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Banff Pork Seminar
January 18 - 21, 2011

"Facing Forward to Our Future"
Banff, Alberta, Canada


Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Sessions are repeated on Wednesday & Thursday

1.
Building our Future in Exports
Differentiation through Pork Quality
Michael Young, CPI, BC
Delivering Quality Pork to Export Markets
Jeff Clarke, Olymel, QC
Achieving Export Quality Pork
Heather Bruce, Univ Alberta, AB
EU Export Certification
Kevin Grier, George Morris Centre, ON
2.
Using Records to Plan the Future
Analysis of the Trends Shaping the Pork Industry
Tom Stein, MetaFarms Inc, MN
Benchmarking - Production Practises used by the Most Profitable Companies
Greg Bilbrey, Agri Stats Inc, IN
How to Analyze & Adjust Practices in a Vertically Integrated Production System
Dan Kraft, Maple Leaf Agri Farms, MB
3.
The Future of Swine Health Practice
Regional PRRS Control & Elimination
Bob Morrison, Univ Minnesota, MN
PRRS Control & Eradication in Canada
Doug MacDougald, MacDougald & Jones, ON
Canadian Swine Health Board: Initiatives in Biosecurity & Herd Health
Robert Harding, Cdn Swine Health Board, ON
Mycotoxins and Toxicological Impact in Swine
Jim House, Univ Manitoba, MB
4.
The Challenging Future of Feed Costs
New Energy and Amino Acid Requirements for Gestating Sows
Soenke Moehn, Univ Alberta, AB
Benefits & Limitations of Feeding Corn DDGS to Grower-Finisher Pigs
Gerald Shurson, Univ Minnesota, MN
Cost Effective Feeding Strategies for Grow-Finish Pigs
Betsy Newton, Akey, a division of Provimi North America, OH
New Developments in Feeding Programs for Weaned Pigs
Joel Spencer, JBS United Inc, IN
5.
Marketing to the Future Consumer
Marketing Canadian Pork to Canadian Consumers
Ellen Goddard, Univ Alberta, AB
Innovations and Trends in Consumer Marketing in Europe
Karen Hamann, IFAU, Denmark
Recovering Consumer Confidence after a Food Crisis
Jill Hobbs, Univ Saskatchewan, SK
6.
Hot Topic TBA
Speakers & Topic to be chosen in early September from important issues facing pork industry at that time
Research Posters will be displayed from 8 am to 5 pm Wednesday and Thursday in the Max Bell Building.

Morning Breakout Sessions
Offered on Thursday only

7.
Transportation with Care and Profit
Effects of Farm Handling & Transport on Losses & Meat Quality of Commercial Pigs
Jorge Andrés Correa, Cdn Meat Council, ON
Livestock Transportation Training Programs
Nancy Lidster, DNL Farms Ltd, SK
8.
Get'er Done for High Level Return
Getting the Fundamentals Right
Sarah Probst Miller, Carthage Vet. Service, Ltd, IL
Get'er Done or Perish: Using Structured Problem Solving and Training Strategies to Attain Significant Value
Ryan Bracken, Global Six Sigma Inc., MB
9.
Competing in the Future
Cost & Profit Comparison - Canada vs. USA
Bill Christianson, Genus Americas, TN
Policies in the Future
Ron Plain, Univ Missouri, MO
10.
The Future of Communications
Using Social Media Campaigns to Impact Public Opinion
Lilian Schaer, AgriFood Projects, ON
The Future of On-Line Training
Bob Brcka, PigCHAMP Inc, IA
11.
Graduate Student Competition

The best high value research will be selected for 20 minute theatre presentations and discussion. See what the future will bring in the fields of nutrition, breeding, management and the environment.

All research posters will be displayed from 8 am to 5 pm Wednesday and Thursday.

The following forms are available as PDF files:

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