Brief Summary of Minutes of Annual Meeting

October 16, 2013 " Welcome from Tom McFadden (Division Director) and Marcia Carlson-Shannon (host). " Tour of MU swine teaching and odor mitigation finishing facilities. October 17, 2013 Mark Linit  Associate Dean Research & Extension " Very diverse faculty, allowing extensive collaboration among disciplines " Flagship university of a four campus, state-wide university system " Divisions within the College, rather than departments - Dean, two associate Deans, six Division Leaders  30 to 50 faculty per Division " Search for new campus administration is active via a number of key leadership retirements " Discussion related to positions, approach to filling needs, professional-track positions, Commercial Agriculture positions, and general university position processes and evaluations. Dave Baker  ANR Program Director " Faculty in all divisions except Biochemistry " Faculty Needs in ANR  Dairy, Water, & Ag Policy " Philosophical discussions on ANR, funding, and re-inventing Extension. Eric Walters " Overview and presentation on the National Swine Research and Resource Center " Excellent review of the technology and science used in the NSRRC site " Overview of the animal facilities, pig types, and requirements for research NCERA-219  Need New Impact Statement by December 2013. Ken s. passed the template for the methodology. Impact statements for the NCERA219, meeting NCRA requirements, were developed within the group and materials prepared for submission as required by federal guidelines. Steve Moeller will forward these to the group for final review and then submit to USDA. Station Reports: Michigan State  Various research projects listed within and across departments. Looking to source research feeds from outside the university due to closure of MSU feed mill. Extension swine veterinary position filled at MSU, but not as a tenure-track position. Bio-digester projects are very active on campus. A series of retirements are coming within the Department of Animal Sciences. Two new reproductive scientists have been added to the faculty. Purdue  Industry collaboration with large swine unit to look at microenvironment influences within crate and facility on piglet mortality in farrowing facilities. Continuous and variable studies continue in the swine welfare area. Studies looking at the effect of antibiotics and non-antibiotic use on carbon footprint air emissions are underway. Follow-up study on the use of cranberry as an alternative to antibiotics is underway. Feeder design study is currently underway in weaned to finish pens of 20 to 25 pigs. Zinc and Ractopamine interactions are being studied. New hires in extension reproduction and meat science, and a new individual will be coming in for basic meat science. Animal human bond, center director, animal well-being positions are being filled; resulting in 13 individuals in the animal well-being center. Ohio State  Animal Welfare position now open. New initiatives for facilities are being proposed. Research work discussed. Future Meeting and Officers: 2013 Secretary  Steve Moeller (OSU) 2014 Secretary  Bob Thaler (SDSU) 2014 President  Steve Moeller (OSU) 2014 Meeting Location  West Central Research and Outreach Center, Morris, MN. , October 15-17, 2014 (+/- a week if something changes) Extensive discussion was held regarding any opportunity to look to a European meeting venue for the NCERA219 annual meeting (2015 or later). Dr. Stromberg will look into requirements for international travel, Drs. Moeller and Stalder will evaluate potential venues, dates, and collaborative funding opportunities from NC-regional industries, etc. Report on findings due to the committee by March at the Midwest ASAS meetings in Des Moines, IA. 10/18/13 Station Reports: Minnesota  Summary of on-going and finalized research projects discussed. Accepted paper on sow housing study, conversion from stalls to pens with two animal number treatments with the same footprint space, showing greater fallout in small pens. Feed flow study conducted comparing poly and steel effects. Geothermal study with Hutterite colony is being undertaken. Low ranking sow studies are ongoing. Pit foaming work is ongoing  Rumensin 90 added to the pit seems to work @ 5 lb per 100,000 gallons. Sam Baiedo working on liquid feeding programs. Discussion related to potential changes in organizational structure. Southern Illinois  Food animal managers have been lost across most livestock species. Dairy herd has been sold at S. Ill. Working with the Maschoffs to repopulate swine herd or teaching and research needs as well as working with Maschoffs on research and production experience for undergraduate students. Working with Pete Lamers on high fiber diets. Iowa State  Ag Engineering new buildings are set to open in May 2014. Four phase transportation study looking at weaned and feeder pigs that was funded by National Pork Board. Air Management Practices Assessment Tool being updated. Ventilation work assessing air management issues, leaks, etc. continues. A new ventilation trailer for Iowa has been built and will be used extensively across the state. New Animal Sciences Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center is near completion. Department chair search is underway within Animal Science. Sow longevity, lameness, feet and leg structure, and genetic studies are in place and on going. Administrative Advisor Report (B. Stromberg) Midterm review materials are in place. The midterm report (422) is due following this meeting. Is there interest in becoming an NC rather than an NCERA? Dr. Stromberg indicated his retirement is planned for June 2014, but not yet finalized with the powers to be. Collaborative Research Discussion: Representatives from MSU, MN, and Purdue discussed a dietary ingredient switch project using Wheat Midds, DDGS, Bakery, Soy Hulls, in random switch & blended diets compared with a corn-soy control diet. Results are being finalized for submission to the Midwest ASAS section. Good discussion related to the preliminary data summary and potential for follow up reports, manuscripts, and additional research in the focal area. Brian Richert will work on a NPB grant associated with feed efficiency looking at compensatory gain related to the dietary switch study. Brain will email the committee to determine who would be interested in the project. Other potential research project ideas that were discussed were: seasonality of corn crop and if the affect is real. Dale Rozeboom suggested looking at a 3 yr study and evaluate corn composition changes during storage and possible impact on lactation feed intake feeding old versus new corn. Dale Rozeboom will further develop this research idea as well as finish the manuscript for the Step Up Step Down project. Additional topics included tail docking length in relationship to prolapse and tail biting, management practices to reduce pre-weaning mortality. Additional discussions to be held via email correspondence as protocols and ideas are further developed. The committee wishes to thank Dr. Marcia Carlson-Shannon for her efforts in hosting an excellent meeting and providing the venue for learning more about the programs and facilities at the University of Missouri. Meeting adjourned at 12:00 pm, October 18, 2013.

