2015 AASV Annual Meeting Program

"Beyond Our Oath: Integrity, Intensity, Professionalism"

February 28 - March 3, 2015
Buena Vista Palace Hotel & Spa
Orlando, Florida
Program Chair: Dr. Ron Brodersen

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28

AASV Committee Meetings
7:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Web-based PRRS Risk Assessment Training for the Breeding Herd
7:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Coordinator: Dr. Derald Holtkamp

Fee: No charge
Limit: 20 participants (AASV membership required)

This training will guide you through the use of the web-based PRRS Risk Assessment known as the Production Animal Disease Risk Assessment Program (PADRAP). PADRAP allows you to view benchmarking reports immediately after submitting an assessment.

Three ways veterinarians have applied the PRRS Risk Assessment:
* Evaluate current biosecurity protocols and/or develop new biosecurity protocols to avoid risk
* Communicate risks and the importance of biosecurity procedures to clients or production personnel
* Aid in the decision to initiate a project to eliminate PRRSv from a breeding herd site and identify modifiable risk factors in an effort to increase the likelihood that an elimination project will be successful long-term.

This session is open to AASV member veterinarians who have not previously used the PRRS Risk Assessment, as well as those who have previously been trained on the spreadsheet version. Please bring a laptop capable of accessing the internet via wireless connection using one of the following web browsers: Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Internet Explorer.

7:30 Welcome and introductions (note the early start time!)
Derald Holtkamp

7:45 Application of PRRS Risk Assessment
Egan Brockhoff

8:00 Overview of PRRS Risk Assessment
Dale Polson

8:45 “How to” Tour of PADRAP
Resetting/retrieving your password, creating a new production system, setting up a site and survey, navigating through a survey, duplicating and taking multiple surveys
Chris Mowrer

9:45 BREAK

10:00 Hands-on use of the risk assessment; User interview
Dale Polson

12:00 Demonstration of pareto chart and the database and benchmarking tool for risk assessment data, exporting raw data: Interpreting results
Derald Holtkamp

12:30 Training concludes

PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS
1:00 - 5:00 PM

Additional fees apply; you must be registered for the regular meeting sessions in order to register for seminars.

Seminar #1: Beyond Our Oath: Primum non nocere and other excellent tips, tricks and shortcuts
Seminar chair: John Waddell

Back by popular demand, the practice tips pre-conference seminar will again provide even more great “tips, tricks and shortcuts” to take home and utilize immediately in your practice and business. This year will feature tips from veteran practitioners and “young guns” alike for a great mix of experience and unbridled enthusiasm. As in year’s past, no proceedings will accompany these tips so you have to be “in the seats” to get the latest as these stalwarts of our profession compete to be the “top tipster” for cash and prizes. This session promises to truly go “Beyond our Oath: Integrity, Intensity, Professionalism!”

1:00 What am I worth? Negotiating contracts as a new grad
Abbey Harding

1:15 The rubber band: The most versatile tool in practice?
Dale Hendrickson

1:30 Your most under-appreciated and under-utilized asset
Shamus Brown

1:45 Thinking "outside the crate": Cleaning up PED in a 10,000-head, pen-gestation sow unit
Micah Jansen

2:00 Sh*t I have done that you shouldn't: The "un-practice" tip
Larry Rueff

2:15 Experiences with electronic sow feeding and large pen sow housing
Pete Schneider

2:30 Engaging and motivating employees: Make it their idea!
Bryan Myers

2:45 BREAK

3:15 Pooling without the pain: Factors that influence pooling results
Brent Pepin

3:30 Turn up biosecurity against PEDV with UV
Andrea Pitkin

3:45 Accept reality as it is, not as it used to be or as you wish it were
Paul DuBois

4:00 Setting up a mobile office
Mike Eisenmenger

4:15 Fantasy pig production: Draft day and free agents
Mike Lemmon

4:30 CSF? ASF? Nope, just PCV-APES (TYL!): Scary similarities between FADs and domestic "zebras"
Emily Byers

4:45 A man with a pickup plan
Monte Fuhrman

5:00 Seminar concludes

Seminar #2: Coronavirus Diagnostics and Surveillance
Seminar chair: Alex Ramirez

Since the introduction of PED in the US in 2013, porcine coronaviruses have become a clinical and diagnostic reality. The swine industry and profession have had a lot to learn and accomplish in just a few months. With so many unknowns and the development of many diagnostic tools, swine veterinarians are cautiously learning how to better use and interpret these tools to make the right decisions which will impact the health and wellbeing of millions of pigs. This pre-conference seminar will spotlight porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED), while referencing porcine delta coronavirus where applicable. The ultimate goal of this seminar is to enhance our current understanding of applicability and interpretation of diagnostic assays.

