2019 Presentations

Please note: Not all presenters have chosen to make their materials available to share. Videos are made available after the conference is concluded.

Monday, September 16, 2019

Keynote Presentations; Ballroom ABC

Using Internal Research and Innovation to Enhance Value Across the Smithfield Pork Chain, Terry Coffey - VIDEO
Cracking the Streptococcus suis Code, Connie Gebhart - VIDEO

Breakout Sessions; 10:30am-Noon

PCV3: Diagnostics, Research, and Control - Ballroom D

PCV3 Positive, Now What?, Albert Rovira - VIDEO
PCV3 Research Insights and Applications, Bailey Arruda - VIDEO
Clinical Presentation and Control of PCV3, Emily Byers - VIDEO

PRRS: Diagnostics, Risk Factors, and Incidence - Ballroom AB

Investigation of Gilts as a Factor for Delayed Time-to-Stability, Juan Sanhueza - VIDEO
Comparison of Different Sampling Methodologies in Due-to-Wean Piglets and Litters, Carles Vilalta - VIDEO
Decreasing PRRS Incidence: A Production System View, Tara Donovan, Jay Miller, Pete Thomas - VIDEO, VIDEO, VIDEO

Improving Pig Survival in the Herd - Room 7-8

Current Efforts Toward Improving Pig Livability, Jason Ross - VIDEO
Birthweight and Interventions to Improve Survival of Pigs, Lee Johnston - VIDEO
Changing Preweaning Piglet Survival Expectations, Larry Coleman - VIDEO

Diagnostics and Prevention of Vitamin Deficiencies - Room 4-6

Vitamin Deficiencies in Pigs: Why Should We Care, Stephanie Rossow - VIDEO
Vitamin Supplementation from a Risk Management Perspective (How to Not Be the Victim of a Minimalist), Merlin Lindemann - VIDEO
Feed, Feeding Levels, and Tissue Analytics of Vitamins: Observations from the Field, Ronny Moser - VIDEO

Pig Farm Disasters: Emergency Planning and Response to FADs - Room 1-3

Carcass Disposal Options, Lori Miller - VIDEO
An All-Hazards Approach to Agricultural Emergencies, Marie Culhane - VIDEO
STOP or GO? Disease Management Strategies for Agricultural Industries, Carol Cardona - VIDEO
Bridging Communication to Engage Industry and State Partners in Response to a FAD Outbreak, Abby Neu - VIDEO

Breakout Sessions; 1:30-3:00pm

Silent Estrus in Gilts: A Case Investigation - Ballroom D

Our Experience Investigating Silent Estrus in Gilts, Joel Nerem, Jake Schwartz - VIDEO, VIDEO
Silent Estrus in Gilts: What Have We Learned?, Jean Paul Cano - VIDEO
Physiology Behind Gilt Fertility and Infertility Problems, Robert Knox - VIDEO

VDL Updates: Cases, Approaches, and Data - Room 1-3

LabSAVI, Jerry Torrison - VIDEO
Parvoviruses: Help! What Does It All Mean? Life Is Already Complicated, Stephanie Rossow - VIDEO
Wobbly Hogs: Usual and Unusual Suspects, Matt Sturos - VIDEO
Lab Cases and Quirks, Albert Rovira - VIDEO

Keeping Mycoplasma Out of the the Farm - Ballroom AB

Surveillance of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in Minimal Prevalence Scenarios, Alyssa Betlach - NO PRESENTATION OR VIDEO
Monitoring Mycoplasma-Negative Sow Farms, Laura Bruner - VIDEO
Nontraditional Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Surveillance in Sow Farms, Deb Murray - VIDEO
Mycoplasma Status at a Boar Stud: Does It Matter?, Amy Maschoff - VIDEO

Dynamics of Transmission and Viral Diversity: Moving Targets for Disease Control - Room 7-8

Forecasting Outbreaks of PEDV, Kim VanderWaal - VIDEO
Incidence and Dynamics of Wild Type PRRS Virus in Growing Pigs from Midwest US Farms, Jose Angulo - NO PRESENTATION OR VIDEO
Dynamics of PRRSV in the US Over the Past Decade: A Molecular Epidemiology Perspective, Mariana Kikuti, Igor Paploski - VIDEO

Pig Farm Disasters: Emergency Planning and Response to Natural Disasters - Room 4-6

