 AASV 2009 Annual Meeting Program
"Securing Our Future"
March 7-10, 2009
Sheraton Dallas Hotel
Dallas, Texas
Program Chair: Dr. R. B. "Butch" Baker
SATURDAY, MARCH 7
Entrance Examination: American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP): Swine Health Management
8:00 am - 12:00 pm
PQA Plus Advisor Training
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS
Additional registration fees apply for the pre-conference seminars on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. You must be registered for the annual meeting in order to register for the pre-conference seminars. Sorry, we cannot accept registrations for the seminars only.
Seminar #1: Tools and Techniques for the Production System Veterinarian: Translating Global Objectives into Daily Action
Seminar Chair: Locke Karrike
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Swine veterinarians increasingly find themselves part of complex business organizations of increasing scope and size. In addition to traditional skills of diagnosis and intervention at the farm level, these positions require skill at managing information, communicating with a variety of expertise, and translating biological expectations into financial and chronological values. The successful veterinarian must understand the broad objectives of these systems and translate them into effective and specific daily actions. This preconference module is intended as the first in a series designed to provide these additional skills and tools. The speakers will focus on providing specific tools and examples and audience contribution of alternatives will be encouraged.
Proceedings and tools will generally be provided in electronic format. A computer is not required to find value in the session but it will improve the experience.
1:00 Introduction and expectations
Locke Karriker
1:10 Identifying and prioritizing problems
Christa Irwin
2:00 Managing information flow
Ian Levis
2:50 BREAK
3:10 Choosing interventions and managing expectations
Jeremy Pittman
4:00 Tools for implementing the plan
Sarah Probst-Miller
4:50 Future directions for the series
Locke Karriker
5:00 Seminar concludes
Seminar #2: Diagnostics: Tools and Strategies to Secure Your Future
Seminar Chair: Simone Oliveira
1:00 - 5:00 pm
This seminar will present and discuss diagnostics of swine bacterial and viral pathogens from different perspectives. Our main objective is to present and discuss diagnostic tools and strategies that have been successfully used for disease prevention and control. This seminar aims to address the use of diagnostics from the diagnostician, the epidemiologist, and the field veterinarian point of view. Know your diagnostic tools, be confident about your sample size, learn how to strategically use this knowledge, and be prepared to secure your future!
Part I: Diagnostic Tests and Testing Strategies
1:00 Advantages and limitations of current PCR and serological tests for viruses and bacteria
Kurt Rossow
1:30 Sample size calculation to assess prevalence of infection, control, and eradication
strategies
Bob Morrison
Part II: Using Diagnostics to Assess Control Strategies and Monitor Health Status: Field Experiences
2:00 PRRS
C. Scanlon Daniels
2:30 PCV2
Steve Henry
3:00 BREAK
3:30 Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
Paul Yeske
4:00 Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Matt Anderson
4:30 Bacterial genotyping: Haemophilus parasuis, Streptococcus suis, Actinobacillus suis, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae, Escherichia coli
Mike Eisenmenger
5:00 Seminar concludes
Seminar #3: It’s All About Inlets and Outlets
Seminar Chair: Craig Rowles
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Rising energy expenses are causing the industry to refocus their attention on ventilation and heating. This lecture series will help veterinarians refine their skills with regards to ventilation and energy expense management. It will conclude with a discussion regarding air filtration for existing facilities. Take time to join us as Mike and Steve bring a breath of fresh air to this important topic.
1:00 Modeling energy expense and common mistakes that increase this expense
Mike Brumm
2:00 Common variable speed fan mistakes
Mike Brumm and Steve Pohl
3:00 BREAK
3:15 Common ventilation mistakes related to inlet sizing and location
Mike Brumm and Steve Pohl
3:45 Understanding the challenges of filtering inlet air in existing facilities
Steve Pohl
5:00 Seminar concludes
Seminar #4: Web-based PRRS Risk Assessment Training for the Breeding Herd
Seminar Chair: Derald Holtkamp
12:30 - 5:30 pm
Note, this seminar starts earlier and ends later than others
This session will guide you through the use of the web-based PRRS Risk Assessment known as PADRAP. PADRAP has improved access, ease of use, and the ability to view benchmarking reports immediately after submitting an assessment.
Three ways veterinarians have applied the PRRS Risk Assessment:
- Evaluate current biosecurity protocols and /or develop new biosecurity protocols to avoid risk
- Communicate risks and the importance of biosecurity procedures to clients or production personnel
- Aid in the decision to initiate a project to eliminate PRRSv from a breeding herd site and identify modifiable risk factors in an effort to increase the likelihood that an elimination project will be successful long-term.
