Pig: Tomorrow's Integration: Sustainable Pork Profitability
Monday
1:00-1:05
Introduction
Chairs: Jules Taylor-Pickard and Paul Groenewegen
1:05-1:25
Bounce Back – A blueprint to address sustainability through people, profits & planet for the swine industry
T. Clemens, Clemens Food Group, Pennsylvania, USA
1:30-1:50
The next NRC, addressing nutrient requirements of the animal in an age of the ACE principle (Animal, Consumer, Environmentally friendly)
H. Stein, University of Illinois, Illinois, USA
1:55-2:15
Salmonella, the hidden danger for a planet with a future population of 9 billion. Meeting the zero standard in pigs with strategies for controlling salmonella
C. Berge, Ghent University, Belgium
2:20-2:50
BREAK
2:55-3:15
The Ionomics Revolution – Resetting the mineral agenda. Use less, achieve optimal performance, dramatically reduce pollution
S. Radcliff, Purdue University, Indiana, USA
3:20-3:40
NRC – History, gaps, and current mineral research
M. Lindemann, University of Kentucky, Kentucky, USA
3:45-4:05
Protecting the food chain in a global market – Keeping dioxins and heavy metals out of trace element sources
A. Frio, Alltech Philippines, Metro Manila, Philippines
6:00
Buses leave for Kentucky Night
Tuesday
8:30-8:35
Introduction
Chairs: Jules Taylor-Pickard and Paul Groenewegen
8:35-8:55
Mycotoxins Taskforce 2010 – A year when our industry had to cope with waterlogged fields and corn. Reviewing the solutions
D. Mahan, Ohio State University, Ohio, USA
9:00-9:20
Managing mycotoxins in a breeding herd: An integrator’s perspective
D. Henman, Rivalea Australia Pty Ltd, New South Wales, Australia
9:25-9:45
Rethinking the role of amino acids – Their biological role as nucleotides
R. Ball, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada
9:50-10:20
BREAK
10:25-10:45
Enhancing diet digestibility and improving performance in non-complex diets with NuPro®
M. Naldo, Silliman University, Philippines
10:50-11:10
Has genetic progress surpassed our current nutrition and management?
J. Sonderman, Danbred North America, Nebraska, USA
11:15-11:35
Herd feed efficiency; useful parameter or a meaningless exercise?
B. Close, Close Consultancy, Berks, UK
11:40-12:00
Questions & Answers: Wrap Up
A brief discussion with the speakers
12:00-1:25
Break for lunch