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Saturday, September 20, 2025

Swine production through data science

• Precision reproduction: Genetic and economic optimization in sow herds  - SLIDES AND VIDEO NOT AVAILABLE
  Juan Carlos Pinilla, AcuFast

• Feeding patterns in lactation: Big data insights to enhance sow and litter performance - VIDEO
  Jorge Estrada, Carthage Veterinary Service

• Managing large litters: Practical strategies for split‑suckling and teat optimization - VIDEO
  Abigail Jenkins, Kansas State University and Tosh Farms (Sponsored by the National Pork Board)

• Programming for performance: Sow feeding systems and early‑life nutrition - VIDEO
  Lee J. Johnston, University of Minnesota

• Digital transformation in pork production: From manual systems to smart data  - VIDEO
  David Rosero, Iowa State University

• From the barn to the spreadsheet: Making sense of production data - VIDEO
  Guilherme Milanez Preis, Topigs Nosvin USA

• Beyond p‑values: Embracing complexity in animal science inference - VIDEO
  Mark Schwartz, University of Minnesota and Schwartz Farms

• Assumptions vs. adaptation: The evolution of data analysis in animal agriculture
  Christian Ramirez Camba, University of Minnesota

• Closing the loop: Integrating carcass metrics with on-farm decision-making - VIDEO
  Peter Ter Linde, Lee-O

Geeks to Geeks: Towards a fit-for-purpose approach: Rethinking scenario-based assessment of POCT tools

• Evaluating ASF point of care: Evidence, gaps, and opportunities - VIDEO
  Maria Sol Perez, University of Minnesota

• Interactive exercise: Test match: Fit for purpose  - VIDEO
  Guillermo Arcega, Rachael Schulte, and Michelle Schultze, University of Minnesota

• Piloting a tool to assess the usability of Point-of-Care Testing (POCT): A case study from Thailand - VIDEO
  Richard French, Consultant

• Field performance of a point-of-care PCR test for influenza in growing pigs: A domestic case study - VIDEO
  Ting-Yu Cheng, Michigan State University

• Supporting outbreak and peri-outbreak response: Insights from the Dominican Republic experience - VIDEO
  Wendy Gonzalez, Dirección de Ganadería, República Dominicana

• Bridging local and central systems: A case study of Uganda’s ASF diagnostic pipeline
  Sylvester Ochwo, University of Minnesota 

• Interactive exercise: (continuation): Test match: Fit for purpose
  Guillermo Arcega, Rachael Schulte, and Michelle Schultze, University of Minnesota

Portuguese Session

• Eliminação de Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae : Oportunidade única para indústria brasileira  - VIDEO
  Maria Pieters, University of Minnesota

• Contaminação ambiental viral ao redor de estruturas de remoção de mortalidades em granjas suínas - VIDEO
  Rafael Medeiros, University of Minnesota

• Benchmarking progresso no controle de doenças: Exemplo POMP - VIDEO
  Ana Paula Poeta Silva, Iowa State University 

Spanish Session

• Convivir o eliminar: El desafío del PRRSV endémico del nacimiento a la finalización - VIDEO
  Ana Paula Poeta Silva, Iowa State University 

• Desafios actuales en sitios 1 en Estados Unidos: Una mirada critica - VIDEO
  Juan Orozco, PIC

• Comparacion experimental de la excrecion aerogena de varias cepas de PRRS - VIDEO
  Juan Mena, University of Minnesota

Sunday, September 21, 2025

Carlos Pijoan SDEC Symposium: Is it really worse? A comparative overview of PRRSV infections, past and present

• Production parameters in PRRSV infected farms over the years - VIDEO
  Daniel Linhares, Iowa State University

• Severity of PRRSV pathology
  Matt Sturos, University of Minnesota

• Comparison of immune response to circulating PRRSV isolates - VIDEO
  Mike Rahe, North Carolina State University

• The perfect storm: Converging factors that fuel PRRS epidemic waves - VIDEO
  Kimberly VanderWaal, University of Minnesota

• Panel discussion: Successes and opportunities regarding intervention strategies for the control of PRRSV - VIDEO
  Mark Wagner, Fairmont Veterinary Clinic; Luc Dufresne, Demeter Veterinary Services, Inc.; Laura Bruner, Swine Vet Center; Adam Schelkopf, Pipestone Veterinary Services

Clinical cases and problem-solving skills by DVM students - VIDEO

• Evaluating high-dose oxytocin as an intervention to increase immunoglobulin transfer to piglets
  Bryn Anderson, University of Minnesota

• Dry fog for PRRSV and salmonella inactivation
  Lindsey Britton, North Carolina State University

• An estimation cost calculator to assess the economic impacts of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae disease
  Kaydance Hinn, University of Minnesota

• Hemoglobin in boars: Impacts on libido and sperm production
  Seth Reicks, University of Minnesota