Dealing with Hurricanes and Floods, Emily Byers - VIDEO
Snow Storms: Implications for the 72H Rule of No Pig Movement, Levi Johnson - VIDEO
Dealing With Fires and Explosions—Implications for Emergency Euthanasia, Cameron Schmitt - VIDEO
What Can You Do to Legally Prepare For and Protect Yourself, Your Pigs, and Your Farm Against Disasters?, Matt Berger - VIDEO

Breakout Sessions; 3:30-5:00pm

ABVP: Advanced Case Investigation - Room 1-3

Literature Reviews for Practitioners, Brad Thacker - VIDEO
Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Detected in a High-Health Herd. Now What?, Matheus Costa - VIDEO
Gastrointestinal Diseases: Clinical Cases, Robert Desrosiers - VIDEO

Environmental Sustainability - Room 4-6

How Is Smithfield Addressing Environmental Sustainability, Kraig Westerbeek - VIDEO
Farm Level LCA (Life Cycle Analysis), Erin Cortus - VIDEO
New Fashion Pork Efforts to Embrace and Implement Sustainable Pork and Farming Production, Vincent Baack - VIDEO

Hiring and Retaining Employees - Room 7-8

Understanding the Labor Market and Projections, Lee Schulz - VIDEO
How To Make Pig Farms an Irresistible Place To Work?, Jon Hoek, Valerie Duttlinger - VIDEO
Roundtable - VIDEO

Living in the World of ASF - Ballroom AB

Our Experience with ASF in China, Joseph Yaros
How We Deal with ASF in Russia, Amelia Naher - VIDEO
What We Are Doing at the US Border to Keep ASF Out, Kevin Harriger, Romelito Lapitan - NO PRESENTATION OR VIDEO
Detection and Genetic Characterization of ASFV Circulating in Vietnam, Le Van Phan - VIDEO
Global Situation of ASF and the Different Epidemiological Scenarios, Jose Manuel Sanchez-Vizcaino - VIDEO

Tuesday, September 17, 2019

Keynote Presentations; Ballroom AB

Animal Protein Markets and the Impact of African Swine Fever, Christine McCracken - NO VIDEO
Managing Piglet Preweaning Mortality: Issues and Opportunities, Mike Ellis - VIDEO

Breakout Sessions; 10:30am-Noon

Production Models: The Old is New Again - Room 7-8

Production Models: What Has Worked, or Not, and How We Make Decisions, John Deen - VIDEO
Batch Farrowing in Large Farms: Why We Are Implementing It, Daryl Olsen - VIDEO
From Wean-to-Finish Back to a Nursery and Finisher Model: What’s Our Motivation, Jim Moody - VIDEO
Roundtable - VIDEO

Antibiotic Use and Resistance - Room 4-6

Longitudinal Study of Antibiotic Resistance in PRRS-Infected Pigs Treated with Different Antibiotic Protocols, Carissa Odland - VIDEO
Impact of Antibiotic Treatment of Piglets at Processing, Chris Rademacher - NO PRESENTATION OR VIDEO
Resistome Changes Associated with Aging, Morgan Scott - VIDEO

Feed Biosecurity: Sponsored by SHIC - Ballroom AB

Risk of Introduction and Transmission of ASF Through Feed, Megan Niederwerder - NO VIDEO
What Can We Do? Methods to Keep Viruses Out of the Feed Supply Chain, Cassandra Jones - VIDEO
Risk of Virus Introduction in Vitamins, Soybean Products, and Other Feed Additives, Jennifer van de Ligt - VIDEO
Canadian Import Requirements for Feed Ingredients and Other Synergies with US Preventive Actions, Egan Brockhoff - VIDEO
A New Model for Evaluating the Ability of Additives to Reduce the Risk of Viral Contaminated Feed, Scott Dee - VIDEO
Roundtable - VIDEO

Influenza Control: From Sow Farm Infections to Nursery Performance - Room 2-3

Investigating the Role of Nurse Sows on Influenza Transmission Under Field Conditions, Jorge Garrido - NO PRESENTATION OR VIDEO
Control of Influenza Using Custom Vaccines in Sows: a Two-Year Experience, Jeremy Pittman - VIDEO
Does Influenza Vaccination of Sows Reduce Nursery Pig Mortality? Results from a Two-Year Observational Study, Marie Culhane - NO PRESENTATION OR VIDEO

Hot Topics - Ballroom D