Saskatoon getting ready for pig conference
// 21 Mar 2007
The 7th annual conference, to be held March 27 and 28, attracts pork
producers and their suppliers from across western Canada seeking practical
solutions to production challenges.
The conference has international
caliber speakers in the areas of maximising throughput in pig production systems
and optimising the cost of
production.
Throughput
On Tuesday, March 27, Dr
Jim Lowe will be one of the speakers.
Lowe, director of health and
production services for The Maschhoffs – one of the ten largest pork producers
in North America – will speak about 'Maximising throughput in the production
system'.
Optimising
One day later, topics focus
on 'Optimising the costs of production'.
The programme includes
presentations on balancing costs and revenue within the production systems,
management of large groups, impact of energy efficiency, and focusing on
ingredient valuation.
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