2017 Presentations

Monday, September 18, 2017

Keynote Presentations; Ballroom AB

• Challenges in Defining "The Greater Good": An Integrated Pork Producer's Perspective - Gary Louis and Luc Dufresne

Breakout Sessions; 10:30am-Noon

Diagnostics and Cases - Ballroom D

• Preparedness for Foreign Animal Investigations and Experience with Seneca Valley Virus at Processing Plants - A.J. Shute
• Lessons Learned from a Recent SVV Outbreak in Finishing Sites - Jake Schwartz
• Senecavirus A Infection in Boars - Matt Sturos

Swine Health Research - Ballroom AB

• Tracking Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Variants within Swine Production Systems - Alyssa Anderson
• Assessment of The Likelihood of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Lateral Transmission - Paul Yeske
• Detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in Replacement Gilts Based on Source and Flow - Karine Takeuti
• A Diagnostic Approach to Confirm Day Zero - Amanda Sponheim

Production #1-Room 6

• Conformation Trait Effects on Measures of Sow Longevity and Lifetime Productivity - Joe Stock
• Neonatal Management for the Retention of Sows in the Herd - Charlotte Meli

Production #2-Room 8

• Emerging Issues in Antibiotic Resistance Linked to Use in Food Animals-Peter Davies
• Antibiotic Stewardship:Improving Antibiotic use in Animal and Human Health - Amanda Beaudoin
• Environmental Aspects of Antibiotic Use in Swine Production - Michelle Soupir

Production/Public Interface - Room 2

• Present and Future of the Dr. Morrison Swine Health Monitoring Program (MSHMP) - Andres Perez and Kim VanderWaal
• Transboundary Risk of Feed Ingredients: Viral Survival and Mitigation Update - Scott Dee
• Understanding Cull Sow Movements in North America: Implications on Disease Transmission - Jim Lowe
• The Latest Information about ASF in Europe - Andres Perez

Breakout Sessions; 1:30-3:00pm

Diagnostics and Cases-Ballroom D

• A Veterinarian's Perspective of Streptococcus suis Over the Past Decade - Laura Dalquist
• Transdisciplinary Approach to Characterize the Diversity of Streptococcus suis in the United States - April Estrada
• Streptococcus suis Virulence Factors and Vaccine Candidates: What a Mess! - Mariela Segura

Swine Health Research-Ballroom AB

• Experiences on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Elimination from Farrow-to-Wean Farms - Bill Minton
• A Survival Analysis of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Elimination Efforts - Paul Yeske
• Achieving Day Zero in Large Swine Operations - Elise Toohill
• Economics of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Elimination - Daniel Linhares

Production #1-Room 6

• Heat Stress Alleviation in Lactating Sows by Dietary Betaine Supplementation and Cooling Pads - Francisco Cabezon
• Troubleshooting Poor Litter Size in a Farrow-to-Wean Production System - Sara Bloomer
• The Effect of Parity and Stage of Gestation on Whole Body and Maternal Growth and Feed Efficiency of Gestating Sows -Lori Thomas
• Effect of Birth Weight and Colostrum Intake on Piglet Survival and Quality - Jeffrey Wiegert

Production #2-Room 8

• How the GFI#213/VFD Affected the Pattern of Submissions at the UMN-VDL - Eliana Paladino
• Antibiotic Injection of Piglets - Treatment, Control or Prevention? - Pete Thomas
• Salmonella and Removal of In-Feed Antibiotics - Levi Johnson

Production/Public Interface-Room 2

• Welcome and Overview of Secure Food Systems - Marie Culhane
• Developing Data Collection and Validation Tools to Help Prepare the Swine Industry for FMD - Juan Sanhueza
• Managing Complexity: Simplifying Assumptions of FMD Models for Swine - Amy Kinsley
• Establishing Likelihood Estimations for FMD Exposure and Spread Due to the Movement of Weaned Pigs - Heidi Vesterinen and Riikka Soininen
• Preparing to Implement the Secure Pork Supply Plans - Pam Zaabel

