Banff Pork Seminar acaba de
publicar los textos de todos los trabajos presentados en su edición de 2006, que
se celebró en enero pasado. Esta edición fue la número 35. Banff Pork Seminar es
el Congreso de porcino más importantes que se celebra en Canadá y uno de los de
más conocidos a nivel mundial. El próximo se celebrará en enero de 2007.

 

A continuación se enumeran los
trabajos presentados:

 

 35
Years for the Banff Pork Seminar

 

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A Look Back at the Banff Pork Seminar

Howard Fredeen

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Alberta Pork Seminar: The Beginnings

Wayne Lamble

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Program of the First Alberta Pork Seminar, Olds, AB, June 15-17, 1972

 

 

Achilles Heel of
Canadian Pork Production

 

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Industry Structure/Integration: What are the Options for the Canadian Pork
Industry?

Jerry Bouma

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Risks to Canada’s Domestic and Export Markets
Kevin Grier

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Pork Production &
Prosperous Communities

 

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Consumers’ View of Pork Production

Susan Jones

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Impact of Pork Industry on Rural Communities: Community Perceptions of
Environmental, Economic and Social Impacts of Livestock Production
Wayne J. Caldwell

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The Pork Wars –
Future Rivals

 

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China – Pork Powerhouse of the World
Ruojun Wang

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Competition from Eastern Europe and Beyond – New Players in the Global Pork
Industry
Fiona Boal

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 30 pigs/sow/year – Are we
there yet?

 

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30 Pigs per Sow per Year – Are we there yet?

Henrik Jensen and
Bernard Peet

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Chasing 30 Pigs Per Sow Per Year

Richard Johnson

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Amino Acid Nutrition
in Pigs

 

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Intestinal Uptake and Metabolism of Threonine: Nutritional Impact

Barbara Stoll

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Opportunities in Utilizing Crystalline Amino Acids in Swine

Brian J. Kerr

 

Are
there biological limits to production?

 

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Balancing Biological Potential with Production Constraints: Is it a Priority?

Neil S. Shantz

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The Effects of Biological and Production Changes on Animal Health
Montserrat Torremorell, Stephen Bishop, Carlos Pijoan and Graham Plastow

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Can
Alternative Energy Sources Reduce Costs?

 

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Ground Source Heat Pumps
Scott Maynard

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Harvesting the Wind: Can Alternative Energy Sources Reduce Costs?

Susan Aris

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Solar Energy – Radiant Comfort and Efficiency
Terry T. White

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Farm
Insurance – Peace of Mind vs. Sleepless Nights

 

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Farm Insurance – Peace of Mind vs. Sleepless Nights

Cheryl M. Berndt

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Loss Control Programs Benefit Pig Farmers
Ervin M. McGrath

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Manure
is an Asset, not a Liability

 

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Benefits of Long-Term Application of Manure

Jeffrey J. Schoenau

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Pork
Industry Integration – Local and National

 

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An Overview of Danish Pork Industry Integration and Structure
Karen Hamann

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Integration from Breeding to Feeding to Eating – A Producer Owned Cooperative

Arnold Drung

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Recapture Lost Profit – Carcass Trim and Demerits

 

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Arthritis or OCD – Identification and Prevention

Thomas D. Crenshaw

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Carcass Trims – A Look at Arthritis and Adhesions Trims from Severely Affected
Herds
Julia Keenliside, Andrea Gamroth, Jan Bystrom and Al Perry

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CFIA Carcass Inspection Procedures and Standards: Impact on Producers

Chester Goetzinger

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Skilled
Labour Shortage – Is there a remedy?

 

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Hiring Foreign Workers: Facts for Canadian Employers
Alex Callejon

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Hiring of Skilled Workers from Other Countries
Rachelle Langlois

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 Threats to Sustainability
of Pork Production

 

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Water Sustainability Issues for Pork Production
Kathleen A. Rich

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Veterinary Issues
Update

 

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New Applications for Health and Innovation in Veterinary Medicine

Lorne A. Babiuk

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The Role of Antibiotics in Immunosuppressive Diseases

Flavea Trindade Reis Zagury

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WCVM: The Future of Food Animal Veterinarians

Charles Rhodes

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Welfare
Assessment: We Care and it Shows

 

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A Proactive Approach to Animal Welfare

