AASV Swine Information Library Catalog

Allen D. Leman Swine Conference

University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine, Veterinary Outreach Programs

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 

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The influences of group size on behavioral vices and cannibalism
Harold W. Gonyou, B.Sc.(Agr.), M.Sc., Ph.D.

Elimination of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) virus using a test and removal process
S.A. Dee, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVM and T.W. Molitor

PRRS virus serum neutralizing antibody as a measure of protection
HanSoo Joo, DVM, PhD; K. Direksin, DVM, MS; Charles Johnson, BS; Won Lee, DVM; Neil DeBuse, DVM

PRRSV: Comparison of commercial vaccines in their ability to induce protection against current PRRSV strains of high virulence
Osorio, F.A., MS, DVM, PhD.; Zuckermann, F.; Wills R.; Meier, W.; Christian, S.; Galeota, J.; Doster, A.

Keeping the PRRSV genie in its bottle
Luis Fernandez, DVM

WhatÕs new with PRRS on commercial farms?
Dr. Tim Loula, DVM

Pathogenesis and persistence of PRRS
David A. Benfield, PhD, Julie Nelson, Kurt Rossow, Raymond R. Rowland,2 Steven R. Lawson, Melissa Steffen, James E. Collins

Integrating production and financial records: How we do it in our multiplication and production system
Fred L. Cunningham, MS, DVM

Integrating production and financial records: One of the many ways we do it in the dairy industry
Kenn Buelow, DVM, MS

The importance of cost accounting
Steve Weiss, B.A.

Management accounting standards for pork production
E. Allen Lash

Producing PRRS-negative pigs from PRRS-positive sows
M. L. Gramer, DVM; W.T. Christianson, DVM, Ph.D.; D.L.Harris, DVM, Ph.D.

Eradication of PRRS from the swine herd
Jorgen Plomgaard

How the residue monitoring program will change
Gary E. Stefan, BS

Experience and field data on alternative pen sizes
Paul D. Ruen, DVM

Barn and pen size dynamics
Mike Brumm, MS, PhD

Importance of combining nursery to finish data
JinLiang Xue, DVM, PhD; Gordon Spronk, DVM; Barry Kerkaert, DVM, Robert Morrison, DVM, PhD, MBA; Steve Dritz, DVM, PhD

The quest for the perfect wean-to-finish building
Frank Brummer

Wean-to-Finish construction alternatives, management, and performance
Joseph F. Connor, DVM

Making the most of media contacts: Public presentations and public correspondence
Marcia Fluer, MS

USDA marketing assistance programsŃ from Certified Angus Beef to ISO 9000
Herbert C. Abraham, MS, Chief

Food safety initiatives: An overview
Mike Daniel

Making a profit in a regulated environment
Mike Brumm, MS, PhD

Food safety: The changing world of pork producers and veterinarians
Beth Lautner, DVM, MS

Putting growth curves into practice
Brian Caldwell, DVM

Growth curve analysis to determine profit optimization and pig flow
Steve S. Dritz, DVM, PhD, and Mike D. Tokach

Marketing all-inŃall-out grow/finish groups
John Deen, DVM PhD Dipl ABVP-SHM, Mariusz T. Skorupski, PhD,Barb Frey, DVM

Genetics of production and product quality: A Minnesota perspective
Craig W. Beattie, Ph.D.

Mapping genes of economic importance in swine
G. A. Rohrer, Ph.D.

Epidemiological analysis of outbreaks
Montserrat Torremorell, DVM, Carlos Pijoan

PCR based diagnostics for profiling Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae shedding
Maria Calsamiglia DVM, Carlos Pijoan DVM, PhD

Application of PCR tests for monitoring large herds
Jerry Torrison DVM, MS, PhD

Lessons from the turkey industry
Michael R. Nelms, DVM

The new paradigm for veterinary practices
Tom Wetzell, DVM

This little piggy went to market: Will the new pork industry call the heartland home?
Mark Drabenstott

Use of molecular genetics to influence production
L. Ollivier

Lessons learned in the ''real world''
Gary D. Dial, DVM, PhD, MBA

Effectiveness of marker-assisted selection
L. Ollivier

An outbreak of blue eye disease associated with PRRS
Alberto Stephano, DVM, MSc

Clinical cases presentation
Robert Desrosiers, DVM, Dipl ABVP

Removing the bottom fifteen percent
Steve A. Sornsen, DVM, MS

Sorting and mixing of grower/finisher pigs
Harold W. Gonyou, B.Sc.(Agr.), M.Sc., Ph.D.

Managing variation on the way in: Weaning weight
M. D. Tokach, PhD, S. S. Dritz, R. D. Goodband, and J. L. Nelssen

Using the Theory of Constraints to design a farm
Bill Greenley, MS

Using process optimization to design farms
Chalard Duangkaew, DVM, Ph.D. Candidate; Gary D. Dial, DVM, Ph.D., MBA; Yuzo Koketsu, DVM, MS, Ph.D.; David G Thawley, DVM, Ph.D.

Assessing variation in breeding herd performance as part of the continuous improvement process
David E. Reeves, DVM and Yuzo Koketsu

The cost of building and maintaining an isolation unit
Martin Bonneau, DVM

Helping gilts become excellent sows
Steven C. Henry, DVM, Dipl. ABVP

The role of the replacement gilt in the maintenance of the PRRS infectious process
Scott A. Dee, DVM, PhD, Dipl; ACVM

Swine nutrition and health connections
Jerry Shurson, PhD and Lee Johnston, PhD

Swine diagnostic pathology
Jim Collins, DVM, PhD, Rod Frank, DVM, PhD, Kurt Rossow, DVM, PhD

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Comparing and contrasting sow management in the US, Brazil, and Chile
Gonzalo Castro, Ph.D. and Jose Piva, DVM, PIC USA, Franklin, KY

Finnish pork production chains: Quality through vertical integration
Veikko Tuovinen, MS, PhD, DVM

An approach to market-driven pork production
Larry Ritter DVM MS

Manure as a value-added product
Jose R. Bicudo, Ph.D

Solids-liquid separation
Jun Zhu, PhD

Nutritional impact on manure management
Sam K. Baidoo, PhD

Evaluating the economical return of health program
Luc Dufresne

Economics of health management: Evaluating the costs of disease
Neil K. DeBuse, DVM

The economics of preventing disease introduction
J.C.S. Harding, DVM, MSc

Creating a winning transaction
Brad Freking, DVM; Steve McWilliams, MS

Measuring producersÕ risk attitudes
Robert P. King

Creating vertical clusters for pork production
Dr. Haven Hendricks

What do we know about food-borne pathogens in pigs and slaughterhouses?
S. J. Wells,1 E. J. Bush,2 T. Blaha1

Swine influenza: Field experience in the US with the new strain
Mark A. Wagner, DVM

Swine influenza viruses In Europe
S H Done, BA, DVetMed, PhD, Dipl.ECVP, FRCVS, FRCPath.; I H Brown, MIBiol, PhD.

Epidemiology of swine influenza
Christopher W. Olsen, DVM, PhD

The clinical expression of porcine circovirus
J.C.S. Harding,1 DVM, MSc; E.G. Clark,2 DVM, MVSc; J.A Ellis,3 DVM, PhD

Infection of late-term swine fetuses following in utero inoculation with porcine circovirus types-1 and -2
Charles Johnson, BS; Han Soo Joo, DVM, PhD; Kochakorn Direksin, DVM, MS; Won Hyung Lee DVM, MS

Clinical and pathological findings of PMWS cases in Europe
Joaquim Segalˇs, DVM, PhD; Mariano Domingo, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ECVP

PRV eradication: Where do we go from here?
Timothy J. Loula

PRV in Indiana: Where are we today?
Larry Rueff, DVM

State-wide eradication: How we did it
Howard Hill, D.V.M, PhD

What do we know about on-farm reduction of foodborne pathogens?
T. Blaha, DVM, PhD, A.D. Leman Chair

Understanding, assessing, and managing risk
John C. McKissick, PhD

Marketing protocols and capacity planning to maximize contribution margin
Bill Greenley, MS

Optimizing throughput based on packer demands
John Deen DVM PhD Dipl ABVP

Sow mortality in the US: An industry-wide perspective
John Deen DVM PhD, Jinliang Xue DVM PhD

Microscopic lesions associated with sow mortality
Robert D. Glock, DVM, PhD;1 Jerome O. Geiger, DVM, MS; Christa Irwin, DVM; S. C. Henry, DVM, Dipl ABVP

Assessing sow mortality
Jerome O. Geiger, DVM, MS1; Christa Irwin, DVM1; Scott Pretzer, DVM2

Eradication of PRRS: Past, present and future
SA Dee, TW Molitor, HS Joo, and M Bierk

Infectious reproductive diseases in swine: Etiology and clinical signs
HanSoo Joo, DVM, PhD

Making concrete decisions with fuzzy data: Putting a price on variation
John Deen DVM Ph.D. Dipl ABVP

Modeling business performance in live hog production
Tom Stein DVM, MS, PhD

Industry perspectives and preparedness for regionalization
Beth Lautner, DVM, MS

Comparative costs of producing hogs
Larry Martin, PhD, Chief Executive Officer; Zana Kruja, PhD, Senior Research Associate

Perspective on the global economy and agriculture
Dr. Sung Won Sohn, Ph.D.; Don Hilber, M.S.

The endocrine cycle and the role of nutrition
George R. Foxcroft, PhD

The role of nutrition in piglet and milk production
Robert Goodband, MS, PhD; Steve Dritz, DVM, PhD; Mike Tokach, MS, PhD; Jim Nelssen, MS, PhD

Feeding management for optimal financial performance
Dean Koehler, PhD

Feeding programs to increase margin and maximize throughput
Steve S. Dritz, Mike D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, and Jim L. Nelssen

Empowering staff to achieve excellence through objective goal setting, benchmarking, and records
Doug MacDougald, DVM

The effects, and management, of breeding herd throughput on sow cost centers and total pig enterprises
Brian Caldwell, DVM

Breeding herds and the pursuit of profit
Dale Polson

Using the return on equity (ROE) tree to help manage a business
Lee Fuchs, David Reeves, Bob Morrison

Sow attrition: The next steps
S.C. Henry, DVM, Dipl. ABVP Swine Medicine

Overview of current sow housing systems
D. Hesse and Th. Blaha

Behavioral problems associated with sow housing
Dr. Donald C. Lay Jr., Applied Ethologist

Managing the high producing dairy cow for maximum production and minimum disease
Kenn Buelow, Sandra Godden, Steve Stewart, Paul Rapnicki

Swine pathology and diagnosis
Kurt Rossow, DVM, PhD; Rodney K. Frank, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVP; Michael J. Murphy, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ABVT; C. Pijoan, DVM, PhD; M. Torremorell, DVM; M. Calsamiglia, DVM, PhD; S. Mendoza, A. Ruiz

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Allen D. Leman Swine Conference 2000 - Contents

Epidemiology of gastroesophageal ulcers
John Deen, DVM, PhD

The role of feed and feed processing in development of gastric ulcers
Joe D. Hancock, DVM

Levels of culling in commercial herds
Christa K Irwin, DVM and John Deen, DVM, PhD

Role of genetics in gilt attrition
Rodger Johnson, PhD

What does attrition cost and what is it worth to reduce?
Kevin C. Dhuyvetter, PhD

Housing and management aspects influencing gilt development and longevity: A review
Donald G. Levis, BS, MS, PhD

The role of nutrition and the feeding program on gilt longevity
Mike Tokach, M.S., PhD, Mike Webster, Brad James

Increasing sow longevity: The role of people and management
Timothy J. Loula, DVM

Increasing sow longevity: Body conditioning and feeding
Sam K. Baidoo, Ph.D., Ross Kiehne, DVM and Laura Batista, DVM

Comparison of alternative supply chain management strategies
Brian Buhr, PhD

Value chains: A strategy for the agri-food sector
Jerry Bouma BS, MS

The Danish model: Pork production for the world market
Prof. Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst

Heavy hogs: Good reasons and few limitations
Steve R. Meyer, MS, PhD

The problem of lightweight market hogs
John Deen, DVM, PhD

Commercial nursery mortality and weaning weight
John Roberts, DVM, PhD

The clinical approach to the growing pig
Michael R Muirhead, BVMS, DPM, FRCVS

A real world intervention strategy
Joseph F. Connor, D.V.M.

Gastric ulceration in swine: Overview and infectious etiology control
Robert M. Friendship, DVM, MSc

Mycoplasmal pneumonia control strategies
L. Kirk Clark, DVM, PhD

Disease diagnostic session
Joe Connor, Paul Yeske, Tom Petznick, et al.

The role of state government in 21st century agriculture
Gene Hugoson, BA

The effects of trade liberalization on the international pork market
Jay Fabiosa, Frank Fuller, Karl Meilke, Yves Surry, Dermot Hayes

Agriculture in transition: Can we bridge the widening gap between family farming and market demands?
Th. G. Blaha, DVM, DR, PhD; D. Starner; G. C. Shurson, MS, PhD

Premium Standard FarmsÕ strategic approach
David H James, DVM, MS

Lessons for pig farmers from the British pork chain
M. R. Muirhead, BVMS, DPM, FRCVS

Pork chain models in Europe
Prof. Dr. Hans-Wilhelm Windhorst

Food production will be revolutionized by biotechnology
Jeffrey Kahn, PhD, MPH

Food production will be revolutionized by e-commerce
Douglas Maus, BA

PRRS eradication: Test and removal
Scott Dee, DVM, MS, PhD; Mike Bierk, DVM; Kurt Rossow, DVM, PhD; et al.

Eradication of PRRS virus by changing the pig flow and the introduction of negative replacements into positive sow farms
Montserrat Torremorell DVM, Ph.D, Rodney Baker, DVM, MS

Eradication of PRRS by partial depopulation
Anne-Grete Hassing, DVM; Margit Andreasen; Thomas Ebbesen; et al.

Comparison of different methods for diagnosis of porcine proliferative enteropathy
R.M.C. Guedes, DVM, MS; C.J. Gebhart, MS, Ph.D.; N.L. Winkelman, DVM, et al.

Management of ileitis of high health farms
Nathan Winkelman, DVM; and Swine Services Unlimited Inc (Morris, MN)

Brachyspira pilosicoli: Colitis of growing swine
Gerald E. Duhamel, D.M.V., Ph.D.