• Caught in the trough: The interplay between mitigants and feedback
  Rachel Kontz, University of Minnesota

• What is functional teat?
  Nikki Villalon, Iowa State University

• Blue, goo and a tube: A novel feedback delivery system
  Emma Zwart, Iowa State University

Research highlights - VIDEO (PART 1 and PART 2)

• Assessing the probability of detection of Salmonella between oral fluids and fecal sample methods under commercial conditions
  Mariah Negri Musskopf, Iowa State University

• Effects of high soybean meal inclusion on the gut microbiome of finishing pigs
  Angel Martinez, South Dakota State University

• Signals and snags: Leveraging large language models for near real-time swine disease surveillance
  Valeriia Yustyniuk, University of Minnesota

• Identifying the experience, skills and professional goals of the TN-visa workers in the U.S. swine industry
  Magdiel Lopez-Soriano, University of Missouri

• Sudden death in sows: Patterns across parity and production stages
  Laura Solis, Iowa State University

• Assessment of trailer contamination at the harvest facility
  Lucas Ferreira, University of Minnesota

• Comparison of in vitro and in vivo detection methods for identification and discrimination of infectious African swine fever virus in heat-treated samples
  Janine Simmons, SAIC, Plum Island Animal Disease Center

• Early detection of African swine fever and classical swine fever in swine processing fluid following oronasal inoculation
  Kalhari Goonewardene, National Centre for Foreign Animal Disease Canadian Food Inspection Agency

• Investigating waterless decontamination and application potential in transportation biosecurity
  Erin Kettelkamp, Swine Vet Center

• Swine influenza virus introduction in pig farms: A semi-quantitative risk assessment in Northern Italy
  Alessia Rusinà, University of Turin

Monday, September 22, 2025

Keynote Presentations

• Risks and opportunities for pork production in the changing economic landscape - VIDEO
  Bill Moore, Compeer Financial

• From supply focused to demand obsessed - Morrison Lectureship - VIDEO
  Luke Minion, Wholestone Farms

Breakout Sessions; 10:30-12:00

On the path for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae eradication in MN 

• Current prevalence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in commercial farms in MN - VIDEO
  Cesar Corzo, University of Minnesota 

• Lessons learned along the elimination way - VIDEO
  Paul Yeske, Swine Vet Center (Sponsored by the National Pork Board)

• Mycoplasma elimination: Accomplishments and challenges ahead - VIDEO
  Maria Pieters, University of Minnesota

Disease diagnostics

• Salmonella in swine
  Fabio Vannucci, University of Minnesota

• Advanced NGS diagnosis applications in pigs - VIDEO
  Albert Rovira, University of Minnesota

• Porcine diagnostic cases - VIDEO
  Carlos Lopez, University of Minnesota

Policy topics impacting the swine industry - Sponsored by the National Pork Producers Council

• Farm Bill: Challenges and opportunities
  Chase Adams, National Pork Producers Council

• Make America Healthy Again and impact on pork production - VIDEO
  Ashley Johnson, National Pork Producers Council

• Keeping an eye on what’s cooking at state legislatures - VIDEO
  Dillon Davidson, National Pork Producers Council

Pig survivability: Turning research into results - Sponsored by the National Pork Board

• Pig Livability Project: Academia and industry partnership results - VIDEO
  Joel DeRouchey, Kansas State University

• Putting pig survivability into practice: Lessons from the farm - VIDEO
  Carlos Roudergue, Country View Family Farms

• Science-driven approaches to enhancing sow livability - VIDEO
  Mark Knauer, North Carolina State University

Breakout Sessions; 1:30-3:00

PRRS current events

• Impacts of boosting immunity pre-farrowing on antibodies and PRRS dynamics in nursery pigs - VIDEO
  Igor Paploski, University of Minnesota and Mark Wagner, Fairmont Veterinary Clinic

• Emergence and dissemination of PRRSV variant 1C.5.32 across Iowa - VIDEO
  Rabsa Naseer, Iowa State University

• PRRSV 1C.5.32: A variant with epidemiological indicators of rapid spread across the U.S. - VIDEO
  Mariana Kikuti, University of Minnesota

• Revisiting PRRS regional control in the new era - VIDEO
  Lindsay Miller, Swine Vet Center

Confirmation of viability: New tools for an old problem

• Viability PCR: A new frontier in monitoring infection and sanitation - VIDEO
  Nathan Feirer, Promega

• Application of viability PCR to confirm virus stability and inactivation
  Declan Schroeder, University of Minnesota

• Skipping culture and detecting Mycoplasma viability via PCR - VIDEO
  Maria Pieters, University of Minnesota

Industry programs updates

• What's next with U.S. SHIP
  Ann Carpenter, United States Department of Agriculture and Mike Walker, Christensen Farms (Sponsored by the National Pork Board)

• National swine health strategy - VIDEO
  Dusty Oedekoven, National Pork Board (Sponsored by the National Pork Board)