1:00 Transmission: What do we know so far?
Montse Torremorell

1:30 Serology: Overview of PED antibody response
Luis Gimenez-Lirola

2:00 The use of diagnostic tools for PEDV and swine deltacoronavirus control
Travis Clement and Jane Christopher-Hennings

2:30 Surveillance: The value of oral fluids in PED surveillance
Marisa Rotolo

3:00 BREAK

3:30 Feed diagnostics: What does it really mean – or does it even matter?
Steve Dritz and Loni Schumacher

4:00 Sequencing: does it really matter?
Jianqiang Zhang

4:30 Field application: Results from longitudinal field studies
Albert Rovira

5:00 Seminar concludes

Seminar #3: Sow Reproduction: Achieving and maintaining the high-producing sow herd
Seminar chair: Nathan Winkelman

Benchmarking record systems show us that the top 10th percentile of US swine farms are at 29 pigs weaned per sow per year, and the very best are at 34 pw/s/yr!

The objective of this session is for our panel of experts to evaluate the genetic, management, and nutrition technologies needed to achieve this level of production, and try to understand why more herds aren’t reaching their potential. The last two speakers will examine the reproduction and financial records, employee philosophy, and details for success of one of the best sow farms in existence today.

1:00 Swine genetics: Current and future genetic potential
Matt Culbertson

1:40 Gilt and sow management: Why do most systems fail to reach their potential?
Gustavo Pizarro

2:20 Recent breakthrough findings in essential fatty acid nutrition and seasonal infertility
R. Dean Boyd

3:00 BREAK

3:30 Day one critical care management: Critical tasks to maximize full value pigs
Sarah Probst Miller

4:10 Records: Evaluating the production and financial performance of high-producing sow farms
Tom Stein

4:50 People: What it takes to produce 34 pigs weaned/sow/year
Larry Coleman

5:30 Seminar concludes

Seminar #4: Practical Interventions that Impact Swine Housing
Seminar chair: Michelle Michalak

All pig housing is not alike, but there are many common factors. The housing environment affects the pigs’ health and productivity. This workshop is filled with information that can be used on your next farm visit or team meeting. Presentations are by experts that specialize in swine production, including agricultural engineers, a livestock entomologist, a pest control expert, and a veterinarian. They will enlighten you with ideas and methods to improve the pigs’ environment. Case studies will illustrate the swine practitioner’s role in evaluating swine housing concerns. This workshop is practical and filled with tips and action steps.

1:00 Things to know about environmental sustainability: Keeping energy bills tamed
Mike Brumm

1:45 Repair or replace? When is old too old?
Scott Unke

2:30 Ventilation tweaks and upgrades to help the pig WIN!
Jeff Kurt

3:00 BREAK

3:15 Bugs that bug you: Flies, biting insects, and meal moths
Mike Catangui

4:00 Uninvited guests: Rodent control in production facilities
John Beller

4:45 Roundtable Q & A
All presenters

5:00 Seminar concludes

Seminar #5: Growing Pig Lameness: An emerging syndrome
Seminar chair: Matthew Turner

“Hey, Doc – pigs look great, but they can’t walk. What can you give me to get them on the truck?” With margins reaching record highs, the cost of late finishing losses has never been more significant. Why do we lose so many pigs to lameness? This session will focus on diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of growing pig lameness. Attendees will pick up the most current tools and techniques to diagnose complex lameness issues, enabling their customers to improve their bottom line.

1:00 Growing pig lameness: A costly emerging issue
Jess Waddell

1:30 Infectious causes of lameness: Diagnostic tools and approach
Kent Schwartz

2:00 Using prevalence and severity alongside diagnostics to monitor lameness treatment plans over time
Sarah Probst Miller

2:30  Pharmacology of lameness treatment
Locke Karriker

2:45 BREAK

3:15 Emerging insights into classical cases of nutritionally induced lameness in pigs
Laura Amundson (Rortvedt)

4:00 Diagnostic evaluation of metabolic lameness: New tools and techniques
Kent Schwartz

4:30 A case of non-infectious lameness
Pete Lasley

5:00 Seminar concludes

Seminar #6: Public Policy, Pigs, and FDA: Why you should care
Seminar chair: Jennifer Stevens

Public policy and regulators at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are playing a bigger role in how swine veterinarians work with clients and patients. This seminar will provide an update on FDA’s Guidance for the Industry #213, while adding in the perspective on implementation from a state veterinarian. It will provide information and experiences about FDA inspections and prescription management that can be taken home and implemented in the practice and on the farm. AMDUCA and compounding will also be addressed. Finally, this seminar will provide an update from Washington, DC on policy that directly impacts swine veterinarians.