Using diagnostic tools to monitor Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in the field
Alvaro Ruiz, DVM, PhD candidate, Carlos Pijoan, DVM, PhD

Vaccination as a means of controlling Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Eileen L. Thacker, DVM, PhD, Dip. ACVM and Brad J. Thacker, DVM, PhD, Dip ACVP

Understanding and managing variability
Bob Morrison, DVM, PhD, MBA and John Deen, DVM, PhD

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Pigs bring out the worst and the best in people
Madonna E. Benjamin DVM, MS

Comparison of divergent views on housing for pregnant sows
David E. Reeves, DVM, MS

Animal welfare: A measurable science
Rebecca Morrison, BS, Ph.D.

Striking the balance: Science, ethics, and public thoughts on pig welfare
Janice C. Swanson, Ph.D.

If something goes wrong in the food chain, how do we investigate?
Liz Wagstrom, DVM, MS

MinnesotaÕs new meat inspection program is creating marketing opportunities
Kevin Elfering, Program Manager

New technologies in manure management
David Schmidt, MS, Extension Engineer, Jose Bicudo, Ph.D., Extension Engineer

Nutritional control of odor
Eric van Heugten, M.S., Ph.D. and Theo van Kempen, M.S., Ph.D.

Raising the environmental bar: Societal trend or overregulation?
Larry D. Jacobson, Ph.D., Professor & Extension Agricultural Engineer, Robert G. Koehler, M.S., Extension Educator & Livestock Systems/Swine

Environmental management in animal agriculture
Ada Wossink, MS, PhD

How do we comply with AMDUCA?
Lisa J. Becton, DVM

Antibiotic resistance: FDA approach/implication of current proposals
William T. Flynn DVM, MS

Stall housing for pregnant sows: Size and injury levels
Leena Anil, BVSc, MVSc, Ph.D., Sukumarannair S. Anil, BVSc, MVSc, Ph.D., John Deen, DVM, MSc, Ph.D. Dipl ABVP.

Criteria for euthanizing and culling swine
W.E. Morgan Morrow, John Roberts, Robert Meyer, Steve Matthis

Experiences with Erysipelas vaccine
Laura Batista, DVM

Considerations for improving dietary amino acid utilization in pigs
C. M. (Martin) Nyachoti, Ph.D.

Control of diarrhea in young pigs using therapeutic antibodies
R.R. Marquardt, BSA, MSc, Ph.D., S. Li, BScM, Ph.D.

Sow nutrition for productivity and longevity: Any new ideas?
Samuel Kofi Baidoo

Financial considerations when using carcass data
Daniel Hurnik

Basic training: Hands-on mentoring and use of computer graphics and animation
Timothy J. Loula, D.V.M.

Health Stability in Single-site Swine Production Units
Neil S. Shantz, BSA DVM

Segregated production: How far could we go?
Camille Moore, DMV, Swine Consultant

Control strategies for mortality in a multiple site finishing system
Eric L. Christianson, D.V.M

Observations and description of an intervention method affecting death loss rate in all in/all out finishers
I. A. Moreau DVM, P. B. Bahnson DVM, Ph.D., T. S. Donovan DVM, A. Larriestra DVM, MS, R. B. Morrison DVM, Ph.D.

An analysis of grow-finish mortality
Bob Morrison, Alejandro Larriestra, Dominiek Maes, John Deen

Implications of on-farm antibiotic use for public health
Kirk Smith DVM, PhD

Vaccinating for ileitis
Michael B. Roof, MS, PhD

Immunity to Lawsonia intracellularis
A. M. Collins B.Ag.Sc., PhD; M. van Dijk; N. Q. Vu D.V.M., M.Sc.; J. Pozo D.V.M.; and R. J. Love B.V.Sc., PhD

Challenges with molecular diagnostics (PCR): Ileitis
Connie Gebhart, PhD; Roberto Guedes, DVM

Molecular diagnostics for mycoplasma
Alvaro Ruiz, DVM, Ph.D. candidate, Carlos Pijoan, DVM, Ph.D.

PRRS PCR: Field applications
Montserrat Torremorell, DVM, Ph.D.

PCRs: What they can and cannot accomplish
Kurt D. Rossow DVM, PhD

Biosecurity: The protocols in place are appropriate
Jerome O. Geiger DVM, MS

Biosecurity to prevent mechanical transmission of swine pathogens: Threat or fiction?
Sandra F Amass, DVM, Ph.D., Dipl ABVP (Swine Health Management)

Transmission of pathogens via transportation vehicles
R. W. Thompson DVM, MS

Airborne transmission of swine pathogens
Poul Baekbo, DVM, PhD and Sten Mortensen, DVM, PhD

BSE will affect the swine industry
William D. Hueston DVM, PhD, DACVPM

We care about your farm
Bob Langert, MBA

Kernkamp Lecture: How to meet your production expectations
Howard Hill DVM, PhD

A multiplex RT-PCR for subtyping H1N1 and H3N2 of swine influenza type A virus in clinical samples
Young Ki Choi, Sagar M. Goyal, Han Soo Joo

How to interpret and use PRRSV sequence information
Michael P. Murtaugh PhD and Kay S. Faaberg PhD

Ileitis: Evaluation and interpretation of serological results
Roberto M.C. Guedes, DVM, MS, Ph.D. candidate; Connie J. Gebhart, Ph.D.

Experiences with Mycoplasma vaccinations: What to do if vaccination doesnÕt live up to expectations
Paul Yeske DVM, MS

Porcine parvovirus: A field investigation into vaccine failure
Brett Bower DVM

Experiences with Haemophilus parasuis
Simone Oliveira and Carlos Pijoan

Vaccination: Host, human error, and vaccine problem
Tom Molitor

Localized immunity to the large roundworm Ascaris suum in swine
Gloria I. Solano-Aguilar, Ethiopia Beshah, Motoko Morimoto, Norberta Schoene, Joseph F. Urban, Jr.

Host genetic response to PRRS virus
Mark S. Rutherford

Host Resistance to Bacterial Infections
Lucina Galina DVM, PhD

Applying PRRSv sequencing to field cases
John Roberts, DVM, PhD

Identification of genetically diverse sequences (ORF 5) of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus in a swine herd
SA Dee, M Torremorell, KD Rossow, S Otake, C Mahlum, and KS Faaberg

PRRSv sequencing: Application of sequencing to field cases
Montserrat Torremorell, DVM, Ph.D.

Disease eradication: Should we go there?
Carlos Pijoan DVM PhD

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Contents
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota

Section I: General Session

Kernkamp lecture: The future of the European pork chain
Ge Backus, Aalt Dijkhuizen

Managing competing responsibilities in the United States industry
Bob Morrison DVM, MBA, PhD and John Deen DVM, PhD, Dipl ABVP

Globalization and perspectives of swine production in South America
Luciano Roppa, DVM

Profiles of the Chinese pig industry
Jason Zhichun Yan, MAB, MS; Bob Morrison, MBA, MS, PhD; Todd Meyer, DVM; John Deen, DVM, PhD Dipl ABVP

Section II: Disease

Risk factors for boar studs becoming infected with PRRS
Joseph F. Connor, DVM

Pathogen inoculation: Where are we now?
Carlos Pijoan, DVM, PhD

Evaluation of clinical trials: A practical approach to distinguishing the foo-foo dust from reality
Gail Cunningham BS, DVM, MVetSc

Examples of trials in grow-finish pigs
Lisa J. Becton, DVM

Conducting trials in the breeding herd
Lee J. Johnston, BS., MS., PhD. and Antonio Renteria, DVM., SPS., MS.

Serologic monitoring: Uses and implications
Ginger Pelger, DVM, MS

Creating and using databases to track tissue diagnostics
Spencer Wayne, DVM

Pre-existing conditions as predictors of mortality and slow growth in nursery pigs
A.J. Larriestra, S. Wattanaphansak, E Neumann, J. Bradford, R. Morrison, J. Deen

What does clustering in nursery mortality frequencies mean?
John Deen, Alejandro Larriestra

The role of Haemophilus parasuis in nursery mortality
Simone Oliveira, DVM, MS, PhD candidate, Carlos Pijoan, DVM, PhD, Robert Morrison, DVM, PhD, MBA

Epidemiological field study of PRRSV genetic diversity in two regions of Mexico
L. Batista, DVM, C. Pijoan, DVM, PhD, H. Lwamba, M.P. Murtaugh, PhD

Danish experiences after stopping the use of antibiotic growth promoters
Jens Peter Nielsen

Two sides of producing antibiotic-free pork
R. B. Baker, DVM, MS

Timeline of infection and detection of PRRSV in the boar
Jane Christopher-Hennings, DVM, MS

How boar studs are adapting to the recent PRRS breaks
Clark D. Huinker, DVM, MS

A Review of Area Spread and Summary of Recent Studies
Kelly M. Lager, DVM, PhD and Susan L. Brockmeier, DVM, PhD

PRRS virus area spread and aerobiology
Jeff Zimmerman DVM, PhD

Transmission of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) by non-porcine vectors and fomites: Soil, insects, avians, and aerosols
Scott A. Dee, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVM; Satoshi Otake, DVM; Carlos Trincado, DVM; Roger Moon, PhD; Kurt Rossow, DVM, PhD; Carlos Pijoan, DVM, PhD

Parity flow to optimize nursery-grow-finish performance, sow productivity, and throughput
Joseph F. Connor, DVM

Inducing sterilizing immunity against PRRSV in breeding-age, female swine
Laura Batista, DVM, Scott A. Dee, DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVM

A model for gilt acclimation in the field
Luke Minion DVM

Gilt introduction in PRRSV-positive systems
Montserrat Torremorell, DVM, PhD

Public health and the issues
Craig Hedberg

Making practice decisions with PRRS sequence information
Paul Yeske, DVM, MS

Section III: Production

Feeding sows and growing swine in hot climates
Luciano Roppa, Veterinary Doctor

What we see with sow mortality
Macarena Sanz, John Roberts, Glen Almond, Roberta Alvarez, Tara Donovan, Carlos Perfumo

How should we compare levels of sow attrition?
John Deen, Thomas Nortey, and Leena Anil

Determining optimal parity distribution with a push model of gilt supply
Bob Morrison DVM, MBA, PhD, Alejandro Larriestra DVM, Jason Yan MBA, John Deen DVM, PhD

Effect of genetic pricing on herd management decisions
Paul Matzat, PhD

Our approach to the theory of constraints in pork production
Bill Greenley, MS

Our approach to six sigma
Paul Schneider

Strategies and tactics for controlling costs
Lee Fuchs

Maximum loading density for road transport of pigs: Making a specific standard in spite of scientific uncertainty
Terry Whiting, DVM, MSc

The use of pig behavioral principles to improve efficiency of handling and sorting
Rebecca Morrison, B. Agr. Sci (Hons), Ph.D.

Early observations on automatic sorting
Bob Morrison

Reproductive management in hot weather: What must we do?
Joaquin Becerril, DVM, MS

Pig housing in hot climates
Carlos Pijoan, DVM, PhD

Identifying factors that could influence sow viability
Jose Piva

Section IV: Public Issues

Measurable outcomes for swine welfare
Suzanne T. Millman

Lairage is a hazard for Salmonella infection in market swine
H. Scott. Hurd DVM, PhD; J.D. McKean DVM, JD; R.W. Griffith DVM, PhD; M.H. Rostagno DVM, PhD

Where should we allocate resources to reduce foodborne risks?
Dr. Peter Davies

Making food safety part of my practice
Allan R. Carlson, DVM

Effect of feed withdrawal on Salmonella colonization at slaughter, meat quality, gut lacerations, and gastric ulcers
W. E. Morgan Morrow, Joan H. Eisemann, M. Todd See, Peter R. Davies, Kelly Zering

Economics of sow gestation housing
Paul R. DuBois DVM, MS

Productivity of modern group housing systems
Timothy J. Loula, DVM

Group housing: Alternative systems, alternative management
Harold W. Gonyou, BSc(Agr), MSc, PhD

Foreign animal disease information and information sources
Mark Engle, DVM

Balancing the requirements of the society, pig, and producer
Paul B. Thompson, Joyce and Edward E. Brewer

Where does contamination occur and what interventions work?
Collette Schultz Kaster, MS and Michael Bradley, PhD

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Section I: Keynotes

Kernkamp Lecture: Waiting for hurricanes: Risk, research, and the science/policy interface
Peter R. Davies, BVSc, PhD, Leman Chair in Swine Health

Are we going in the right direction?
Carlos Pijoan DVM, PhD

The US swine industry: What does the future hold?
Mark Greenwood

Hanson Lecture: Driving costs out of a production system
Gary D. Dial, DVM, PhD, MBA; Janelle R. Roker DVM; Brad W. Freking DVM; Chris J. Rademacher, DVM

Section II: Disease

PRRS virus genomics: Application to a field investigation
Michael P. Murtaugh; John Harding

Case study: Application of sequencing to investigate an infection in a boar stud and the herds that received semen from it
Montserrat Torremorell, DVM, PhD; Paul Conroy, DVM

Use of PRRS virus sequence information within herds
Jerry Torrison, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVPM: Swine Vet Center, P.A., St. Peter, MN; Kurt Rossow, DVM, PhD: Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, St. Paul, MN; Paul Yeske, DVM, MS: Swine Vet Center, P.A., St. Peter, MN

New data on homologous protection
Monte B. McCaw DVM, PhD; Scott M. Laster PhD; Leslie Hadley PhD

Immunological features of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) against homologous and heterologous challenge in a population of breeding age female swine
L. Batista, S. Dee, M. Olin, T. Molitor, Z. Xiao, M.P. Murtaugh, H.S. Joo, and C. Pijoan

How we use strategic inoculation to control PRRS
Paul D. Ruen, DVM, Practitioner

New information on regional transmission of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus
Scott Dee DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ACVM, Satoshi Otake DVM, John Deen DVM, MS, PhD, Diplomate ABVP, Roger Moon PhD, Larry Jacobson PhD, Carlos Pijoan DVM, PhD

Using GIS and sequencing to assess regional epidemiology of PRRSV
Enrique Mondaca-Fernįndez, DVM; Robert B. Morrison, DVM, PhD; Michael P. Murtaugh, PhD

PRRS elimination through segregated/decentralized/source-focused production
David E. Reeves DVM, MS

Diagnostic challenges of swine influenza virus infection
Kurt Rossow DVM, PhD; Marie Gramer DVM; Richard Webby

Experimental infection of swine influenza virus subtype H1N2 in pigs with maternal immunity
Y. K. Choi and Han S. Joo

Swine influenza: Where do we go from here?
Lisa Becton

Swine influenza case presentations
Tara S. Donovan, DVM

Swine influenza discussion
Spencer Wayne

Orchestrating financial soundness in a noisy health world
Mike Mohr, DVM, MBA

Criteria for when and how we intervene
Chris Rademacher, DVM

Making health decisions in a large production system: A decision tree approach
R. B. Baker, DVM, MS

Managing large databases: Using data to make decisions and support changes in health programs
Tara S. Donovan, DVM

Monitoring herds: Serological variability, accuracy and reliability
Montserrat Torremorell, DVM, PhD

Pipestone Artificial Breeders boar health protocol
G.F. Kennedy, D.V.M., Managing Partner, Nancy Stoltenberg, Boar Stud Manager and Partner, G.D. Spronk, D.V.M., Partner, J.D. Bobb,

Controlling H. parasuis mortality through exposure of suckling pigs
Carlos Pijoan, S. Oliveira, R. Morrison

Experience with E. coli: Trial or error?
Lisa J. Becton

Escherichia coli trial
Charles Surprenant DVM

The legality of using live agents to control disease in Minnesota
William L. Hartmann DVM, MS

Porcine circovirus type 2: A critical appraisal of its role in PMWS
Gregory W. Stevenson DVM, PHD, dACVP

PMWS etiology: Agent interactions
Albert Rovira DVM, MS

Speculation on the cause of PMWS
W. T. Christianson

UK PMWS study tour: Lessons for US animal agriculture
Mark J. Engle, DVM

Post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome (PMWS): Clinical signs and control measures experienced in China
HanSoo Joo, DVM, PhD: Swine Group, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities Jason Yan: US Grains Council-Beijing

European management strategies to control PMWS
Meritxell Donadeu1 DVM, MS, Jake Waddilove2 MA, VetMB, MRCVS, Enric Marco3 DVM

Section III: Production

Benchmarking at the global level
John Deen and Sukumaran S. Anil

Benchmarking reproductive performance within production systems
David E. Reeves DVM, MS

Evaluating growing pig records in a system with high expectations
James F. Lowe, DVM

Cost of production
Steve Malakowsky, Financial Services Executive

Nutritional management of seasonal infertility
K. T. Soltwedel, M.S.; and J. E. Pettigrew, Ph. D.

