Now Accepting Scientific Abstracts for 2015 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference

Mar 23, 2015

Conference organizers are currently accepting scientific abstracts for poster presentations at the 2015 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference.

Abstracts will be accepted until Friday, July 10. No extensions will be allowed.

Please carefully review the abstract guidelines and instructions. Abstracts that do not follow the guidelines will be returned to the author, and will not be accepted. Also note that we are limiting the number of accepted abstracts to a maximum of sixty (60) to ensure scientific rigor.

Special Student Competition: all student abstracts will be reviewed by an academic committee comprised of three recent Science in Practice award winners. Abstracts will be evaluated based on scientific merit and originality. The top four (4) abstracts will be recognized at the conference.

If accepted for a poster presentation, you will be notified via email by Friday, August 12. The work will be presented during the Opening Reception on Sunday, September 20th at the Crowne Plaza St. Paul Riverfront Hotel.

Save-the-Dates:

Saturday, September 19 through Tuesday, September 22
Registration will open in mid-June.

Source: AASV

Video: World Pork Expo: Tackling oxidative stress at critical stages in swine production

Dr. Marlin Hoogland, veterinarian and Director of Innovation and Research at Feedworks, speaks to The Pig Site's Sarah Mikesell just after World Pork Expo about how metabolic imbalance – especially during weaning, late gestation and disease outbreaks – can quietly undermine animal health and farm profitability.

In swine production, oxidative stress may be an invisible challenge, but its effects are far from subtle. From decreased feed efficiency to suppressed growth rates, it quietly chips away at productivity.

Dr. Hoogland says producers and veterinarians alike should be on alert for this metabolic imbalance, especially during the most physiologically demanding times in a pig’s life.