1:00 What’s happening in Washington, DC that can impact what happens on the farm
Liz Wagstrom

1:30 FDA CVM update on implementing Guidance 213 and updating the VFD rule
Neal Bataller

1:50 A State Veterinarian’s perspective on Guidance 213
Bret Marsh

2:15 Prescription management in our practices
Todd Williams

2:35 FDA inspections of clinics and farms: How do we prepare and what do we do?
Brad Leuwerke

2:55 BREAK

3:25 AMDUCA: What pain management options are available to swine veterinarians?
Neal Bataller

3:45 AMDUCA and compounding in the real world: How do our practices conform?
Mike Apley

4:05 The Food Safety Modernization Act and what it means to you
Leah Wilkinson

4:35 Roundtable Q & A
All presenters

5:00 Seminar concludes

SUNDAY, MARCH 1

Canadian Swine Veterinarians
8:00 AM
- 12:00 Noon

PRE-CONFERENCE SEMINARS
8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon

Additional fees apply; must be registered for the regular meeting sessions in order to register for the seminars.

Seminar #7: Piglet Diarrhea
Seminar chair: Andrew Bents

8:00 Pathophysiology of piglet diarrhea during and after a PED infection
Kurt Rossow

8:35 Porcine deltacoronavirus: What we know so far
Kelly Lager

9:10 Clostridium perfringens and difficile: Proper diagnosis, prevention, and control
Paulo Arruda

9:45 BREAK

10:15 Alternative scour prevention and control: On-farm experience
Deb Murray

10:50 Alternative scour prevention and control: History and science of options
Randy Simonson

11:25  E. coli control and prevention strategies
Hans Koehnk

12:00 Seminar concludes

Seminar #8: Biosecurity: Bridging the gap between science and compliance
Seminar chair: Adam Schelkopf

This seminar will provide a review of infectious disease transmission and biosecurity with respect to PRRS and PEDV, followed by a look into managing biosecurity within an integrated system. We will take a look at the next levels of biosecurity, as well as understanding the risks to our country’s borders. Finally, there will be a look into biosecurity within the poultry industry and human behavior. A roundtable discussion will conclude the seminar.

8:00 Biosecurity: PRRS, PEDV, and a history of progress
Scott Dee

8:45 Managing biosecurity in an integrated system
Deborah Murray

9:30 BREAK

10:00 Biosecurity performance standards for the Secure Pork Supply Business Continuity Plan
James Roth

10:45 Biosecurity: Driving execution
Jean-Pierre Vaillancourt

11:30 Biosecurity roundtable Q&A
All presenters

12:00 Seminar concludes

Seminar #9: Nutrition and Feeding in the Era of PED Virus
Seminar chair: Joel Spencer

The introduction of PED virus into North America has intensified the focus on feeding health-challenged pigs and early-weaned pigs. This session delves into the latest science and on-farm practices for feeding pigs that are challenged by health status or young age. The session will also provide the latest knowledge of the relationships between PEDV/PDCoV transmission and feed.

8:00 Neonatal nutritional concepts learned by using piglets as models for preterm human nutrition
Randy Buddington

8:45 Nutrition concepts for early-weaned PEDV pigs and nutrition-related welfare concerns
Laura Greiner

9:30 BREAK

9:50 Research update on nutrition and metabolism needs for health-challenged pigs
Nick Gabler

10:40  State of the knowledge: The relationships between PEDV/PDCoV transmission and feed
Russ Nugent

11:40 Q & A Roundtable
All speakers

12:00 Seminar concludes

Seminar #10: Swine Medicine for Students
Seminar co-chairs: Angela Supple and Jeremy Pittman

The student pre-conference seminar has been set up to provide supplementary and useful information that students may not receive in their veterinary curriculum. The goal is to provide this information through the experience of recent graduates who remember what it was like to be a student. This year, we will return to a topic that is consistently requested and in which many student feel deficient upon graduating: medication. In addition, the ever-popular interactive case will return in this session. To close the session, we will have a question-and-answer panel of recent graduates (within 1 year) from a variety of practice types.

8:00 Introduction

8:05 Essentials of Farm Pharm
Jeremy Pittman

9:00 Practical Farm Pharm
Amber Stricker

9:50 BREAK

10:00 Multi-sourced commingling event and interactive case
Angela Supple and Jeremy Pittman

11:30 Q & A: What to expect the first year out?
Panelists to be determined

12:00 Seminar concludes

Seminar #11: Boar Stud Health, Biosecurity, and Technology
Seminar chair: Joe Fent

Our focus is two-fold: first, to address the challenge of PEDV specific to boars, and second, to examine the ways boar studs influence reproductive performance. Whether you are responsible for the health of a boar stud, need to know more about the judicious use of CASA systems to better apply motility, morphology, and morphometry parameters at the production level, have an interest in reference lab flow cytometry analysis, or work primarily with sow farms and want to hear a western European perspective on what boar studs can and should be doing to protect and enhance your client’s performance, this is the session for you. Swine practitioners and consultants will leave this seminar with practical information they can apply immediately, and will gain confidence in becoming familiar with topics they are likely to encounter in the near future.

