AASV 2005 Annual Meeting: “Applying the Basics”
Program Chair: Dr. Thomas G. Gillespie
March 5 - 8, 2005
SATURDAY, MARCH 5, 2005
8:00 am
American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) Swine Health Management
Certification Entrance Examination
Pre-conference seminars
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Seminar #1
Gilt Development and Acclimatization
Rodger Main, chair
This seminar will provide attendees with an applied overview of the fundamentals involved in preparing replacement gilts for maximal productivity. We will begin with an applied review of literature followed by a domestic and international review of alternative systems of gilt development. We will then have our paradigms challenged by a look into how leaders in the poultry industry are acclimatizing replacement females. Finally, we will conclude with a detailed review of both traditional and emerging methods of acclimatizing replacement gilts.
1:00 Gilt development: A review of the literature
Malachy Young
1:45 Gilt development programs in North and South America
Joaquin Sporke
2:15 A review of field cases with alternative gilt
development strategies
Larry Himmelberg
2:45 BREAK
3:00 Acclimatizing the developing breeder hen: A poultry
virologist’s perspective
Jack Rosenberger
4:00 A review of traditional and non-traditional means
of acclimatizing the developing gilt
Locke Karriker
Seminar #2
Applying PRRS Diagnostic Tools
Julie Ménard, chair
The aim of this session is to give tools to the practitioners for the interpretation of their PRRS results on a day-to-day basis. It will cover some basics of PRRS immunity, serology and sequencing. Some epidemiological aspects of PRRS as well as A.I. boar testing will also be discussed. There will be seven excellent speakers who will be available to you at the end of the session to answer your questions. Looking forward to seeing you there!
1:00 Immunity and diagnosis of PRRS in homologous and
heterologous infection
Michael P. Murtaugh
1:25 PRRS serology: Present reality and future possibility
Monte McCaw
1:50 PRRS monitoring of seedstock herds: The good,
bad, and ugly
John Harding
2:15 PRRSV monitoring in boar studs
Andre Broes
2:40 BREAK
3:00 Applying nucleotide sequencing to the diagnosis
of PRRSV
Steven Kleiboeker
3:25 Epidemiological study on PRRS: Application and
lessons
Sylvie D’Allaire
3:50 PRRS sequencing: A practitioner’s application
Barry Kerkaert
4:15 Roundtable Q & A
All speakers
Seminar #3
Concepts of Large System Health Management
Matthew Turner, chair
Managing health within the constraints of a large system offers many benefits and challenges. This seminar will focus on some of the important topics that challenge corporate veterinarians today. Participants will leave this seminar with a new outlook on problem solving and trouble-shooting that can be applied to any system. If you are a large system vet or are interested in a systems approach to swine medicine, this is the seminar for you!
1:00 Driving value by managing diagnostic information
Spencer Wayne
1:30 Balancing the health goal
Mike Mohr
2:00 Compliance issues in large systems
Paul DuBois
2:30 Biosecurity potholes
Christa Irwin
3:00 BREAK
3:15 Proper study design: Avoiding biased results and
interpretations
John Deen
3:45 Managing script and extra-label drug use
Julia Punderson
4:30 Roundtable Q & A
All speakers
Seminar #4
Case Studies: A Six-Pack of Trouble (or Opportunity)
Rich Collins, chair
How many “not on the list” diseases or opportunities for improvement do swine veterinarians walk by every day? This session will focus on some of these and how the veterinarian diagnosed, treated and evaluated response in their case study.
1:00 A bad case of the scours
Matt Ackerman
1:30 Belly ruptures: big bucks
Dale Mechler
2:00 Harvesting lost causes
Keith Aljets
2:30 BREAK
2:45 Gut edema has returned
Randy Jones
3:15 The battle of K88 in the nursery
Keith Wilson
3:45 Unsolved mysteries of our practice
Lisa Tokach
4:15 Roundtable Q & A
All speakers
Seminar #5
Boar Stud Issues
Bob Graybill, chair
Expert speakers will address current management practices relating to boar studs and practical approaches to improve semen quality through comprehensive assessments of boar stud health and performance parameters. Semen, extenders, and antibiotic usage will be discussed as to the impact each may have on sow reproduction. In addition, speakers will explore current practice issues related to management goals for optimal performance of a successful boar stud. Issues suggested on last year’s evaluation forms will be included in the presentations.