This session is open to AASV member veterinarians who have not previously used the PRRS Risk Assessment, as well as those who have previously been trained on the spreadsheet version. Please bring a laptop with MS Windows 2000, XP, or Vista capable of accessing the Internet via wireless connection.
12:30 Welcome and introductions (note the early start time!)
Derald Holtkamp
12:45 Application of PRRS Risk Assessment
Kevin Vilaca
1:00 Overview of PRRS Risk Assessment
Dale Polson
1:45 “How to” Tour of PADRAP:
Changing site admin profile, creating a new production system, setting up a site and survey, navigating through a survey, duplicating and taking multiple surveys
Derald Holtkamp
2:45 BREAK
3:00 Hands-on use of the Risk Assessment; User interview
Dale Polson
5:00 Demonstration of pareto chart and the database and benchmarking tool for risk assessment data: Interpreting results
Derald Holtkamp
5:30 Seminar concludes
Seminar #5: Foreign Animal Disease: What you always wanted to know about animal disease disasters but were afraid to ask
Seminar Chair: Patrick Webb
1:00 - 5:00 pm
Have you been involved in your state’s emergency vet response team trainings? Have you spent time in meetings learning about emergency response to animal disease disasters? Still don’t understand the incident command system? Do you wonder how it all fits together if “it” hits the fan? Do you want to have fun learning in a highly interactive seminar? Then this year’s AASV FAD seminar is just the ticket for you!
Imagine a little town in rural America called Hopeless, a small community surrounded by serene pastures and supported by a vibrant agricultural economy. Imagine your producers happily going along with their business when disaster strikes with a confirmed positive case of foot and mouth disease. Imagine what happens to your community when agriculture comes to a screeching halt. Imagine what your role would be in trying to save your community.
Well, this year, you won’t have to imagine because the little town of Hopeless will be right in front of you, and the fate of this community will be squarely in your hands! You will be a part of the effort to put all of the pieces together: diagnosing the first case, mobilizing the local response, controlling and eradicating the disease, and getting back to “business as usual.” And yes, you may just have some fun doing it. If you miss this seminar, you will miss a one-of-kind tabletop experience that allows you to be a key player in a hands-on interactive environment.
Speakers: Bruce Spence and Patrick Webb
SUNDAY, MARCH 8
Canadian Swine Veterinarians
8:00 am - 12:00 noon
PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS
Additional registration fees apply for the pre-conference seminars on Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. You must be registered for the annual meeting in order to register for the pre-conference seminars. Sorry, we cannot accept registrations for the seminars only.
Seminar #6: Managing PRRS Introduction into High Risk Populations
Seminar Chair: Lisa Becton
8:00 am - 12:00 noon
This seminar will focus on various ways that practitioners can manage the risk of introduction of PRRS into high health herds through use of sampling strategies, risk assessment, different management alternatives, and case studies
8:00 Introduction
Lisa Becton
8:10 Management of, and costs associated with, false positives when monitoring presumed PRRS-negative herds
Perry Harms
8:30 Determining sampling strategies for high risk herds
Dale Polson
9:50 BREAK
10:05 Using buffer supplies of gilts to manage disruptions due to disease breaks in multiplication
Rodger Main
10:20 Case study: Use of PRRS Risk Assessment for the Breeding Herd to lower the risk of PRRS introductions
Dave Baum
10:40 Case study: Management of a PRRS break in a boar stud to minimize the damage when introductions occur
Matthew Turner
11:00 Case study: Monitoring boar studs for early detection to avoid complete depop-repops of studs and infection of downstream breeding herds
Darwin Reicks
11:20 Case study: Management of a PRRS break in a multiplication herd to minimize the damage when introductions occur
Doug Groth
11:40 Roundtable Q & A
12:00 Seminar concludes
Seminar #7: Reproduction
Seminar Chair: Jason Kelly
8:00 am - 12:00 noon
This seminar will provide practical, real-world experiences to enhance sow herd productivity. Economics of pig production have changed more than anyone could have imagined in the last 18 months. It has become obvious that focusing on the basics is the best way to survive these tough times with better throughput. Realizing that there is no silver bullet that will be the final answer for sustainability, the session will focus on tweaking some fundamentals of pig production.
8:00 30 PSY: How do I get there and how much does it cost?