8:00 PEDV and boars: Case studies from practitioner experience
Marlena McCarty and Bob Thompson

8:45 PEDV and boars: Research update
Darwin Reicks

9:15 Internal quality control performed at boar studs: The importance to the breeding herd veterinarian
Hanneke Feitsma

9:45 BREAK

10:00 Currently available technologies to refine semen analysis, processing decisions, and boar usage
Claus Hansen

11:00 Chromosomal causes of impaired reproductive performance in swine
Alain Pinton

12:00 Seminar concludes

AASV ANNUAL MEETING

All sessions from this point forward are included in the registration fee for the meeting.

Research Topics
8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Session chair: Chris Rademacher

8:00 Viremia and tissue distribution of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in weaned pigs after experimental infection
Mahesh Bhandari

8:15 Evaluation of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus transmission and the immune response in growing pigs
Kimberly Crawford

8:30 Defining PEDV maternal immunity and correlates of neonatal protection
Korakrit Poonsuk

8:45 Comparison of the pathogenesis differences of the US PEDV original and variant strains in neonatal piglets
Jianqiang Zhang

9:00 In vitro evaluation of serological cross-reactivity and cross-neutralization between the US PEDV original and variant strains
Qi Chen

9:15 Does previous infection of sows with a "mild" (variant) strain of PED virus confer significant protection against infection with a "severe" (prototype) strain?
Dane Goede

9:30 Airborne transmission of PED virus and effect of the electrostatic particle ionization technology on decreasing airborne swine viruses
Carmen Alonso

9:45 BREAK

10:15 Risk assessment of feed ingredients of porcine origin as vehicles for transmission of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV)
Fernando Sampedro

10:30 Development and validation of an indirect PDCoV anti-IgG ELISA based on the S1 portion of the spike protein AND Confirmation that PDCoV infection in US pigs is low and has been present since 2010
Tanja Opriessnig

10:45 Histopathological and immunohistochemical characterization of pigs experimentally infected with porcine deltacoronavirus
Sarah Vitosh-Sillman

11:00 Effects of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) modified live virus vaccine on the host response of nursery pigs to co-infection with PRRS virus and porcine circovirus type 2b
Megan Niederwerder

11:15 Dynamics of co-circulating H1N1 and H3N2 influenza A viruses in a cohort of pigs after weaning
Andres Diaz

11:30 Effect of timing of gilt relocation from group pens to individual stalls on measures of fertility and well-being
Laura Greiner

11:45 The timing of estrus and ovulation in gilts synchronized using Matrix and the effects of synchronizing ovulation using OvuGel® on fertility
Rob Knox

12:00 Session concludes

POSTER SESSIONS
Sunday, March 1, 12:00 - 5:00 PM (authors present with posters 12:00 - 1:00 PM)
Monday, March 2, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

POSTER SESSION: Veterinary Students (#1-46)

Sponsored by ZOETIS

Posters #1-15 have been selected for judging in the Student Poster Competition, sponsored by Newport Laboratories

1. A porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus vaccine based on the synthetic attenuated virus engineering (SAVE) approach is attentuated and effective in protecting against macroscopic lung lesions associated with homologous virus challenge in a conventional pig model
Danielle Evenson, Iowa State University

2. A retrospective study of Brachyspira hampsonii in western Canadian swine using paraffin-embedded colon tissue from diagnostic cases
Stephanie Derbawka, University of Saskatchewan

3. Effect of reconstitution of an influenza A swine vaccine with another vaccine on the serological response
Daniel Gascho, Purdue University

4. Evaluation of deworming protocols in breeding herds in Minnesota and Iowa using a survey and fecal examination
Cassy Griebel, University of Minnesota

5. Individual Pig Care: Determing the best management practice for the B-pig
Chelsea Onken, Iowa State University

6. Investigation of neutralizing antibodies to determine lactogenic immunity levels following exposure to porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
Erin Jobman, Kansas State University

7. Alternative methods of measuring swine body temperature
Amanda Jara, University of Georgia

8. Serology comparison of pigs vaccinated with Ingelvac® PRRS MLV at different ages, from a PRRSV positive stable source
Tyler Te Grotenhuis, Iowa State University

9. Vaccination mitigates the negative impact PRRSV infection has on the pharmacokinetics of ceftiofur crystalline free acid in pigs
Joel Sparks, Iowa State University

10. Comparison of 4 euthanasia methods in weaning age piglets
Dan Breuer, Iowa State University

11. Elucidating positive states of sow welfare
Bernadetta Bernatowicz, University of Pennsylvania

12. Comparison of sampling methods for detection of influenza A virus
Kayla Ohrt, Iowa State University

13. The effect of translactational antibodies on preweaning mortality in a porcine epidemic diarrhea virus exposed herd
Donna Drebes, University of Minnesota

