Section: Welcome
Welcome
Welcome to the 2011 Swine Webinar Series website.
The University of Illinois with the Illinois Pork Producers Association are pleased to offer this distance education opportunity. The series is designed to provide a forum for relaying information on a broad array of topics. The program features experts within specific topic areas involved in swine production. We offer this new program and hope that you will find this program useful and in a format that is practical.
The Program
| Event | Date | Title | Speaker |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monday Feb 28, 2011 | Reproduction: Gilt Induction of Puberty | Dr. Knox |
| 2 | Monday Mar 28, 2011 | Reproduction: Semen Collection for Fertility | Dr. Clark |
| 3 | Monday Apr 25, 2011 | Industry: Antibiotic Policies What's Coming | Dr. Pettigrew |
| 4 | Monday May 23, 2011 | Industry: Foreign Disease Watch | Dr. Firkins |
| 5 | Monday Jun 27, 2011 | Facilities: Ventilation Management | Dr. Funk |
| 6 | Monday Jul 25, 2011 | Grow-Finish: Optimizing Management and Marketing of Finishing Pigs | Dr. Ellis |
| 7 | Monday Aug 22, 2011 | Grow-Finish: Managing Weaning Pigs | Dr. Stein |
| 8 | Monday Sep 26, 2011 | Facilities: Managing Photoperiod in the Environment of Pigs | Dr. Salak-Johnson |
| 9 | Monday Oct 24, 2011 | Management: Composting Mortalities | Dr. Funk |
| 10 | Monday Nov 28, 2011 | Industry: Animal Housing Issues | Panel |
| 11 | Monday Dec 19, 2011 | Industry Issues Involving 30 Pigs/Sow/Year | Panel |
| 12 | Monday Jan 23, 2012 | Reproduction: Methods to Optimize Estrus Detection | Dr. Knox |
The Speakers
Dr. Sherrie Clark, Assistant Professor, Veterinary Clinical Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Illinois. Swine health and reproduction.
Dr. Mike Ellis, Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois. Production systems and swine genetics.
Dr. Larry Firkins, Assistant Dean for Public Engagement, Veterinary Medicine Administration; Associate Professor, Pathobiology; and Swine Extension Veterinarian. Swine health and human resources.
Randy Fonner, Ed.M., Extension Specialist, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois. Manure management and certification.
Dr. Ted Funk, Extension Specialist and Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Illinois.
Dr. Rob Knox, Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois and Extension Swine Specialist. Swine reproduction.
Dr. Jim Pettigrew, Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois and Extension Swine Specialist. Monogastric nutrition.
Dr. Janeen Salak-Johnson, Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois. Animal well-being and immunophysiology.
Dr. Hans Stein, Associate Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois and Extension Swine Specialist. Monogastric nutrition.
Sponsors
University of Illinois Extension
Illinois Pork Producers
Pork Checkoff
If you have problems using this site, please contact ewd@extension.uiuc.edu.