Cameron Schmitt
8:35 Monitoring employee adherence to SOPS
Doug Groth
9:10 Training employees: Teaching them why instead of telling them how
Ross Kiehne
9:45 BREAK
10:00 Minimizing costs with minimal sacrifices on production
Dale Mechler
10:35 DDGS use in sow diets: The good, bad, and ugly
Kelly Greiner
11:10 Large systems approach to increasing health and production
Jarod Hanson
11:45 Roundtable Q & A
12:00 Seminar concludes
Seminar #8: Practice Tips
Seminar Chair: Max Rodibaugh
8:00 am - 12:00 noon
Where else can you get 3 1/2 hours of “take home” advice from your wise and esteemed colleagues? This practice tips session will provide you with rapid fire information that you can obtain only by attending, as these busy swine vets were not asked to write papers. We have screened topics however, to try and avoid duplication. The seminar will be fun, interesting, and educational. And it will be peer-reviewed by you! Attendees will have the opportunity to vote for the “People’s Choice” practice tips awards by rating each presentation.
Participating practitioners:
Brad Leuwerke
John Baker
George Charbonneau
Scanlon Daniels
Steve Dudley
Joe Fent
Peggy Hawkins
Bill Hollis
Jason Kelly
9:45 BREAK
Mike Mull
Meghann Pierdon
Doug Powers
Peter Provis
Brian Roggow
Cary Sexton
Rexanne Struve
John Waddell
Spencer Wayne
Seminar #9: Deciphering Case Studies in Swine Medicine and Production
Seminar Co-chairs: Brian Payne and Larry Firkins
8:00 am - 12:00 noon
By request, this session will be case studies that are 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. Swine veterinarians will be presenting practical information and providing useful resources to veterinary students in the areas of both swine production and swine medicine. The objective of this session is to allow all students to become familiar with many basic aspects of swine practice by introducing the day-to-day decision making that will be required of them upon graduation.
8:00 The will to win
Larry Firkins
8:45 Reproductive disease
Brian Payne
9:30 BREAK
10:00 Respiratory disease – Wean to market
Brad Leuwerke
10:45 Enteric disease – Wean to market
Kevin Vilaca
11:30 Roundtable Q & A
12:00 Seminar concludes
Seminar #10: Boar Studs: Disease Updates and Tools to Reduce Cost
Seminar Chair: Rick Tubbs
8:00 am - 12:00 noon
The goal of this seminar is to bring practitioners the most current information on disease issues for boar studs and provide tools for improving cost efficiency. Disease presentations will focus on PCV2 research applications to boar studs, analyzing PRRSV detection protocols and associated costs in relation to prevention measures such as air filtration and other biosecurity issues, and the use of a web tool for PRRSV monitoring to provide a common framework for all interested practitioners to access. Boar nutrition will be covered with cost efficient feeding strategies in mind. Common issues limiting boar longevity will be addressed to optimize lifetime production. Practitioners or researchers willing to present short research updates or case reports pertinent to this audience should contact the session chair, Dr. Rick Tubbs.
8:30 Boar nutrition
Mike Tokach
8:30 Boar structure and lameness: Impact of genetic and husbandry components on retention
Ken Stalder
9:00 PCV2: Update on PCV2 research relating to boar studs and the sow farms they serve
Darin Madson
9:45 BREAK
10:00 PRRSV: Balancing risk mitigation and monitoring program costs in practice
Dale Polson and Darwin Reicks
10:45 PRRSV: Training for AASV members on the use of web-based interactive model for PRRSV monitoring
Albert Rovira and Chris Kuster
11:15 Abstract Session: Short presentations from AASV members on current research projects, field trials, or cases of general interest for Boar Stud session.
11:45 Roundtable Q & A
All speakers
12:00 Seminar concludes
Seminar #11: Bugs and Drugs Washington-Style
Seminar Chair: Jen Greiner
8:00 am - 12:00 noon
“Bugs and drugs” capture the attention of veterinarians, but they are also attracting the attention of legislators and regulators. This seminar will put our “bugs and drugs” discussions into a different light and serve them up Washington-style! The stage will be set with political realities in a new administration and a new Congress. From there, participants will gain an understanding of pressures from the public health community and of the latest research on MRSA. Participants will also have the opportunity to learn from and visit with experts on animal drugs, animal health and food safety. The goal of the seminar is for the participants to have a better understanding of the impact legislators and regulators have on our industry and of the challenges that lay ahead for swine veterinarians and pork producers in Washington, DC.
8:00 Pigs on parade in Washington, DC
Kirk Ferrell
8:45 Public health activities and attitudes on antimicrobial use in agriculture
Liz Wagstrom
9:15 MRSA: People, pigs, and pork
Peter Davies
10:00 BREAK
10:30 FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine and upcoming issues
Bernadette Dunham
11:00 Emerging animal health issues
Bobby Acord
11:30 Food safety: What’s next?