Understanding and managing seasonal infertility
Roy Kirkwood, DVM, PhD, Dipl ECAR

Bacterial contamination and semen quality
Darwin L. Reicks, DVM

Quality assurance of semen
K. J. Rozeboom MS, PhD

Normal cartilage development and the pathogenesis of osteochondrosis
Cathy S. Carlson, DVM, PhD

Nutritional manipulation of bone mineralization in developing gilts
Thomas D. Crenshaw, Ph.D.

Dietary approaches to altering the composition of body weight gain in growing gilts
John F. Patience

Sow longevity measurement
John Deen

Description of removal patterns in a selected sample of sow herds
Karina Tiranti, Jarod Hanson, John Deen, Bob Morrison

Herd-level analysis of sow longevity
Sukumarannair, S. Anil, B.V.Sc., Ph.D., John Deen, D.V.M, Ph.D., Leena Anil, B.V.Sc., Ph.D.

Periparturient mortality
John Deen

Section IV: Public Issues

Leave no footprints: How to get along in the neighborhood
Robert Baarsch

The farm's economic impact on the local community
John F. Patience

Emerging issue management
Charlie Arnot

Transportation research: Transportation of early weaned piglets
N. J. Lewis, Ph.D., DVM, R. J. Berry, Ph.D., S. Wamnes, B.Sc.

Trucker quality assurances and swine welfare
A. K. Johnson, B.S., M.S., PhD, D. J. Meisinger, B.S., M.S., PhD

Pig transportation in Europe: Regulations, problems and research activities
E. von Borell, D. Schäffer

Transporting swine: One Manitoba company's experiences through sixteen years of growth
Steve Brandt, Owner, Jody Milburn, Director of Quality Control

Transporting swine: Challenges and opportunities
Terry Whiting, DVM, MSc

Balancing the benefits and risks of antibiotic use in swine
Bob Morrison and John Deen

Denmark, antibiotic alternatives, and the US industry
J. E. Pettigrew, PhD

A critical review of feeding probiotics to pigs
Spyridon K. Kritas, DVM, PhD: Clinic of Medicine/School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Thessaly, Karditsa, Greece; Robert B. Morrison, DVM, MBA, PhD: Department of Clinical and Population Sciences/Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, St. Paul, Minnesota

Abstracts - Poster Presentations

Serology of H3N2 and H1N1 swine influenza virus in pigs vaccinated with MaxiVac(R) Excell(TM)
Robyn W. Fleck, Vicki J.Rapp-Gabrielson, Bradley A. Eddy, David P. Theis and Tim A. Jackson

Swine influenza case study: H3N2 strain differences as determined by HA sequencing, HI serology, and vaccination challenge
Mark D. Titus, Tracy Bridgeman, Randy Simonson

Genetic and serologic classification of swine influenza virus H3N2 isolates
J. H. Lee, Y.K. Choi and Han S. Joo

Evaluation of mosquitoes as biological vectors of PRRSV
S Otake, SA Dee, RD Moon, KD Rossow, C Trincado, and C Pijoan

Eradication of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome by serum acclimatization of naive gilts
Eduardo Fano, Luis Olea, Carlos Pijoan

Eradication of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) by serum inoculation with the homologous PRRSV strain
Laura Batista, Carlos Pijoan and Sam Baidoo

Lesion and distribution of PRRS virus in experimentally inoculated wwine with the Chilean isolated, A preliminary study
E. RamĢrez; N. Dias; A. Islas; A. Ruiz; and M. Quezada

[gamma][delta] Lymphocyte response to Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus
M. Olin, Z. Xiao, L. Batista, S.A. Dee, C. Pijoan, M. Murtaugh, T.W. Molitor

Evaluation of aerosol transmission of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (mixed infection) under field conditions
Eduardo Fano, Carlos Pijoan, Scott Dee

Assessment of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae aerosol movement
Cardona AC, Pijoan C, and Dee SA

Onset and duration of immunity of a single dose of M+PAC(R)
R. G. Davis, V. J. Rapp-Gabrielson, O. D. Bailey, H. Jayappa, T. L. Wasmoen, and E. L. Thacker

Field efficacy of Stellamune One(R) administered to pigs at 1 week of age
Sharon C Smith, Samuel J Thevasagayam, Thayer Hoover, Patrick Pommier, Alassane

Social stress increases fecal shedding of Salmonella typhimurium by early weaned pigs
T. R. Callaway, J. L. Morrow, T. S. Edrington, K. J. Genovese, S. Dowd, J. W. Dailey, R. C. Anderson and D. J. Nisbet

Molecular genotyping of Stapylococcus hyicus strains using repetitive sequence-based PCR
Rovira, S. Oliveira, C. Irwin, M. Torremorell, C. Pijoan

Minimum inhibitory concentrations of five antibiotics against recent Iowa isolates of Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
Lindeman CJ, Salmon SA, Portis ES, Case CA, Bradford, JR

Effect of spray-dried plasma protein on pig performance, carcass value, and production economics in a wean-to-finish trial
J. M. Campbell, J. D. Crenshaw, J. D. Quigley, J. Polo, and L. E. Russell

PG600(R) for improvement of productivity of primiparous pows
Paul M. Pitcher

META-ANALYSIS OF NORTH AMERICAN FIELD TRIALS COMPARING INGELVAC® M.HYO VS. CONVENTIONAL M. HYO VACCINES
J Kolb

IMPACT OF INGELVAC M.HYO ON PERFORMANCE AND SEROLOGIC RESPONSE ON MÉXICO
E. Dķaz E.; J. Lara P.; E. Valenzuela

INGELVAC(R) PRRS MLV- SAFETY AND EFFICACY IN SOWS UNDER EUROPEAN FIELD CONDITIONS
Genzow, M. , G. Schagemann and S. Pesch

SAFETY OF A LIVE LAWSONIA VACCINE IN A FIELD SETTING
J Kolb

Abstracts - Oral Presentations

The effect of human-derived probiotic bacteria on the immune and intestinal function of pigs
Gloria Solano-Aguilar, Harry Dawson, Tonya Ledbetter, Terez Shea-Donohue, Norberta

Use of sodium salt of nitroethane to reduce Salmonella typhimurium in weaned pigs
Y. S. Jung, R. C. Anderson, K. J. Genovese, T. S. Edrington, J. A. Byrd, K. M. Bischoff, T. R. Callaway, J. McReynolds, R. B. Harvey, and D. J. Nisbet

Effects of dietary organic or inorganic selenium fed to reproducing sows on resulting retention of selenium by the fetus and selenium transfer to the milks
Donald C. Mahan, and J. C. Peters

Comparison of temperature variations and effects on reproduction in tunnel ventilated vs. natural ventilated gestation barns
Carlos Pijoan, Eduardo Fano, JosČ Angulo, Luis Olea, Verlyn Johnson, Larry Jacobson

Utilizing increased rectal temperature for identifying at-risk sows: Post-partum sow treatment with Excenel RTU(R) and Predef 2X(R)
James Lowe and Shelley Stanford

Dental disease in sows: early findings
E. Wayne Johnson, Stanley E. Curtis, Michael Ellis

Efficacy of intradermal vaccination against challenge of wwine with a heterologous H3N2 swine influenza virus
V. J. Rapp-Gabrielson, L. R. Gergen, B. A. Eddy, D. E. Junker, C. Q. Weston, R. W. Fleck and T. L. Wasmoen

Genetic and serological characterization of H1N1 swine influenza viruses
L. R. Gergen, B. A. Eddy, D. E. Junker, C. Q. Weston, V. J. Rapp-Gabrielson, G. A. Erickson, J. A. Jackson and T. L. Wasmoen

An assessment of insects as regional vectors of PRRSV
J. Boorman , S. Dee , S. Otake , R. Moon

Pig survival within traditional production and interaction of PRRS, Classical Swine Fever and other pathogens at Guanajuato State in Mexico
Norma Sierra-Romero, Ramiro Ramirez-Necoechea, Patricia Aguilar-Olvera, Fernando Aguirre-Bravo

Preliminary report of the Chilean PRRS virus isolated, using RT-PCR and ELISA in experimentally inoculated pigs
D. Sandoval; A. GarcĢa; M. Quezad; and A. Ruiz

Prevalence of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in different parity cull sows
Cardona AC, Pijoan C, Utrera V and Deen J

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General Session

What baseball can teach us about raising pigs (Hanson Lecture)
Gordon D. Spronk, DVM

New implications for packer contracts
Brian L. Buhr, PhD

The future of PRRS in North America: What will the next decade bring?
Scott Dee DVM MS PhD Dipl; ACVM

Managing swine health at an industry level: Current strategies for old and new diseases (Kernkamp Lecture)
Jan Dahl, DVM, Head of Veterinary R&D

Disease

Swine immune responses to viral infection
Michael P. Murtaugh, Ph.D.

Immune responses to extracellular bacteria
Albert Rovira, DVM, MS

Atypical immune responses to bacterial pathogens in pigs
Simone Oliveira, DVM, MS, Ph.D

Ileitis: What we know about immunity!?
Mike Roofa, Jeremy Krolla, Connie Gebhartb

New epidemiology findings
John Deen

Molecular epidemiology of Lawsonia intracellularis
D.C. Beckler, MS; V.Kapur, Ph.D.; C.J. Gebhart, Ph.D.

Update on the USDA PRRS integrated program project
Michael P. Murtaugh, Ph.D.

National Pork Board update on current PRRS research
Eric Neumann, DVM, MS, Director, Swine Health Research and Information

Swine influenza in the North American industry
Montserrat Torremorell, DVM, Ph.D.

Epidemiology of swine influenza and implications of reassortment
Marie Gramer, DVM, and Kurt Rossow, DVM, Ph.D.

Transmission and socioeconomic repercussions of avian influenza
Andre F. Ziegler, DVM, MPVM, Dip. ACPV (Poultry Pathologist, Assistant Professor)

Immunology and protection of swine populations
Carlos Pijoan, DVM, Ph.D., and Scott Dee, DVM, Ph.D.

Colostrum immunology
Tom Molitor

Cell-mediated immunity in infectious diseases
James A. Roth, DVM, Ph.D., DACVM

Review of biosecurity research on mechanical transmission of porcine pathogens by people
Sandra F. Amass, DVM, PhD, Dipl ABVP (Swine Health Management)

An update on PRRSV biosecurity research
Scott Dee, DVM MS PhD Dipl ACVM, John Deen, DVM MS PhD Dipl ACVP, Jennifer Schurrer, BA, Jenny Cho, BA, Roger Moon, PhD, Montserrat Torremorell, DVM PhD, Danny Burns, DVM. George Douthit, BS, Carlos Pijoan, DVM PhD

The application of biosecurity protocols in large production systems: Experiences from the field
R. B. Baker, DVM, MS

Danish research and control of PMWS
Jan Dahl, DVM

PMWS: US case investigations
Mark J. Engle, DVM, Eric Bush, DVM, MS

Field experiences with PMWS control and management
Locke Karriker, DVM, MS

Production

Costs of production
Steve Malakowsky, Financial Services Executive

Reducing cost of production: Uncovering the potential within your farm
Daryl Olsen, DVM

Using AST and RFID to reduce and understand variation in growing pigs
Robert Baarsch, BS; Bob Morrison; and Alejandro Larriestra

Decision-making for the lightweight pig
W. E. Morgan Morrow, BVSc, MS, Ph.D.; Robert E. Meyer, DVM, Diplomat ACVA; John Roberts, DVM, Ph.D.; Duncan Lascelles, BVSc, Ph.D., MRCVS, Diplomat ACVS

There is value in leaving facilities empty
Dave Wade

Configuring a pig production system to manage variability
Bill Greenley, MS

Necropsy audits: A tool to monitor causes of death and measure the impact of system changes
Ian Levis, DVM

How pig flow can affect finishing mortality
Tara Donovan, DVM

Public Issues

Space allocation decisions for grow-finish facilities
Michael C. Brumm, PhD

Economics of space utilization
Joseph F. Connor, DVM

Welfare problems in stall-housing of gestating sows
Leena Anil, BVSc, PhD, John Deen, DVM, PhD, Sukumarannair S. Anil, BVSc, PhD, Samuel K. Baidoo, PhD

Behavioral needs of swine
Dr. Edmond A. Pajor

Housing alternatives for gestating sows and gilts
Donald G. Levis, PhD

Management alternatives with electronic sow feeders
Harold W. Gonyou, PhD

The U.S. situation
Paula J. Fedorka-Cray

Defining resistance
Mike Apley, DVM, PhD, DACVCP

Antimicrobial use and resistance: The risk to humans
Randall S. Singer, DVM, MPVM, PhD

Supplement

IMPACT OF REPEATED IMMUNIZATION WITH A CLOSELY RELATED VACCINE (INGELVAC MLV) ON PRRSV VR–2332 PERSISTENCE AND TRANSMISSION IN A POPULATION OF PIGS
J. P. Cano, S. Dee, C. Trincado, C. Pijoan, D. Polson

AN ASSESSMENT OF PRRSV CONCENTRATION AND SHEDDING PATTERNS IN 25 KG AND 120 KG PIGS
J. Cho, S. Dee, C. Trincado, A. Guedes, K. Rossow, C. Pijoan

The Impact of PRRS on the Cost of Pig Production
Colin Johnson, James Kliebenstein, John Mabry, et al.