• Minnesota animal health task force
  Jill Resler, Minnesota Pork Board

Sow longevity - Sponsored by the National Pork Board

• Optimizing gestation nutrition to mitigate sow anemia, improve farrowing outcomes, and support longevity in the prolific sow - VIDEO
  Katlyn McClellan, South Dakota State University

• Some non-productive days are productive: Resting sows to improve performance and longevity - VIDEO
  Paul Thomas, AMVC

• Improving sow longevity through genetic selection: Advances and opportunities - VIDEO
  Luiz Brito, Purdue University

Breakout Sessions; 3:30-5:00

Gene editing in livestock

• Engineering DNA blueprints of resilience in livestock: A report from the National Academies - VIDEO
  Jon Oatley, Washington State University

• CRISPR conversations: What consumers think about gene-edited pork - VIDEO
  Jean Parrella, Virginia Tech

• The PRRS-resistant pig: What's next? - VIDEO
  Lindsay Case, PIC

Emerging challenges in the swine industry

• The changing challenges for swine worker health and safety - VIDEO NOT AVAILABLE
  Jeff Bender, University of Minnesota School of Public Health

• New World Screwworm: Potential impacts on the swine industry and USDA-ARS research to mitigate this devastating pest - VIDEO NOT AVAILABLE
  Kim Lohmeyer, US Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Research Service (ARS) (Sponsored by the National Pork Board)

• Tick bites, allergy, and diet: Alpha-gal syndrome in the United States - VIDEO NOT AVAILABLE
  Gilbert Kersh, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Opportunities for on-site biosecurity practices - Sponsored by the Swine Health Information Center

• Environmental contamination in dead boxes and composting bins of wean-to-finish farms - VIDEO
  Igor Paploski, University of Minnesota

• Airborne biosecurity: Comparison of air filtration and an electrostatic precipitator technology - VIDEO
  Mark Schwartz, University of Minnesota and Schwartz Farms

• Uncovering the gaps: Insights from PRRS outbreak investigations - VIDEO
  Christine Mainquist-Whigham, Pillen Family Farms and DNA Genetics

High soy for improved health - Sponsored by US Soy

• Documented benefits of dietary SBM for respiratory disease challenged pigs from the commercial sector - VIDEO
  R. Dean Boyd, Animal Nutrition Research

• Key SBM functional compounds reduced pathogen-related mortality in growing pigs infected with PRRSv: Results and clinical description  - VIDEO
  Brooke N. Smith, Cargill Animal Nutrition

• Mechanistic insights into key soy-derived bioactives (isoflavones, saponins): Modulating immunity and improving disease resilience in swine - VIDEO
  Ryan N. Dilger, University of Illinois

Tuesday, September 23, 2025

Keynote Presentations

• Emerging viral threats and mitigation strategies in the swine industry - VIDEO
  Juergen Richt, Kansas State University

• Blind men and the pig: Challenging our understanding of sustainable pork systems - Pijoan Lectureship - VIDEO
  Pedro Urriola, University of Minnesota

Breakout Sessions; 10:30-12:00 

Swine flu and HPAI

• Understanding influenza diversity at the production flow and at the individual pig level - VIDEO NOT AVAILABLE
  Joaquin Alvarez Norambuena, University of Minnesota

• Control and elimination of human influenza spill-overs in pigs - VIDEO NOT AVAILABLE
  Emily McDowell, Pipestone Veterinary Services

• Guidance response plan to HPAI - VIDEO NOT AVAILABLE
  Anna Forseth, National Pork Producers Council

Physiology, diagnostics and control of diarrheas

• Shaping the gut: How weaning and sex influence development and health in the pig
  Adam Moeser, Michigan State University

• Interpreting the mixed bag of findings in diarrheic pigs
  Fabio Vannucci, University of Minnesota

• Piglet diarrhea and vaccine efficacy: Observations from the field - VIDEO
  Laura Bruner, Swine Vet Center

Addressing the market hog trailer biosecurity challenges - Sponsored by the Swine Health Information Center

• Characterization of the market hog trailer contamination rates at the harvest plant - VIDEO
  Cesar Corzo, University of Minnesota

• Market hog trailer cleaning and disinfection: An economic and epidemiologic assessment - VIDEO
  Ben Blair, University of Illinois 

• A production system approach to optimizing transport biosecurity, economics, and health - VIDEO
  David Hanneman, Christensen Farms

Artificial intelligence on production and health management

• Turning data into decisions: Opportunities and challenges of AI application in swine farming - VIDEO
  Isabella Condotta, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• Artificial intelligence in swine management and breeding: Opportunities and applications - VIDEO
  Guilherme Rosa, University of Wisconsin-Madison

• Transforming swine health management via machine learning: PRRS monitoring applications - VIDEO
  Nakarin Pamornchainavakul, University of Minnesota