Barb Masters
12:00 Seminar concludes
AASV ANNUAL MEETING
All sessions from this point forward are included in the registration fee for the meeting.
Session #1: Student Seminar
Sunday, March 8; 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Alex Ramirez & Peter Davies, co-chairs
1:00 Evaluation of a low-cost protocol for reducing the risk of aerosol spread of PRRS virus
Andrea Pitkin, University of Minnesota
1:15 Erysipelas: Condemnation and outbreak Investigation
Joseph Bender, Iowa State University
1:30 Development and validation of a quantitative real-time PCR for the detection of Actinobacillus suis: The miracle tool?
María José Clavijo M., Universidad Central de Venezuela
1:45 Maternal influences on piglet immune response to vaccination
Meggan Bandrick, University of Minnesota
2:00 Sow mortality investigation in a 2500-sow farm
Sara Dillon, North Carolina State University
2:15 The value of a desiccant in the cleaning and disinfecting of swine housing
Jason Norris, University of Prince Edward Island
2:30 Analysis of marketing data to identify economic opportunities for producers
Andrew Bents, University of Minnesota
2:45 Pre-colostral stillborn piglet blood sampling procedure when a PRRSv positive sow herd is being monitored for time-to-negative interval
Brent Carmichael, Iowa State University
3:15 Diagnostic investigation into a reproductive failure associated with porcine parvovirus and porcine circovirus coinfection
Emily McDowell, Iowa State University
3:30 Investigation of associations between risk factors, reported clinical PRRS breaks and reproductive performance in swine breeding herds
Jess Waddell, Iowa State University
3:45 A longitudinal study of MRSA colonization in pigs
Andrew Zwambag, University of Guelph
4:00 Selection of a universal vaccine candidate for Actinobacillus suis based on genotype, toxin, and whole cell protein profiles
Rafael Carreon, Universedade Federal de Uberlandia (Brazil)
4:15 Effects of vaccination timing and diet source on performance of nursery pigs immediately after weaning
Erin Kane, Kansas State University
4:30 Effect of flooring-type and post-weaning production method on the timing of seroconversion to Lawsonia intracellularis in a multi-site production system
Peter Lasley, Iowa State University
4:45 Investigation of pre-wean mortality in the sow farm
Aaron Nystrom, University of Minnesota
5:00 Session concludes
Session #2: Research Topics
Sunday, March 8; 1:00 - 5:00 pm
Jeff Zimmerman, chair
1:00 Replicon particle and replicon expression of GP5, M, and GP5-M heterodimer proteins from three different PRRSV glycantypes
Ryan Vander Veen
1:15 Comparison of three different PRRSV vaccines in the face of a PRRSV outbreak
Pete Thomas
1:30 Detection of PRRSV by reverse transcriptase loop mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP)
Albert Rovira
1:45 Use of a production region model to address issues regarding the aerobiology of PRRSV and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and to investigate alternative protocols of aerosol biosecurity
Scott Dee
2:00 Effect of maternally derived humoral and cell-mediated immunity in protection against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection in piglets
Maria Pieters
2:15 Protection induced by a recombinant replication-defective adenovirus vaccine expressing the P97 protein of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in challenged pigs: Comparison to Suvaxyn MH-One vaccine
Carl Gagnon
2:30 Antigen expression of replicon particles in swine using an experimental human influenza vaccine: Proof of concept
Hank Harris
2:45 The feeding of dry distillers grain with soluble to lactating sows
Laura Greiner
3:00 BREAK
3:15 Antimicrobial use and resistance: Results from the CIPARS on-farm swine program
Anne Deckert
3:30 Use of microarrays to gain insight in PCV2 disease pathogenesis
Anna Tomás
3:45 The PCVAD outbreak in Ontario: Were time and distance to an affected herd important?