1:00 How do semen and extender evaluations affect reproduction
parameters?
Gary Althouse
1:45 Criteria for assessing boar stud performance
Chris Kuster
2:30 BREAK
2:45 Current boar stud management practices
Don Levis
3:45 Biosecurity changes made after a PRRS outbreak
Darwin Reicks
4:30 Roundtable Q & A
All speakers
Seminar #6
Improving Profitability and Production through Better Animal Care
Cate Dewey, chair
This seminar will give the practitioner tools to enhance the welfare of pigs in commercial operations. It will cover the full breadth of phases of production and a variety of hot welfare topics. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of the physiology behind sickness behavior, pain and healing. Management factors associated with transportation losses and shoulder ulcers will be discussed. We will also cover the role of personnel management on welfare and timely euthanasia. There are ten minute discussion periods after each speaker to enhance the exchange of information between participants.
1:00 Behavior of the sick pig: How to enhance recovery
rates
Suzanne Millman
1:50 Routine processing of neonatal piglets: Short
term pain for long term gain?
Tina Widowski
2:40 BREAK
2:55 Productivity and welfare in the commercial sow
Tim Blackwell
3:40 Timely euthanasia in the field: A practitioner’s
perspective
George Charbonneau
4:25 Understanding and reducing in-transit losses in
the market pig
Charles Haley
SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2005
Preconference Seminars
8:00 am – 12:00 noon
Seminar #7
Foreign Animal Disease: Review, Terrorism, Preparedness,
Experiences, and Impact
Mike Senn, chair
The objectives of this session are to:
1) provide a general overview of foreign animal disease
2) discuss agricultural terrorism as a reality
3) discuss real life, global experiences with foreign animal disease
4) discuss preparedness programs and lessons learned
5) discuss the impact of a foreign animal disease on a production
system
8:00 Agricultural terrorism
Marc Mattix
9:00 Canadian foreign animal disease preparedness and
emergency response
Brian Keyes
9:45 BREAK
10:00 Foreign animal disease review
Paul Kitching
11:00 Classical swine fever diagnosis: A case history
Harry Snelson
11:15 Foreign animal disease: Impact on a production
system
Rick Swalla
11:35 Animal disposal methods
Brian Keyes
Seminar #8
Optimizing Reproductive Efficiency
John Waddell, chair
Top reproductive performance as measured by pigs per sow per year is an elusive goal for some farms. While 30 p/s/y is not yet common in Denmark , there are enough farms achieving and sustaining this level of production to demonstrate that it is possible with today’s genetics and technologies. This seminar will provide practical, take home advice on how we can help our clients push the envelope of reproductive efficiency towards 30 p/s/y.
8:00 Managing for 30 pigs/sow/year
John Waddell
9:00 Genetic selection towards 30 pigs/sow/year
Tom Rathje
9:30 Feeding for 30 pigs/sow/year
Duane Reese
10:00 BREAK
10:30 Applying new technologies to optimize reproduction
Don Levis
11:15 Applying Danish technology to produce 30 pigs/sow/year
in North America
Tony Moulds
11:45 Roundtable Q & A
All speakers
Seminar #9
The Business of Veterinary Medicine for the Soon-to-be Veterinarian
Larry Firkins, chair
This session will be interactive throughout the program so come ready to participate and contribute. Learn what actions you can take today to allow you to be better prepared for your first years in practice. Three veterinarians who regularly teach business principles will share their knowledge in the areas of preparing yourself to demonstrate your value, developing your leadership skills and financial management that will impact your career and your life. A veterinarian from a swine consulting practice will cover the importance of mentoring and how she has used mentors to advance her career.
8:00 Demonstrating value
David Reeves
9:00 Budgeting and prioritizing revenue disbursement
after graduation
Robert Morrison
10:00 BREAK
10:15 CSI: Toronto
Larry Firkins
11:30 Mentoring…the lead car in the first year roller
coaster ride
Jennifer Greiner
Seminar #10
Managing Feed Costs
Pete Pawluk, chair
Feed costs are still the greatest proportion of total input in the production of pork, and therefore represent the best opportunity for improving farm profitability. In this seminar we will discuss ways to measure, standardize, and benchmark feed costs. Then we'll apply this information to develop practical and effective nutritional cost control solutions for the farm.
