Nutrition and Nursery Pigs: Are My Pigs Eating?

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Summary:

• Piglets who consumed some feed prior to weaning tended to be the smaller piglets, but they displayed improved growth and feed intake post-weaning
• Smaller piglets had improved feed intake and growth than heavier piglets in the litter
• Compensatory gain has been demonstrated in piglets who experienced a period of restricted growth
• But…we require more information before this is used as a feeding strategy

Nutrition and Nursery Pigs Are My Pigs Eating – Denise Beaulieu, Prairie Swine Centre [Read-Only]

Transportation Biosecurity Project Update

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Objectives of the project:

? Get the trailer as clean as practically possible
? Deactivate any pathogens
AND/OR
? Build a better trailer/transport system that focuses on
animal comfort and biosecurity (cleaning)

Transportation Biosecurity Project Update – Terry Fonstad U of S, Hubert Landry PAMI

Renovate or rebuild?

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Factors influencing the decision to build or
renovate:
• Cost
• Permitting
• Disruption to ongoing production
• Lost production costs
• Tax implications

Renovate or Rebuild – Assessing the State of Your Facilities – Murray Elliot, FGC Limited

Building a Great Farm Team – Eric Spell, AgCareers

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This presentation outlines:

1. Understand and apply principles of good
motivation
2. Appreciate an appropriate style of
management
3. Understand how to be more accountable
at work for self and TEAM

Building a Great Farm Team – Eric Spell, AgCareers

Economics and Challenges for the North American Pork Industry

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Key factors in impacting 2015 and the forecast . . .
? U.S. corn and soybean crops
? HPAI
? PEDv
? Beef herd rebuilding – pace and length
? Sow herd expansion – equity, incentive
? Broiler expansion – flock, productivity
? Domestic demand – economy, consumers
? Exports – World economy, U.S. dollar

Economics & Challenges for N_ American Pork Industry – Steve Meyer, Express Markets Inc_ Analytics

Total System Profitability

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As our industry moves forward, there will be less emphasis on productivity and performance indicators and more emphasis on financial indicators, this presentation outlines the key production factors that affect profitability.

• Farrow to Finish
  ‐ W‐F Mortality
  ‐ FVP
  • % Market Culls
  ‐ Pre‐Wean Mortality
  ‐ Finishing Cost
  • System mortality
  • Feed $/MT
  • Market weight & age
  ‐ Weaned pig cost &
  production

• Farrow to Wean
  ‐ Cost per pig (lb or kg)
  • Facility cost
  • Labour
  ‐ Productivity is important
  • >12 born alive
  ‐ Pre‐Wean Mortality
  • Huge variation
  ‐ Litters/Sow/Year
  • NPD

Total System Profitability – Greg Simpson, Hypor

Adopting Technology in the Swine Industry: the impact of precision feeding

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This presentation outlines precision feeding as a solution to nutrient wastage and high feed costs. This system is discussed at length focusing on validation and utilization.

Adopting Technology in the Swine Industry – Candido Pomar, AAFC

Assessing Our Competitive Advantage

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•  Current industry demographics, age of facilities.
• How does Saskatchewan and Canada stack up against the competition in terms of costs and profitability?
  • 2014 InterPIG
  • 2014 North American Comparison
•  Future model for growth
• How do we overcome any disadvantages, and leverage our advantages to grow the industry?

Assessing our Competitive Advantage – Mark Ferguson, Sask Pork

Barn construction in Western Canada

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This presentation outlines the following:

• Cost of building barns
• Contract finisher barns
• Comparing double wide versus double long barn types
• Challenges specific to canada

Barn Construction in Western Canada – Ben Woolley, Sunterra Farms

On Farm Euthanasia

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This presentation outlines when to euthanize, how to euthanize, staff selection and training, restraint, methods of euthanasia, determination of dead and disposal of dead stock.

The Why When and How of Euthanasia – Jennifer Woods, J