Zvonimir Poljak
4:00 Comparison of incidence and shedding patterns of PCV2a and PCV2b
Abby Patterson
4:15 Comparison of the efficacy of sow vaccination versus piglet vaccination for PCV2 and evaluation of the impact of revaccination with a homologous PCV2 vaccine
Tanja Opriessnig
4:30 Head-to-head comparison of the level of protection and duration of immunity induced by different commercial PCV2 vaccines
Tanja Opriessnig
4:45 Reproductive effects associated with PCV2 in naive sows artificially inseminated with PCV2-spiked boar semen
Darin Madson
5:00 Session concludes
Session #3: Industrial Partners
Sunday, March 8; 1:00 - 5:45 pm
Session Chairs: Thayer Hoover and Robyn Fleck
1:00 Health and performance improvements in pigs treated with tulathromycin injectable solution (Draxxin®) for swine respiratory disease (SRD)
Presenter: Thayer Hoover
Sponsor: PFIZER ANIMAL HEALTH
1:15 Efficacy of RespiSure-ONE® administered to piglets at one day of age
Presenter: Troy Kaiser
Sponsor: PFIZER ANIMAL HEALTH
1:30 PIC technical update: Robust genetic improvement
Presenter: David Casey
Sponsor: PIC NORTH AMERICA
1:45 Characterization of wean-finish mortality in PIC market pigs
Presenter: Amanda Ness
Sponsor: PIC NORTH AMERICA
2:00 Antibiotic free pork production
Presenter: Darwin Kohler
Sponsor: BABCOCK GENETICS
2:15 Impact of increased feed costs on the selection indexes and selection for terminal sire and maternal lines
Presenter: Alan Schinckel
Sponsor: NATIONAL SWINE REGISTRY
2:30 Tilmicosin (Pulmotil AC®) administered in drinking water: Evaluation of the effect in nursery pigs inoculated with PRRSV
Presenter: Laura Batista
Sponsor: ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH
2:45 The feeding of Pulmotil® for the control of swine respiratory disease
Presenter: Thomas Campi
Sponsor: ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH
3:00 Value of ESF in a 6,000 sow herd in the US
Presenter: Gerard Weijers
Sponsor: NEDAP AGRI
3:15 Avirulent Salmonella choleraesuis vaccine efficacy when administered intranasally or orally to newborn piglets
Presenter: Todd Johnson
Sponsor: NOVARTIS ANIMAL HEALTH, US
3:30 Influence of antimicrobial sequence in the nursery on pig performance and economic return
Presenter: Mike Tokach
Sponsor: NOVARTIS ANIMAL HEALTH, US
3:45 LifeTide™: From basic research to commercial product
Presenter: Patricia Brown
Sponsor: VGX ANIMAL HEALTH
4:00 Evaluation of Adsero® in sow diets on neonatal piglet performance
Presenter: Dan Rosener
Sponsor: AGTECH PRODUCTS
4:15 Distinct swine sample matrices used for high throughput RNA purification and TaqMan® RT-PCR amplification of North American and European PRRSV RNA
Presenter: Ricardo Munoz
Sponsor: APPLIED BIOSYSTEMS
4:30 Serological cross-reactions between H1 swine influenza viruses and antisera to vaccine strains
Presenter: Robyn Fleck
Sponsor: INTERVET/SCHERING-PLOUGH ANIMAL HEALTH
4:45 Circumvent® PCV vaccine implementation and compliance in a large integrated system
Presenter: Jeremy Pittman
Sponsor: INTERVET/SCHERING-PLOUGH ANIMAL HEALTH
5:00 Newport Laboratories' DocuVac™ compliance marker: A field trial
Presenter: Jeremy Pittman
Sponsor: NEWPORT LABORATORIES
5:15 Internal versus contract multiplication: Pitfalls and profit opportunities
Presenter: Matt Anderson
Sponsor: GENETIPORC
5:30 An overview of PigKnows production software
Presenter: Tom Clark
Sponsor: PIGKNOWS
Session #4: Industrial Partners
Sunday, March 8; 1:00 - 5:45 pm
Session Chairs: Peggy Anne Hawkins and Keith Bretey
1:00 Amoxicillin: Let's get the dose right!
