2006

Sections

• 35 Years for the Banff Pork Seminar
  • A Look Back at the Banff Pork Seminar
    Howard Fredeen
  • Alberta Pork Seminar: The Beginnings
    Wayne Lamble
  • Program of the First Alberta Pork Seminar, Olds, AB, June 15-17, 1972
• Achilles Heel of Canadian Pork Production
  • Industry Structure/Integration: What are the Options for the Canadian Pork Industry?
    Jerry Bouma
  • Risks to Canada's Domestic and Export Markets
    Kevin Grier
• Pork Production & Prosperous Communities
  • Consumers' View of Pork Production
    Susan Jones
  • Impact of Pork Industry on Rural Communities: Community Perceptions of Environmental, Economic and Social Impacts of Livestock Production NEW
    Wayne J. Caldwell
• The Pork Wars - Future Rivals
  • China - Pork Powerhouse of the World
    Ruojun Wang
  • Competition from Eastern Europe and Beyond - New Players in the Global Pork Industry
    Fiona Boal

Breakout Sessions

• 30 pigs/sow/year - Are we there yet?
  • 30 Pigs per Sow per Year - Are we there yet?
    Henrik Jensen and Bernard Peet
  • Chasing 30 Pigs Per Sow Per Year
    Richard Johnson
• Amino Acid Nutrition in Pigs
  • Intestinal Uptake and Metabolism of Threonine: Nutritional Impact
    Barbara Stoll
  • Opportunities in Utilizing Crystalline Amino Acids in Swine
    Brian J. Kerr
• Are there biological limits to production?
  • Balancing Biological Potential with Production Constraints: Is it a Priority?
    Neil S. Shantz
  • The Effects of Biological and Production Changes on Animal Health
    Montserrat Torremorell, Stephen Bishop, Carlos Pijoan and Graham Plastow
• Can Alternative Energy Sources Reduce Costs?
  • Ground Source Heat Pumps
    Scott Maynard
  • Harvesting the Wind: Can Alternative Energy Sources Reduce Costs?
    Susan Aris
  • Solar Energy - Radiant Comfort and Efficiency
    Terry T. White
• Farm Insurance - Peace of Mind vs. Sleepless Nights
  • Farm Insurance - Peace of Mind vs. Sleepless Nights
    Cheryl M. Berndt
  • Loss Control Programs Benefit Pig Farmers
    Ervin M. McGrath
• Manure is an Asset, not a Liability
  • Benefits of Long-Term Application of Manure
    Jeffrey J. Schoenau
• Pork Industry Integration - Local and National
  • An Overview of Danish Pork Industry Integration and Structure
    Karen Hamann
  • Integration from Breeding to Feeding to Eating - A Producer Owned Cooperative
    Arnold Drung
• Recapture Lost Profit - Carcass Trim and Demerits
  • Arthritis or OCD - Identification and Prevention
    Thomas D. Crenshaw
  • Carcass Trims - A Look at Arthritis and Adhesions Trims from Severely Affected Herds
    Julia Keenliside, Andrea Gamroth, Jan Bystrom and Al Perry
  • CFIA Carcass Inspection Procedures and Standards: Impact on Producers
    Chester Goetzinger
• Skilled Labour Shortage - Is there a remedy?
  • Hiring Foreign Workers: Facts for Canadian Employers
    Alex Callejon
  • Hiring of Skilled Workers from Other Countries
    Rachelle Langlois
• Threats to Sustainability of Pork Production
  • Water Sustainability Issues for Pork Production
    Kathleen A. Rich
• Veterinary Issues Update
  • New Applications for Health and Innovation in Veterinary Medicine
    Lorne A. Babiuk
  • The Role of Antibiotics in Immunosuppressive Diseases
    Flavea Trindade Reis Zagury
  • WCVM: The Future of Food Animal Veterinarians
    Charles Rhodes
• Welfare Assessment: We Care and it Shows
  • A Proactive Approach to Animal Welfare
    William Ballantyne
  • Welfare Assessment: We Care and it Shows
    Florian Possberg