8:00 Use of data capture and integration IT systems
to benchmark feed costs of production
Tom Stein
Matt Ackerman
Alan Childs
Grant Grinstead
9:30 BREAK
10:00 Practical methods for cost control in swine feeding
systems
Matt Steidinger
11:30 Q & A Roundtable
Seminar #11
Applied Swine Medicine: Taking it to the Farm
Ross Kiehne, chair
This seminar will share four ways that other practitioners are using science to improve the farms they work with. Every talk will be summarized with take home messages. Practice (and farm) builders will be shared with some new ideas. We will be covering some of the most common diseases (PRRS, HPS, Flu) and learn how to make sure our interventions worked.
8:00 Introduction
Ross Kiehne
8:15 Bacterial disease control using exposure techniques
Doug Groth
9:00 The science of pig environment and its effect
on health and production
Mike Eisenmenger
9:45 BREAK
10:00 Using PRRS ELISA to determine sow farm and grow/finish
stability
Todd Distad
10:45 Conducting practical and real on-farm experiments
Locke Karriker
11:30 Roundtable Q & A
All speakers
Seminar #12
Parity Segregation: Application in the Industry
James Kober, chair
Parity segregation has been used in the industry for several years. Benefits can be identified in the breeding herd and in the growing pigs when gilts and their offspring are segregated. We will hear lessons learned since parity segregated production was introduced and how it is being applied in systems of varying size.
8:00 The beginnings of parity segregation, what we
have learned, and how it will evolve
Camille Moore
8:35 Why segregation works and what it means economically
John Deen
9:10 Parity segregation: Methods of disease control
and elimination
Butch Baker
9:45 BREAK
10:00 Benefits and pitfalls of parity segregation
Luc Dufresne
10:30 Implementation of parity segregation in production
systems
Bill Hollis
11:00 Parity segregation on a large, independent farm
James Kober
11:30 Roundtable Q & A
All speakers
SUNDAY, MARCH 6, 2005
Concurrent Session #1
Student Seminar
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Tom Fangman & Sandy Amass, co-chairs
1:00 Effect of antibiotic administration in pigs after
weaning in the presence of concurrent nutritional and environmental
stressors
Lynette Wellen, University of Illinois
1:15 Effects of synthetic progestin (altrenogest) administration
to primaparous female swine with short or long lactation length
on measures of subsequent reproductive performance
Stacey Walk, University of Illinois
1:30 Effect of PCV2 passive antibody levels on vaccination
with chimeric PCV1-2 vaccine and challenge with wild-type PCV2
Peter Thomas, Iowa State University
1:45 Treatment of ear hematomas in swine
Janet Sunstrum, University of Guelph
2:00 A review of diagnostic tools for the detection
of mycoplasmas in the respiratory tract of swine
Erin Strait, Iowa State University
2:15 The influence of environmental temperature on
PRRSV retention in houseflies
Jennifer Schurrer, University of Minnesota
2:30 Development of a quality-controlled protocol and
resulting commercial sow farm production for on-farm live PRRS virus
Michael Pugh, Iowa State University
2:45 Accuracy of methods used to determine sperm concentration
in extended porcine semen doses
Brian Payne, University of Illinois
3:00 BREAK
3:15 Determination of acetylsalicylic acid and sodium
salicylate product stability and achievable serum concentrations
under typical nursery conditions
Abby Patterson, Iowa State University
3:30 Caesarian derivation of piglets to manage disease
risk of genetic introduction
Jill Odle, Texas A & M University
3:45 Semen extension; a comparison between two known
methods
Deborah Murray, University of Minnesota
4:00 Characterization of serological cross-reactivity
between genetically different H1N1 and H1N2 swine influenza viruses
Brad Leuwerke, Iowa State University
4:15 The role of beta-glucan for improving the survival
of piglets to weaning
Nicola Jackson, University of Prince Edward Island
4:30 Prevalence and significance of Actinobacillus
pleuropneumoniae and Actinobacillus suis
Heather Gunn-McQuillan, University of Guelph
4:45 Prevalence of Yersinia enterocolitica
in different phases of production on swine farms
Andrew Bowman, Ohio State University
Concurrent Session #2
Industrial Partners
1:00 - 5:30 pm
Jennifer Greiner, chair
1:00 New approach for veterinarian diagnostics
Maamar Achacha
Arivac
1:15 The first needle-free injection system for swine
in Canada
Gilles Paquin
Arivac
1:30 Pig parts for people, or “Is there a pig liver
in your future?”
