Featuring an outstanding Scientific Program, registration for IPVS2022 is open

   

Registration is open for the International Pig Veterinary Society (IPVS) Congress, the world´s most important scientific event of the global pig industry, which will be held from June 21st to 24th, 2022 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The event will feature a remarkable scientific program designed to address the main current challenges facing the global pig industry.

Entitled “New Perspectives for the Pig Industry: biosecurity, productivity, and innovation”, the event will feature 26 sessions distributed throughout the 4 days of the event.

Participants will have the opportunity to attend lectures and discussion panels on reproduction, use of antimicrobials, health, immunology and vaccinology, nutrition, welfare, and African Swine Fever (ASF) among other topics. On June 21st there will also be a Pre-congress.

One of the Pre-congress sessions will be on reproduction and is entitled the Basis of Reproductive Efficiency: from Science to Practice. Guest speakers will include Jennifer Patterson from the University of Alberta (Canada), Johannes Kauffold from the University of Leipzig (Germany), Stefan Björkman from the University of Helsinki (Finland) and Chris Kuster from the Kuster Research and Consulting (USA). This session will be moderated by  Fernanda Almeida, President of IPVS2022.

The second Pre-Congress session, entitled the Use of Antimicrobials and Resistance in Pigs, will feature Professor Jeroen Dewulf from the University of Ghent (Belgium), Maria Jose Hötzel from the Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil); Locke Karriker from Iowa State University (USA), and Ulf Magnusson from the Swedish Agriculture Science (Sweden).

The third session of the Pre-congress, whose title is Mucosal Immunology and Vaccinology, will feature Eduardo Cobo from the University of Calgary (Canada), Heather Wilson from the University of Saskatoon (Canada), and Rafael Frandoloso from the University of Passo Fundo (Brazil).

Nutrition will be the main focus of the fourth session of the Pre-congress. The session´s title is Immunology via Nutrition and invited speakers are Siska Croubels from the University of Ghent (Belgium), Paulo Henrique Campos from the Federal University of Viçosa (Brazil), and John Pluske from the Australasian Pork Research Institute (Australia) who will enrich the discussion.

Entitled African Swine Fever: Control through Innovation feature José Manuel S. Vizcaíno from the University Complutense de Madrid (Spain); Manuel Borca from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA); Christian Gortázar, from Castilla-La Mancha University (Spain) and Carmina Gallardo from the Animal Health Research Center in Spain.

The new “kid in the block” is a session dedicated to agribusiness. The session will address the issue of Pig Production from an Agribusiness Perspective and will rely on the knowledge of invited speakers from the corporate world, thus showing IPVS2022´s firm belief that innovation can be found anywhere in the production chain.

Others speakers are expected to talk about the most recent global advances now seen in the pig industry.

   

IPVS2022 is now offering special registration fees to those interested in registering in advance. Deadlines and registration fee are listed at the event´s website

Please access: www.ipvs2022.com

   

The IPVS2022 has the support of the main Brazilian swine farming entities, such as: Brazilian Pig Veterinary Society (Abraves), Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation - Embrapa Swine and Poultry, Brazilian Association of Animal Protein (ABPA), Brazilian Association of Pig Breeders (ABCS), Brazilian Association of Genetic Swine Companies (ABEGS), Sindicarne-SC and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply (MAPA).

The IPVS2022 is sponsored by the following companies: Boehringer-Ingelheim, Farmabase, HIpra, MSD, Zoetis, Ceva, Elanco, Agroceres PIC, Biofarma, Idexx, Ourofino, Pharmacosmos, Sanphar, Trouw Nutrition, Vetanco, Virbac, Crystal Spring, Magapor, Microvet, Phytobiotics, Thermo Fisher, Tonisity, VetScience and Vetoquinol. Moreover, the Pre-Congress is sponsered by Adisseo and Boehringer-Ingelheim. 

The event also has media support from 333 Brasil, 333 Internacional, Academia Suína, Ediciones Pecuarias/Acontecer Porcino, Engormix, Feed & Food, Maiz Y Soya, MAP, O Presente Rural, Pig Progress, Piscishow e Avisuleite, Suino Brasil, Suino.com, Suinocultura Industrial, SuiSite and Veterinária Digital.

   

June 21st to 24th, 2022

Rio de Janeiro / Riocentro Convention & Event Center