Evaluation of potential sources of PRRS virus infection in negative herds
M Torremorell, JO Geiger , B Thompson, WT Christianson

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae and PRRSV ELIMINATION IN A 1700 SOW MULTI-SITE SYSTEM
A Alfonso, JO Geiger, C Freixes, JC Fonz, M Torremorell

An evaluation of the Thermo-Assisted Drying and Decontamination (TADD) system for the elimination of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus from contaminated livestock transport vehicles.
cott Dee, Montserrat Torremorell, John Deen, Carlos Pijoan

The influence of environmental temperature on PRRSV retention in houseflies
Schurrer, SA Dee, RD Moon, C Pijoan

An evaluation of intervention strategies for the control of insects on commercial swine farms
A Schurrer, SA Dee, RD Moon

A Longitudinal assessment of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae serology, comparing three different infection routes and two ELISA tests.
E. Fano, C. Pijoan, S. Dee

LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON SALMONELLA SPP. ANTIBODIES IN A FARROW TO FINISH PIG UNIT
Marco Terreni, Sandro Cavirani Paolo Martelli

Environmental prevalence of Salmonella on indoor and outdoor intensive swine farms
T. R. Callaway, J. L. Morrow, A. K. Johnson, et al.

Prevalence of foodborne pathogens in feces of finisher pigs
Z. Poljak, R. Friendship, C. Dewey, C. Gyles

A study investigating the prevalence of Escherichia coli involved in post-weaning diarrhea in Southern Ontario, antimicrobial resistance patterns and risk factors associated with the problem
R. Amezcua; R. Friendship, C. Dewey

Mange Mites (Sarcoptes scabiei var. suis) and Large Roundworms (Ascaris suum) Are Still Present in the Swine Industry
Jennifer L. Greiner, DVM; Daniel J. Damman, DVM; John J. Melancon, DVM; Douglas L. Weiss, DVM

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN IMMUNE CELLS AND PIG GROWTH ON A COMMERCIAL FARM
Lucina Galina-Pantoja, Gloria Solano-Aguilar, Martha A. Mellencamp, et al.

The Effect Of Creep Feed on Post-Weaning Weight Gain in an Age Segregated Rearing Facility
Darcy Pauls and David Hunt

Effect of Spray-Dried Animal Plasma in Lactation Feed in a Segregated-Parity Sow Herd
J. D. Crenshaw, J. M. Campbell, L. E. Russell, and R. D. Boyd

EFFECT OF PUSH™ SOW FEED ON SOW AND LITTER PERFORMANCE
Brenda de Rodas, Gary Fitzner, Terry Weeden, and Daniel A. Nelson

ANALYSIS OF PIG GROWTH FROM BIRTH TO SIXTY-ONE DAYS OF AGE
A. P. Schinckel, J. Ferrel, M. E. Einstein, et al.

Longevity and performance in swine breeding herds of Minnesota
Sukumarannair S Anil., Leena Anil., John Deen

Welfare indicators of stall-housed gestating sows
Leena Anil, Sukumarannair S Anil, Samuel K. Baidoo, John Deen

GEDIS® AI technology vs. Conventional AI
Michelle Michalak, DVM

Effects of Seminal Plasma on Capacitation of Boar Sperm
Melissa L. Vadnais, Roy N. Kirkwood, David J. Sprecher, Karen Chou

The Effects of On-Farm Semen Storage Temperature on Stored Semen Quality
Beth Young, DVM, DVSc Candidate

Low level nitrate or nitroethane preconditioning enhances the bactericidal effect of suboptimal experimental chlorate treatment against Salmonella in swine
Robin C. Anderson, Yong Soo Jung, Kenneth J. Genovese, et al.

Minimum Inhibitory Concentration Determinations for Ceftiofur Against Swine Pathogens fromt United States and Canada in 2001-2002
E.S. Portis, C.J.Lindeman, S.A.Salmon, C.A.Case, J.P.Crane, S. Stanford

Pharmacokinetics of Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid In Swine
B.Hibbard, J.A.Robinson, W.L.Bryson, et al.

Evaluation Of The Duration Of Effectiveness Of Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid Sterile Suspension In Swine Using An Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae Challenge Model
J.P.Crane, W.L.Bryson, E.J.Robb ,and J.R.Bradford

Efficacy of Ceftiofur Crystalline Free Acid for the Treatment of Artificiallyinduced Pneumonia in an Actinobacillus Pleuropneumoniae Challenge Model
T.L.Bowersock, D.M.Meeuwse, F.M.Kausche, et al.

Efficacy evaluation of Enterisol® SC-54 in swine following challenge with a virulent
S. typhimurium strain

Evaluation of a 25-Week Duration of Immunity of RespiSure One® In Mycoplasma Hyopneumoniae Seronegative and Seropositive Pigs
R. Jolie, L. Sabbadini, L. St. Aubin, P. Runnels, A. Scheidt

Short-term Efficacy Study with RespiSure-One® Administered with a Needle-free Device
R. Jolie and T. Hoover

Comparative Efficacy of RespiSure® vs M+Pac® in a Field Study
R. Jolie and T. Hoover

New evidence for extended duration of protection of Ingelvac® M.hyo
M. Genzow, C. Lasagna, T. Hardge, J.Kolb

RAPID ONSET OF PROTECTION AGAINST MYCOPLASMA HYOPNEUMONIAE
M Roof, J Kolb

Evaluation of Efficacy of Haemophilus Parasuis Bacterin in Providing Protection Against Heterologous Challenge
H. Jayappa, Craig Lehr, and Terri Wasmoen

Evaluation of Duration of Immunity for Erysipelothrix Rhusiopathiae
Craig Lehr, Jason Erskine, Cristy Drake, Dale Bailey, H. Jayappa, and Terri Wasmoen

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Keynotes

Kernkamp lecture: Rights, lies, and videotape
John Deen, Leena Anil, Sukumarannair S. Anil

The use of comprehensive management systems to effectively manage environmental and animal welfare within todayÕs swine industry: Use of third-party verification
Don Butler, Director of Government Relations and Public Affairs

Hanson lecture: Biosecurity and studs
Joseph F. Connor, DVM, MS

The link between human and swine health: The challenge of emerging and re-emerging diseases in an era of changing ecosystems and swine management practices
Marguerite Pappaioanou, DVM, MPVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVPM

Biosecurity for Transport, Aerosols, and Boar Studs

A systems approach to disinfection, drying, and monitoring of pig transport vehicles
Joel Nerem, DVM

Update on Thermal Assisted Drying and Decontamination (TADD) Systems
Robert W. Thompson, DVM, MS

The influence of animal age, bacterial co-infection and porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) isolate pathogenicity on virus load in individual pigs
Jenny Cho, BA, Scott Dee, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl ACVM, John Deen, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl ABVP, Kay Faaberg, BA, PhD

An update on current research in PRRS virus aerobiology
Joseph Hermann, MS, Kyoung-Jin Yoon, DVM, PhD, Steve Hoff, PhD, Anna Burkhardt, Jeff Zimmerman, DVM, PhD

A quantitative approach to sampling studs
Albert Rovira, DVM, MS, Claudia Mu–oz-Zanzi, MV, MPVM, PhD

An overview of blood collection strategies for boar studs
Darwin L. Reicks, DVM

An evaluation of air filtration alternatives for reducing the risk of aerosol transmission of PRRS virus
Scott Dee, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl ACVM, John Deen, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl ABVP, Carlos Pijoan, DVM, PhD

Disease/Health

Defense of gut mucosal surfaces in the weaned pig: An overview
David R. Brown, PhD

Weaning a pig with a healthy gut: Nutrition
Steve S. Dritz, Mike D. Tokach, Robert D. Goodband, Jim L. Nelssen, Joel M. DeRouchey

Diagnosis and Control of Common Weaned Pig Gut Diseases
Jeff Feder, DVM

Post weaning diarrhea in swine
Kurt Rossow, DVM, PhD

An antimicrobial targeting toolbox for the swine practitioner
Mike Apley, DVM, PhD, DACVCP

Field Experiences in Post-Weaning Diarrhea and Specific Disease Treatments
William L. Hollis, DVM

Selecting materials for submission and making the diagnosis
Cameron Schmitt, DVM, MS

Recording epidemiologic information
Jerry Torrison, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVPM

Comparing options to make a recommendation
Steve Dudley, DVM

Emergence of reassortant influenza viruses: Academic folly or clinically relevant?
Marie Gramer

The role of influenza on growing pig performance
Tara S. Donovan, DVM

Considerations in managing type A influenza virus in swine populations
James F Lowe, DVM, MS

Evaluation of the ability of vaccines to cross-protect against a serologically and genetically diverse H3N2 virus variant
JeeHoon Lee, Marie Gramer, HanSoo Joo

Quantification of the spread of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae in nursery pigs and effect of virulence difference between isolates
D. Maes, T. Meyns, J. Dewulf, J. Vicca, F. Haesebrouck, A. de Kruif

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae prevalence at weaning as a predictor of the groupÕs subsequent Mycoplasma status
Eduardo Fano, DVM, MSc; Carlos Pijoan, DVM, PhD, Scott Dee, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVM

A controversial view of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae epidemiology
Carlos Pijoan, DVM, PhD

Emerging diseases: Why this is important to our industry
Robyn Fleck, DVM, Kathy Orloski, DVM, MS, DACVPM

Foreign animal disease diagnostician investigation of a disease incident involving a central nervous system (CNS) syndrome in finisher pigs
William L. Hartmann, DVM, MS

Enterovirus type 1 infection in a Minnesota swine herd 2004-2005
Michael Strobel DVM, MS

Production/Finance

Efficiency of pork production: A USA, Canada, and Ireland comparison
M. Young

Recognizing the characteristics of our new dam lines
George Foxcroft, Eduardo Beltranena, Jenny Patterson, Noel Williams

Successful and unsuccessful puberty induction in gilts: A case study
Gordon D. Spronk, DVM, Gustavo Pizarro, DVM

Relationship between piglet birth weight and growth performance: Implications for system management
Bradley F. Wolter, PhD

Impact of reduced frequency of gilt introductions
Gary F. Louis, PhD

Management tools to assist in monitoring feed use at sow farms
Jill Kerber Aldous, Gordon D. Spronk, DVM

Early weaned pig care in large system: Back to basics
Eric Christianson

The impact of gestation feeding on sow performance
Nick Holden

Illustrating a partial budgeting tool to describe the effect of lactation space and lactation space management on net revenue for a multi-site production
Rodger G. Main, DVM, PhD, Steve S. Dritz, DVM, PhD, Mike D. Tokach, PhD, Robert D. Goodband, PhD, Kevin C. Dhuyvetter, PhD, Jim L. Nelssen, PhD

PRRS: Production bane or boom?
Lisa J. Becton, DVM

Financial model evaluating five-month sow farm closures
Dave Wade, Dr. Tara Donovan, Joe Bradford, Rose Rott

Farm enterprises rates of return and cost of production
Steve Malakowsky, Sr. Financial Services Executive

Benchmarking: Sow productivity and PigCHAMP
Stephanie Rutten, DVM, John Deen, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl ACVP

Benchmarking health
Spencer R. Wayne, DVM

Public Issues

Transport losses: Causes and solutions
Mike Ellis, BS, PhD, Matt Ritter BS, MS

Population and truck level factors involved in in-transit death of finishing pigs in Ontario in 2001 and 2004
Charles Haley, DVM, MS, Cate Dewey, DVM, PhD, Tina Widowski, PhD, R.M. Friendship, DVM, MSc

Factors associated with the incidence of mortality during transport of market hogs
Chris Rademacher, Peter Davies

Association between conformation at selection and retention through P2
Karina I. Tiranti, BS, PhD, Robert B. Morrison, DVM, MBA, PhD

Characterization of claw lesions in gestating sows
Sukumarannair S.Anil, Leena Anil, John DeenA., Samuel K. BaidooB., Roger D.WalkerB

Growth Promotant Antimicrobials (GPAÕs) used in pork production: Are they worth it?
Dale Polson, DVM, PhD

Enhancing intestinal function of monogastrics
S. K. Baidoo, MS, PhD, G. He, PhD, C. Ariza-Nieto

Ongoing lessons from Danish ŌexperimentsÕ
Peter Davies, BVSc, PhD

The science behind the space allocation decision for nursery and grow-finish facilities
Dr. Michael C. Brumm

Economic analysis of pig space: Comparison of production system impacts
Brian Buhr, Derald Holtkamp, Michael Brumm, James Kliebenstein

Effect of stocking density on average daily gain and welfare of grow finish pigs
Leena Anil., Sukumarannair S.Anil., John Deen

Supplement

Mapping of Genes Expressed in Activated Porcine Peyer’s Patch
Beth S. Thompson, Gail H. Flickinger, Julie A. Hendrickson, et al.

Clostridium perfringens: Lesions and Associated pathogens
Seth R. Baker, Marie R.Gramer, Robert B. Morrison

Lack of interference between three oral attenuated bacterial swine vaccines
J Kroll, C Ohnesorge, K Burkhart, et al.

Antimicrobial Resistance of Enteric Bacteria from an Integrated Population of Swine and Humans
R.B. Harvey, H.M. Scott, T.L. Poole

Pilot study for the application of Thermo-Assisted Drying and Decontamination to livestock transportation trailers and its effect on bacterial counts
Pieters M, Thompson R, Torremorell M

Comparative safety of two Salmonella choleraesuis vaccines in swine
J Husa, R Edler, R Saltzman, et al.

The decay of maternally derived humoral antibody against Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
G Cline, JT Holck, J Swart, et al.

