Banff Pork Seminar: 2012 Breakout Sessions

January 17-20, 2012

"Feeding Tomorrow's World"
Banff, Alberta, Canada

Morning Breakout Sessions
Sessions are repeated on Wednesday & Thursday


1.	Reducing Feed Costs Max Bell Auditorium Diet Formulations Using Lower Energy Feeds Mike Tokach, Kansas State University, KS Presentation as PDF Oilseed Coproducts as Alternative Ingredients Eduardo Beltranena, AARD and University of Alberta, AB Presentation as PDF Session sponsored by Champion Alstoe Animal Health

2.	Farrowing & Weaning Management: Towards 40 p/s/y Kinnear Centre # 201 Keeping Baby Pigs Alive Ross Kiehne, Swine Vet Center, MN Presentation as PDF Weaning Management Bob Goodband, Kansas State University, KS Session sponsored by Cargill

3.	Curing our Labour Pains - Finding the Ag Workers of the Future Kinnear Centre # 301 Issues with Recruiting Foreign Workers Mark Chambers, Sunterra Farms Ltd, AB Presentation as PDF Recruitment of New Workers: A Success Story Normand Gagné, Génétiporc Inc, QC Session sponsored by Farm Credit Canada

4.	Future Developments in Animal Welfare Kinnear Centre # 305 New Code of Practice & Impact on Producers Florian Possberg, Canadian Swine Health Board, SK Food Company Perspective On Animal Welfare Henrik Bækstrøm, Tican A.M.B.A., Denmark Session sponsored by Nedap-Velos ESF

5.	The Right Medium, The Right Message - Improving our Public Communications Max Bell Rm # 252 Getting the Message Out - Using Social Media Jeff Schneider, Marketing Ninjas, AB In the Media: Animal Welfare Crisis Caught on Video - Interactive Workshop Clover Bench, University of Alberta, AB Lorna Baird, Alberta Farm Animal Care, AB Session sponsored by MetaFarms, Inc

6.	Graduate Student Competition (R.O. Ball Young Scientist Award) Max Bell Rm # 253 The best high value research will be selected for 15 minute theatre presentations and discussion. See what the future will bring in the fields of nutrition, breeding, management and the environment. Research Posters will be displayed from 8 am to 5 pm Wednesday and Thursday in the Max Bell Building. - Call for Abstracts [PDF] - Abstract Guidelines [PDF] - Grad Student Competition Application [PDF]

Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Sessions are repeated on Wednesday & Thursday


7.	Reducing the Cost of Herd Health Management Max Bell Rm # 252 Cost of Enteric Diseases Steven McOrist, University of Nottingham, UK Swine Dysentery and other Emerging Brachyspiras John Harding, WCVM – University of Saskatchewan, SK Achieving "Sustainable PRRSV Freedom" in Swine-Dense Regions: The Role of Air Filtration Scott Dee, University of Minnesota, MN Session sponsored by South West Ontario Veterinary Services

8.	Genomics – The Future is Now Kinnear Centre # 301 What is Genomics? Graham Plastow, University of Alberta, AB Presentation as PDF Implications of Genomics for Genetic Improvement Programs Jack Dekkers, Iowa State University, IA Genomics and Animal Health Joan Lunney, USDA Beltsville, MD Presentation as PDF Session sponsored by Alltech

9.	Breeding Success - Increasing Productivity of the Breeding Herd Max Bell Auditorium Science to Reality – Reproductive Research in the Future George Foxcroft, University of Alberta, AB Presentation as PDF Application of Novel Technologies for Semen Evaluation Chris Kuster, Kuster Research and Consulting, IL Dr. Kuster sponsored by EastGen / IMV Producing 2 Tonnes of Pigs per Sow Sandra Edwards, University of Newcastle, UK Presentation as PDF Session sponsored by Minitube Canada

10.	Hedging your Bets - Financial Risk Management Kinnear Centre # 305 Practical Risk Management in Volatile Markets Joe Kerns, International Agribusiness Group, IA Risk Management: A Producer's Perspective Frank Novak, Alberta Pig Company, AB Canadian "Risk Management" Approaches: ASRA, ASRA-lite, and HPIP Kevin Grier, George Morris Centre, ON Presentation as PDF Session sponsored by Western Hog Exchange

11.	Breakthroughs in Canadian Swine Nutrition Research Kinnear Centre # 201 Sustainable Precision Livestock Farming: A Vision for The Future of the Canadian Swine Industry Candido Pomar, AAFC Lenoxville, QC Presentation as PDF Towards Integrated Nutritional Management of Growing-Finishing Pigs Kees de Lange, University of Guelph, ON Presentation as PDF Novel Swine Feeding Programs To Enhance Competitiveness And Pork Differentiation Ruurd Zijlstra, University of Alberta, AB Presentation as PDF Session sponsored by Canadian Swine Research Development Cluster