Improved Feed Efficiency is Sustainable
On 17 March, Pig Progress and Boehringer Ingelheim organise the webinar ‘ Improved feed efficiency is sustainable’. This webinar will take place twice on March 17, at 8.00 CET and at 15.00 CET. This way, you can choose the time that suits you best.
Webinar at 15.00 CET:
About the webinar:
The time that pig health applied to the world of viruses and bacteria is long behind us. Rather, the notion has grown that animal health is everything and intertwines with every process inside a pig. Is a pig’s behaviour out of tune? There may be a health problem. And does the feed not go down well with a pig? There may be an underlying health problem too. That is why in the webinar series “The future is Pork”, Boehringer Ingelheim will zoom in on welfare and on feed efficiency.
Speakers
R&D Director at Nutreco and extraordinary professor “Sustainable Animal Nutrition in Production Chains” at Wageningen University
“Sustainable pig production for food supply”
The demand for pork will increase in the coming years. This results in the need of a highly Efficient Production with emphasis on Innovation and Sustainability.
About Prof. Dr. den Hartog:
Leo den Hartog graduated in Animal Sciences at Wageningen University, The Netherlands, in 1978, where he also obtained his Ph.D. in 1984 on the relation between nutrition and fertility in gilts and sows. Starting as a researcher at the department of Animal Nutrition at Wageningen University, he was Associate Professor in monogastric nutrition at that same university from 1982-1989. He was also lecturer at the Veterinary Faculty of the Utrecht University. During that period he spent one year as visiting professor at the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. In 1989, he was appointed Director of the Research Institute for Pig Husbandry in Rosmalen, The Netherlands, followed in 1997 by an appointment to Director of the Research Institute for Animal Husbandry in Lelystad, The Netherlands. From 2001 -2022, Leo den Hartog was R&D Director at Nutreco and extraordinary professor “Sustainable Animal Nutrition in Production Chains” at Wageningen University. Nowadays he is member of several national and international Supervisory and Advisory Boards in the Agri-food sector
Genetic Services Manager at PIC
“Delivering sustainable pork through genetic advancements”
New genetic techniques are increasing the production, efficiency, and yield of pigs at a remarkable rate. As improved genetics are distributed through the global pork supply chain, pork is being produced more efficiently and sustainably.
About Dr. Bloemhof-Abma:
Dr. Saskia Bloemhof-Abma was born in the Netherlands. Her passion for dairy farming guided her to start a BSc in Animal Science in 2000. She began her MSc Animal Sciences at Wageningen University in 2005, specializing in Animal Breeding and Genetics. After finishing her MSc in 2007 she began working at TOPIGS as a geneticist. It was this position that created Saskia’s passion for pigs. She later began her PhD at the Animal Breeding and Genomics Center in the Netherlands while maintaining her role as a geneticist. She also completed some of her PhD at the University of Georgia. Her PhD was supervised by Prof. Dr. Ir. J. van Arendonk and Prof. Dr. I. Misztal.
In 2013, Saskia completed her PhD and began working as the Genetic Services Manager in Latin America for PIC. In 2017 she transitioned to become PIC’s first Technical Communications Manager. In this role, she focused on creating meaningful technical information to help PIC customers become the most successful pork producers globally. In 2021, Saskia moved back into the Genetic Services team. She currently leads the Genetic Services team for both North and Latin America. Genetic Services is responsible for the dissemination of genetic improvement made at PIC Elite Farms to PIC customers. Additionally, she still provides genetic support to customers in Europe.
Global Senior Technical Service Manager Swine at Boehringer Ingelheim
“Sustainable raising of finishing boars by controlling intestinal health”
Finishing of full intact boars saves on the amount of feed per kg of pork produced. As a consequence, boars have a lower carbon footprint when competed to the finishing of barrows. However, when intestinal health is under threat, an increase of the undesired boar taint might appear. How does this interaction work and what can you do to reduce boar taint in case of intestinal health problems?
About Rutger Jansen:
Rutger is a swine veterinarian. He received his DVM from the Utrecht University in 2009. In 2013 he graduated at the Ghent University for the swine specialization course. Currently he is a resident of the European College of Porcine Health Management. He started his professional life in a farm animal practice. After this period, he started as a swine veterinarian for Europe’s largest feed mill company and he build up his expertise on topics as intestinal health, colostrum management practices, antibiotic reduction and health monitoring programs. In 2016 he joined Boehringer Ingelheim, first as technical service manager in the Netherlands and currently as the global technical manager for the enteric portfolio
PhD, veterinarian and statistician Tests and Trials, S.L.U.
“Improving feed efficiency to improve pig production sustainability”
Improving feed efficiency is a major objective to enhance pig production sustainability in terms of economy and environment. Even though nutrition is the major tool to do so, additional major steps can be made by better understanding the specific requirements for every farm, genetics, situation, feed management systems and animal health situation. This multitude of factors together influence the pigs’ immune system – and therefore are indirectly related to feed efficiency.
About Alberto Morillo:
Alberto is a mixture of swine production advisor, statistician, and swine veterinarian. He received his DVM at Zaragoza University in 1984. In 1998 he graduated in Barcelona Autonomous University in Statistics for Applied Health Science and in 2015 he achieved his PhD at Lérida University. He started his professional life as nutritionist and swine production advisor and in 2000 he created the company Tests and Trials (T&T). Between 2004 and 2008 he joined Smithfield Group in Poland and in Romania sharing his time with T&T. In 2021 Tentamus Group took over the property of T&T and currently he is administering T&T and advising various swine producers and pharmaceutical companies.
About the webinar:
The time that pig health applied to the world of viruses and bacteria is long behind us. Rather, the notion has grown that animal health is everything and intertwines with every process inside a pig. Is a pig’s behaviour out of tune? There may be a health problem. And does the feed not go down well with a pig? There may be an underlying health problem too. That is why in the webinar series “The future is Pork”, Boehringer Ingelheim will zoom in on welfare and on feed efficiency.
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