Michael L. Wenning,
President

Summary of Qualifications:

• President of Suidae Technology, Inc.; co-founder in 1983.
• More than twenty-five years professional experience in practical building designs and ventilation engineering.
• Developed the TVS-2000 Total Ventilation Solution system for the express purpose of controlling Effective Environmental Temperature in swine housing.
• Helped develop computer models that integrate farm-specific biological data into financial models. These models can be used to predict the financial health, financial efficiency, and financial performance of any type of farm enterprise.
• B.S. and M.S. degrees in Agricultural Engineering from Purdue University.

As Suidae Technology’s president, Mike’s goals are to help farm managers improve biological performance and reduce common problems associated with raising pigs while improving financial performance and stability.

Mike understands that improving performance and reducing problems requires a coordinated effort among the production manager, veterinarian, nutritionist, and ventilation engineer to be successful. There buildings, which utilize “animal friendly” total mechanical ventilation technology.

Mike’s TVS-2000 Total Ventilation Solution system, which controls Effective Environmental Temperature in swine housing, optimizes animal performance with reduced reliance on antibiotics. Successful units are operating throughout the Midwest.

Fred Madsen, Ph. D.
Nutritionist

Summary of Qualifications:

• More than 28 years of experience in animal nutrition research and product development. He has nearly 18 years experience in formulating swine diets.
• B.S. in Chemistry from Austin Peay State University; M.S. in Nutrition and Ph.D. in Animal Nutrition - Physiology from the University of Tennessee.
• Published more than 100 scientific papers in such journals as Experimental Biology and Medicine, Journal of Animal Science, Journal of Diary Science and Nutrition Reports International.
• Authored and co-authored several book chapters, including “The Trace Elements” in D. C. Church’s The Ruminant Animal - Digestive Physiology and Nutrition, 1988, and “Trace Elements” in H. H. Horn & C. J. Wilcox, Large Herd Dairy Management, 1992.
• A frequent contributor to several agricultural magazines, including Feedstuffs.

Dr. Fred Madsen served in the armed forces before entering graduate school at the University of Tennessee. After receiving his PhD he worked for the Atomic Energy Commission conducting basic research in metal metabolism and endocrinology. Several papers on the relationship between dietary metals and insulin metabolism were published as a result of this research. He became a full member of the American Institute of Nutrition before the age of 30.

Fred later worked for Syntex Corporation and ConAgra. During his tenure with ConAgra he learned the art of animal nutrition and developed several profitable feeding programs in the process. Some of his diets and programs were new innovations to the feed industry. While at ConAgra, Fred worked with several species of animals including horses, dairy cows, poultry, pets, and ruminant as well as non-ruminant type zoo animals.

Since joining Suidae Technology he has devoted his time to the development of unique diets for swine, while still searching for new ingredients to be used in the feed industry.

Fred is also heavily involved with education as well as the development of transition metal complexes and plant compounds used by other animal nutritionists. His consulting has taken him to Europe, Puerto Rico, California, Australia, Mexico, China, Korea, Japan, Indonesia and the Philippines. He consults on a variety of subjects to several large U.S. and European corporations.

James E. Mager,
Regional Systems Manager

Summary of Qualifications:

• More than 20 years of experience in the swine industry
• International and commercial expertise in breeding stock selection
• Field service and supervisory field experience
• Genetic consultant
• B.S in Animal Science and Agricultural Education from the University of Nebraska

Before joining Suidae Technology in 1998, Jim worked as a field consultant and supervisor for the Nebraska SPF Swine Accrediting Agency. His responsibilities included collecting farm data for evaluation purposes, breeding stock selection, and developing marketing program for seedstock producers.

At Suidae Technology, Jim assists with new business development, producer networking, genetic consulting, and production systems management.

Jim is a graduate of the Swine Artificial Insemination School. He is a certified Ultrasound Scanner by the National Swine Improvement Federation and a member of several agricultural and livestock organizations.

Lyle Dorjahn,
Regional Systems Manager

Summary of Qualifications:

• Over 20 years of experience in the swine industry
• Experience working with all breeds of swine and applying those genetics in both commercial and show ring situations
• Has bred, raised, and sold winning swine show stock nationwide
• Experienced in all aspects of artificial insemination
• International and commercial breeding stock selection expertise

Before joining Suidae Technology, Lyle had been breeding and merchandising show stock from his herd in Illinois. Prior to that he managed the SPF breeding herd for Ivan Miller & Sons in Nokomis, IL and later was Commercial Sales Director at Prairie State Semen Supply in Champaign, IL. He has also worked with Ag World Exports, assisting in genetic selections for overseas export.

Lyle brings a broad spectrum of practical production knowledge to Suidae Technology, from consulting with commercial units to prepping show pigs for sales and shows.

A member of several purebred swine associations, Lyle also serves as president of his local county fair and also serves as an advisor for youth agriculture activities. He has judged youth swine shows nationwide.

Cindy Geis,
Executive Assistant

Summary of Qualifications

• Nearly 10 years of experience as Executive Assistant for Suidae Technology
  
• Answers questions regarding order placements, order status, and account invoices
  
• A " lifetime" of experience in customer service
• Happy to assist with your swine feed needs

Cindy has the experience and expertise to assist you. She grew up on a farm and she and her husband continue to farm.