iowa State University, USA
3:00 – 4:00 pm	PANEL DISCUSSION: Aiming for the Bullseye • James Hofer Starlite Colony (moderator) • Dan Bussières Group Cérès, Quebec • Prof. Dr. Georg Dusel   University of Applied Sciences, Bingen, Germany • Dr. Egbert Knol Topigs Norsvin • Dr. Tomas Norton KU Leuven, Belgium