Breakout Sessions; 3:30-5:00pm

Diagnostics and Cases-Ballroom D

• Swine Solutions from Around the World- Jeff Husa
• Practice is Discovery: Investigation of Progressive Secondary Sperm Abnormalities - Lisa Tokach
• Still Struggling with Influenza…But Here is How I’m Approaching It - Jeremy Pittman
• Case Studies from the Middle Kingdom - Keith Erlandson

Swine Health Research-Ballroom AB

• Novel Sampling Strategies for Piglets-from Testicles to Teats! - Carles Vilalta
• New Insights into PRRS Seasonality Across Different US Regions - Andreia Arruda
• Why Are We Not Making More Progress to Decrease Incidence? - Clayton Johnson

Production #1-Room 6

• Determination of the Energy Value of Corn Germ Meal for Pigs Using a Growth Assay - Jorge Estrada
• Heavy Weight Market Pigs: Status of Knowledge and Future Needs Assessmen - Arkin Wu
• Evaluation of the Impact of Errors in the Sorting of Pigs for Market on Sort Loss and Optimal Market Weight at a Rangeof Marketing Ages - Yichen Que
• Effects of Dietary Zinc Source and Concentration on Performance of Growing-Finishing Pigs Reared with Reduced Floor Space - Julia Holen

Production #2-Room 8

• Production Performance and Welfare of ABF Pigs vs. Pigs Raised with Judicious Antibiotic Use Challenged with a Contemporary PRRS Virus - Scott Dee
• Growth Promotion Alternatives to Sub-Therapeutic Antibiotics - Wes Schweer
• AMDUCA and VFD-Recent Questions - Mike Murphy

Production/Public Interface-Room 2

• Animals as Evidence: Forensic Pathology of Animal Abuse and Neglect - Jackie Dykstra
• Reporting and Following up on Suspected Abuse Cases in Minnesota - Tim Shields
• Review of State by State Reporting Regulations-Intro to Online Resources - John Deen

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Keynote Presentations; Ballroom AB

• Coopetition: Moving to a More Cooperative Swine Industry Strategy - John Deen
• Short Introduction on Dr. Bob Morrison and Coopetition-John Deen
• Why Does the Pork Industry Need Coopetition - Noel Williams
• Cooperation, Competition and Coopetetion - Rebecca Liu

Breakout Sessions; 10:30am-Noon

Disease Cases-Ballroom D

• Immunological Basis of Sow Feedback Programs - Mrigendra Rajput
• The Science of Feedback: Modernization of Materials and Methods Applied in an Integrated Swine Production System - Rebecca Robbins
• Feedback-Do's and Don'ts? - Deb Murray

Disease Research-Ballroom AB

• An Overview of UMN Influenza Research Goals and Progress - Montse Torremorell
• Cost Effective Influenza Sampling Strategies for Pigs - Jorge Garrido
• The Association Between Influenza Immune Status and Infection Patterns in Nursery Pigs - Fabian Chamba
• An Overview of Influenza Genetic Diversity and Possible Implications for Vaccine Strain Selection - Marie Culhane
• Vaccination as One of the Drivers of Influenza Genetic Diversity - Jayaveeramuthu Nirmala

Production #1-Room 6

• High Production with Below-Average Sow Loss - Pam Miller
• We've Posted a Lot of Sows - Jeremy Pittman
• 25 Years of Experience - Bob Thompson

Production #2-Room 8

• Introduction: How do We Define Wean Age? - Kyle Coble
• Biological and Production Basis of Optimal Wean Age - Adam Moeser
• Our Thought Process and a Field Trial - Cameron Schmitt

Production/Public Interface-Room 2

• Manitoba-Industry Battle with PEDv - Brad Chappell
• Prolapses in Sow Herds: Industry Trends - Carmen Alonso
• Influence of Excess Ca and P in Diets Fed to Multiparous Sows on Peripartum Ca and P Homeostasis - Mariola Grez
• China: What Chinese Vets Think You Should Know - Keith Erlandson

Distinguished Speaker Series

• The Scientific Challenge of Feeding the World-Nutrition and Eating: Understanding Why and How We Eat - Tim Roufs