Efficacy evaluation of Draxxin in an acute outbreak of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae type 2 among weaner pigs in Denmark.
Uffe Nielsen, DVM., Gorm Nybroe,DVM

A meta-analysis on Lung lesions in pigs at slaughter in Brittany (France) Results Obtained with Different Mycoplasma Vaccines
P Tessier, M Genzow, T Holck

Efficacy of FluSureā against challenge with heterologous reassortant swine influenza H1N1 viruses
VJ Rapp-Gabrielson, E Wicklund and M Ficken

Ileitis prevention by oral vaccination – European experiences
T Hardge, C Maala, K Elbers, et al.

Cross-Sectional Serology Study Against Lawsonia intracellularis in Mexico
Angulo JR, Diaz E.,Chevez JC

Determining the Efficacy of Tylan as an Intervention in a Lawsonia intracellularis Challenge Model Designed to Create Subclinical Ileitis
G Pelger, T Armstrong, N Winkelman

Use of Enterisol® Ileitis in suckling pigs
J Okones, D Dutler, D Walter, et al.

Homogeneity among Lawsonia intracellularis isolates
DGE Smith, M Roof, D Walter

Expression of recombinant Lawsonia intracelluaris proteins
T. Asawakarn , A. Nuntaprasert, K. Kaur, et al.

Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of porcine proliferative enteropathy
S. Wattanaphansak, T. Asawakarn, J. Deen, et al.

Development and evaluation of a field PRRS virus antibody test in swine sera
E. Mende and H.S. Joo

Prairie Dog (Cynomys ludovicianus) is not a Host for Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
Michael P. Murtaugh, Martha Fuentes, Wanqin Yu, et al.

Case Report: Immunological, Virological and Clinical Outcomes in a Controlled PRRSV Exposure in a PRRS-Positive Breeding Herd
Michael P. Murtaugh, Craig R. Johnson, Wanqin Yu, et al.

Following the litters at farrowing, wean and in site 2 from a sow herd with serum inoculation at mild gestation: Clinical Case
Carlos Trincado, Monserrat Torremorel, Gordon Spronk, et al.

Evaluation of infection capacity and transmission of PRRS virus in experimentally inoculated pigs with the Chilean isolated: preliminary results of lesion and immunohistochemical aspects
E. Ramķrez, A. Ruiz, A. Islas, et al.

Study of infection and transmission capacity of the PPRS virus in experimentally infected animals with the Chilean isolated: preliminary results of the virologic studies
A. Ruiz, D. Muńoz, L. Cerda, et al.

Ingelvac®PRRS MLV- Safety and Efficacy in sows under European field conditions
M Genzow, G Schagemann, S Pesch, et al.

Niche Swine Populations in Minnesota: Understanding 4-H pigs
Spencer R. Wayne, DVM; Carissa Schloesser; Peter Davies, BVSc, PhD

Livestock Issues Resource Centre – An Information Resource for the Pork Industry
Lee Whittington

Mexican swine producers and researchers join strategies in an effort to unify the national pork food chain
Norma Sierra-Romero, Jorge E. Valencia y López

Norsvin® Continuous Improvement of Landrace Productivity
B. Holm and R. Rekaya

Oregano Essential oils (OEO) supplementation and its effect on reproductive performance of sow, growth pattern of piglets and their immune measurements
C. Ariza-Nieto, M. Bandrick, T.W. Molitor, et al.

The Addition of Mannan Oligosaccharides to Nursery Pig Diets Improves Performance
B. P. Corrigan, G. S. Grinstead, D. D. Koehler

Determination of the Energy Value of StafacŅ (Virginiamycin) in Finishing Pig Diets
A.M.Gaines, G.L.Allee, B.W.Ratliff, et al.

Boron Supplementation Prevents Osteochondrosis in Growing Swine
E. Wayne Johnson DVM, Phil J.Petersen PhD, Todd Burrus BS, et al.

A field study on associations of suckling, eating, and postural behaviors for 24 h with reproductive performance of lactating sows in Japan
Y. Tanaka and Y. Koketsu

Opportunity breeding-female pigs for improving herd productivity on commercial farms in Japan
Y. Takai and Y. Koketsu

Evaluation and viability of two washing protocols for oocytes after culture with PRRSV, PCV-2 and PPV by PCR; preliminary results
Jolaine Roycewicz, Carlos Trincado, Scott Dee, et al.

Physiological effects and semen quality changes in boars treated with PGF2?
Grau AF DVM DVSc, Ruiz A DVM , Wilson ME PhD, et al.

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Keynotes and General Session

Comparative advantages of pork production around the world
Brian J Knudson, PhD

Lost in translation: why consumers don't understand and don't trust what we tell them about issues in animal agriculture
Charlie Arnot, BJourn

The paradox of increasing mortality and health expenditures (Hanson Lecture)
W.T. Christianson, DVM, PhD

Pathogens as their role evolves: a view from the diagnostic laboratory (Kernkamp Lecture)
James E. Collins, DVM, PhD

Essential Knowledge

Essential knowledge: respiratory disease in the growing pig-innate immune response
Simone Oliveira, DVM. MSc, PhD

Warm, dry, and draft free
Michael Eisenmenger, DVM

Swine respiratory disease
Kurt Rossow DVM, PhD

Respiratory disease in the growing pig: selecting materials for submission and making the diagnosis
Marie Gramer, DVM

Considerations and recommendations for treating respiratory disease
Tom Wetzell, DVM

Respiratory disease prevention and control
Todd Distad, DVM

Advanced Knowledge

Swine influenza virus: the only constant is change
Marie Gramer, DVM

My flu dilemma: H3N2 introduction into the negative swine population of Ontario (coinciding with increasing PCVD)
Doug MacDougald, DVM

My flu dilemma: Minnesota
Mark Wagner, DVM

Influenza vaccine research at the National Animal Disease Center
Amy L. Vincent, DVM, Juergen A. Richt, DVM, Ronald D. Wesley, DVM, Dr. Kelly M. Lager, DVM

Maternal transfer of immunity: role in Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
T. Molitor, PhD, M. Bandrick, BS, M. Pieters, DVM, C. Pijoan, DVM, PhD

Transmission of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: how long can it last?
M. Pieters, DVM, E. Fano, DVM, MSc, S. Dee, DVM, PhD, C. Pijoan, DVM, PhD

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae eradication in a large system: strategies and techniques
Paul Schneider, DVM

Personal experience with Actinobacillus suis
Luc Dufresne, D.V.M., Dipl of ABVP

Actinobacillus suis: a description of one integrated system's field challenges
Darin Madson, DVM

Actinobacillus suis: an update on genotyping and antibiotic susceptibility
Simone Oliveira, DVM. MSc, PhD

PRRS / PMWS

Alternative filters for boars
Darwin L. Reicks, DVM

Descriptive analysis of prevalent winds in cases of suspected airborne transmission of PRRS virus between pig farms
Enrique Mondaca-Fernįndez, Montserrat Torremorell, Robert B. Morrison, DVM, PhD

An update on PRRSV aerobiology research
Joseph Hermann, MS, Kyoung-Jin Yoon, DVM, PhD, Steve Hoff, PhD, Claudia Munoz-Zanzi, PhD, Jeff Zimmerman, DVM, PhD

Novel disease surveillance systems to support regional disease control in swine
Peter R. Davies, BVSc, PhD, Spencer Wayne DVM, Jerry Torrison DVM, MS, PhD, Brad de Groot DVM, PhD, David Wray MA

Porcine circovirus-associated disease in Kansas
S.C. Henry, and, L.M. Tokach

PMWS treatment and control: The European approach
Antonio Palomo Yagüe, DVM, MS, PhD, MRCVS

PMWS interventions preventive measures: Canadian approach
Julie Ménard, Agr, DVM

PMWS treatment & control: Asian approach
HanSoo Joo, DVM, PhD

What we know and do not know about PMWS
Joaquim Segalés, DVM, PhD, Montserrat Torremorell, DVM, PhD

Production and diagnostic findings in problem herds where control of the resident virus is difficult to achieve: field observations and data
Gordon D. Spronk, DVM, Scott Dee, DVM, MS, PhD,Dipl ACVM

A summary of PRRS virus diagnostic and research data
Michael P. Murtaugh, Colleen Finnegan, Martha Fuentes, Craig Johnson, Wanqin Yu, Juan Abrahante, Barry Kerkaert, Gordon Spronk, Mark Wagner, Mark Fitzsimmons

Evaluation of PRRSV mass vaccination to reduce the impact of the virus on infected populations
Jean Paul Cano, DVM, Scott Dee DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl ACVM, Carlos Pijoan, DVM, PhD

Public Issues

The political situation surrounding antimicrobial use in agriculture
Liz Wagstrom, DVM, MS, DACVPM

Ecology of antibacterial resistance
Randall S. Singer, DVM, MPVM, PhD

Management of Antibiotic Free Pigs
Lisa J. Becton, D.V.M.

Interspecies transmission of influenza to swine: bird flu or you?
Gene Erickson, DVM, PhD

Pain detection in swine
Leena Anil, Sukumarannair S. Anil, John Deen

Measuring and monitoring welfare : irritation, housing and management
Dr. Yuzhi Li

What is sickness motivation, and why does it matter?
Dr. Suzanne T. Millman, BSc (Agr), PhD

Production

Impacts of wean age on the farm
Leslie McCuiston, BS; Pork Food Scientist, Cargill Meat Solutions

Managing pig flow, pig spaces, facility utilization, and new construction to maximize profitability in a large system
Eric Christianson, DVM

An in-depth analysis of the effects of facility types on production parameters within a large production system
Chris Rademacher, DVM

Weaning 11 pigs per sow and increasing wean weight: protocols and techniques
Jill Kerber-Aldous, MS, Gustavo Pizarro, DVM, Gordon D. Spronk, DVM

Monitoring gilt performance and retention as inputs to overall sow productivity
Neil DeBuse, DVM

How we improved total born in our 100,000 sow production system
Chris Lawson, BS, Neil Booth, ANCA, Don Down, MS

The great divide: optimizing weaning strategy to satisfy both breeder and finisher requirements
Barb Frey, DVM

Analysis of farrowing induction
Mark Schwartz

Impact of season on reproduction
Mark Wilson, MS, PhD

Impact of season on production: transport losses
Mike Ellis, PhD, Matt Ritter, MS

Recent Research Reports

Abstracts including NPB Research Abstracts

A pilot study to assess the ability of PRRSV to travel over a designated distance using a tube model.
Jenny Cho-MacSwain, Eduardo Fano, Andrea Pitkin, Scott Dee

Aerosol transmission of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome virus, an application to the field: Preliminary data
Andrea Pitkin, Rodger Moon

PRRSV serologic studies in Brazil
Costa, A.T.R.; Osório, F.A. Reis, R.; Ferreira, H.B.

PRRSv stabilization and control using modified-live vaccine, herd closure, and routine serology
J Husa, G Anderson, N Argabright, M Carlson, R Philips, JT Holck

Impact of modified-live PRRS vaccine for control of PRRSV in nursery pigs
R Philips, JT Holck, G Anderson

Concurrent administration of Ingelvac® PRRS MLV and Ingelvac® M.hyo - proof of lack of interference
Marika Genzow, Gabriele Schagemann, Ulrike Sent

Evaluation of efficacy of swine influenza virus subtype H3N2 vaccine in providing protection against heterologous challenge
Randy Davis, Brad Eddy, Huchappa Jayappa, Diane Sweeney and Terri Wasmoen

Protocol to investigate the impact of PCV2-associated disease in growing pigs
J Kolb, K Okkinga, N Henke, G Anderson

Assessment of PCv2 strategy box to attempt PCV AD control at a farm level
Angulo JR, Rodrķguez JC, Dķaz E., Hernįndez J, Quijano M, Noh M, Gonzalez P.

Cellular immune response in piglets following sow vaccination with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Meggan Bandrick, Maria Pieters, Carlos Pijoan, Thomas Molitor

Effect of an immune modulator on pig performance and vaccination against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Eduardo Fano; Carlos Pijoan Swine Disease Eradication Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN

Assessing the Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae infection pattern in a sow herd following an increase in the replacement rate
Eduardo Fano; Carlos Pijoan

Detection pattern of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae DNA in experimentally infected pigs
Maria Pieters and Carlos Pijoan

Effect of sow and piglets vaccination against Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae on serology and lung quality
A. Palzer , C. Strauß, M. Ritzmann, K. Heinritzi

Influence of maternal antibodies on Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccines
M. Ritzmann, K. Lillie, A. Palzer, K. Heinritzi

Comparison of humoral antibody titers following intramuscular or transcutaneous administration of Suvaxyn Mh One, a novel Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccine
Johanne Elsener DVM, MSc and Charles Surprenant DVM

Effect of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccination on the economic performance of pigs co-infected with M. hyopneumoniae and Porcine Circovirus Type 2 (PCV2)
VJ Rapp-Gabrielson, T. Hoover , S. Sornsen , L. Kesl , L. Taylor, R. Jolie, P. Runnels, E. Thacker, and P. Halbur

Infection dynamics of Lawsonia intracellularis in sows and suckling pigs: Preliminary results
Markku Johansen, Poul Bękbo , Henriette Toft Boesen Tim.K. Jensen, Peter Ahrens

Simplified seroprofiling approach for Lawsonia vaccination scheduling
E Sanford, D MacDougald, D Walter, J Husa, B Keeble, J Blythe

Molecular analysis and diversity of pathogenic Clostridium perfringens and Clostridium difficile among neonatal pigs in the Midwest
A. Baker, K. Novak, E. Davis, R. Moser, M. Englehart, D. Webel, A. Veldkamp, T. Rehberger, and D. Rosener

Tulathromycin MIC interpretive criteria and in vitro susceptibility for swine respiratory pathogens
Jim Bradford DVM, Ellen S. Portis, Cindy J. Lindeman

Removal of dietary antimicrobials during oral vaccination does not decrease wean-to-finish productivity
B Lawrence, R Edler, K Schwartz, D Walter, T Holck, M Musselman

IMPACT of Stafac®(Virginiamycin) on performance of heat-stressed finishing pigs
B.R.Gramm, R.D.Nimmo, G.L.Allee

An evaluation of liquid feeding immediately post-weaning to improve the performance of the lightest pigs within a nursery group
J Bergstrom and D McKilligan

The effect of the addition of alternative protein sources to swine nursery diets on pig performance
B. P. Corrigan, G. S. Grinstead, and D. D. Koehler.