William Ballantyne

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Welfare Assessment: We Care and it Shows
Florian Possberg

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Breeding &
Reproduction

 

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BEAR, PG600 & Matrix use: Components in effective gilt development unit
management

J. Patterson, W. Wilson, C. Francisco, N. Williams, G. Spronk, E. Beltranena
and G. Foxcroft

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Cost of serving sows multiple times per breeding

Emma Clowes, Darrell Bignell and Craig Thompson

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Effect of Skip-a-Heat breeding on subsequent reproductive performance in 1st
parity sows

J. Patterson, P. Zimmerman, M. Dyck and G. Foxcroft

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Effect of split weaning on hormone release in lactating sows

K. Degenstein, A. Wellen, P. Zimmerman, S. Shostak, J. Patterson, M. Dyck and
G. Foxcroft

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Effects of split weaning on fertility following lactation

A. Wellen, K. Degenstein, P. Zimmerman, R. O’Donoghue, J. Patterson, M. Dyck
and G. Foxcroft

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Gilts with small litters tend to always have small litters

Emma Clowes and Darrell Bignell

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Increasing lactation length improves sow performance

Emma Clowes, Darrell Bignell and Craig Thompson

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Nutritional effects on reproductive performance in primiparous weaned sows

M. Vinsky, S. Novak, M. Dyck, W. Dixon and G. Foxcroft

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Sperm concentration assessment: Gold standard vs. new technologies

A.L. Ruiz-Sanchez, R. O’Donoghue, A.F. de Grau, G.R. Foxcroft and M.K. Dyck

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Manure & Environment

 

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Liquid manure injection systems: Performance evaluation

Brian Sexton

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Water spraying to control hydrogen sulphide emissions from agitated manure

E.L. Cortus, B.Z. Predicala, R. Fengler and S.K. Christianson

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Nutrition &
Metabolism

 

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Effect of phytase-xylanase supplementation on energy metabolism in
growing-finishing pigs fed wheat-based diets ad libitum

Jacob K. A. Atakora, Soenke Moehn, J.S. Sands and Ronald O. Ball

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Effect of phytase-xylanase supplementation on nitrogen balance in
growing-finishing pigs fed wheat-based diets

Jacob K. A. Atakora, Soenke Moehn, J.S. Sands and Ronald O. Ball

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Effect of xylanase and phytase on energy and phosphorus digestibility in grower
pigs fed wheat-based diets containing millrun

T.N. Nortey, J.F. Patience, P.H. Simmins and R.T. Zijlstra

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Effects of dietary energy concentration on the performance and economics of
growing-finishing pigs housed in a commercial facility

D. Beaulieu, J. Patience, M. Rivard and D. Gillis

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Inclusion of zero-tannin fababean and substitution for soybean meal in nursery
diets on weaned pig performance

F. O. Omogbenigun, R.T. Zijlstra and E. Beltranena

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Intestinal atrophy decreases arginine synthesis in neonatal piglets

Kristine L. Urschel, Paul B. Pencharz and Ronald O. Ball

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Phytase increases net energy in low-phosphorus diets

Y.C. Zhang, Soenke Moehn and Ronald O. Ball

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Potential of beta-glucan-depleted flour in grower pigs compared to their parent
grain

Ian R. Johnson, Ruurd T. Zijlstra, Feral Temelli and Thava Vasanthan

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Protein and energy metabolism in non-pregnant sows

R.S. Samuel, S. Moehn, P.B. Pencharz and Ronald O. Ball

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Rapid simultaneous determination of protein and energy requirements in sows

R.S. Samuel, S. Moehn, P.B. Pencharz & Ronald O. Ball

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The interaction of net energy concentration and feeding level in weaned pigs

D. Beaulieu, T.F. Oresanya and J.F. Patience

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Pork Safety & Health

 

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Associations between antimicrobial resistance in porcine E. coli and
antimicrobial use

L. Rosengren, C. Waldner, S. Gow, R. Reid-Smith, W. Mosure, M. McFall and S.
Checkley

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Livestock pharmaceuticals in agricultural streams: A scoping study

Francine Forrest, Julia Keenliside, Joe Kendall, Tom Thompson, Don Noot and
Jamie Wuite

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The effect of feed antimicrobial on the prevention and treatment of E coli K88
diarrhoea in young piglets

F. Olufemi Omogbenigun and Eduardo Beltranena

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