Rexanne Struve
Struve Labs, Inc.
1:45 Veterinary accreditation program changes
Lawrence Miller
USDA
2:00 ACVPM board certification opportunities
Paul Sundberg
American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine
2:15 Integra Micro Meter
Kevin Rath
Automated Production Systems
2:30 FAST® Alley™ Design: A convenient retrofitting
option for implementing automatic sorting
Frank Brummer
Farmweld
2:45 Emcelle tocopherol (d-alpha-tocopherol): A biologically
available source of vitamin E for newly-weaned piglets
Robert Stuart
Stuart Products
3:00 BREAK
3:15 Comparison of feed-based preventive vs. water-based
therapeutic medication programs on performance, health and economics
of grow-finish pigs
Teddi Wolff
Alpharma Animal Health
3:30 An overview of research on bacitracin methylene
disalicylate (BMD) in sow diets
Teddi Wolff
Alpharma Animal Health
3:45 Clostridium novyi induction trial to
evaluate the pathogenesis of clinical disease in sows
Roy Schultz
Alpharma Animal Health
4:00 Current slaughter and serological surveys indicate
Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis spread continues
in the USA swine industry
Jennifer Greiner and Douglas Weiss
Merial
4:15 Demonstration of short-term efficacy in pigs of
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae experimental vaccines by an innovative
needle-free route
Catherine Charreyre
Merial
4:30 Efficacy of lower dose levels of Ivomec premix
against Ascaris suum in experimentally infected pigs
Jozef Vercruysse
Merial
4:45 International Biotechnology Center : bridges the
gap between developing and implementing new reproductive technologies
Mark Wilson
Minitube of American Association of Swine Veterinarians
5:00 GEDIS® AI catheters impact on labor and reproductive
performance
Michelle Michalak
Genes Diffusion
5:15 Gel-based feed improves performance of nursery
pigs
Brenda de Rodas
Land O’Lakes Farmland Feed
Concurrent Session #3
Industrial Partners
1:00 - 5:30 pm
Peter Provis, chair
1:00 Case studies: Improving production and lowering
costs
Darwin Kohler
Babcock Genetics
1:15 The key tools to improving and maximizing first
litter size: physical boar exposure and developmental estrus cycles
Jeff Hall
Babcock Genetics
1:30 Can you afford not to close your herd? Comparisons
based on Babcock Genetics and utilizing the University of Georgia
's GENCOST program
James Schneider
Babcock Genetics
1:45 A whole-genome, high-density scan of the swine
genome
Michael Lohuis
Monsanto Choice Genetics
2:00 A method for delivering superior swine genetics
Sam Buttram
Monsanto Choice Genetics
2:15 Genetic improvement of meat quality and fertility
using the national nucleus
Rick Pfortmiller
National Swine Registry
2:30 Second stage of a MEW protocol for the elimination
of PRRS and mycoplasma
Mark Weaver
Newsham Genetics
2:45 Ultrasound in swine breeding operations
Len Nighswonger
E.I. Medical
3:00 BREAK
3:15 Improving the profit of your swine operation:
the role of genetics
Noel Williams
PIC
3:30 Taking a 25,000 sow system PRRSV negative
Alberto Alfonso
PIC
3:45 Applying marker technology to sow longevity
Max Rothschild
PIC
4:00 Application of MATRIX™ as a component of effective
gilt development unit management
George Foxcroft
Intervet
4:15 End - FLU ence® 2 provides protection
against cluster III H3N2 experimental challenge
Brad Thacker
Intervet
4:30 Flavomycin® supplementation of nursery pig diets
Darryl Ragland
Intervet
4:45 Subclinical ileitis produced by sequential dilutions
of Lawsonia intracellularis in a mucosal homogenate challenge
model
Marie-Anne Paradis
Elanco Animal Health
5:00 The public health consequences of an antibiotic
use in food animals: A deterministic risk assessment
H. Scott Hurd
Elanco Animal Health
5:15 Impact of animal handling and transportation conditions
on losses during transport
Mike Ellis
Elanco Animal Health
Concurrent Session #4
Industrial Partners
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Mike Kuhn, chair
1:00 Typing of Lawsonia intracellularis isolates
by analysis of variable number tandem repeat profiles
Dana Beckler
Swine Services Unlimited
1:15 H. parasuis : Diagnostics and autogenous
bacterin trends across Canada
Lori Moser
Gallant Custom Laboratories
1:30 Advantages of using mimic target molecules for
in-house virus PCR assays
Brad Bosworth
Novartis Animal Health
1:45 Evaluation of alpha toxoid levels in autogenous
Clostridium perfringens type A bacterin
Brad Bosworth
Novartis Animal Health
2:00 Evaluation of a one-dose Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
bacterin
Brad Bosworth
Novartis Animal Health
2:15 Draxxin: A novel triamilide antibiotic for swine
respiratory disease
Nigel Evans
Pfizer Animal Health
2:30 Efficacy of tulathromycin against key SRD pathogens
in model studies
Randy Kilgore
Pfizer Animal Health
2:45 Clinical efficacy of Draxxin for treating naturally
occuring SRD in Europe and the US .
