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2TS Events

Forthcoming events

2TS Focus on Health – October 2011

Mon 17 October – Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester
Tue 18 October – Haughley Park Barn, Stowmarket
Wed 19 October – Wetherby Racecourse, Wetherby

Events will start at 13:30 and finish around 18:00 with refreshments.

Programme

Control of disease – stop the spread! – Richard Pearson, George Veterinary Group
Feeding a healthy vs. challenged pig – Paul Toplis, Primary Diets
Cooperation and eradication strategies in the US – Dr Luke Minion, Pipestone Systems
What’s worked for us? Regional PRRS eradication – a Danish Perspective – Anders Elvstroem, Odder Dyreklinik
How does our business deal with health challenges? – Robin Brice, producer

Also featuring

Reaction from a panel of producers, vets and allied companies
Live audience voting system
Q&A discussion

To register email your details to [email protected] or telephone 0247 647 8792.
The closing date is Friday 30 September 2011.

Attendance is free for producers. There is a charge of £20 plus VAT per delegate for non-producers. Students will receive a 50% discount.

2TS Focus on Weaning – March 2012

Mon 19 March – S West
Tue 20 March – E Anglia
Wed 21 March – Yorkshire

Previous Events

Pig & Poultry Live – May 2011

Wednesday 11 May – Stoneleigh, Warwickshire
For more information visit http://www.pigandpoultry.org.uk/

2TS Focus on Farrowing – March 2011

More than 300 producers attended the Two-Tonne Sow (2TS) Focus on Farrowing conferences, organised by the BPEX Knowledge Transfer team. Four technical experts joined local pig producers to discuss management of both the sow and piglet to deliver a strong litter through to weaning. The three events were held in Cirencester, Stowmarket and Wetherby on 21-23 March 2011. View all the presentations below.

Presentations:

Emma Baxter, Research Scientist Scottish Agricultural College
Stillbirths: The lost potential
Emma highlighted ‘type 2’ stillbirths, caused by asphyxiation at birth. Bigger piglets, bigger litters and slow farrowings contribute to the risk of piglets getting stuck and/or the umbilical cord being compressed. Good sow nutrition, health and farrowing environment all help to minimise the risk and, longer term, it is important to breed for optimum, rather than maximum, litter and piglet size.

Phil Baynes, Managing Director, Baynes Nutrition Ltd
Come out fighting
Phil discussed the importance of the dry sow feeding curve to ensure the optimum energy supply for sow maintenance and foetal development. He highlighted the opportunity to feed salmon oil to the sow, as a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, which have major benefits for piglet eye, brain and motor-neurone function. 3kg of salmon oil at just £4 provides the equivalent levels of omega-3s that 50kg of fish meal would have done at £55.

Yannig Le Treut, Commercial Director, Lallemand Animal Nutrition
Colostrum, the elixir of life
Yannig left no doubt about the importance of colosrum to the newborn piglet for its survival and development. It provides energy and immune protection as well as helping the gut mature in the first few hours of life. It is essential that the piglet has its first colostrum intake as quickly as possible as its body fat reserves are very low at birth.

Philip van den Brink, owner, SwiNco
Improved Performance =Improved Profit
Philip explained how the best Dutch pig producers achieve a combination of high numbers of piglets born and low pre-weaning mortality. Colostrum and good milk production in the first five days are the first important factors. A fit sow at farrowing is essential, so that she can easily get up and eat and drink. Additional water supply two days before and after farrowing is very important. Philip also showed where the ‘rescue deck’ system, which is just starting to be used in the UK, can be beneficial.

Producer Presentations

David Robinson, Outdoor Producer
BPEX 2TS Focus on Farrowing

Kate Ashman
Click here to download presentation

Stuart Boswoth, Indoor Producer
My Management Strategies

Anthony Williams
The Indoor Farrowing Sow

What producers said:

“Well done for organising an excellent conference at Cirencester. Everyone who helped pull this together should be very proud. An excellent turnout and a very good mixture of speakers combining technical and practical aspects.”

“It was a really good day, glad I came. It was a great afternoon.”

“We’ll go away and think about our dry sow feeding.”

“We always learn something new from BPEX meetings and this was a really excellent event. We will be re-thinking how quickly we start cross-fostering piglets and make sure they have had enough maternal colostrum first.”

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