14. Differences in host genetics influence PCVAD susceptibility based on experimental challenges with porcine circovirus 2b
Taylor Engle, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine

15. Evaluation of Flu DETECT antigen test kit using three different sampling methods during natural infections of influenza A virus in swine
Joseph Yaros, Cornell University

16. Determing Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae viability through the use of ethidium monoazide
Alyssa Anderson, University of Minnesota

17. Swine handling facilities at small regional pork processors
Kayla Blake, Auburn University

18. Characterization of lesions of pigs rejected at finisher placement
Daniel Boykin, North Carolina State University

19. Prophylactic antibiotic and navel careused for the prevention of umbilical hernias in swine
Daniel Carreño, North Carolina State University

20. Comparison of performance in pigs administered Fostera PRRS at processing or weaning with subsequent PRRSV challenge in nursery
Laura Carroll, North Carolina State University

21. Feral swine and brucellosis in the United States
Adam Copeland, Texas A&M University

22. Influence of caretaker preferences and implementation of protocols on the use of carbon dioxide gas for piglet euthanasia
Lindsay Daly, Cornell University

23. Characterization and management of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae status in a newly established genetic multiplication herd
Natalie Didier, University of Illinois

24. The effects of hemoglobin levels on growth rates in pigs
Sarah Dunnigan, North Carolina State University

25. Examining spatial dynamics of influenza A virus in swine at agricultural fairs
Alexa Edmunson, The Ohio State University

26. Comparison of tracheobronchial mucous collection and RT_PCR with seroconversion for assessment of herd prevalence
Brittany Farron, University of Illinois

27. Influence of the neonatal piglet microbiota on survivability and wean weight
Marissa Garry, University of Minnesota

28. Effects of third generation cephalosporin administration at piglet processing on mortality, morbidity, average daily gain, and castration wound-healing
Kristen Hayman, Iowa State University

29. Biosecurity audits of grow-finish sites
Jessica Johnson, University of Minnesota

30. Evaluation of diagnostic sampling types to evaluate porcine epidemic diarrhea virus shedding status after known exposure to replacement gilts
Henry Johnson, University of Illinois

31. An evaluation of 4 different mobile phone applications for on-farm data collection
Mackenzie Kelling, University of Illinois

32. The association between environmental conditions and diseases in nursery pigs
Kaushalya Kuruppu, University of Guelph

33. Monitoring of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus genotypes in Ontario swine herds and their impact on morbidity and mortality
Roxana Lelewski, University of Guelph

34. Seasonal infertility: A clinical case analysis
Emily Mahan-Riggs, North Carolina State University

35. Investigation into increased rectal, uterine, and vaginal prolapses in commercial sow herds
Brittney McLamb, North Carolina State University

36. Environmental enrichment for growing swine
Heather Neureuther, University of Guelph

37. Comparison of Florvio and Amoxicillin impacts on clinical diarrhea and average daily gain
Mara Nix, University of Illinois

38. A pilot study evaluating maternal antibody interference with Ingelvac PRRS MLV and Fostera PRRS vaccines
Mary O'Loughlin, Iowa State University

39. The challenge of type 1 PRRSV isolation and propagation: A review
Chris Olsen, Iowa State University

40. Behavioral preference for different enrichment types in a commercial sow herd
Lynn Pavlovic, University of Pennsylvania

41. Determining if oral fluids can detect Lawsonia intracellularis in a commercial pen environment
Megan Pieters, Iowa State University

42. Systematic  investigation of elevated piglet mortality in a high health swine herd
Amy Sneed, University of Illinois

43. Visual evaluation of sleep behavior in crated gestating sows
John Sopronyi, University of Pennsylvania

44. A retrospective study on the distribution of MLST types ST1, ST25, and ST28 of Streptococcus suis serotype 2 and 1/2 clinical strains isolated in the US and evaluation of immunogenicity of each MLST in mice by vaccination
Molly Stafne, Iowa State University

45. Influenza A virus testing: Which sample material should you use?
Christine Szablewski, The Ohio State University

46. Prevalence of coccidiosis in nursing piglets
Emily Zakrajsek, University of Guelph

POSTER SESSION: Research Topics (#47-62)

47. Particle size characterization of influenza A, PRRS, and PED viruses in aerosols from acutely infected pigs
Carmen Alonso

48. Exploring the uses of a PRRS area regional control and elimination database for disease investigation
Andreia Arruda

49. Determining the frequency of type A influenza virus infections in exhibition swine upon arrival at agriculture exhibitions and associated risk factors
Nola Bliss

50. Novel molecular epidemiology tools to assess the relation among porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome viruses causing outbreaks in sow farms
Barbara Brito