Steve Sornsen
Pfizer Animal Health
3:00 BREAK
3:15 A novel approach to characterize Haemophilus
parasuis field isolates using a PCR assay for detecting a
neuraminidase gene and using a spot test for estimating the neuraminidase
activity expressed by the isolate
Boh Chang Lin
MVP Laboratories
3:30 The effectiveness of Banamine® for the management
of pyrexia in pigs associated with naturally occuring disease
Robert Simmons
Schering-Plough Animal Health
3:45 Evaluation of safety and efficacy of Mycoplasma
hyopneumoniae bacterin (M+Pac™) when administered as single
and two dose under field conditions
Huchappa Jayappa
Schering-Plough Animal Health
4:00 Evaluation of efficacy of Escherichia coli
bacterin in controlling neonatal diarrhea in pigs (Scourmune™)
under field conditions
Gail Cunningham
Schering-Plough Animal Health
4:15 Optimal vaccination timing with Enterisol® Ileitis
Don Walter
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica
4:30 Enterisol® SC-54 cross-protection against a virulent
Salmonella typhimurium strain
Axel Neubauer
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica
4:45 Impact of repeated immunization with a closely
related vaccine (Ingelvac® PRRS MLV) on PRRSV VR-2332 persistence
and transmission in a population of pigs
Jean Paul Cano
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica
5:00 Influence of WEANMORE+® fed to sows on urine pH,
stillbirth rate and preweaning mortality
Brent Christopherson
SODA Feed Ingredients LLC
5:15 An update on mycoplasma vaccines
Johanne Elsener
Fort Dodge Animal Health and Wyeth Animal Health
Special Session
Qualified Accredited Veterinarian (QAV) Training:
Trichinae Certification (limit 10)
1:00 - 5:00 pm
David Pyburn, Chair
MONDAY, MARCH 7, 2005
GENERAL SESSION: Applying the Basics
Tom Gillespie, Program Chair
8:00 am – 12:00 noon
8:00 Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture
Lifelong learning: Applying science in practice
Scott Dee
9:00 Science in practice: practice examples
Camille Moore
9:45 BREAK
10:00 Science and practice - two perspectives, one
goal: A path for progress
Laura Batista
10:45 Effective biosecurity: the case for compliance
and regional perspective
J.P. Vaillancourt
11:30 Founders’ message: The times, oh how have they
changed - A Canadian perspective
S. Ernest Sanford
CONCURRENT SESSION #1
PRRS: Managing Population Immunity
Max Rodibaugh, chair
1:30 – 5:30 pm
1:30 PRRS vaccinology: Past, present, future
Bill Mengeling
2:10 Mass vaccination: Expectations and results in
practice
Dave Smidt
2:30 Mass vaccination applied to a production system
Matthew Turner
2:45 Planned exposure procedures, principles, and goals
Mark Fitzsimmons
3:15 BREAK
3:30 Planned exposure: A summary of results
Mark Wagner
4:00 Regulatory considerations with planned exposure
Brian Erdahl
4:30 Liability and planned exposure
Tom Patterson
5:00 Roundtable Q & A
All speakers
CONCURRENT SESSION #2
Research Topics
Cate Dewey, chair
1:30 – 5:30 pm
1:30 Towards timed single insemination in sows
Glen Cassar
1:45 The effect of on-farm storage temperature on stored
semen quality
Beth Young
2:00 Risk factors for the development of decubital
ulcers over the scapula in sows
Thomas Rosendal
2:15 Immune response and effect of maternal antibody
interference on vaccination with a bivalent swine influenza vaccine
Eileen Thacker
2:30 The prevalence of exposure to Salmonella sp.
