SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12
•8am-5pm Registration
MONDAY, OCTOBER 13
•8am-9:30am OPENING SESSION
Speaker: Robin Dunkins, Special Assistant to the Counselor
to the Administrator, EPA Air Quality Office,
"Air Quality Aspects of the CAFO Regs."
•10am-12Noon SESSION XXI. VENTILATION IMPACT ON PIG'S PERFORMANCE
OR WELL BEING
Influence of Aerial Pollutants on Objective
Cough-Sound- Recognition
Daniel Berckmans, Katholieke Univ of Leuven,
Leuven, Belgium (A. Van Hirtum, E.Vranken)
Carbon Dioxide and Temperature Change Due to Ventilation Failure
Matthew J. Robert, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL,
USA (Chris Shaffer, Ted Funk, Yuanhui Zhang)
Environmental and Production Performance of Deep-bedded
and Concrete Floor Housing Systems for
Grow-Finish Swine in Brazil
Ilda F. Ferreira Tinoco
Ventilation Requirements to Prevent Pit Air up-Drafting
in a Swine Finishing Barn
Richard E. Nicolai
•12Noon-1:30pm LUNCH (available in exhibit hall)
•1:30pm-3:30pm SESSION XXII.
VENTILATION AND ENVIRONMENT CONTROL
FOR PIG HOUSING SYSTEMS
A Literature Review of Swine Heat and Moisture Production
John A. Nienaber, USDA-ARS U.S. Meat Animal Research Center,
Clay Center, NE, USA (T.M. Brown- Brandl, H. Xin, R.S. Gates)
Prediction of Indoor Climate in Swine Houses
Svend Morsing, Danish Inst. Of Agr. Sciences,
Horsens, Denmark (J.S. Strom, G. Zhang)
Velocity Fields and CO2 Distribution in the Near Floor Regions
of a Room with Pig- Simulators and Partition Wall
Guoqiang Zhang, Danish Institute of Agricultural Sciences,
Horsens, Denmark (S. Morsing, J.S. Strom, K. Svidt, B. Bjerg)
•1:30pm-3:30pm Infrared Sensors Development for Radiant Heat Pattern Control
Steven J. Hoff, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14
•8am-10am Session XXIII. ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS OF PIG HOUSING SYSTEMS
Are Phosphorous-based Application of Livestock Manure
Environmentally Friendly?
Franklin B. Norwood, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC, USA (J. Chvosta)
Comparing Alternative Swine Management Technologies:
Economic Consideration and Examples from North Carolina
Jan Chvosta, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC, USA (F. B. Norwood, K. Zering)
More Than Pig Performance:The Case of Three Feeder Pig Systems
Jonathan N. Rausch, Ohio State University Extension,
Columbus, OH, USA (H.M. Keener)
• 10:30am-12Noon SESSION XXIV. SITE SELECTION AND BIOSECURITY CONCERNS
OF PIG HOUSING SYSTEMS
Engineering Issues for Biosecurity in Swine Production Systems
Ted L. Funk, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
(G.Y. Miller, L.D. Firkins)
Farmstead Aesthetics as a Part of Livestock Facility Planning
Karen Mancl, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
(J. Beiler, G. Arnold)
Alternative Management Practices in the Absence of Antibiotics
Thomas J. Fangman, University of Missouri,
Columbia, MO, USA (T.J. Fangman, J.M. Zulovich)
• 12Noon-1:30pm LUNCH
KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
Jean Marie Peltier, Counselor to the
Administrator, U.S. EPA, "Water and Related Issues."
• 1:30pm-5pm Session XXV. AIR QUALITY AND EMISSIONS FROM PIG HOUSING SYSTEMS
Ammonia Emission from Four Systems for Grouped Housed Sows
Nico Verdoes, Research Institute for Animal Husbandry,
Lelystad, The Netherlands (Anita Hoofs, Carola van der Peet)
Emission Reduction from Pig Facilities by Innovative
Ventilation Control
Angelika Haeussermann, Universität Hohenheim,
Stuttgart, Germany (A. Haeussermann, E. Hartung, T. Jungbluth)
Dynamic Simulation Model of Nitrogen Fluxes in Swine Housing
and Outdoor Storage Facilities: Impact of Structures Design
and Management Characteristics
Philippe Berthiaume, Université de Montréal, St-Hyacinthe,
Québec, Canada (M. Bigras-Poulin, A. N. Rousseau)
Outdoor Climate Housing Systems for Fattening Pigs
Andreas Gronauer, Bavarian State Research Center of
Agricultural Engineering, Freising, Bavaria, Germany
(B. Haidn, W. Grotz, S. Neser, K. Schöpf)
Survey Monitoring of Environmental Factors from
Bedded Swine Systems
Jay D. Harmon, Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA
Swine Housing with a Belt for Separating Urine and Feces;
Key to Flexibility?
Theo A. Van Kempen, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, NC, USA (Brett Kaspers, Preston Burnette,
Jeanne Koger, Martien van Kempen)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15
• 8am-10am Session XXVI. ANIMAL WELFARE CONCERNS FOR PIG HOUSING SYSTEMS
A Color Technique to Simplify Image Processing in Measurement
of Pig Weight by a Hands-Off Method
Hideo Minagawa, Kitasato University, Aomori Prefecture, Japan
(Osamu Taira, Hirohumi Nissato)
Additional Floor Space for Fattening Pigs by a Two-Level Pen
Izak Vermeij, Research Institute for Animal Husbandry,
Lelystad, The Netherlands (A.I.J. Hoofs, J. Enting,
E.W. Ruesink, H. Hopster)
Stress, Coping Behaviour and Immunity in Pigs
E van Erp-van der Kooij
Present and Future U.S. Swine Welfare Issues.
How is the Industry Responding?
A.K. Johnson
• 10:30am-12Noon Session XXVII. EFFECT OF PIG HOUSING TYPES
Handling and Sorting Pigs in Large Groups in Deep-Litter Systems
Rebecca Morrison, University of Minnesota,
Morris, MN, USA (Lee Johnston, Jim Van Der Pol)
Housing Solution with Straw Bedding for Weaned Piglets
Matteo Barbari, Universita'di Firenze, Firenze, Italy
Effects of Nutrition and Housing During Gilt Rearing
and on Subsequent Reproductive Performance of Pakhribas Pigs
Narayan P. Shrestha, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute,
Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
(S.A. Edwards, P.R. English, J.F. Robertson)
SPONSORED BY:
The American Society of Agricultural Engineers
ENDORSING SPONSORS:
American Agricultural Economics Association
American Association of Swine Veterinarians
American Association of Veterinarians
American Society of Animal Science
Council for Agricultural Science & Technology
Environmental Council of States
Environmental Protection Agency, National Agricultural Compliance Assistance Center (EPA)
Federation of Animal Science Societies
MidWest Plan Service
National Association of State Depts of Agriculture
Pig International
United State Department of Agriculture, CSREES
PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Co-Chairs - Matt Robert
Co-Chair - Joseph Zulovich
Program Chair - Larry Jacobson
Exhibits Chair - Terry Feldman