51. Effects of gilt body weight on litter characteristics under commercial conditions
Marcio Goncalves

52. Evaluation of a PED vaccine on piglet mortality and sow immunity
Laura Greiner

53. Cross-protection after challenge with a contemporary, heterologous PRRS virus in pigs vaccinated with Fostera PRRSTM
Drew Magstadt

54. 26-week duration of respiratory immunity for Fostera PRRSTM vaccine in day-old piglets
Brett O'Brien

55. Experimental PRRS vaccine for prevention of reproductive disease in gestating gilts
Brett O'Brien

56. Evidence from bioassays that commercial spray drying processes are effective at inactivating PEDV
Tanja Opriessnig

57. Impact of mixing strategies on animal-based measures of welfare in sows fed via electronic sow feeder
Meghann Pierdon

58. Safety and immunogenicity of an experimental porcine epidemic diarrhea vaccine, killed virus
Daniel Fredrickson

59. Biological hazard analysis and biosecurity assessments for feed manufacturing and distribution in the swine feed supply chain
Tim Snider

60. Quantitative evaluation of nasal carriage of Staphyloccus aureus in swine veterinarians
Jisun Sun

61. Seasonal variation in prevalence of different respiratory pathogens during post-weaning and fattening period in Belgian and Dutch pig herds using a tracheo-bronchial swab technique
Frederic Vangroenweghe

62. Survey on pig farmers' current knowledge on important aspects of Good Vaccination Practices under field conditions in the Netherlands
Frederic Vangroenweghe

POSTER SESSION: Industrial Partners (#63-72)

63. Effect of piglet birth weight on performance and profitability
Darwin Kohler
BABCOCK GENETICS

64. In vitro activity of 12 antimicrobials against an oral attenuated live Lawsonia intracellularis vaccine isolate
Bernd Grosse Liesner
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA

65. Comparative performance of Hyogen® and three commercial Mhyo vaccines: Slaughterhouse evaluation
William M.T. Costa
CEVA ANIMAL HEALTH BRAZIL

66. The use of antemortem tracheobronchial mucus collection technique for Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae diagnostics
Jessica Bates
ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH

67. Evaluation of gilt reproductive performance using OvuGel® with a single fixed-time artificial insemination protocol
Michael Johnston
JBS UNITED ANIMAL HEALTH

68. Diagnostic and control strategies for managing PCV2 in the breeding herd
Keith Aljets
MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH

69. Market hog sales data benchmarking
Tom Stein
METAFARMS

70. A case report on discrepant serologic results obtained from ELISA and Western blot immunoassay for young pigs that received two vaccinations with Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae vaccine
Boh Chang Lin
MVP LABORATORIES

71. Lawsonia shedding in grow-finish pigs given a partial dose of Lawsonia vaccine. A case study
Bob Evelsizer
NOVARTIS ANIMAL HEALTH US

72. Comparative evaluation of two-dose PCV/M hyopneumoniae vaccination protocols in swine challenged with PCV and M hyopneumoniae
Darrell Neuberger
ZOETIS

SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCURRENT SESSIONS
1:00 - 5:15 PM

Sunday Concurrent Session #1: Student Seminar
1:00 - 5:15 PM
Session co-chairs: Alex Ramirez and Peter Davies

Sponsored by ZOETIS

1:00
Impact of piglet weight and weaning age on influenza A virus infection and nucleoprotein antibody levels at weaning
Hunter Baldry, University of Minnesota

1:15 An investigation of PRRSV-positive PCR findings in weanling pigs using a novel sampling method
Brigitte Mason, University of Illinois

1:30 The effects of vaccination timing on porcine circovirus type 2 viremia
Colleen Crozier, North Carolina State University

1:45 Comparison of sow decubital shoulder ulcer treatments
Emily Renner, University of Minnesota

2:00 Effect of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infectious doses on outcome of infection in naïve neonatal piglets and weaned pigs
Joseph Thomas, Iowa State University

2:15 Persistence of clinical signs associated with a porcine epidemic diarrhea virus outbreak on a farrow-to-grow swine operation in southwestern Ontario: A case study
Ryan Tenbergen, University of Guelph

2:30 Correlation of semi-quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction results for porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and the presence of positive immunohistochemistry
Alyssa Taplett, Iowa State University

2:45 BREAK

3:15 Evaluation of an accelerated hydrogen peroxide disinfectant to inactivate PEDV in swine feces on metal surfaces found in livestock trailers
Jacqueline Myers, Iowa State University

3:30 Comparison of ante-mortem sampling procedures to post-mortem bronchial swabs for detection of Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae by PCR
Christopher Sievers, Iowa State University

3:45 Evaluation of disinfectants to neutralize porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
Scott Radke, Iowa State University

