• 8:00 a.m.         Registration (with coffee and rolls)
  
  
• 8:25                 Welcome - Dr. Bruce Brodersen, Conference Chair, University of Nebraska
  
  
• 8:30 - 9:20       PCVD: When immunology goes wrong, life on the farm becomes very expensive – Dr. Thomas Gillespie, DVM, ABVP, Swine Health Management Specialty, Rensselaer Swine Services, P.C., Rensselaer, Indiana
  
  
• 9:30 - 10:10     The PRRS Risk Assessment Tool for Breeding Herd – Practical Applications and Lessons Learned – Dr. Derald Holtkamp, Assistant Professor, Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine, Food Supply Veterinary Services, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa  
  
  10:10-10:20     BREAK
  
  
• 10:20 - 11:10   Regional Eradication of PRRS: A pilot project – Dr. Robert Morrison, Professor, Veterinary Population Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
  
  
• 11:10 - 12:00   Filtration for Disease Prevention – Dr. Andy Holtcamp, DVM, Iowa Select Farms L.P., Iowa Falls, Iowa
  
  
• 12:00 p.m.       Lunch Program
  Professional Program in Veterinary Medicine with the University of Nebraska and Iowa State University - Dr. David Hardin, Associate Dean & Department Head Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences, University of Nebraska
  
  
• 1:15 – 2:00      Research Considerations for Biosecurity with Emphasis on PRRS & Circovirus - Dr. Dick Hesse, Associate Professor Director Diagnostic Virology, Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas
  
  
• 2:00 – 2:45      Practical Approaches to Biosecurity from a Practitioner’s Perspective –
  Dr. Joel Nerem, DVM, Pipestone Veterinary Clinic, Pipestone, Minnesota
  
  
• 2:45 – 3:30      Trent Loos - will give a motivational talk on the current topics in the swine industry relative to animal welfare.

Location:
Marina Inn, Fourth & B Streets, South Sioux City, NE. 402-494-4000 or 1-800-798-7980