Effect of offering supplementary creep feed to nursing piglets on pre-weaning growth and subsequent nursery performance
C. Froese, M.Young, D.Balcaen

Positive effect on litter size when first-party sows were fed diets containing a combination of organic and inorganic trace minerals
Gustavo J. M. M. Lima , Fįbio Catunda, William Close, Luiz C. Ajala, Fernando Rutz

Analysis of sow mortality among breeding sows in Spanish pig herds
Palomo, A.

Use of path analysis to evaluate seasonal differences in herd born alive
Stephanie Rutten-Ramos, DVM; John Deen, DVM, MS, PhD

Low environmental temperatures: A trigger for disease in swine in Denmark.
Uffe Nielsen, DVM.

Non-Tariff Barriers used as a ban that strikes the swine industry
MSc. Norma Sierra-Romero and MSc. Jorge E. Valencia y López

Factors associated with shoulder lesions in breeding sows
Anil, S.S., Anil, L. and Deen, J.

Changes in the severity of claw lesions over a parity cycle in breeding sows
Anil, S.S., Anil, L. and Deen, J.

Drinking behavior of nursery pigs for oral vaccine administration
Roy A. Edler, J. Tyler Holck, Brad V. Lawrence, Robert G. Baker, Anna K. Johnson,

Evaluation of the effect of group size and structure on welfare of gestating sows in pens with electronic sow feeders (ESFs)
L.Anil., J. Deen., S.S.Anil, S.K. Baidoo and R.D.Walker

Impact of animal management and transportation factors on transport losses in market weight pigs
M.J. Ritter, M. Ellis, C.R. Bertelsen, R. Bowman, J. Brinkmann, J.M. DeDecker, O. Mendoza, C.M. Murphy, D.G. Orellana, B.A. Peterson, A. Rojo, J.M. Schlipf, and B.F. Wolter

Factors Affecting the Behavior of Early-Weaned Piglets
Tina Widowski, PhD and Stephanie Torrey, PhD

Development of Pork Production Specific Occupational Safety Materials
Liz Wagstrom, DVM, MS, DACVPM

Effect of seasonal environment, on-farm handling intensity, transport stocking density, and time in lairage on digestive tract temperature and stress hormone level of market pigs
Eric P. Berg, Ph.D; Chadwick Carr, MS

Characterization of cull sows harvested in the U.S.
K.J. Stalder, M. Knauer, L. Karriker, T.J. Baas, C. Johnson, T. Serenius, L. Layman, J. W. Mabry, and J.D. McKean

Performance and economic evaluation of feeding cull sows
R. Fitzgerald, K.J. Stalder, L. Karriker, M. Knauer, C. Johnson, T.J. Baas, L. Layman, and J. W. Mabry

Discovery and validation of genetic markers for sow longevity
B.E. Mote and M.F. Rothschild

Effects of selection for rapid growth on fresh pork quality
C. E. Wagner, E. Huff-Lonergan, M. F. Rothschild, A. A. Sosnicki, S. B. Jungst, J. Prusa, and S. M. Lonergan

An assessment of three sanitation protocols for PRRSV-positive transport vehicles
Scott Dee DVM, MS, PhD, DACVM

Use of tonsilar crypt exudate as an antemortum technique to evaluate PRRSv shedding and transmission in MLV or LVI inoculated pigs
Thomas J. Fangman DVM, MS, DABVP; Steve B. Kleiboeker, DVM, PhD

Measuring and benchmarking disease risk with the PRRS risk assessment tool for the breeding herd
D. Holtkamp, D. Polson, J. Kjaer, R. Philips, D. Spiess

Measurement of serum concentrations resulting from administration of orally administered acetylsalicylic acid and sodium salicylate in swine through water medication systems
Locke A. Karriker, DVM, MS, DACVPM; Abby R. Patterson; Michael D. Apley, DVM, PhD, DACVCP; Paula M. Imerman, MS, PhD.

Effectiveness of transdermal, needle-free injections for reducing pork carcass defects
Joseph G. Sebranek, Terry A. Houser, Brad J. Thacker, Thomas J. Baas, Dachrit Nilubol, Eileen L. Thacker, David L. Cook, Frank Kruse

Determination of the pharmacokinetics of procaine penicillin in swine administered by intramuscular injection and with a needleless injection device
Mike Apley, DVM, PhD, DACVCP; Brad Thacker, DVM, PhD, MBA, DABVP-SHM; Paula Imerman, PhD; Walter Hyde, PhD

Oral sodium chlorate, topical disinfection and weaning age modify Salmonella enterica shedding in pigs.
Prapas Patchanee, Thomas D. Crenshaw, Peter B. Bahnson

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Keynotes and General Session

Pijoan Lecture: Area spread of PRRSV: End of story?
Scott A. Dee, DVM, PhD

Hanson Lecture: The science of pig production: Past, present, and future
Steve S. Dritz, DVM, PhD, Mike D. Tokach, PhD, Robert D. Goodband, PhD, Joel M. DeRouchey, PhD, Jim L. Nelssen, PhD

Kernkamp Lecture: Global, local, and individual perspectives on porcine circovirus diseases (PCVD)
Joaquim Segales, DVM, PhD

Essential Knowledge

Farm-level analysis, benefits, and constraints
Ross Kiehne, DVM

Sow farm analysis at a system-level
Spencer R. Wayne, DVM

Identifying opportunities for improvement, benefits, and constraints of records
Leslie McCuiston, BS

Managing the growth process using real-time data
Mike Brumm, DVM

Summarizing performance for a system: Benefits and constraints
Brian Caldwell, DVM

Identifying opportunities for improvement
Barry R. Kerkaert, DVM

Integrating production and financial systems
Brad Freking, DVM, Meg Freking

Optimization in farrowing site production
William L. Hollis, DVM

External comparisons for financial decision making
Mark Greenwood

Linking levels of production
Tom Stein, DVM, MS, PhD

Optimizing across levels
Stephanie Rutten-Ramos

Optimization across requirements: Making a buck out of production data in real time
Barb Frey, DVM

Advanced Knowledge

Neonatal pig diarrhea
Kurt Rossow, DVM, PhD

?New? updates on ?old? pathogens: Escherichia coli and rotavirus
Marie Gramer, Mark Knobbe, Darin Madson

Field experiences with Clostridium perfringens A diarrhea and options for treatment and prevention
C. Scanlon Daniels, DVM, MBA

Using molecular characterization and genotyping to control neonatal and postnatal diarrhea
Chris J. Rademacher, DVM, Deb Murray, DVM, Simone Oliveira, BSVM, PhD

Considerations, expectations, and evaluating alternative strategies to address health challenges: A practitioner?s approach
Mark Wagner, DVM

Structured process for evaluating new products for production systems: Animal science perspective
R. Dean Boyd, PhD, Marnie A. Mellencamp, PhD, Tara S. Donovan, DVM

Feed ingredients that improve health
J.E. Pettigrew

PRRS/PMWS

Aerosol transmission of PRRSV: Application to the field
Andrea Pitkin, John Deen, Scott Dee, DVM, PhD

Engineering air filtration systems of swine facilities
Steve Pohl, PhD

Measuring and benchmarking disease risk with the PRRS risk assessment for the breeding herd
D. Holtkamp, DVM, MS, D. Polson, DVM, MS, PhD

PRRSV persistence: Lessons from the big pig experiment
R.M. Molina, J. Christopher-Hennings, E. Nelson, R. Hesse, J. Lunney, K.J. Yoon, R.R.R. Rowland, J.J. Zimmerman

Isolation variation and its role in pathogenicity and disease control: Why does FDAH?s Suvaxyn? PCV2 one dose vaccine work so well?
Stephen Wu, Mike Gill, Hsien-Jue Chu

PCV2 isolate variation: Its role in pathogenicity and disease control
C. Charreyre, DVM, MSc, F. Joisel

Summary of findings from a pilot study on vaccination of mature boars with porcine circovirus type 2 vaccine
Keith R. Erlandson, DVM, MS, Joseph F. Connor, DVM, MS, Douglas D. Groth, DVM

Better defining the role of boar semen in porcine circovirus type 2 transmission
T. Opriessnig, DVM, PhD, D.M. Madson, DVM, C. Kuster, DVM, PhD, P.G. Halbur, DVM, PhD

Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies of PCV2 infection in 4 boar studs
Darwin L. Reicks, DVM, Peter R. Davies, PhD, Kurt Rossow, DVM, PhD

The ?Kansas Cluster? of severe PMWS cases
Raymond (Bob) Rowland, PhD

Assessment of viral load in clinical and subclinical pigs naturally infected with the novel PCV2b: Implications for the control and prevention of PMWS/PCVD
J.C. S. Harding, C. Auckland, A. Tumber, K.A. McIntosh, S. Parker, Y. Huang, D. Middleton, J. Hill, J. A. Ellis, S. Krakowka

PCV2: Experiences with sow and pig vaccination
Joel Nerem, DVM

Production Science

Alternative flow strategies in sow farms
James F. Lowe, DVM, MS, Erin E. Johnson, DVM

What is the optimum age for processing neonatal pigs?
S. Torrey, N. Devillers, M. Lessard, C. Farmer, T. Widowski

A field trial of self feeders for weaned sows
Mark Schwartz

A chute to trim sow claws
John Deen, Sukumarannair S.Anil, Leena Anil, Samuel K. Baidoo

Making scale barns work
Craig Pfeifer, DVM

Impact of auto-sort systems on pig welfare
Janeen L. Salak-Johnson, PhD

Loading gantry versus traditional chute for the finisher pig: Effect on welfare parameters at time of marketing
N. Berry, A. Johnson, J. Hill, T. Baas, L. Karriker, K. Stalder

The economics of sale decisions
Barb Frey, DVM

A discussion on meat quality: A look at where we were and where we are now
Leslie McCuiston, BS

Dealing with high corn prices
J.E. Pettigrew

Recent Research Reports

Field trials to assess the performance of a conditionally licensed PCV2 vaccine in Canada.
F. de Grau, B. Thacker, C. Francisco, W. Wilson, R. Schlueter, A. Eggen

The Effect of vaccination against PRRSV on quantitative PCV2 PCR results
Marika Genzow, Kent Schwartz, Glenda Gonzalez, Gail Anderson, Wayne Chittick

Spray dried porcine plasma in nursery and grower feed reduces the severity of Porcine Circovirus associated diseases
N. Mores, J.R. Ciacci-Zanella, A.L. Amara, A. Cordebella, GJMM Lima, M. Miele, E. Zanella, L.F.S. Range, E.S. Lima, M. Zancanaro

Genetic characteristics of porcine circovirus 2 isolates from pigs in farms with or without clinical post-weaning multi-systemic wasting syndrome
KwangSoo Lyoo, HyeunBum Kim, and HanSoo Joo

Development of a quantification method to specific Anti-ORF2 antibody using a blocking ELISA
S. Guillossou, E. Lebon, L. Mieli, M. Bonnard, D. Thomson

Comparative performance of barns of pigs vaccinated with Ingelvac CircoFLEX or other PCV2 vaccines
J. Kolb, C. Beard, E. Diaz, R. Edler

First description of postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) in Chile
A. Ruiz, C. Gutierrez, C. Lecocq, E. Ramirez, J. Segales, M. Quezada

The detection of PCV 2 and PRRSV in the fattening pigs skin by immunohistochemistry
Heesung Lim, Taewon Seo, Byungil Yoon, Jeonghee Han

Correlation of serum PCV2 quantitative PCR test results to tissue IHC lesion scores and mortality rates
W. Chittick, G. Gonzalez, M. Genzow, E. Diaz

Efficacy of Ingelvac? CircoFLEX? in pigs vaccinated at 3 or 6 weeks of age in a PRRS and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae-negative production system
G. Cline, V. Wilt, E. Diaz

Results obtained with a novel PCV2 vaccine to protect multiple ages of pigs against PCVAD
R. Desrosiers, E. Clark, D. Tremblay, R. Tremblay, and D. Polson

PCV2 infection dynamics in vaccinated versus non-vaccinated groups of pigs from 5 farms
E. Diaz, R. Edler, G. Gonzalez, W. Chittick, T. Holck

Use of cross-sectional serum quantitative PCR for profiling PCV2 infection dynamics
G. Gonzalez, W. Chittick, M. Genzow, E. Diaz

Controlling PCV2 and co-infections to reduce the impact of PCVAD in growing pigs
R. Jones, J. Kolb, G. Cline, R. Philips

Injection site histologic lesions induced by commercial PCV2 piglet vaccines
R. Christmas, J. Kolb

An investigation into increased finishing mortality associated with uncomplicated PCV Type 2 infection: A case report
V. Wilt, S. Patterson, G. Cline

Safety and attenuation of PRRSV strains genetically modified in the NSP2 region in young pigs
T.J. Kaiser, K.P. Horlen, M. Keith, R. Jolie, L.P. Taylor, J.G. Calvert, R.R.R. Rowland

Seriological evaluation of two different schemes of mass herd vaccination using modified live vaccine (MLV) in a PRRSV control program
J.R. Angulo, L. Batista, E. Diaz

PRRSV serologic and reproductive stability using live vaccine
S.J.C. Chevez, J.A. Espinosa, E.J.R. Angulo, E.E.F. Diaz

Comparative infection efficiency of PRRSV field isolates on MA-104 cells or porcine alveolar macrophages
Martha Fuentes de Abin, Gordon Spronk, Juan Abrahante and Michael P. Murtaugh

PRRSV vertical transmission dynamics in an endemically infected sow-herd
Jean Paul Cano, Scott Dee, Albert Rovira, Robert Morrison

Impact of modified live PRRS virus vaccine for control of PRRS in an endemically infected continuous flow finish site
R. Tubbs, J. Okones, R. Philips, R. Edler

Feasibility of pooled-sample testing for the detection of PRRSV antibodies on serum samples by ELISA
Albert Rovira, Jean Paul Cano, Claudia Munoz-Zanzi

Efficacy of mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin against two pathogenic mycoplasma hyopneumoniae field isolates
Erin Strait, Vicki Rapp-Gabrielson, Barbara Erickson , Therese Yonkers, Rob Keich, Rika Jolie, Eileen Thacker

Evaluation of tulathromycin injectable solution for the treatment of experimentally-induced Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae pneumonia in pigs
Jim Bradford, Robert Nutsch

The effect of cross-fostering on the transfer of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae maternal immunity from the sow to the offspring
M. Pieters, M. Bandrick, C. Pijoan, S. Baidoo, T. Molitor

Progress toward eradication of classical swine fever and Aujeszky?s disease in Mexico
Norma Sierra-Romero, Jorge Valencia, Arturo Cabrera

