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SPRING PVS MEETING 2005

12th-13th May, 2005 (revised)

OULTON HALL, LEEDS

Meeting Details

The Spring 2005 meeting will be held at Oulton Hall in Leeds on Thursday 12th and Friday 13th May.

The program is as follows:

Thurdsay 12th May
11.00 Presidential address David Taylor
11.05 - 13.00 VIRAL DISEASE & PORCINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE COMPLEX Chairman: Dan Tucker
11.05 - 11.45 Swine Influenza Ian Brown, VLA Weybridge
11.45 - 12.25 PRDC in Italy Marco Terreni, Univ. of Turin
12.25 - 13.00 PMWS in Denmark - The Situation to Date Poul Bækbo Landsudvalget for Svin, Danske Slagterier
13.00 - 14.00 LUNCH  
14.00 - 15.45 PMWS Chairman: Derek Armstrong
14.00 - 14.20 Risk Factors in PMWS Kerry Woodbine Univ of Warwick
14.20 - 14.40 PMWS - Case Definition Megan Turner, Univ of Warwick
14.40 - 15.00 PMWS - Where are we now? Laura Green, Univ of Warwick
15.00 - 15.45 PMWS Research in Denmark Poul Bækbo Landsudvalget for Svin, Danske Slagterier
15.45 - 16.15 TEA  
16.15 - 17.15 Sponsored Session Vetoquinol
17.15 - 18.15 AGM  
18.15 - 19.30 CLINICAL CLUB
Topical updates and Interesting cases		 David Chennells
19.30 - 20.00 Bar for dinner  

Friday 13th May
9.00 - 10.50 PIG PRODUCTION  
9.00 - 9.35 Finishing pigs systems research:
1. Production and meat quality. 		Pinder Gill, MLC
9.35 - 10.10 Finishing pigs systems research:
2. Health and welfare 		Sandra Edwards, University of Newcastle
10.10 - 10.25 BREAK  
10.25 - 11.00 UPDATES AND TOPICAL ISSUES  
10.25 - 11.00 Feeding the Modern Genotype - Trace Elements Jules Taylor-Pickard, Alltech
11.00 - 11.35 Biofilms Jake Waddilove, Eastgate
11.35 - 11.50 BREAK  
11.50 - 13.00 UPDATES AND TOPICAL ISSUES (cont.)  
11.50 - 12.25 Disinfection Regimes Andy Rycroft, RVC
12.25 - 13.00 The Impact of Respiratory Disease Alex Cook, VLA Weybridge


This meeting is sponsored by:

Vetoquinol Website

John Walton (CPD) Session

13.45 hrs - Friday 13th May 2005 (After PVS Meeting)

Practical Pig Reproduction

  1. Timing of Insemination and Ovulation
    Nicoline Soede, Wageningen University, Holland.

  2. Practical Feeding of the Sow for Optimum Fertility
    Cheryl Ashworth, SAC, Aberdeen.

  3. Optimal Handling, Storage, & Use of Semen
    Meritxell Donadeu, P.I.C. UK.

  4. Practical Diagnosis of Infertility (What we can and cannot do!)
    Susanna Williamson, Cornelia Bidewell, Professor Stan Done, VLA

  5. What I Advise and Discussion
    John Mackinnon, (to be confirmed)


(A light lunch will be available for attendees after the PVS meeting)


With many thanks to our co-sponsors:~

Vetoquinol Website SPAH Website

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