The International Conference on Pig Survivability is Oct. 28-29 in Omaha, Neb. The conference is part of the Improving Pig Survivability project, a five-year, interdisciplinary, multi-university project funded by the National Pork Board and the Foundation for Food and Agriculture. It's aimed at reducing mortality in the U.S. swine industry by 1% or more per year of the project. 

Joel DeRouchey, swine Extension specialist with Kansas State University, says the conference objective is to facilitate the discussion and dissemination of the most current information relative to sow, litter, weaned pig and grow-finish mortality. “By featuring presentations and panel discussions from industry leaders and scientific experts, we want to bring the industry together to motivate change,” he says. “We want attendees to walk away with a sense of urgency toward the issue of mortality and some practical ideas of what to do about it.” 

Jason Ross, director of Iowa State University's Iowa Pork Industry Center, says attendees will hear from well-known presenters. “The conference will feature speakers from an array of swine-related businesses and organizations that will discuss relevant, take-home messages to impact swine survivability," he notes. 

Speaker lineup

Confirmed speakers and topics are:  

A 5-year effort 

Industry panels for interactive discussions will also be part of the program. Learn more about the conference online. Registration will open in May. To be notified when registration is open and to receive other updates from the Improving Pig Survivability project, subscribe to project updates at piglivability.org.

The Improving Pig Survivability project is a five-year collaborative effort by Iowa State University, Kansas State University and Purdue University. 

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