Presenter: Peggy Anne Hawkins
Sponsor: VETERINARY PROVISIONS/VET Rx
1:15 Management of PCV2 infection (or PCVD) in swine farms with Circovac vaccination: European field experiences
Presenter: Thais Vila
Sponsor: MERIAL
1:30 The next generation of swine side diagnostics
Presenter: Rexanne Struve
Sponsor: STRUVE LABS
1:45 Molecular characterization and evaluation of Clostridium difficile field isolates recovered from pigs with neonatal diarrhea
Presenter: Boh Chang Lin
Sponsor: MVP LABORATORIES
2:00 Prevalence of osteochondrosis in hyperprolific sows at slaughter over a range of 7 parities
Presenter: Cathy Carlson
Sponsor: ZINPRO CORPORATION
2:15 On-farm euthanasia: Efficient and safe (110V) pig electrocution
Presenter: Martine Denicourt
Sponsor: CONCEPTION RO-MAIN
2:30 Estimating the sensitivity and specificity of a new ELISA test for porcine circovirus 2 exposure using a study pseudo gold standard and latent-class analysis
Presenter: Charles Haley
Sponsor: USDA/APHIS/VETERINARY SERVICES
2:45 Effect of dextrin (PremiDex™) and antibiotics on performance, carcass characteristics, and fecal microbial counts of grow-finish pigs
Presenter: Hong Yang
Sponsor: ADM ALLIANCE NUTRITION
3:00 Efficacy and safety studies of Fort Dodge Animal Health's experimental PCV2/MH combination vaccine
Presenter: Stephen Wu
Sponsor: FORT DODGE ANIMAL HEALTH
3:15 Field efficacy comparison of Suvaxyn PCV2 One Dose and two other commercial PCV vaccines: Carthage trial update
Presenter: Kelly Greiner
Sponsor: FORT DODGE ANIMAL HEALTH
3:30 Evaluation of viral replicon particles expressing proteins of swine influenza virus as vaccine
Presenter: Brad Bosworth
Sponsor: SIRRAH
3:45 Noveko introduced in the swine industry a concept of filtration that fits the need of existing production facilities
Presenter: Martin Bonneau
Sponsor: NOVEKO
4:00 Lameness incidence and foot lesions in two commercial sow herds
Presenter: John Sonderman
Sponsor: DANBRED NORTH AMERICA
4:15 On-farm field trials: The problem of detecting small differences
Presenter: John Deen
Sponsor: ALPHARMA ANIMAL HEALTH
4:30 Biological effects of bacitracin as a therapeutic agent and growth-promoting compound
Presenter: David Francis
Sponsor: ALPHARMA ANIMAL HEALTH
4:45 An innovative method for quanitfying animal behavior responses to various immunization protocols
Presenter: Keith Bretey
Sponsor: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA
5:00 Efficacy evaluation of a mixed Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin and a porcine circovirus type 2 vaccine
Presenter: Marc Eichmeyer
Sponsor: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA
5:15 Utilization of a direct-fed microbial (Bacillus subtilis PB6) to improve performance of nursing piglets: Comparison of sow, piglet, and combination treatment regimens
Presenter: Andrew Yersin
Sponsor: KEMIN AGRI-FOODS, NORTH AMERICA
POSTER SESSION: Veterinary Students
Sunday, March 8, 12:00 – 5:00 pm (authors present from 12:00 to 1:00 pm)
Monday, March 9, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
1) Evaluation of thermal gradients of the external genitalia of neonatal pigs following oral exposure to the soy-derived phytoestrogen genistein and estradiol
Cooper Brookshire, Mississippi State University
2) Efficacy of pre-partum ParturAid on farrowing performance of sows
Aimee Campbell, Michigan State University
3) PCR identification of enteric disease agents in pig farm insects
Matthew Chesworth, University of Nottingham-United Kingdom
4) A comparison of Tylan injection/tilmicosin lactation feed program to ceftiofur injection/chlorotetracycline lactation feed program
Jessica Clark, North Carolina State University
5) Feed medication protocol comparison in a PRRSV unstable nursery flow
Kate Dion, Iowa State University
6) On farm trial of porcine circovirus vaccination efficacy
Nina Duflo, Michigan State University
7) Factors impacting the welfare of gestating sows housed in large pens and fed via ESF
Chris Feaster, University of Pennsylvania
8) Effect of injectable iron on the prevalence of clinical anemia in nursery pigs
Leah Fedders, Iowa State University
9) Identification of harmful insect communities on pig farms
Alasdair Gallie, University of Nottingham-United Kingdom
10) Recurring outbreaks of salmonellosis in a swine finisher barn
Carrie Lubrick, University of Guelph
11) Field trial of a novel killed subunit PRRSv vaccine
Alana McNutt, Iowa State University
12) Evaluation of the impact of medicated feed on the performance of the sow during a PRRS serum exposure
Megan Nemechek, North Carolina State University
