Industry and academic swine nutritionists will gather on the Iowa State University campus on August 11 and 12 for the International Conference on Swine Nutrition.
Recently retired Iowa State University professor of swine nutrition, John Patience, said this conference was organized in part to thank the pork industry for its strong support of the applied swine nutrition program in the Department of Animal Science at Iowa State University. Patience led this program for 12 years and notes since the time he arrived in 2008, he has received nothing but tremendous support from the university and the industry.
“This is my opportunity to say thank you in the strongest possible way – by sharing new, leading-edge information on swine nutrition,” Patience said in a release.
Jason Ross, director of the Iowa Pork Industry Center and co-organizer of the event, noted that most speakers will be delivering talks that provide attendees with information for immediate practical application. However, some speakers have been charged with looking into the future of swine nutrition. Speakers will represent the U.S., Canada, Asia, Australia and Europe.
“It is extremely rare to have such a uniformly high caliber of speakers from such diverse backgrounds all participating in a single event,” Ross said in a release.
From exciting panel discussions on implementing feed mill decisions and raising pigs without antibiotics to a ‘Hog Wild’ discussion where the audience can pose questions to a diverse panel of experts representing different facets of the industry, the conference will cover a variety of important topics.
Conference organizers said the target audience is swine nutritionists working in the pork production and feed industries along with people employed in closely associated agribusiness sectors. The program will also appeal to academics and students.
The conference will be held in the Scheman Building on the ISU campus in Ames. Early registration is $150 per person through Aug. 1 and is free for students. After Aug. 1, registration increases to $200 per person and $50 per student. Learn more at https://www.regcytes.extension.iastate.edu/swinenutrition/.
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