Clostridium difficile prevalence in an integrated swine operation in Texas
R.B. Harvey, M.E. Hume, K.N. Norman, H.M. Scott, K. Andrews, J.D. Martin, R.C. Anderson, and D.J. Nisbet

In vitro assessment of the effectiveness of the disinfectant Stalosan-F? against Lawsonia intracellularis
S. Wattanaphansak, R. Singer, R. Isaacson, J. Deen, C. Gebhart

Claw lesions predict lameness in breeding sows
Leena Anil, Sukumarannair S. Anil and John Deen

The use of Pulmotil, herd closure, and serum inoculation in a 1500 sow iso-wean facility to eradicate PRRS, Mycoplasma hyopneumonia, and Pasturella Multocida Type A
Todd E. Williams

Effects of thymol and diphenyliodonium chloride, inhibitors of amino acid fermentation, against Campylobacter in vitro; disruption of Campylobacter?s amino acid fermentation niche
R.C. Anderson, N.A. Krueger, R.B. Harvey, T.R. Callaway, T.S. Edrington and D.J. Nisbet

Economic impact of Enterisol? Ileitis in clinical and subclinical herds
M. Adam

Ileitis and its impact on pig feed efficiency
G. Behrens, M. Adam

Administration of medicated water to weaned piglets using a Maxi-Tolva
D. Strachan1, S. Combelles-Perrot, S. Langlois d'Estaintot, R. Jagu, M. Adam

Experience with Enterisol? ileitis under pre-wean administration
P.H. Rathkjen, T. Trela, H. Voets, M. Adam

Simplified seroprofiling approach for Lawsonia vaccination scheduling
E. Sanford, D. MacDougald, D. Walter, J. Husa, B. Keeble, J. Blythe

Association of parity, body condition and lactation feed intake with claw integrity in sows
Sukumarannair S. Anil, Leena Anil, John Deen

A field study of relationships between salivary progesterone concentrations, backfat thickness, and reproductive performance in sows weaned one litter and nursed sows
Y. Takai, Y. Tanaka, Y. Koketsu

An occurrence of decreased numbers of pigs born alive in parity 2 in sows and in herds for five years
H. Saito, Y. Koketsu

Sows having high lifetime efficiency and high longevity associated with herd productivity
Y. Sasaki, Y. Koketsu

Sow and herd factors associated with sow mortality in commercial herds
Y. Koketsu, Y. Sasaki

Reducing antimicrobial use in pig production by vaccination
H. Voets, T. Hardge

Exploring disease transmission risk through network analysis
S.R. Wayne, P.R. Davies

Impact of increased lactation length on reproductive efficiency of sows in commercial herds using early weaning and conventional weaning
Y. Hoshino, Y. Koketsu

Evaluating the addition of a Bacillus-based direct-fed microbial and/or carbadox to nursery pig diets on growth performance
B.P. Corrigan, M.E. Davis, G.S. Grinstead, D.D. Koehler, T.G. Rehberger

Performance of weaned piglets as affected by phytogenics or antibiotics
T. Steiner, A. Kroismayr, R.C. Sulabo, M.D. Tokach, F. Neher

Successful weaning of piglets without AGPs using a combination of acidifier and phytogenics
Christian Luckstadt, Tobias Steiner, Fergus Neher

Drinker to nursery pigs ratio: Effects on drinking behavior and performance
Larry Sadler, Jill Garvey, Tony Uhlenkamp, Roy Edler, Tyler Holck, Paul DuBois, Anna Johnson

The preferences of young piglets for different styles of drinkers
S. Torrey, E.L. Toth, M. Widowski

A comparison of selected swine production and management parameter estimates between the National Animal Health Monitoring System?s (NAHMS) Swine 2006 and Swine 2000 national surveys
C.A. Haley, G.W. Hill

Occurrence of various mycotoxins in DDGS samples worldwide
Ursula Hofstetter

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Section I: Keynotes and General Session

Hanson Lecture: The ongoing challenge of flu
Marie Gramer

Pork's carbon footprint: Hot air, hot opportunity or both?
Garth W. Boyd

Pijoan Lecture: Epidemiology of a new PRRS virus isolate and outbreak
Paul Yeske; Michael Murtaugh

Changing trends in the global pork complex
Brett Stuart

Opportunities and challenges for the US pork sector
Mark Greenwood

Section II: Disease I

PRRS vaccines
Raymond (Bob) Rowland, PhD, Professor, PRRS CAP Project Director

Making sense of PRRS virus sequences and a new view for PRRS inactivated vaccine -- MJPRRS(TM): old problem -- new approach
Byoung-Kwan (BK) Kim, PhD

Control and eventual elimination of PRRSV via development of an effective DIVA vaccine
DL Hank Harris; Matt Erdman; Ryan Vander Veen; Mark Mogler; Jerry McVicker; Peter Winter; Kurt Kamrud; Jonathan Smith

Compilation of experimental investigations of PRRS vaccine technologies using modified live vaccines, inactivated vaccines and immunomodulation
Michael Roof, PhD

Preliminary information from recent research on PRRSV and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae transmission and biosecurity: A field application of air filters
Satoshi Otake, DVM, PhD; John Deen, DVM, PhD; Scott Dee, DVM, PhD

Field experiences with air filtration: Results and costs
Darwin L. Reicks, DVM

Is sow farm air filtration worth doing to prevent non-resident PRRSv introduction?
Dale Polson

Twenty-years into managing PRRSV outbreaks in breeding herds how do you react?
Rodger Main

Practitioner panel's descriptions of typical commercial sow farm and response to a PRRSV disease event or outbreak in breeding herd in their practice area or production system
Bill Hollis, Luc Dufresne, Mark Wagner, Rodger Main

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae strain variation being observed in the field
Simone Oliveira; Montserrat Torremorell; Clint Been

Passive immunity to Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae: transfer and protective role
Maria Pieters; Simone Oliveira; Meggan Bandrick; Samuel Baidoo; Carlos Pijoan; Thomas W. Molitor

New information on aerosol transmission and biosecurity for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Satoshi Otake, DVM, PhD; John Deen, DVM, PhD; Scott Dee, DVM, PhD

Section III: Disease II

Current knowledge and future research needed on PCV2 vaccines
T. Opriessnig, Dr med. vet., PhD

Circovirus vaccination decisions: Herd profiling and next generation diagnostic testing
Dick Hesse, PhD; Bob Rowland, PhD

Diagnosing PCVAD in a vaccinated industry
Kent Schwartz, DVM, MS

Pursuing American Board of Veterinary Practitioner (ABVP) certification in swine health management
James A Kober, DVM, MS, Diplomate ABVP-SHM

Post-weaning catabolic syndrome --complexities and perspectives
Luc Dufresne DVM, DABVP, Thomas J. Fangman DVM, MS, DABVP; Steve Henry DVM, DABVP

Should we be concerned about low concentrations of antibiotics in our water supply?
Randall S. Singer, DVM, MPVM, PhD

Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in pigs and people -- a story unfolding
Peter Davies BVSc, PhD

Community health and CAFOs: what are the research studies telling us?
Annette M O'Connor, BVSc, MVSc, DVSc, MACVSc.

Section IV: Production I

Effect of training, financial incentive and attitude on treatment frequency and mortality rate of growing pigs
Rob Vellella; Bob Morrison; Jason Shaw

Human performance improvement model
Jim Lummus, Curriculum Manager

Hiring, training and keeping 30 PSY people
Jon Hoek

Economics of sow culling
Stephanie Rutten-Ramos

Top hog index is as important as pigs weaned/sow/year
Dave Wade; Jim Moody, BS; Tara Donovan, DVM; Baxter Gutknecht, MS; Rose Rott, BS; Joe Bradford, BS

Changes in cost and revenue scales in present production streams
John Deen

Assessing the effectiveness of a non-penetrating captive bolt for euthanasia of newborn piglets
Tina M Widowski, MSc, PhD; Robyn H Elgie, MSc; Penny Lawlis, MSc

Lameness and welfare
John Deen; Leena Anil; Sukumaran S Anil

Relationship between a pig's temperament and handling experience, and measures of stress at slaughter and meat quality
Jennifer A Brown; Ira B Mandell; Cornelius FM deLange; Peter Purslow; J. Andrew Robinson; James EJ Squires; Tina M Widowski

Effects of facility design on the stress response of market weight pigs during loading and unloading
A. K. Johnson, BS, MS, PhD Assistant Professor; L. J. Sadler, BS Ag Specialist, M. Faga, Director of Human Resources; Corky Feuerbach, Director of Crew Services; H. Hill, DVM, C.O.O., R. Bailey, Procurement Manager JBS-Swift and Company. Marshalltown

Cut costs or invest more... Today's tough economic questions...What are they and what is the new math?
Drs. Tim Loula; Steve Dritz; Derald Holtkamp; Steve Pollmann

Section V: Production II

Measuring and minimizing energy consumption
Dr Mike Brumm

Air quality issues and perspective
Larry D. Jacobson, PhD, PE

Nutrition in a time of crises -- Priorities for feed cost control
R. Dean Boyd, Ph D; Mark McCulley, B.Sc.

Use of dried distillers grains with solubles (DDGS) in swine diets
Jerry Shurson; Lee Johnston; Sam Baidoo; Mark -Whitney

Use of crude glycerol in grower-finisher and sow diets
Lee Johnston; Sarah Schieck; Jerry Shurson; Sam Baidoo; Brian Kerr

Recent Research Reports

A comparison of cross-sectional quantitative PCV2 PCR vs. individual animal quantitative PCV2 PCR and associated necropsy findings in 4 cases
Erin Johnson; Edgar Diaz; Tyler Holck

Necrotic enteritis in pigs naturally affected with porcine circovirus type 2
P Zlotowski1; AMR Correa.; DESN Barcellos; D Driemeier

PCV2 infection dynamics under field conditions
E Diaz

Analysis of PCV2 ORF2 region in the wild rats living around pig farms in Korea
TW Seo, YH Kim, BI Yoon, JH Han

Evaluation of a nested polymerase chain reaction assay to differentiate between two genotypes of Porcine circovirus-2
KwangSoo Lyoo; HyeunBum Kim; HanSoo Joo

Utility of an indirect ELISA for Circumvent(R) PCV compliance monitoring
Brad Thacker; Rich Schlueter; John Johnson

A case report on the dynamics of PCVAD in a PCV2-vaccinated herd over time
G Cline; V Wilt; E Diaz; R Edler

Control of neonatal PCV2-diarrhea in Denmark by vaccinating sows with Circovac(R)
Uffe Nielsen

Efficacy of Ingelvac CircoFLEX(R) in face of maternal antibodies in a field trial in France
B Grosse Liesner; F-X Orveillon; V Fachinger; J-P Denotte

Efficacy of PCV2 vaccination of pigs, dams, or both on pig performance
R Edler; V Wilt; E Diaz; G Cline

Efficacy of Ingelvac CircoFLEX(R) in a herd with subclinical PCVAD
K Bretey; E Diaz

A field trial to assess the efficacy of an inactivated subunit vaccine (Porcilis(R) PCV) against porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2) in a Canadian pig herd with PCV2-associated disease
Alberto Ruiz; Robert Friendship; Zvonimir Poljak; A. Francisco DeGrau; Frank Roerink; Tom Nell

A vaccination field trial to assess the use of one shot of Circumvent at weaning in comparison to a commercial one dose product side by side on a commercial pig herd suffering from severe porcine circovirus associated diseases (PCVAD)
C. Dewey; Z. Poljak; R. Friendship

Effect of PCV2 vaccination on growth performance in a subclinically affected herd
F-X. Orveillon; V. Fachinger; J-P Denotte

Vaccination against PCV2 versus tissue homogenate in finishing phase
Ramirez, E.; Gonzalez, C.; Bidirinis, G.; Avendano, P.; Villarroel, P.; Cerda, J.; Lagos, F.

Potential mechanical and antiviral methods to insure PRRSV free semen
T. Clement; L. Reister; E. Nelson; J. Christopher-Hennings

Experimental quantification of PRRSV transmission
E. Mondaca-Fernandez; T. Meyns; A. Rovira; R. Morrison

Evaluation of the pathogenecity and transmissibility of a Chilean isolate of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
Ramirez E.; Moreno V.; Diaz N.; Osorio F.; Ruiz A.; Neira V.; Quezada M

Use of neutralizing specific avian antibodies against PRRSV to achieve stability in a commercial farm during 2005 - 2007
Herrera J.D.; Francos T. A; Lucio E; Chong C.; Morales A.

Serologic cross-reactivity between reference strains and field isolates representing different genetic clusters of H1N1 and H3N2 swine influenza virus
Greg Nitzel1; Eric Wicklund; Vicki Rapp-Gabrielson; Marie Gramer; Jonathan Evans; Tracy Ricker; Jenifer Jeffers-Czach; Jeff Kula; Lucas Taylor; Steve Sornsen; Michael Kuhn

Comparison of hemagglutination inhibition (HI) and ELISA antibody titers of pigs vaccinated with different genetic clusters of H1N1 and H3N2 swine influenza virus
Michael Kuhn; Marie Gramer; John Johnson; Greg Nitzel; Jonathan Evans; Eric Wicklund; Lucas Taylor; Jenifer Jeffers-Czach; Vicki Rapp-Gabrielson

Phylogenetic analysis of swine influenza viruses recently isolated from pigs in Korea
C. S. Lee; D.S Song; B.K. Park; B.K. Kang

Efficacy of a swine influenza virus (SIV) vaccine in pigs challenged with heterologous reassortant H1N1 and H3N2 viruses
Jenifer Jeffers-Czach; Gregory Nitzel; Eric Wicklund; Lucas Taylor; Nicole Ideus; Stephen Behan; Wanda Isaacson; Vicki J. Rapp-Gabrielson

Eradication of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae from a farrow to finish farm using partial depopulation
Kazimierz Tarasiuk; Stanislaw Karbowiak; Krzysztof Rab

Comparison of 1 and 2 dose vaccination regimens using three currently licensed Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccines in pigs
A Baysinger; D Polson; R Edler; R Philips; E Diaz

Ingelvac MycoFLEX(R) provides at least 26 weeks duration of immunity against M. hyopneumoniae
M Piontkowski; W Ohnesorge; I von Richthofen

Performance of conventional health pigs vaccinated with Ingelvac MycoFLEX(R) or Suvaxyn(R) RespiFend
J Kolb; D Johnson; E Diaz; R Edler

Efficacy evaluation of a Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae bacterin in a mixture with a porcine circovirus type 2 vaccine
M Eichmeyer; M Roof; M Piontkowski; P Hayes; R Saltzman

Willingness to approach behavior and feed disappearance of weaned pigs following vaccination with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccines
T Fangman; D Baumert; P Dubois; R Edler

Rapid onset of protection of two weeks for a novel one dose Mycoplasma vaccine
Marika Genzow; Martina von Freyburg; Carola Vyhmeister

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae efficacy and field safety evaluation of a 3-way Haemophilus parasuis/Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae combination bacterin
Troy J. Kaiser; Therese K. Yonkers; Lucas P. Taylor; Rika Jolie

Efficacy of a 3-way Haemophilus parasuis/Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae combination vaccine in 3-week-old CDCD pigs
Troy J. Kaiser; Therese K. Yonkers; Lucas P. Taylor; Rika Jolie

Serological behavior study of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae (App) in swine commercial herds from the central region of Chile
Quezada M; Munoz D; Ruiz A

Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae lesions produced in experimentally inoculated pigs with the serotype 5 (ATCC) and a field isolate
Ruiz, A; Munoz, D; Neira, V; Islas, A; Diaz, N; Quezada, M

An economic evaluation of Ileitis intervention strategies
JM Hammer; LG Luempert III; D Mechler; N Winkelman; D Holtkamp

European wide investigation on the economic impact of ileitis vaccination
M. Adam; T. Hardge; H. Voets

Antagonistic activity of bacteriocins produced by Bacillus subtilis against Clostridium perfringens type A
D. Rosener; A. Baker; T. Rehberger

Prevalence investigation of swine pathogens in the wild rodents and cats
YH Kim; TW Seo; JY Yi; TW Hahn; HC Kim; JH Han; BI Yoon

Tail necrosis in piglets -- case report
Santi, M.; Gheller, N.B.; Mores, T.J.; Marques, B.M.F.P.P.; Goncalves, M. A. D.; Gava, D.1; Zlotowski, P.; Driemeier, D.; Barcellos, D.E.S.N.

