2019 Program
Midwest Swine Nutrition Conference
September 4, 2019
8:15 Registration
9:00 Welcome – Dennis Liptrap, Ralco Nutrition
9:05 Food for Norway Program – Biotechnology Processing to Develop Novel Feed Ingredients from Land and Sea. Margareth Overland – Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Arboretveien, As. Norway
9:50 Update on Amino Acids in High Fiber Diets: Threonine and Branch Chain Amino Acids. Hans Stein – University of Illinois
10:25 Break
11:00 The Role of Fiber in the Regulation in the Regulation of Brain Function: Implication for Welfare and Appetite Regulation in the Pig. Kola Ajuwon –Purdue University
11:30 Mushroom Products in Nursery Pig and Sow Diets. Brian Richert – Purdue University
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Update from Washington D.C. Lowell Randel – The Randel Group
1:45 Nutritional Impacts on Brain Development: Impacts on Pig Production. Ryan Dilger – University of Illinois
2:20 Break
2:50 Controlling and Predicting the Impact of Swine Microbiomes on Gut Health and Nutrition. Tim Johnson – Purdue University
3:25 Variability in Organ Weights, Intestinal Length and Volume in Pigs from Prenatal to 150 kg. Merlin Lindemann – University of Kentucky
4:00 Closing Remarks