13) Can fear be effectively assessed in swine? - A study measuring fear levels during a human approach test
Monique Pairis, Iowa State University
14) Boar and sow euthanasia
Christine Pelland, University of Guelph
15) Assessing the within-herd dynamics of a porcine circovirus type 2-associated disease (PCVAD) outbreak in a commercial wean-to-finish swine operation
Maya Popovic, University of Guelph
16) Staphylococcus aureus spa types isolated from retail pork products
Stephanie Pylka, University of Minnesota
17) Prevalence of PRRS in suckling piglets and risk factors associated with being positive
Abbie Redalen, University of Minnesota
18) Enteric and respiratory specimen handling impacts diagnostic analysis
Jennifer Reiman, Iowa State University
19) Efficacy of intensive neonatal piglet care on umbilical hernias and joint infections
Emilie Schilling, Texas A & M University
20) Survey of injection methodologies in pork production
Carissa Schloesser, University of Minnesota
21) Comparison of pooled feces and cotton rope for culture of Salmonella from swine
Jessica Seate, Michigan State University
22) Analysis of horizontal wall crack hoof lesions and relationship to parturition
Conrad Spangler, University of Minnesota
23) The effects of probiotics on piglet health and performance when fed to sows during gestation and lactation
Kara Theis, University of Minnesota
24) Field evaluation of growth performance and sub-clinical PCVAD
Jason Verbeck, University of Illinois
25) A systematic review of CO2 euthanasia in swine
Gabe Young, Iowa State University
POSTER SESSION: Research Topics
Sunday, March 8, 12:00 – 5:00 pm (authors present from 12:00 to 1:00 pm)
Monday, March 9, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
1) NAHMS Swine 2007: A national study of small swine enterprises
Eric Bush
2) Co-infection of Salmonella, Campylobacter, Yersinia enterocolitica, Escherchia coli O:157, and Listeria monocytogenes on a subset of Canadian swine farms
Abdolvahab Farzan
3) An eye on biosecurity: A necessity for regional control
Marie-Eve Lambert
4) Control of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS): The acclimatization methods used for gilts in Quebec
Marie-Eve Lambert
5) Replicon particle PRRSV vaccine provides partial protection from challenge
Mark Mogler
6) Serological and virological profiles in a herd experiencing PMWS and PDNS during the fattening period
Andreas Palzer
7) Are some PRRSV types associated with greater clinical disease than others?
Thomas Rosendal
8) Molecular characterization of Clostridium difficile isolated from feral swine, production swine and humans
Siddhartha Thakur
9) Claw size in cull sows; quantification of a potential factor in lameness and culling
Terry Ward
POSTER SESSION: Industrial Partners
Sunday, March 8, 12:00 – 5:00 pm (authors present from 12:00 to 1:00 pm)
Monday, March 9, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
1) ActiShield™ provides unique activity, long-duration pest control, and has a wide safety profile
Presenter: Teddi Wolff
Sponsor: ALPHARMA ANIMAL HEALTH
2) Pursuing American Board of Veterinary Practitioners (ABVP) certification in Swine Health Management
Presenter: James Kober
Sponsor: AMERICAN BOARD OF VETERINARY PRACTITIONERS
3) Dietary plasma protein supplementation attenuates the innate immune response in a mice model of pulmonary inflammation
Presenter: Joy Campbell
Sponsor: APC
4) Timing of post-insemination movement of sows into loose-sow gestation housing and its subsequent effects on reproductive efficiency
Presenter: Chad Bierman
Sponsor: BABCOCK GENETICS
5) Baytril 100 label for swine: Efficacy, safety, residue studies
Presenter: Andrew Holtcamp
Sponsor: BAYER ANIMAL HEALTH
6) Case report: The value of ileitis vaccination and comprehensive diagnostic investigation
Presenter: Sarah Probst Miller
Sponsor: BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA
7) Evaluation of standard deviation associated with piglet weaning weights between 18 and 21 days of age
Presenter: Laura Greiner
Sponsor: CARTHAGE VETERINARY SERVICE
8) Tylan® soluble followed by Tylan® premix for the control of ileitis in swine
Presenter: Susan Moore
Sponsor: ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH
9) Advancements to STAGES™ as a selection tool for purebred breeders
Presenter: Clint Schwab
Sponsor: NATIONAL SWINE REGISTRY
10) Comparison of a Denagard pulse program vs. a continuous Tylan program as measured by finishing pig performance
Presenter: Thomas Shipp
Sponsor: NOVARTIS ANIMAL HEALTH, US
