Geneticist, Research & Development Canadian Centre for Swine Improvement Ottawa, Ontario
Presentations:
9:00 AM – 9:05 AM CDT
Swine Species Symposium I Introduction
9:05 AM – 9:35 AM CDT
Gut microbiome, health, and growth performance in pigs Vahab Farzan, DVM MSc PhD – University of Guelph
9:35 AM – 10:05 AM CDT
Gaps and tips in the development of probiotics for swine production Joshua Gong, Ph.D. – Guelph Research and Development Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food of Canada; Chengbo Yang – Department of Animal Science, University of Manitoba
10:05 AM – 10:35 AM CDT
Towards new feeding approaches for optimizing nutritional status, immunity and host-microbiota interactions in neonatal and weaned piglets Martin Lessard, n/a – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Mylène Blais – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Guylaine Talbot – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; J. Jacques Matte – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Ann Letellier – Université de Montréal, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Alexandre Thibodeau – Université de Montréal, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine; Frédéric Guay – Université Laval, Department of Animal Sciences
10:35 AM – 10:50 AM CDT
Swine Species Symposium I Break
10:50 AM – 11:20 AM CDT
Impacts of different levels of dietary zinc oxide on mitochondrial energy metabolism and oxidative stress conditions in post-weaned piglets Jerome Lapointe – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Caroline Roy – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Karine Deschene – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Aliny Novais – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Isabelle Audet – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Yan Martel-Kennes – Université Laval; Frédéric Guay – Université Laval, Department of Animal Sciences; Guylaine Talbot – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Martin Lessard, n/a – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; Danyel B. Dalto, PhD – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; J. Jacques Matte – Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
11:20 AM – 11:50 AM CDT
Functional amino acids to improve pig robustness Daniel A. Columbus, PhD – Prairie Swine Centre, Inc.
