| Swine Handling and Transport Forum |
Forum Ojective
To provide pork producers, swine handlers and transporters with
current information about the handling, transportation and marketing of pigs.
The forum will focus on:
- the importance of stockmanship,
- animal welfare expectations throughout the pork supply chain, and
- ways to prevent transport losses
Program
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8:00 |
Registration/Check-in |
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9:00 |
Welcome |
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9:15 |
The costs of transport losses
Matt Ritter – Elanco Animal Health |
| 9:45
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Tips to reduce transport losses
- Walking the Pens
Bill Hollis, Carthage Vet Service
- Grow/finish pen design
Anna Johnson, Iowa State University
- Loading ramp design
Nick Berry, Cargill, Inc.
- Trailer design
Chad Pilcher, University of Illinois
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| 11:00
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Break |
| 11:20
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Choosing the animals to transport
- Implementing euthanasia protocols from nursery to finisher
Jim Moody, The Hanor Company
- Euthanasia Protocols for Cull Sows & Replacement Gilts
Michelle Jens, AMVC
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| 12:00
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The European transport experience: A glimpse into future?
Ed Pajor, Purdue University |
| 12:30
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Lunch |
| 1:30
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The Politics of Fatigued Pigs
Jen Greiner, National Pork Producers Council |
| 2:00
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Troubleshooting on the road
- Plant delays
Glee Goodner, Hormel Foods
- Disease outbreak
Patrick Webb, National Pork Board
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| 2:45
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Break |
| 3:15
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Transport and animal handling audits at the plant
Ashley Peterson, American Meat Institute |
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3:45 |
Panel discussion – Animal welfare at the packing plant
- Producer Perspective
Howard Hill, Iowa Select Farms
- Transporter Perspective
Dennis Beethe, Bartling Brothers
- Packer Perspective
Kellye Pfalzgraf, Tyson Fresh Meats
- FSIS Inspector Perspective
Dawn Sprouls, USDA, FSIS
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| 5:00
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Adjourn |
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