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BSMC VII\u00a0 August 13th-14th, 2025<\/strong>, St. Louis, MO<\/p>\n

DAY 1,\u00a0 Wednesday August 13th<\/sup>, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

7:30<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Continental breakfast<\/p>\n

8:00<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Welcome<\/p>\n

8:10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Some things you should know about sow farms\u2026<\/p>\n

Dr. Rob Knox, University of\u00a0<\/em>Illinois1<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>8:40<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How protocols in isolation affect performance in collection<\/p>\n

Dr. Ashley Hartman, DNA Genetics2<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>9:10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Environmental impacts on boar development<\/p>\n

Dr. Amy Desaulniers, University of Nebraska3<\/sup> <\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>9:40\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Break and view exhibits<\/strong><\/p>\n

10:10<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 The effect of varying feeding strategies on the working boar<\/p>\n

Dr. Taw Scaff, North Dakota State University<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>10:30\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>What are we (and what should we be) doing about feed contaminants, e.g. mycotoxins?<\/p>\n

\u00a0Dr. Tim Evans, University of Missouri<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>11:00\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Lessons learned from our boar nutrition research program<\/p>\n

Dr. Yan Lin, Sichuan Agriculture University, Chengdu China<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>11:45\u00a0\u00a0 Break with lunch at 12:00 noon<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:45<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0Lab Hygiene: bacterial contamination prevention and response<\/p>\n

Dr. Chris Kuster, Kuster Research and Consulting<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>1:15<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ralstonia picketti: effect of Ralstonia on semen acrosome integrity with and without antibiotics<\/p>\n

Dr. Megan Hood, Reicks Veterinary Research and Consulting<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>1:45<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 Updating or replacing DI water systems to prevent bacterial contamination issues<\/p>\n

Dr. Darwin Reicks, <\/em>Reicks Veterinary Research and Consulting<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>2:15<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sustainable use of antibiotics in boar semen<\/p>\n

John Quackenbush, Minitube USA4<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>2:45<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Writing SOPs and having staff follow them<\/p>\n

Dr. Kara Stewart, Smithfield5<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>3:15<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Break and view exhibits<\/strong><\/p>\n

3:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>What is the lipidome and who cares?<\/p>\n

Dr. Kayla Mills, USDA-ARS<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>4:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Insect control in the barn (without negatively affecting the boars)<\/p>\n

Dr. Gary Althouse, University of Pennsylvania6<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>4:35\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Transition to Boar Stud Managers Panel<\/p>\n

5:15<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 BBQ, cash bar and activity at hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n

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DAY 2, Thursday August 14th<\/sup>, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>7:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Continental breakfast<\/strong><\/p>\n

8:00<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 What the survey says.<\/p>\n

Dr. Tim Safranski, University of Missouri<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>8:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>CASA: Maximizing utility at the boar stud<\/p>\n

Dr. Chris Kuster, Kuster Research and Consulting<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>9:00<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Biomarkers of post-thaw motility<\/p>\n

Dr. Kayla Mills, USDA-ARS<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>9:30<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 From Single Cells to Breeding Success: Modern Approaches in Boar Sperm Quality and Fertility Prediction<\/p>\n

Dr. Karl Kerns, Iowa State University<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>10:00\u00a0\u00a0 Break and view exhibits<\/strong><\/p>\n

10:30<\/strong> \u00a0 Summer and winter truck washing trial: PRRS and PEDv at each step of the process and implications for trucking needs of boar studs<\/p>\n

Dr. Megan Hood, <\/em>Reicks Veterinary Research and Consulting<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>11:00<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 When and for what to vaccinate\u2026<\/p>\n

Dr. Gary Althouse, University of\u00a0<\/em>Pennsylvania6<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>11:30<\/strong> \u00a0 Updating\/remodeling the boar stud facility to consider boar welfare and people safety<\/p>\n

Dr. Darwin Reicks, <\/em>Reicks Veterinary Research and Consulting<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>12:00<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0 Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n

1:00<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lessons from evaluating morphology of both live and dead sperm<\/p>\n

Dr. Brad Didion, PIC7<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

1:15<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Bulk packaging\/delivery of semen<\/p>\n

Amanda Minton, AcuFast8<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>1:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/strong>Why not use two-step dilution?<\/p>\n

Kristin Foran, Magapor9<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>2:00<\/strong> \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Why and how to store semen at 5\u00b0C<\/p>\n

Dr. Anne Marie Luther1<\/sup>, Tier\u00e4rztliche Hochschule Hannover, Germany4<\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n

2:40<\/strong>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wrap up and adjourn<\/p>\n

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link to reprotoxicity talk<\/a><\/h2>\n

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BSMC September 2018 webinar<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/h2>\n

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