Midwest Swine Nutrition Conference is Sept. 9 at the Indianapolis (IN) Marriott East.
Topics include energy levels in gestation, feeding sows in a large group, antibiotic resistance and antibiotic use including practical considerations if antibiotics were banned.
Preregistration is $100 by Aug. 29 or $150 on-site. Contact Tip Cline of Purdue University at tcline@purdue.edu or Gilbert Hollis, University of Illinois, at g-hollis@uiuc.edu or call the Indiana Pork Producers Association, 317-872-7500.
The 3rd annual Midwest Pork Conference is Sept. 10 at the same location.
The one-day educational event features three concurrent tracks on topics ranging from operation finance, risk management insurance and environmental technologies to animal identification, animal care guidelines, self-sorting barns, optimizing reproductive performance and how to get Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funding.
To register, click on http://midwest pork.com or call 800-535-2405. Registration is $85 before Aug. 31, $100 on-site.