11) Efficacy of RespiSure-HPS against HPS serovar 4 following vaccination of MDA+ or MDA- pigs at 1 and 3 weeks of age
Presenter: Troy Kaiser
Sponsor: PFIZER ANIMAL HEALTH
12) Impact of varied temperatures on inactivation of PRRSV with disinfectant in transport vehicles
Presenter: Bob Thompson
Sponsor: PIC NORTH AMERICA
13) Improve nursery performance and profitability during stressful periods, including vaccination
Presenter: Marnie Mellencamp
Sponsor: RALCO NUTRITION
14) Analysis of antimicrobial susceptibility profiles of Salmonella serotypes using survival analysis
Presenter: Charles Haley
Sponsor: USDA/APHIS/VETERINARY SERVICES
15) Iron and mulberry heart disease (MHD) in nursery pigs
Presenter: Peggy Anne Hawkins
Sponsor: VETERINARY PROVISIONS/VETRx
16) Claw horn trace mineral concentration
Presenter: Terry Ward
Sponsor: ZINPRO CORPORATION
MONDAY, MARCH 9
General Session: SECURING OUR FUTURE
Program Chair: R.B. "Butch" Baker
8:00 – 10:00 am
8:00 Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture: Securing Our Future
John Thomson
9:00 Alex Hogg Memorial Lecture: Getting There from Here
Larry Firkins
10:00 BREAK
Concurrent Session #1: BACTERIAL DISEASES
Session Chairs: Ginger Pelger and Karen Lehe
10:30 am - 5:15 pm
10:30 Successful control of clostridial enteritis
Karen Lehe
11:00 The clostridial world according to Schwartz
Kent Schwartz
11:30 Using genetic sequencing for control of Mycoplasma
Montse Torremorell
12:00 The perfect test for Mycoplasma
Erin Strait
12:30 LUNCH
2:00 APP eradication: A success story
Dave Baum
2:20 Case report: Controlling APP
Hans Rotto
2:40 Experiences with A. suis – Part I
Sarah Probst Miller
3:00 Experiences with A. suis – Part II
Jerome Geiger
3:20 BREAK
4:00 APP and A. suis diagnostics
Simone Oliveira
4:30 Experiences with HPS
Steve Henry
4:50 HPS diagnostics
Simone Oliveira
5:15 Session concludes
Concurrent Session #2: VIRAL DISEASES
10:30 am - 5:30 pm
PRRSV
Session Chairs: Jeff Zimmerman and Pam Zaabel
10:30 Winter 2007-08: A practitioner’s experience with PRRSV
Paul Yeske
11:00 Update on PRRSV immunology and viral genetics
Michael Murtaugh
11:30 On-farm application of the PRRS Risk Assessment
Erin Johnson
11:50 Cost effective PRRS surveillance
John Prickett
12:30 LUNCH
SIV
Session Chair: Amy Vincent
2:00 SIV: Epidemiology, diagnostics, and research updates
Marie Gramer
2:20 Regional control of SIV
Steve Henry
2:40 National SIV surveillance
John Korslund
3:00 BREAK
PCV2
Session Chair: Darin Madson
3:30 PCV2 nomenclature: How molecular differences translate to the field
Bob Rowland
3:50 Puzzling over PCV2 immunology
Joaquim Segalés
4:10 PCV2: Pathogenesis and co-infections
Tanja Opriessnig
4:40 Porcine circovirus vaccinology: Things you should know
Dick Hesse
5:10 Dealing with PCV2 vaccination failure in the field
Rodger Main
5:30 Session concludes
Concurrent Session #3: PRODUCTION
Session Chair: Barry Kerkaert
10:30 am - 5:30 pm
10:30 Overview of current costs in a dynamic environment
Dennis DiPietre
11:15 Setting the stage: Gilt development
Bill Hollis
11:35 Improving longevity for a high producing sow
Joaquin Sporke
12:05 Managing 7% preweaning mortality
Tom Gillespie
12:30 LUNCH
2:00 Sow production: Where we’ve been, where we’re going
Steve Dritz
2:40 Keys to 1% mortality at 8 weeks post-wean
Mike Eisenmenger
3:20 BREAK
3:35 Ahead at the finishing line…97% full value hogs
Tara Donovan
4:15 Transporting more dollars to the bank
Matt Ritter
4:55 Optimizing marginal rates of return
Dennis DiPietre
5:30 Session concludes
TUESDAY, MARCH 10
General Session: SECURING OUR FUTURE
Session Chairs: R. B. "Butch" Baker and Daryl Olsen
8:00 am – 12:00 noon
8:00 Global forces on the US pork industry
Larry Pope
8:45 Securing our future
Ron DeHaven
9:30 BREAK
10:00 Learning from the Best
When the shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway meet for the their annual meeting, the most anticipated session of the meeting is when Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger give sage advice to shareholders on how to be successful investing for the future. Learning from the Best is AASV’s attempt to allow members the opportunity to hear from some of the most successful swine veterinarians in North America. Just what does it take to build a successful business, clinic, career in swine veterinary medicine? Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from four of the most respected members of our organization.
10:00 Joe Connor
10:30 Jim Collins
11:00 K.T. Wright
11:30 Bill Christianson
12:00 Meeting concludes
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