IPVS 2010 - Lead Speakers Interviews

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An unusual friendship

Interview with Prof Dr Hank Harris: As a novelty to the IPVS congresses, the Vancouver edition will be presenting a Tom Alexander Memorial Lecture for the first time in history. Prof Dr Hank Harris, Iowa State University, and good friend of the late Dr Alexander, will address the pig veterinary audience.
“I first met Dr Tom Alexander in 1972 at Cambridge, UK, before the second IPVS congress. We both headed laboratories and totally independently we published the same research, on the... read more »

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Mycoplasma: Still a disease to worry about

Interview with Prof Dr Dominiek Maes: Before the world knew of PRRS and PCV2, Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae was one of the diseases receiving much attention. Even nowadays, there is still a lot to be learnt, explains Prof Dr Dominiek Maes, Ghent University, who will speak on the disease at the Congress. read more >

Paving the way for a broad protection against PRRS

Interview with Prof Dr Jane Christopher-Hennings: Prof Christopher-Hennings has been on top of PRRS from the first moment the disease became a threat to the pig industry. At the Congress, she will give a historical analysis of progress made in applied PRRS research in pigs. read more >

Reflection on welfare is in producers’ own interest

Interview with Prof Dr David Fraser: The discipline of animal welfare is firmly rooted in science – anyone who believes the contrary is invited to come and listen to Prof Dr David Fraser during IPVS. His plea is clear: more discussion will clarify conflicts that still exist. read more >

Using weanling pigs to uncover gut secrets

Interview with Dr Douglas G. Burrin: In the last decade, animal nutrition and animal health have increasingly been linked together as one doesn’t go without the other. In Vancouver, the role of nutrition, amino acids and gut development will be presented by Dr Doug Burrin, USDA. read more >

Normal pig behaviour: Key in housing systems

Interview with Dr Jeremy Marchant-Forde: For the first time attending an IPVS congress, Dr Jeremy Marchant-Forde has been invited to update the veterinary audience on a topic which touches closely on animal health: welfare. The topic is receiving increasing amounts of attention in the USA, he notes. read more >
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