4:00 Use of environmental sampling and bioassay as supportive diagnostics in eliminating porcine epidemic diarrhea virus from sow farms
Kathleen Wood, North Carolina State University

4:15 A solution to controlled exposure of feedback material in group-housed gestating sows
Alexandra John, University of Pennsylvania

4:30 Evaluation of a porcine epidemic diarrhea vaccine to reduce preweaning mortality
Amanda Harris, Iowa State University

4:45 Evaluating the use of Swiffer® pads to detect porcine epidemic diarrhea virus in the farrowing environment
Quinn Robinson, Iowa State University

5:00 Pharmacokinetics of translactational delivery of the analgesic meloxicam
Brianna Peters, University of Tennessee

5 :15 Session concludes

Sunday Concurrent Session #2: Industrial Partners
1:00 - 4:15 PM
Session chair: Dwain Guggenbiller

1:00 Impact of Neo-Terramycin®, Mecadox®, Denagard® plus CTC and Denagard® feeding programs on nursery pigs with PEDV, Salmonella spp and E coli
Dwain Guggenbiller

PHIBRO ANIMAL HEALTH

1:15 Novel tool for on-farm quantification of prevalence and severity of sow claw lesions and lameness
Jerry Torrison
ZINPRO CORPORATION

1:30 How post-cervical artificial insemination (PCAI) impacts the sow farm and reduces genetic lag
John Sonderman
DNA GENETICS

1:45 Practicalities of batch farrowing implementation
Juan Carlos Pinilla
PIC NORTH AMERICA

2:00 New developments in dietary acidifier usage for swine
Joseph Soto
BIOMIN USA

2:15 Map-based comparative genomic analysis of a virulent Streptococcus suis serotype 2 strain against recent field isolates
Paulraj Lawrence
NEWPORT LABORATORIES

2:30
Virulence-associated multi-locus genetic typing of Streptococcus suis
Srivishnupriya Anbalagan
NEWPORT LABORATORIES

2:45 BREAK

3:15 Development of real-time PCR reagents for the detection of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus and porcine deltacoronavirus
Michael Angelichio
IDEXX

3:30 System-based PRRS control: A summary of 4 large system PRRS control projects
John Kolb
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA

3:45 Evaluation of the Enterisol® Salmonella T/C vaccine strains against challenge with a virulent S Typhimurium isolate
Axel Neubauer
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA

4:00 Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae gilt acclimation and sow herd stability: Essentials to the systematic control approach
Eduardo Fano
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA

4:15 Efficacy of an innovative food to reduce neonatal losses in piglets and increase pre-weaning growth
Hervé Gabillet
EARLYPIG

4:30 Session concludes

Sunday Concurrent Session #3: Industrial Partners
1:00 - 4:15 PM
Session chair: Adam Moeser

1:00 Detection of tylvalosin (Aivlosin®) in synovial fluid from nursery pigs
Paisley Canning
PHARMGATE ANIMAL HEALTH

1:15 Enterotoxigenic E. coli pathophysiology and new insights on the impact of gut function and health
Adam Moeser
ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH

1:30 Evaluation of the effects of narasin on the growth performance and viral shedding of nursery pigs infected with porcine epidemic diarrhea virus
Chris Puls
ELANCO ANIMAL HEALTH

1:45 A health information management system to analyze diagnostic data for rapid, precise decision- making
Joseph Connor
GLOBALVETLINK

2:00 Nursery, finishing and wean-to-finish cost-of-production data benchmarking
Tom Stein
METAFARMS

2:15 Post-PEDV sow reproductive performance following an epidemic
James Lehman
MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH

2:30  Circumvent® PCV M G2: Impact of vaccination timing and interval on PCV2 efficacy and serological responses
Brad Thacker
MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH

2:45  BREAK

3:15 PCV2 vaccination update: Field experiences and serological test comparisons
Brad Thacker
MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH

3:30 Vaccination of sows with CIRCOVAC® and piglet PCV2 vaccination gives better chances to control PCV2 circulation in the pig flow
Francois Joisel
MERIAL

3:45 The impact of supportive care on Challenged Pig recovery
Dan McManus
PURINA ANIMAL NUTRITION

4:00 A new PRRSV ELISA, highly correlated with IPMA
Eric van Esch
BIOCHEK

4:15 Session concludes

Sunday Concurrent Session #4: Industrial Partners
1:00 - 4:15 PM
Session chair: Gene Nemechek

1:00 New findings for injectable and oral fat-soluble vitamins
Robert Stuart
STUART PRODUCTS

1:15 EUTHANEX® AgProTM humane euthanasia with CO2: How it meets AVMA Guidelines for the Euthanasia of Animals: 2013 Edition
Corky Feuerbach
VALUE-ADDED SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGIES

1:30 Comparison of culture and PCR from oral fluids for the detection of Brachyspira hyodysenteriae
Perle Boyer
NOVARTIS ANIMAL HEALTH US

1:45 Solubility of Florvio® under various water quality conditions in the laboratory
Keith Erlandson
NOVARTIS ANIMAL HEALTH US

2:00 Evaluation of reproductive performance using OvuGel® with a fixed-time artificial insemination protocol in six commercial swine farms
Charles Francisco
JBS UNITED ANIMAL HEALTH

2:15 Fostera PRRS keeps pigs growing in the face of heterologous challenge
Brett O'Brien
ZOETIS

2:30 Field efficacy of an experimental porcine epidemic diarrhea vaccine administered to pregnant sows
Ashley DeDecker
ZOETIS

2:45 BREAK

3:15 Anti-inflammatory properties of Draxxin (tulathromycin)
Doug King
ZOETIS

3:30 ESF implementation options: Finding the right solution to meet your clients' needs
Jeff Schoening
AUTOMATED PRODUCTION SYSTEMS

3:45 Feeding a proprietary animal protein mitigates PRRSV-induced effects in mature gilts
Rob Musser
NUTRIQUEST

4:00 Evaluation of PED RNA vaccine efficacy in a dam vaccination, suckling pig challenge model
Mark Mogler
HARRISVACCINES

4:15 Session concludes

MONDAY, MARCH 2

GENERAL SESSION: Beyond Our Oath: Integrity, Intensity, Professionalism
8:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Program chair: Ron Brodersen

8:00 Howard Dunne Memorial Lecture
Because it’s the right thing to do
Greg Stevenson

9:00 Alex Hogg Memorial Lecture
Influence and advocacy: Opportunities for swine veterinarians
C. Scanlon Daniels

10:00 BREAK

10:30 Coronavirus overview and maternal vaccines to induce lactogenic immunity to PEDV in swine
Linda Saif

11:30 Gut immunity – What are the keys to protection?
Chris Chase

12:30 LUNCHEON

Monday Session #1: Managing Enteric Coronaviruses at the Farm Level
2:00 - 5:30 PM
Session chair: Jeff Harker

2:00 Managing the initial break
Elissa Schlueter

2:25 Intentional exposure techniques
Matthew Turner

2:50 PED rebreaks
Matt Ackerman

3:15 BREAK

3:45 Managing chronic farms
Luc Dufresne

4:10 Risk factors for chronic farms
Jeremy Pittman

4:35 Time to stability/negative
Dane Goede

5:00 Roundtable discussion
All speakers

5:30 Session concludes

Monday Concurrent Session #2: Animal Welfare
2:00 - 5:30 PM
Session chair: George Charbonneau

2:00 What’s coming down the pipe?
Donald Lay

2:30 Canada’s new pig code
Blaine Tully

2:45 AMDUCA and pain mitigation; What tools are available to veterinarians?
Mike Apley

3:15 Meloxicam use in pain management
Locke Karriker

3:30 BREAK

4:00 Feeding sows in pens: Keeping it simple
Chad Smith

4:15 Advantages and challenges of implementing electronic sow feeding (ESF)
Thomas Parsons

4:30 Beta-agonists and animal welfare
Jeremy Marchant-Forde

4:45 Feeding/nutrition interactions affecting aggression
Jeremy Marchant-Forde

5:00 B.E.S.T.: Identifying the sick or compromised pig
Madonna Benjamin

5:15 Caring for pigs in hospital pens
Suzanne Millman

5:30 Session concludes

Monday Concurrent Session #3: Significant Swine Disease Topics
2:00 - 5:30 PM
Session Chair: Mitch Christensen

2:00 PCV2: Tools for assessing the subclinical impact
Kent Schwartz

2:30 Influenza A viruses in swine: Diversity, diagnostics and interpretation
Phil Gauger

3:00 Parainfluenza: Influenza-like syndromes
Kyoung-Jin Yoon

3:30 BREAK

4:00 Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae elimination: Swine Vet Center experience
Paul Yeske

4:30 PRRS diagnostic trends: What changed with PRRS behavior?
Albert Rovira

5:00 PRRS update from North Carolina: Regional spread of 1-7-4 virus
Ashley Johnson

5:30 Session concludes

TUESDAY, MARCH 3

GENERAL SESSION: Transboundary or FAD: What difference does it make?
8:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
Session chair: Ron Brodersen

8:00 Global effects of disease on world pork production
Patrick Webb

9:00  Emerging diseases: The past and the future
Robert Desrosiers

10:00 BREAK

10:30 Building on the Swine Futures Project: Detecting and responding to an emerging animal disease
Beth Lautner

11:00 Protecting ourselves: The Food Safety Modernization Act
Henry Turlington

11:30 What veterinarians will do differently in the future
Max Rodibaugh

12:00 Session and conference concludes