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Pig Session

Assailed with escalating raw material prices and environmental concerns, how do we feed our pigs and still make a profit? Join us to learn more about sustainable and green technologies that will improve animal nutrition and health while addressing environmental concerns and profit.

Monday, April 21, 2008

1:00-1:05
Introduction
Chairs: Jules Taylor-Pickard, Paul Groenewegen, Tyler Bramble, and Steve Bourne

1:05 -1:30
The future: Green pigs?
Jim Pettigrew, University of Illinois, USA

1:35-2:00
Toward reducing mineral excretion: Understanding organic mineral uptake mechanisms
Scott Radcliffe, Purdue University, USA

2:05-2:30
The nutritionist’s dilemma: Getting the most from low cost feed ingredients while preventing excess waste
Peter Spring, Swiss College of Agriculture, Switzerland

2:30-3:00
BREAK

3:00-3:25
What can we learn? Is nutrigenomics the future for food animal research?
Richard Murphy, European Biosciences Centre, Alltech, Ireland

3:30-3:55
Heavier pigs at weaning means more efficient production units: Enhancing sow productivity with Sel-Plex®
Tommy Shipp, Cape Fear Consulting, USA

4:00-4:25
Functional nutrients to enhance lifetime performance: A role for NuPro® in early life
Paul Groenewegen, Alltech Canada

6:00
Buses leave for Kentucky Night

 

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

8:30-8:35
Introduction
Chairs: Jules Taylor-Pickard, Paul Groenewegen, Tyler Bramble, and Steve Bourne

8:35-9:00
The iron factor: Can we increase iron status of piglets?
Don Mahan, The Ohio State University, USA

9:05-9:30
Addressing the negative impact on mycotoxins on defense systems: The role of biotechnology in reducing natural toxin effects
Guylaine Messionier, INRA, France

9:35-10:00
Advancing trace mineral nutrition – The antioxidant factor in nursery pig health
Gretchen Hill, Michigan State University, USA

10:00-10:30
BREAK

10:35-11:00
Zero salmonella – Impending reality?
Colm Moran, Alltech, France

11:05-11:30
Environmental nutrition: theory into practice
David Henman, QAF Meat Industries, Australia

11:35-12:00
The greenest pork
Peter Best, Watt Publishing, United Kingdom

12:00-2:00
POSTER DISCUSSION LUNCHEON

2:00-4:15
General Session