IPVS Congress 2010

This 21st IPVS Congress will build on the successes of previous IPVS Congresses while maintaining the flexibility to provide current and future opportunities for swine veterinarians and researchers globally. The Organizing Committee is arranging a scientific program that incorporates the latest information on new and old diseases, pig production, nutrition, reproduction, food safety, animal welfare, antimicrobial resistance and many other contemporary and emerging topics.

While addressing these topics, the congress will also focus on providing solutions to emerging diseases like pandemic H1N1 Influenza A virus, and the other significant challenges facing the swine industry.

It is our goal to create a forum for the sharing of ideas from the leading researchers and industry workers from around the world, so that this knowledge, innovation and enthusiasm will advance the health of pigs and the strength and wealth of the global pig industry.

MAJOR TOPICS

1. PIG HEALTH

Major Viral Pathogens
Porcine Reproduction and Respiratory Syndrome
Porcine Circovirus-associated disease
Swine Influenza Virus
Other viral diseases

Major Bacterial Pathogens
Mycoplasma hyopneumoniae
Lawsonia intracellularis
Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae
Other bacterial diseases

Parasitic Pathogens
Parasitic infections
Respiratory diseases
Enteric diseases
Other diseases
Case studies
Pharmacology and therapeutics
Eradication/Control/Biosecurity
Diagnostics

2. PRODUCTION and MANAGEMENT
Housing and husbandry
Reproduction
Production and management
Nutrition and growth
Genetics
Economics

3. FOOD SAFETY, ANIMAL WELFARE and SOCIAL CHANGE
Food safety, zoonoses and antimicrobial resistance
Animal welfare and behaviour
Impact of pig farming on the environment