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More than 70+ talks and events are planned. There is still time to register.
August 27, 2020
The Allen D. Leman Swine Conference is an annual educational event for the global swine industry. It is internationally acclaimed for bringing science-driven solutions to the complex challenges facing the industry. Each year hundreds of participants from over 20 countries, including swine veterinarians and other professionals working in swine production and animal health management, attend the Leman Swine Conference. This year the conference is moving on-line and will take place Sept. 19-22.
The conference will include more keynote speakers than in previous years. The conference themes include markets, the impact of COVID and lessons learned, how to prepare for emerging diseases, and how to enhance your operation's value-added strategy.
"This year more than ever we felt strongly that we needed to have the Leman Conference. In May, we made the decision to move to an on-line format given the uncertainties we were anticipating due to COVID-19. If the Leman Conference was just presentations by experts, it would be relatively easy to create. The Leman Conference has always been much more, it is a gathering of a broad slice of the industry, from inputs to production to processing, with presentations that provoke further discussions, in hallways during the meeting and at gatherings beyond the meeting. It attempts to be always cognizant of the current circumstances of the industry, presenting diverse responses to challenges including novel diseases, labor shortages and now the disruptions in marketing challenges due to the various effects of Covid-19," said professor Montse Torremorell, DVM, PhD, chair of the Leman Conference planning team in the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine's Department of Veterinary Population Medicine.
"Our aim is to create that online platform, welcoming not only our customary guests but a wider community of both presenters and participants who will have the opportunity to join us from their preferred location around the world. We hope that the flexibility of the platform we have chosen will allow an even broader participation in the conference and we hope that the community created by this conference will continue to meet the broadening of the swine industry. For once, we will have many talks translated to Spanish and Portuguese," Torremorell added.
From the 70+ talks and events we have prepared for you, here are the highlights:
Main program (Sept 21-22)
Keynotes:
Where have we been and where should we go?
Mark Greenwood, Compeer Financial
Price discovery in the hog market
Bill Kaelin, McVean Trading and Investments, LLC
The swine producer's and veterinarian's response to COVID-19 (Pijoan Lectureship)
Paul Yeske, Swine Vet Center
2020: The lessons we need to learn
Dave Preisler, Minnesota Pork Board
Hanor - Value Added Pork Production (Morrison Lectureship)
Myrl Mortenson, David Wade, and Tara Donovan, Hanor
The Role of Industry in an Incident Response to a Disease Emergency
Michelle Kromm, Vice President of Animal Health and Welfare of Jennie-O and veterinarian for Hormel Foods
Where do we go from here? (Wrap up session)
Gordon Spronk, Pipestone System and Clayton Johnson, Carthage Veterinary Services
Sessions:
PRRS (whole genome sequencing, persistence and new AASV herd classification)
Streptococcus suis (diagnostics and control)
African swine fever (elimination without depopulation and vaccination)
VDL cases
Batch farrowing for improved health and productivity
Don’t waste a good crisis: opportunities in production (COVID and production opportunities)
Public Health (antibiotic use, antibiotic resistance and risk of pandemic flu)
Technologies for precision pork production (machine learning, remote measurements, technology opportunities)
Labor issues (communication, managing COVID from an HR perspective and training and on-boarding programs)
Pre-conference program (Sept 19-20)
Nutrition workshop: Water: what should you know about the forgotten nutrient
VDL workshop: Molecular diagnostics next generation sequencing interpretation
Survival workshop: Updates and resources from the improving survivability project
Geeks to Geeks: Understanding and predicting between farm disease transmission
Carlos Pijoan Swine Disease Eradication Center (SDEC) Symposium: Tightening up biosecurity
DVM student presentations
Research Highlights
Poster Presentations
And don’t miss the fun social events, engaging sessions and surprises!
Boehringer Ingelheim Welcome Reception and Poster Session (Sunday 5:30 p.m)
Chef Justin Sutherland from the Handsome Pig Restaurant in St. Paul and participant of the Top Chef TV program will share an exclusive pork recipe and know how. We will fundraise to help feed those in need and for each participant attending the reception and poster session Boehringer Ingelheim will donate $10 (up to $5000) to Second Harvest Hartland.
Zoetis Leman Science in Practice Reception (Monday 5:15 p.m)
Reception to honor Dr. Clayton Johnson recipient of this year AD Leman Science in Practice Award. Engage in an insightful and vibrant conversation with Clayton about his path to swine medicine and production, key industry learnings and personal tips.
Merck Animal Health Morning Mindset – No Guts no Glory (Tuesday 7:00 a.m)
Just like with animals, our gut can be a source of distress for overall health. Dr. Auburn E. Ellis will guide participants through a series of Yoga exercises to create stress-reducing mindfulness as well as physically easing common gut health issues.
For more information and registration, visit: https://ccaps.umn.edu/allen-d-leman-swine-conference
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