in finishing swine marketed in Iowa
James McKean
2:45 A study investigating farm-level risk factors
for variation in carcass characteristics in pigs in southern Ontario
Tiffany Cottrell
3:00 Risk factors associated with seropositivity to
Lawsonia intracellularis in Alberta finishing swine
Cesar Corzo
3:15 BREAK
3:30 Optimization of methods for the study of swine
viral pathogens in aerosols
J.R. Hermann
3:45 Molecular characterization of evolution of PRRS
virus structural protein genes during long-term sequential pig-to-pig
passages
Sang-Ho Cha
4:00 Immunological significance of PRRSV genetic variation
Won-Il Kim
4:15 Timeline of early detection of PRRS virus in boar
Darwin Reicks
4:30 Area-based prevalence of PRRSV and the initiation
of a regional control program
Enrique Mondaca-Fernandez
4:45 Genomic and in vivo comparison of PCV2
isolates from clinical PMWS cases with and without hallmark microscopic
lesions of lymphoid depletion
Tanja Opriessnig
5:00 Evidence of genetic influence on the expression
of porcine circovirus disease (PCVD) in postweaning pigs
S. Lopez-Soria
5:15 Antimicrobial resistance surveillance in Canada
: How does pork compare?
Anne Deckert
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 2005
CONCURRENT SESSION #1
Biosecurity
Stephen Patterson, chair
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
9:00 Current research in biosecurity
Scott Dee
9:45 Aerosol transmission of swine pathogens: Overview
of the subject and evaluation of suspected field cases
Robert Desrosiers
10:30 BREAK
11:00 Flying insects as biosecurity risks and what
the swine vet needs to know
Roger Moon
11:45 Applying a tool for PRRS risk assessment
Dale Polson
12:30 Applying air filtration to boar studs
Andy Holtcamp
CONCURRENT SESSION #2
Making Decisions in Grow Finish
Kerry Keffaber, chair
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
9:00 Proforma budgets and the at-risk
pig
John Deen
9:30 Using opportunity cost for improving finishing
performance
Doug MacDougald
10:00 What we have learned about G/F performance
James Lowe
10:45 BREAK
11:00 Working with a producer-owned cooperative packer,
Meadowbrook Farms
Alan Wildt
11:15 Learning how to invest in animal health
Mike Mohr
11:45 Practical considerations in antibiotic usage
Larry Rueff
12:30 Roundtable Q & A
All speakers
CONCURRENT SESSION #3
Understanding and Applying Immunology
Mark Wagner, session chair
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
9:00 Innate immunity
James Roth
9:40 Acquired immunity
Joan Lunney
10:20 Strep immunity
Marcelo Gottschalk
10:45 BREAK
11:00 E. coli immunity
Carlton Gyles
11:25 H. parasuis immunity
Simone Oliveira
11:50 SIV immunity
Kristien VanReeth
12:20 Roundtable Q & A
All speakers
CONCURRENT SESSION #4
Veterinarians and Production Management
Sarah Probst Miller, chair
9:00 am – 1:00 pm
9:00 Services to provide with your
management team
Daryl Olsen
9:30 Establishing the right amount of people power
Luke Minion
10:00 Guiding and developing your human resources team
Sarah Fogleman
10:30 Leadership in the swine industry: How to get
people to believe and execute
Jim Pillen
11:00 BREAK
11:15 Monitoring personnel understanding of training
via pre- and post-training testing (and impact on specific production
parameters)
Sarah Probst Miller
11:30 Identifying and communicating key drivers of
financial performance to production management
Steve Weiss, CPA
12:00 Employee financial training and incentives
Craig Rowles
12:30 Driving proactive production management and pig
flow decisions in finishers
Jason Kelly