2026 Proceedings

2026 Program

8:15-9:00 AM

Registration

9:00-9:05 AM

Welcome

Dennis Liptrap, Chairman of MSNC

9:05-9:50 AM

What matters most to U.S. pig farmers

Brett Kaysen, Vice President of the National Pork Board, Des Moines, IA

9:50-10:25 AM

Let’s talk sows: Amino acid considerations for fetuses and milk production

Lee Anne Huber, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada

10:25-11:00 AM

Break

11:00-11:30 AM

Impact of phytase on inositol in pigs

Hans Stein, University of Illinois

11:30-12:00 AM

The trade-offs of zinc supplementation in swine diets for productivity, environmental sustainability, and one health

Jinsu Hong, Purdue University

12:00-1:10 PM

Lunch

1:10-1:55 PM

Late-gestation nutrition in prolific sows: An opportunity to improve farrowing performance, sow retention, and pig development

Eric Weaver, South Dakota State University

1:55-2:25 PM

Nutritional and environmental enrichment strategies to mitigate aggression in late-gestation sows

Jay Johnson, University of Missouri

2:25-2:50 PM

Break

2:50-3:20

Evaluation of Bacillus subtilis combined with plant extracts as a feed additive for weaned pigs

Kwangwook Kim, Michigan State University

3:20-4:00 PM

The true cost of mortality: Quantifying economic losses and management opportunities in swine production

Josh Flohr, Kansas State University

4:00 PM

Closing Remarks