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2026 Manitoba Swine Seminar

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Manitoba Swine Seminar Agenda - Feb 4th - 5th,2026

FEBRUARY 4TH,2026

Thursday, FEBRUARY 5TH,2026

Thursday, FEBRUARY 5TH,2026

8:00 – 9:00 am Registration

9:00 – 9:15  am Opening remarks


FEATURED SPEAKERS - DAY 1

This information is subject to change at any time.


9:15 – 10:00 a.m. Seneca Valley virus or skin lesions on the snout – What happens next?

Dr. Jette Christensen - CWSHIN


10:00 – 10:30 a.m. Nutrition for sows nursing large litters

Dr. Lee-Anne Huber - University of Guelph


10:30 - 10:45 am BREAK


10:45– 11:15 a.m. Feeding gilts to maximize their mammary development and subsequent milk yield

Dr. Chantal Farmer- Research scientist in Swine Lactation Biology Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada


11:15 – 12:00 p.m.  Giving Piglets the Best Start

Karina Mikkelsen - FarestaldsEliten


12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch


1:15 - 2:00 p.m. Water Quality and Treatment 

Dr. Irena Motnenko - Osorna


2:00 - 2:30 p.m. Autogenous Vaccines: Tailored Health Solutions for Individual Farms 

Dr. Cesar Caballero - CEVA Animal Health 


2:30 - 2:45 p.m. Stars Air Ambulance  - Manitoba


2:45 - 3:00 p.m. BREAK


3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Loose Housing: Designing for Welfare and Managing for Productivity 

Kevin Kurbis - New Ag Standard 


3:30 - 4:15 p.m.  Panel on Sow and piglet care

Dr. Lee-Anne Huber, Dr. Chantal Farmer, Kevin Kurbis


 

 

Thursday, FEBRUARY 5TH,2026

Thursday, FEBRUARY 5TH,2026

Thursday, FEBRUARY 5TH,2026

8:00 – 9:00 am Registration

9:00 – 9:15  am Opening remarks


FEATURED SPEAKERS - DAY 2

This information is subject to change at any time.


9:15– 9:45 a.m. Looking back at 2025 and Forecasting 2026

Cam Dahl - Manitoba Pork Council


9:45 – 10:15 a.m. Hog Market Insights 

Michael FitzGerald - Professional  Ag Marketing


10:15 - 10:30 a.m. BREAK


10:30 – 11:15 a.m. Biosecurity: Cleaning and Disinfecting/ Rodent Control 

Dave Van Walleghem BSA - Biosecurity Specialist - Solvet


11:15– 11:45 a.m. Trends in G/F mortality and how to prevent them 

Nat Stas - PIC


12:00 – 1:15 p.m. Lunch


1:15 – 1:30 p.m. Presentation of the Poster Competition and the winning poster


1:30-2:00 p.m. The Manitoba Agricultural Greenhouse Gas Assessment Tool

Mitchell Timmerman - Manitoba Agriculture


2:00 -2:30 p.m. In the Finisher phase – how to maximize profitability 

Steve Dziver - True Ag


2:30 -3:00 p.m.   How the recent modernization of the Feeds Regulations impacts pork producers

Erin Ross - ANAC


3:00 p.m. Coffee and dismissal




 


 


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