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ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Save the Date: September 18-19, 2012
73rd Minnesota Nutrition Conference
Holiday Inn, Owatonna, MN

PorkBridge - 2011-12 Grow-Finish Educational Series - PorkBridge combines electronic information viewed on a computer with live presentations by topic experts via phone. All sessions begin at noon Central time and last approximately 90 minutes. The cost of the series is $125. For more information, see the PorkBridge PorkBridge brochure or contact Mark Whitney, 507-389-5541.

Order the National Swine Nutrition Guide (NSNG). The cost is $125 and includes the NSNG Book of 35 Swine Nutrition Factsheets, a booklet containing Nutrient Recommendation Tables from the Factsheets, and the NSNG Diet Formulation and Evaluation CD. For more information about the NSNG or to place an order, visit the U.S. Pork Center of Excellence website.

H1N1 Flu Information for Pork Producers
 

EVENTS:

Jan 18-19, 2012 - Minnesota Pork Congress, Minneapolis Convention Center.

Please Visit the Swine Extension Website for More Upcoming Events

FACULTY CONTACTS

Samuel Baidoo - Swine Nutrition; Environmental Concerns

Scott Fahrenkrug - Swine Genetics and Genomics

Lee Johnston - Sow Nutrition; Sow Reproduction Management; Feedstuff Evaluation

Gerald Shurson - Applied Swine Nutrition and Management; Pork Quality and Safety; Manure and Odor Management
  

RESEARCH

Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles (DDGS) for Swine

U of M Swine Extension Research Projects

Swine Research at the Southern Research and Outreach Center, Waseca, MN

Swine Research at the West Central Research and Outreach Center, Morris, MN
  

COURSES

ANSC 4401 Swine Nutrition (see University Catalogs for more information)

ANSC 4601 Pork Production Systems Management / ANSC 4611 Advanced (see University Catalogs for more information)

ANSC 8340 Concepts and Developments in Swine Nutrition - Literature review and student led presentations and discussions on emerging topics and issues in swine nutrition. For more information, contact Dr. Jerry Shurson 612-624-2764 or shurs001@umn.edu.
  

LINKS

U of M Swine Center

Swine Disease Eradication Center, College of Veterinary Medicine

Swine Extension

Swine Update Newsletter, U of M Extension

Upcoming Events in Swine Extension

Pork Gateway, U of M Extension

Swine Housing and Equipment - publications from U of M Extension

Swine Production - publications from U of M Extension

Hogs Your Way: Choosing a Hog Production System in the Upper Midwest, a publication produced as a joint effort between MISA and MN Department of Agriculture
  

INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS

Minnesota Pork Board

National Pork Board

National Pork Producers Council