AUTUMN PVS MEETING 2007
Sponsored by Novartis Animal Health
Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th November 2007
WINDMILL VILLAGE HOTEL, COVENTRY
Meeting Details
The program is as follows:
| Wednesday 14th November |
| 10.45 |
Presidential address |
Jill Thomson |
| 10.50 - 13.00 |
Health Improvement |
Chair: David Burch
|
| 10.50 - 11.30 |
PRRS Eradication and Control within a large Italian Pyramid |
Dr Giampietro Sandri, Gruppo Veronesi
|
| 11.30 - 12.15 |
Attempts to eradicate some enteric and respiratory pathogens by medication in Danish pig farms |
Dr Josef Scanzer, Novartis Animal Health, Denmark
|
| 12.15 - 13.00 |
Regional health improvement programmes in Pays de la Loire |
Philipe Blanquefort, Groupement de Défense Sanitaire des Pays de la Loire
|
| 13.00 - 14.00 |
LUNCH |
|
| 14.00 - 15.45 |
The meaning of health? |
Chair: Oliver Duran |
| 14.00 - 14.15 |
Introduction - the questions |
Ollie Duran (Moss Vet) |
| 14.15 - 14.45 |
Health monitoring systems in UK & EU and requirements |
Janet Owen, Garth Partnership &
Meritxell Donadeu, PIC |
| 14.45 - 15.00 |
Diagnostics - State of play and future options |
Jill Thomson, SAC |
| 15.00 - 15.45 |
Panel Discussion and Q&A on Health Definitions & declarations |
|
| 15.45 - 16.15 |
TEA |
|
| 16.15 - 16.45 |
Industry Info |
Chair: Duncan Berkshire |
| 16.15 - 16.45 |
Update on Topical Industry Issue |
Stewart Houston, BPEX |
| 16.45 - 17.15 |
Sponsor's Slot - Novartis
Insects as vectors of enteric disease |
Ruth Blunt, University of Nottingham |
| 17.15 - 18.15 |
OGM |
Chair: PVS President |
| 18.15 - 19.30 |
THE CLINICAL CLUB
Topical updates and Interesting cases |
Chair: David Chennells |
| Thursday 15th November - Joint Meeting with Society of Feed Technologists |
| 9.15 - 10.55 |
|
Chair: Nigel Woolfenden |
| 9.20 - 10.05 |
Feed Factors & Salmonella expression |
Speaker from Danish Meat Association TBA |
| 10.05 - 10.50 |
Variable Growth - What can we do on farm? |
Dr Elizabeth Magowan, AFBNI |
| 10.50 - 11.20 |
BREAK |
|
| 11.20 - 12.00 |
|
Chair: Nigel Woolfenden |
| 11.20 - 12.05 |
Nutrition / Health Interactions - Effect of Diet on Gut Health |
Dr Denise Kelly, Rowett Research Institute |
| 12.05 - 12.50 |
How we control costs as feed costs rise |
Peter Rollings, Consultant |
| 12.50 - 14.15 |
LUNCH |
|
| 14.15 - 16.35 |
Society of Feed Technologists Meeting |
Chair: Nigel Woolfenden |
| 14.20 - 15.05 | What did we learn from NUTWEAN |
Paul Toplis, Primary Diets |
| 15.05 - 15.50 |
AGEWEAN - Weaning Age Sorted |
Professor Sandra Edwards, University of Newcastle |
| 15.05 - 15.50 |
How to Improve Eating Quality of Pork |
Professor Jeff Wood, University of Bristol |
| 16.35 |
TEA and Close of Conference |
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