Intensive Animal Conference

Navigating the Future, Together.

Day 1 – Monday 17th October 2022

Morning

Welcome to Apiam Animal Health’s Intensive Animal Conference – Dr Tom Harrison, Business Manager – Swine & Poultry, Apiam Animal Health

Can a little fish live in a big pond? Macro and Micro forces shaping the industry – Dr James Lowe (USA), President, Lowe Consulting, Owner, Production Animal Consultation

ProSwine Central – Your central point for everything veterinary – Dr Sarah Jenkin, Veterinarian, Apiam Animal Health

ProSwine ProProfit Case Study – The effect of Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) on cost of production – Dr Mark Eastaugh, Veterinarian, Apiam Animal Health

Pig Flow – The opportunities for Australian Pig Production – Matthew Rooda (USA), Co-Founder, SwineTech, Podcast host, Popular Pig Podcast

Data Pig – A novel electronic recording system for swine health and production data – Dr Tom Harrison, Business Manager – Swine & Poultry, Apiam Animal Health

Tackling JEV – Update and forecast – Dr Robert Suter, Veterinarian, Apiam Animal Health

Tackling JEV – Mosquito protection plans – Dr Jonathan Van Dissel, Veterinarian, Apiam Animal Health

Afternoon

Advancements in herd diagnostics for pigs – Dr Hugo Dunlop, Veterinarian, Apiam Animal Health

Evaluating diagnostics for Bovine Respiratory Disease (BRD) in feedlots – Dr Tony Batterham, Business Manager Feedlots, Apiam Animal Health

Who is winning the game? An American perspective on the global meat business – Dr James Lowe (USA), President, Lowe Consulting Ltd, Owner, Production Animal Consultation

Assessing animal welfare and wellbeing – Dr David Beggs, Veterinarian, Apiam Animal Health

Animal welfare global trends – Dr John Carr, Veterinarian, Apiam Animal Health

Day 2 – Tuesday 18th October 2022

Morning

The global big picture for beef feedlot health – Dr Calvin W Booker, (Canada) General Manager – Services and Research, Feedlot Health by TELUS Agriculture & Consumer Goods

Maximising your people by creating an irresistible place to workMatthew Rooda (USA), Co-Founder, SwineTech, Podcast host, Popular Pig Podcast

MLA’s priorities for intensive industries – Jason Strong, Managing Director, Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA)

Government response to emergency animal disease – Allison Crook, General Manager Animal Biosecurity & Welfare and Chief Veterinary Officer at Queensland Government

Ensure your livestock are immune ready – Dr Sally Oswin, Technical service manager – Zoetis

Afternoon

Do intensive livestock industries have an issue with antimicrobial resistance? The role of anitmicrobial resistance surveillance – Professor Darren Trott, Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, The University of Adelaide

Autogenous vaccine crash course – Manufacturing process and how they can improve production – Dr Hugo Dunlop, Veterinarian, Apiam Animal Health

5 – 10 year health data trends in the feedlot industry – Dr Tony Batterham, Business Manager Feedlots, Apiam Animal Health

Augmented Reality and AI: Present and Future use in Agriculture – David Francis, CEO and Co-Founder, Virtual Method