Sow performance and factors associated with a percentage of stillborn and mummified piglets at birth in commercial herds
Y. Hoshino; Y. Koketsu

An association between age at first mating and lifetime reproductive performance in high-performing herds
H. Saito; Y. Koketsu

Lifetime efficiency and culling interval in female pigs by culling reasons in breeding herds that were differently performing
Y. Sasaki; Y. Koketsu

Sitting behavior in lactating sows was not related to longevity and lifetime performance
Y. Hoshino; Y. Koketsu

Association between claw lesions and farrowing performance of sows
S. S. Anil; L. Anil; J. Deen

Associations between claw lesions, reproductive performance, longevity, and postural behavior in prefarrowing female pigs and lactating sows on commercial farms
M. Enokida; Y. Sasaki; Y. Hoshino; H. Saito; Y. Takai; Y. Koketsu

Evaluation of oxytetracylcline (Terramycin(R)) vs chlortetracycline feed medication in finishing swine
B.R. Gramm, DVM

Effect of spray-dried plasma in diets fed to lactating sows on litter weight at weaning and subsequent farrowing rate
J. D. Crenshaw; J. M. Campbell; L. E. Russell; J. P. Sonderman

Effect of an oligosaccharide-probiotic product on the growth rate of pigs in the prestarter and starter stages
Chua Alfred E K; Aguirre Luna Miraflor N; Esquivel Cezar R; Rosana Albert R; Gaza Hazel L; Abaoag Angelito O

ACIDOMATRIX(TM) LowLac for reduced lactose nursery pig diets
R.J. Harrell; B. V. Lawrence; R. A. Anderson; F. Navarro

Evaluation of welfare of gestating sows in conventional gestation stalls and in gestation stalls with widths defined by the sow height
L. Anil; S. S. Anil; J. Deen

Evaluation of a swine veterinary-based syndromic surveillance system
M. Rocio Amezcua, DVM, MSc, PhD; David L. Pearl DVM, MSc, PhD; Robert M. Friendship, DVM, MSc, Diplomate ABVP

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Front matter

Sponsors

Table of Contents
College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota; Veterinary Continuing Education

Award Recipients and Honored Lectures
Leman, Kernkamp, Hanson, Pijoan

Carlos Pijoan Graduate Student Fellowship in Swine Medicine
U of MN College of Veterinary Medicine

Section I: Keynotes and General Session

Kernkamp Lecture: Around the world in 60 minutes
Raoul Baxter

Hanson Lecture: Pork production information systems and data analysis — Back to the future
Thomas E. Stein

Pijoan Lecture: Pigs and pandemic influenza: Myths versus facts
Kristien Van Reeth; Sjouke Van Poucke; Annebel De Vleeschauwer

New approaches for swine disease surveillance
Peter Davies

Section II: Advanced Knowledge

Practitioner’s approach to neonatal diarrhea
William L. Hollis

Post weaning diarrhea
Mike Eisenmenger

Tackling disease complexes: Respiratory disease
Brad Thacker

PCV2 Comparisons in wean to finish herds with PRRS coinfections
Kelly F. Greiner

Field and research experiences with PCV2 vaccination
Paul Yeske; Tim Loula; Mike Brumm; Sheri Colgan

Comparative efficacy of various PCV2 and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccination protocols under commercial field conditions
Joel Nerem

Porcine Circovirus Type 2 in swine breeding herds
James F. Lowe

Swine influenza virus elimination from pig herds
Montserrat Torremorell

Creating a SIV negative sow herd
R. W. Thompson; M.J. Engle; J.O. Geiger; A.M. Ness

Comparison of intra-dermal vs. intra-muscular vaccination for influenza in pigs
Tony Nikkel

An update of SDEC-related research efforts on the aerobiology and biosecurity of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus and Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
S. Dee; S. Otake; A. Pitkin; S. Oliviera; J. Deen; P. Davies; G. Spronk; D. Schwerin; D. Reicks; P. Yeske; L. Schulz; P. Ruen; S. Pohl

Section III: Essential Knowledge

What is the right drug?
John T. Waddell

Getting the dose right (Obstacles to achieving therapeutic success)
Michael Strobel

Practical medication tips - Developing and utilizing a treatment plan of attack
Keith P. Kinsley

Review of Mycoplasma hyorhinis
Albert Rovira

Mycoplasma hyorhinis- Field experiences in diagnosis and control
Brad Leuwerke

Ileitis control: Still elusive?
Chris J. Rademacher

Origin of the virus or …a rose by any other name…
Marie Gramer; Amanda Beaudoin; Amy Vincent

Impact of 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu
Peter Davies; Montserrat Torremorell

Novel H1N1 Influenza: Implications on human and animal health
James F. Lowe; John Connor; Marie Gramer; Amy Vincent

Section IV: Welfare

What people want
Charlie Arnot

What do we measure
Siobhan Mullan

What governments want
Jen Greiner

What do we say
Tom Burkgren

The euthanasia of small pigs
W.E. Morgan Morrow; Robert E. Meyer

Large pigs
Jeff Hill

CO2 euthanasia methods for neonatal piglets
Deborah Murray

Section V: Production II

Comparison of ESF to open stall systems in large sow units
Joseph F. Connor

Lameness hurts sow reproduction
Mark E. Wilson; Terry L. Ward; Christof Rapp

Managing lameness in sows
John Deen

Single-source versus multi-source pig flows
Dave Wade; Tara Donovan, Jim Moody; Rose Rott

Understanding common ventilation system mistakes
Mike Brumm

The pro’s and con’s of entire boars for meat production
Mick Hazzledine

What about ethanol
Harold Tilstra

What we know about feeding DDGS (Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles) to swine
Jerry Shurson; Lee Johnston; Sam Baidoo; Mark Whitney

Antibiotic residues in DDGS
Marc von Keitz

National Swine Nutrition Guide
Mark Whitney

National Pork Board carbon footprint project
Allan Stokes

Opportunities for pork producers: manure, digesters and energy
Bob Morrison

Recent Research Reports

Abstracts

Recent Research Reports
Table of Contents

Assessing the impact of maternally derived immunity on active immunization of pigs against PCV2
A. Baysinger, J. Waddell, E. Diaz

Correlation between viral load and performance in PCV2 vaccinated or non-vaccinated pigs
T Holck, R Edler, E Diaz

Differential diagnosis of wasting and respiratory disease in FCV2 vaccinated populations of pigs
E. Diaz

The impact of PCV2 viremia in a high health Canadian swine herd, a vaccination trial comparing two commercial vaccines
Reindl M, Dewey C, Vilaca K, de Grau F, Richardson K1, Z. Poljak

Impact of PCV2 viremia in vaccinated and non-vaccinated pigs
Petra Maass, Bernd Grosse Liesner, Francois-Xavier Orveillon and Vicky Fachinger

Effect of PCV2 vaccine on carcass composition
Venegas-Vargas, Bates, Morrison, Villani, Straw

Comparison and economic evaluation of two PCV2 vaccination programs used in France
Lewandowski E., Liber M., Jagu R., Maass P. , Adam M.

Update of porcine Circovirosis in Chile, histopathological lesions of PMWS between 2006 and 2008
Neira-Ramirez V, Lineros M., Quezada M., Ruiz A.

Performance benefits resulting from vaccination with Ingelvac CircoFLEX and/or Ingelvac PRRS MLV
K. Bretey, J. Husa, E. Diaz, R. Philips, R. Edler

PCV Outbreaks and Clean-Up in a High Health Herd of PCV Negative Status
Adrienne Schucker

Comparative efficacy of three U.S. commercially available PCV2 vaccines using two-dose protocols in a commercial production system
Jason Kelly, Rick Swalla, Jessica Abbott

Efficacy of Circumvent® PCV preventing PCVAD and maintain growth performance during an outbreak of PRRSv in a Canadian pig herd with a history PCVAD
Suprenant C, de Grau F, Laplante B, B.Thacker, A.Eggen

Modified live PRRS vaccination provides heterologous protection against virulent 1-18-2 challenge
D. Jordan, S. Layton, R. Philips, M. Genzow

The establishment of PRRSv stable sow herds through the use of a “Load, Close and Homogenize” protocol: A case report
S Bales, G Cline, J Stickley

Modified live PRRS virus vaccination as a key component in nursery pig performance improvement
G. Spronk, T. Wetzell, R. Philips

Development of Swine Influenza Virus Nucleic Acid Purificationand Detection Workflow
A. M. Burrell, W. Xu, Q. Hoang, R. Shah, D. Myers, and M. Bounpheng

Detection of swine influenza virus in porcine oral fluid samples
Susan E. Detmer, Marie R. Gramer, Sagar M. Goyal

Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Challenge and Outcome in a Comparison of RespiSureOne® and Ingelvac® MycoFlex™ Vaccination of Pigs: Pig Performance and Respiratory Pathology
J. Johnson, L. Taylor, S. Behan and S. Sornsen

Test characteristics when verifying Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae status in expected negative herds
Erin Johnson, Bill Minton

Comparison of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae Vaccination Regimens in Pigs under MHYO Pressure .
K. Greiner, L. Greiner, J. Lowe, and J. Connor

Evaluation of Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae diagnostic tests using samples from experimentally infected pigs
Costa, G., Oliveira, S, Torrison J. Dee, S.

When an App laboratory diagnostic leads to wrong interpretation
Miquel Collell, Enric Marco, Roberto Santamaria, Joaquim Bringas

Compatibility of Enterisol® Ileitis oral Lawsonia intracellularis vaccine for swine when administered concurrently with parenteral ceftiofur sodium or tulathromycin
Jeff Husa, Bernd Grosse Liesner, Ryan Saltzman

Efficacy of Enterisol® Ileitis in a fattening herd suffering from swine dysentery
Bernd Grosse Liesner, Olaf Skoeries and Hugo Seemer

Clinical responses and performance of pigs treated with tulathromycin injectable solution (DRAXXIN®) for swine respiratory disease (SRD)
T. Hoover, J. Johnson

Oregano essential oil in gestation and lactation diets improves sow and piglet performance
Martha A Mellencamp, Robert Evelsizer, Ron Dvorak, Jim Hedges, Malcolm Motram, David Cadogan

Effect of a supplement containing spray-dried plasma fed from mating to day 35 of gestation on farrowing rate of multiparous sows
Luis A. Vitagliano, L.F.S. Rangel, J.D. Crenshaw

The effect of selenium supplementation and source to gilts during gestation and lactation on immunoglobulin concentration in the neonatal pigs
Streff, A., Hostetler, C.

The effect of feeding heavy and medium weight weaned nursery pigs increased levels of amino acids in relation to energy intake
Pietig, J., Hostetler, C.

Effect of a phytogenic feed additive on growth performance of weaned piglets
Steiner T., Charlemagne E., Beltran R.

Controlling Aggression Among Gestating Sows
Y. Z. Li, C. E. Phillips, S. K. Baidoo, L. J. Johnston

Sow gestation housing systems and sow longevity
Leena Anil, Sukumarannair S Anil, Samuel K. Baidoo

Analysis of the association between the numbers of lesions in different claw areas in sows
Anil, S.S., Anil, L., Deen, J., Baidoo, S.K., Wilson, M.E. and Ward, T.L.

Comparison of claw lesion scores in sows housed in gestation stalls and in group pens with electronic sow feeders (ESF) during gestation
Anil, S.S., Anil, L., Deen, J., Baidoo, S.K., Wilson, M.E. and Ward, T.L.

Utilization of a GnRH analog (Lecirelina) for induction and synchronization of ovulation in sows
Fries, H.C.C.; Souza, L.P.; Barcellos, D.E.S.N.; Bernardi, M.L.; Wentz, I.; Bortolozzo, F.P.

Influence of Antimicrobial Sequence on Nursery Pig Performance and Economic Return
Megan Potter, Matt Steidinger, Mike Tokach, Dean Dau, Steve Dritz, Joel DeRouchey, Robert Goodband, Jim Nelssen

A comparison between early and late farrowing induction for reproductive performancein commercial swine herds
H. Ichikawa, Y. Koketsu

Low-lifetime efficiency sows in high-, intermediate- and low-performing herds
A. Takanashi, Y. Koketsu

Lifetime efficiency and longevity of sows based on a difference in the number of pigs born alive between parity 1 and 2 in commercial herds
H. Saito, Y. Koketsu

Culling intervals in four stages of reproductive life of first service and reserviced female pigs in commercial herds
Y. Sasaki, Y. Koketsu

A questionnaire survey about the mating schedules in commercial swine herds in Japan using a recording system
M. Kaneko, Y. Koketsu

Survivals and risk factors associated with claw lesions in female pigs
M. Enokida, Y. Koketsu