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 |
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10:00 – 10:45 am | Potential Economic Consequences of Disease in Swine Production Eric Olson MNP |
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10:45 – 11:15 am | Quality Assurance and Biosecurity in a Canadian Boar Stud Kyla Ripley Carlo Genetics Maple Leaf Foods |
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11:15 – Noon | ASF: An Update and Manitoba’s Preparedness Dr. Scott Zaari, CVO Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development |
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Noon – 1:00 pm | LUNCH | |
BREAKOUT SESSION A Sow Management |
BREAKOUT SESSION B Managing Gut pH in Pigs |
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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 |
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4:00 – 4:30 pm | Canadian Pig Production Practices Survey for Improved Economic and Environmental Viability Dr. Mario Tenuta University of Manitoba |
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FEBRUARY 6 |
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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 |
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MAJOR SPEAKERS | ||
9:20 – 10:00 am | Gilt Development: Things to Know for Optimizing Production Dan Bussières Group Cérès, Quebec |
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10:00 – 10:45 am | New Challenges in Sow Nutrition Prof. Dr. Georg Dusel University of Applied Sciences, Bingen, Germany |
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10:45 – 11:30 am | Precision Pig Farming: Exploiting Innovative Technology to Realize Better Welfare and Productivity Dr. Tomas Norton KU Leuven, Belgium |
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11:30 – Noon | Feed Efficiency Dr. Egbert Knol Topigs Norsvin |
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Noon – 1:00 pm | LUNCH | |
1:00 – 1:45 pm | Production Trend Lines Into 2020 Ron Ketchem Swine Management Services LLC, USA |
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1:45 – 2:15 pm | PEDv in Manitoba: An Update/Role of Manure Handling Tricia Schmalenberg Maple Leaf Foods Carlo Genetics |
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2:15 – 2:30 pm | REFRESHMENT BREAK | |
2:30 – 3:00 pm | Managing Ventilation in the Barn Dr. Brett Ramirez Iowa State University, USA |
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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 |