To view the papers, click on the link at the end or on the title of the individual paper in the list below.

Day 1: Sows – Main Sessions

• Positioned for Success - Kevin Grier
• Group Sow Housing – The Facts - Laurie Connor
• Lessons Learned from PEDV - Doug MacDougald
• Lactation Success - Chantal Farmer

Day 1: Sows – Workshop Sessions

• Success with Group Housing - Jennifer Brown and Laurie Connor
• Sow Health: Impacts and Challenges - Terri O’Sullivan and Sue Burlatschenko
• Managing a Dynamic Sow Grouping System - Doug Ahrens
• Feeding the Sow: Peri-Partum - Dale W. Rozeboom
• Feeding the Sow: Comparison of Gestational and Lactation Programmes - Paul Luimes
• Challenges Associated with Reproductive Failure in Sows - Glen Almond
• Reproductive Problem Solving in Gilts - Ernie Meyer
• Converting to Group Sow Housing – Decisions to Consider - Ron Bates
• Retrofitting for Group Housing - Sylven Blouin
• Making the Most of the Suckling Period - Dale W. Rozeboom, David Chamberlin and Nathalie Trottier

Day 2: Wean to Finish – Main Sessions

• High-Fibre Swine Diets - Ruurd Zijlstra
• Health Monitoring Matters: The Role of CSHIN - Chris Byra
• Real Factors That Affect Profitability - Steve Pollman
• International Trade – Barriers and Opportunities for Canada’s Pork Sector - Kathleen Sullivan

Day 2: Wean to Finish – Workshop Sessions

• Managing Pile Ups - Sylven Blouin
• Managing Pile Ups - Graeme McDermid
• Sudden Death During Transport: How Hog Heart Health Affects in-Transit Losses - Kathy Zurbrigg
• Water Sprinkling Market Pigs in a Stationary Trailer Pre- and Post-Transport: Effects on Pig Behaviour, Gastrointestinal Tract Temperature and Trailer Micro-Climate - Jessica Fox
• Spotting Problems Early - Zvonimir Poljak
• Profitability Indicators - Randy Duffy
• Improving Feed Efficiency - Bruce Schumann and Ruurd Zijlstra

Further Reading

You can view the full Proceedings of the 2014 London Swine Conference by clicking here.

July 2014