Register online at www.extension.umn.edu/swine or by telephone at (515) 294-4496. For enrollees to receive materials in time for the first program, registration must be received by October 20.

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WHAT IS SOWBRIDGE?

SowBridge is a distance learning program designed for owners, employees, technicians, managers, and technical service providers who manage or care for boars, sows, and/or their litters. The monthly SowBridge programs are approximately 45 minutes in length and the educational programs are developed and presented by leading U.S. swine extension educators and researchers.

The new season of the SowBridge Breeding Herd Education Series begins on Nov. 5. Registration can be made on on-line at www.extension.umn.edu/swine or by telephone at (515) 294-4496.

“The SowBridge program provides valuable information on the daily care and management of the sow herd, from breeding through lactation, as well as piglet care” said Mark Whitney, University of Minnesota Swine Extension Specialist.  “We have brought together national industry experts to discuss options for key issues affecting this segment of the pork industry.”

Participants receive the monthly presentations by mail on a CD one week prior to the program. On the day of the program, participants follow along by computer while listening to the presenter via a toll-free telephone line. 

“Many breeding and gestation units have utilized the program to have employees view and listen over their noon break, utilizing a speaker telephone” Whitney said.

Composting Mortalities

Dr. Bob Thaler, South Dakota State University

Proper Euthanasia of Sows and Piglets

Dr. John Deen, University of Minnesota

Breeding Management in Pens and Stalls

Bob Ivey, Maxwell Foods

Cross-fostering and Bump Weaning

Dr. Barb Straw, Michigan State University

Optimizing Sow Performance with Rescue Decks 

Jon Hoek, Belstra Milling Co., Inc

Creep Feeding

Dr. Joel DeRouchey, Kansas State University

Reproductive Manipulation using PG600

Dr. Rob Knox, University of Illinois

Reproductive Manipulation using Matrix

Dr. Ron Bates, Michigan State University

On-Farm Semen Evaluation

Dr. Wayne Singleton, Purdue University

Induction of Farrowing

Dr. Tim Safranski, University of Missouri

Sow Watch and Piglet Care the First 24 Hours

Matt Davis, Hord Livestock

Effective Pest and Rodent Control 

Dr. Ralph Williams, Purdue University

Register online at www.extension.umn.edu/swine or by telephone at (515) 294-4496. For enrollees to receive materials in time for the first program, registration must be received by October 20.

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