Short-term Outcome: 1) Reduced Nocturnal Temperature Research Reduced nocturnal temperature research, conducted at 4 stations, demonstrated that decreasing temp 15 °F from 1900 to 0700 h each day beginning 4 days after arrival in the nursery can save fossil fuel costs without an adverse impact on pig performance. Collective data indicate a 29% reduction in use of heating fuel and electricity, saving $1.71 per pig. Assuming 20 million pigs are managed in this manner, annually projected savings of ~ $34,000,000 and a reduction of 140,720,000 kg CO2 equivalents. Peer-reviewed publication in 2013. Output: Reduced nocturnal temperature research. 1) Extension Pork Education programs in Michigan for 2013 were focused on the Transition Pig. Extension educators have used NCERA219 research findings in presentations, with additional local support for our findings by a commercial feed manufacturer. Attending producers will be surveyed to determine the changes in their operation in order to measure short-term and long-term impact. Output: Reduced nocturnal temperature research 2) SowBridge, PorkBridge, National Pork Board Extension Educators, Ventilation workshops and annual state-based outreach education programs represent the extension of collaboration among NCERA219 committee through monthly or every other month distance education (phone and internet) venues delivered directly to U.S. and International swine producers.Program growth has occurred and now includes eleven collaborating institutions (including NCERA219 members) and reaches producers from many US states. Topics presented include data from NCERA 219 cooperative and individual member programs. Financial impact depends on producer technology adoption rate. SowBridge programs have reached 1077 on-farm employees and managers representing approximately 19% of the US swine-breeding herd as well as multiple international groups. Output: Reduced nocturnal temperature research 3) Ventilation Concepts Extension Program Delivery: Multi-state Ventilation Trailer Programs. 32 workshops, 600 Producers and Veterinarians, 450,000 sows and 44 million pigs influenced. Short Term Outcome: 2) Diet Ingredient Switch Protocols for Finisher Pigs. A $7500 study with funding through the National Pork Board was completed in 2013 at three stations. The final data summary and publication are forthcoming. Activities: NCERA 219 participants conducted annual Swine Day Programs and Symposium within their respective states, focusing on the delivery of programmatic results of the research efforts of the committee. The tie between Extension and Research missions within Land Grant Institutions through the NCERA219 committee is exemplary, with committee members dedicated to discovery and dissemination as priority deliverable materials to all clientele.

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