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2023 Producer Meetings

Ken Engele
Media
March 20, 2023

Prairie Swine Centre along with Zoetis and PIC are happy to announce the dates and agenda for our 2023 producer meetings held throughout Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba.

Click the appropriate link below for more information, or to register for a specific location.

This year’s topics include:

“Risk Factors for Sow Mortality in Canadian Swine Herds”, Jennifer Brown, Ph.D. – Prairie Swine Centre

”Reproductive losses – abortions, mummies, stillbirths: What can we do on Farm?”, Leanne Van DeWeyer, DVM. – Zoetis

“Effects of Sow Grouping Practices on Production and Mixing Aggression”, Jessica Vehof, B.Sc. – Prairie Swine Centre / University of Saskatchewan

“Weaning more and better pigs”. Steffen Klenk, B.Sc. – PIC

“Developing swine welfare monitoring tools: from the barn to public policy“, Yolande Seddon, Ph.D. – Western College of Veterinary Medicine

2023 PSC Producer Meeting Agenda – Manitoba

2023 PSC Producer Meeting Agenda – Saskatchewan

2023 PSC Producer Meeting Agenda Alberta

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Engineering

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  • Investment cost and payback period of a modified prototype livestock trailer
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Nutrition

  • Transepithelial ion transport in the stomach of pigs exposed to gastric ulcer conditions
  • Developing an Indigestible Protein Index to Investigate the Effects of Dietary Protein in Pigs
  • Impact of fibre on performance and intestinal health of pigs fed a high indigestible protein level

Ethology

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  • Rearing pigs with play opportunities: The effects on disease resilience in pigs experimentally inoculated with PRRSV
  • Promoting play behaviour in grow-finish pigs

Management

  • Quality of Life Handbook – The use of environmental enrichment
  • Seek and you shall find; The value of postmortem, in pigs?
  • P1 development strategies for peak performance

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