From swine health and human resource development to personal growth and financial success, day one of the 2022 Allen D. Leman Swine Conference in St. Paul, Minn., covered a wide range of topics. Here are a few things that are worth repeating.
“The heart of a servant considers ‘we’ over ‘I.’” – Darin Madson, DVM, JBS Foods in “JBS: A Global Culture of Being the Best”
“Every biosecurity measure you put into place is important, but it doesn’t matter if you don’t have a culture that executes on those measures. A consistent message is critical.” -Pete Thomas, DVM, Iowa Select Farms in “What it Takes to Protect Sow Farms”
“There are no more mysteries...we know what to do about feed risk.” -Scott Dee, DVM, in “Next Generation Biosecurity Approaches to Control Pig Diseases”
“It’s our job to put people in a position to be successful.” -Joe Dykhuis, Dykhuis Farms, in “What Do You Do When a Boomer Asks a Millennial to Give Everyone in the Farm a Smart Phone?”
“Gene editing is the first, but not the last, practical example of precision genetic improvement being a proactive benefit towards advancing a quadruple bottom line – people, pigs, profit and planet.” -Bill Christianson, DVM, COO of PIC, in “PRRS Resistance Through Gene Editing: The Path to Market”
“I’m a firm believer that you don’t teach winning. You have to experience it.” -PJ Corns, JBS Foods, in “JBS: A Global Culture of Being the Best”
“We may have forgotten about the importance of early detection and individual sow treatment, particularly in breeding and gestation.” -Chris Rademacher, DVM, Iowa State University, in “Improved Sow Livability Through Refocused Individual Attention”
“I was pretty naïve to think I was going to have this huge splash in a big company, but in reality, the company had a big splash with me...their values have not only helped me in my professional life, but my personal life as well.” – Kyle Coble, JBS Foods in “JBS: A Global Culture of Being the Best”
“Once the disease is an area, you are fighting a much harder battle.” – Luc Dufresne, Seaboard Foods, in “Thought Process to Make Biosecurity Investment Decisions”
“By knowing the benefit (or cost), one can back into indifference points to guide decision-making.” – Lee Schulz, Iowa State University, in “Economics of Sow Mortality – Newly Developed Calculator”
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