Dr. David Cadogan from Australia, our first speaker at the Summit, is talking about what Australian experts learned over the last 12 years in terms of working stall-free and electronic sow feeding. Sharing Australia’s experience about what they got right but also what they did get wrong.
Aggression and lameness in group housing are important topics that can be a game changer in the gestating room. Our second guest speaker, Dr. Jennifer Brown from Canada is presenting solutions and studies to overcome this situation.
Feed blending can increase efficiency and improve sow performance. But what real potential does feed blending offer to the swine industry? Dan Bussières, nutritionist from Groupe Cérès is taking an in-depth look at feed blending during his conference.
We have invited Dr. Trevor Devries to present lessons and tools about the application of precision feeding implemented in the dairy industry. What can we learn from them to help the swine industry grow? It’s always resourceful to have a look at what other industries are doing!
Several studies have shown that nutrition of gilts or sows during the periods of rapid mammary accretion occurring during prepuberty, gestation, and lactation can affect mammary development. Dr. Chantal Farmer is presenting the nutritional impact on mammary development and growth rate during her presentation of the GESTAL Swine Summit.
Dr. Hyatt Frobose is discussing individual sow intake in lactation. Based on studies conducted by Dr. Peter Kappel Theil, Dr. Frobose will review variation and how can ADFI (average daily feed intake) be optimized.