Abstracts

Best of Current Research

• Breeding & Reproduction
  • BEAR, PG600 & Matrix use: Components in effective gilt development unit management
    J. Patterson, W. Wilson, C. Francisco, N. Williams, G. Spronk, E. Beltranena and G. Foxcroft
  • Cost of serving sows multiple times per breeding
    Emma Clowes, Darrell Bignell and Craig Thompson
  • Effect of Skip-a-Heat breeding on subsequent reproductive performance in 1st parity sows
    J. Patterson, P. Zimmerman, M. Dyck and G. Foxcroft
  • Effect of split weaning on hormone release in lactating sows
    K. Degenstein, A. Wellen, P. Zimmerman, S. Shostak, J. Patterson, M. Dyck and G. Foxcroft
  • Effects of split weaning on fertility following lactation
    A. Wellen, K. Degenstein, P. Zimmerman, R. O'Donoghue, J. Patterson, M. Dyck and G. Foxcroft
  • Gilts with small litters tend to always have small litters
    Emma Clowes and Darrell Bignell
  • Increasing lactation length improves sow performance
    Emma Clowes, Darrell Bignell and Craig Thompson
  • Nutritional effects on reproductive performance in primiparous weaned sows
    M. Vinsky, S. Novak, M. Dyck, W. Dixon and G. Foxcroft
  • Sperm concentration assessment: Gold standard vs. new technologies
    A.L. Ruiz-Sanchez, R. O'Donoghue, A.F. de Grau, G.R. Foxcroft and M.K. Dyck
• Manure & Environment
  • Liquid manure injection systems: Performance evaluation
    Brian Sexton
  • Water spraying to control hydrogen sulphide emissions from agitated manure
    E.L. Cortus, B.Z. Predicala, R. Fengler and S.K. Christianson
• Nutrition & Metabolism
  • Effect of phytase-xylanase supplementation on energy metabolism in growing-finishing pigs fed wheat-based diets ad libitum
    Jacob K. A. Atakora, Soenke Moehn, J.S. Sands and Ronald O. Ball
  • Effect of phytase-xylanase supplementation on nitrogen balance in growing-finishing pigs fed wheat-based diets
    Jacob K. A. Atakora, Soenke Moehn, J.S. Sands and Ronald O. Ball
  • Effect of xylanase and phytase on energy and phosphorus digestibility in grower pigs fed wheat-based diets containing millrun
    T.N. Nortey, J.F. Patience, P.H. Simmins and R.T. Zijlstra
  • Effects of dietary energy concentration on the performance and economics of growing-finishing pigs housed in a commercial facility
    D. Beaulieu, J. Patience, M. Rivard and D. Gillis
  • Inclusion of zero-tannin fababean and substitution for soybean meal in nursery diets on weaned pig performance
    F. O. Omogbenigun, R.T. Zijlstra and E. Beltranena
  • Intestinal atrophy decreases arginine synthesis in neonatal piglets
    Kristine L. Urschel, Paul B. Pencharz and Ronald O. Ball
  • Phytase increases net energy in low-phosphorus diets
    Y.C. Zhang, Soenke Moehn and Ronald O. Ball
  • Potential of beta-glucan-depleted flour in grower pigs compared to their parent grain
    Ian R. Johnson, Ruurd T. Zijlstra, Feral Temelli and Thava Vasanthan
  • Protein and energy metabolism in non-pregnant sows
    R.S. Samuel, S. Moehn, P.B. Pencharz and Ronald O. Ball
  • Rapid simultaneous determination of protein and energy requirements in sows
    R.S. Samuel, S. Moehn, P.B. Pencharz & Ronald O. Ball
  • The interaction of net energy concentration and feeding level in weaned pigs
    D. Beaulieu, T.F. Oresanya and J.F. Patience
• Pork Safety & Health
  • Associations between antimicrobial resistance in porcine E. coli and antimicrobial use
    L. Rosengren, C. Waldner, S. Gow, R. Reid-Smith, W. Mosure, M. McFall and S. Checkley
  • Livestock pharmaceuticals in agricultural streams: A scoping study
    Francine Forrest, Julia Keenliside, Joe Kendall, Tom Thompson, Don Noot and Jamie Wuite
  • The effect of feed antimicrobial on the prevention and treatment of E coli K88 diarrhoea in young piglets
    F. Olufemi Omogbenigun and Eduardo Beltranena

Banff Pork Seminar 2005 Proceedings

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