Mar 6, 2018 - WCDS Program Committee. 8:50 Are the Immediate Challenges Faced by the. British Dairy Industry Applicable
Western Canadian Dairy Seminar March 6 – 9, 2018 Sheraton Hotel, Red Deer, Alberta
Achieving Dairy Excellence Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Pre-Conference Farm Tour This tour will visit three local dairy farms with the focus on progressive, innovative dairy managers.
Session II: Principles of Farm Management
1:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Workshop for All: Milk Quality – The Drive for Consistent Delivery of Top Quality Milk. Facilitators: David Kelton, University of Guelph; Herman Barkema, University of Calgary; and Steven Roche, ACER Consulting (Max 75). Information covered will include an overview of the adoption of best practices for milk harvest - what we know from working with farms across Canada; what drives consistency in milking management; barriers to adoption of best practice; and strategies for training milkers for consistent milk harvest.
2:20
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Registration 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Opening Reception
Wednesday, March 7, 2018 Morning Plenary Session
Session I: Transforming Challenges into Opportunities 8:30
8:50
9:50 10:20
11:05 11:50 12:10
Welcome – Norman Machell, Vétoquinol, Chair, WCDS Advisory Committee Introductory Remarks and Conference Overview – Mike Steele, University of Alberta, Chair, WCDS Program Committee Are the Immediate Challenges Faced by the British Dairy Industry Applicable to Canada? – Gwyn Jones, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, United Kingdom Nutrition Break What Does the Re-vamp of the Canadian Food Guide Mean for Dairy? – Harvey Anderson, University of Toronto Dairy Cows with Less Antibiotics! – Tine van Werven, Utrecht University Speaker Panel Lunch
1:40
3:00 3:30
4:10
4:50
A Requirement for Dairy Farm Success: Hiring and Retaining an Excellent Workforce – Bob Milligan, Dairy Strategies LLC Motivating On-Farm Change – Steven Roche, ACER Consulting Nutrition Break What is Happening in Facility Design to Improve Cow Comfort and Health? – Jan Hulsen, Vetvice Group Benchmarking Health and Management across the Canadian Dairy Herd – David Kelton, University of Guelph Speaker Panel
Session III: Fundamentals of Nutritional Management 1:40
2:20
3:00 3:30
4:10
4:50
Adapting Current Practices to Automatic Milking Systems: Pros and Cons – Àlex Bach, Institute for Research and Technology in Agrifood Nutritional Management of Fresh Cows: Helping for a Smooth Take Off – Masahito Oba, University of Alberta Nutrition Break Recent Advances in Our Understanding of Fatty Acid Digestion and Metabolism in Lactating Dairy Cows – Adam Lock, Michigan State University Keys to Producing High Quality Corn Silage in Western Canada – Karen Beauchemin, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Speaker Panel
Evening Banquet 6:00 Cash Bar 7:00 Supper Entertainment – Calgary Dueling Piano’s
Thursday, March 8, 2018
Friday, March 9, 2018
Morning Plenary Session
Morning Plenary Session
Session IV: Student Research and Producer Panel
Session VII: Healthy Cows Produce Healthy Milk
8:30
Student Research Presentation Competition Five graduate students will present their dairyrelated research findings. Nutrition Break High Management Score Herds: How Do They Achieve It? – Producer Panel Three dairy producers will discuss management strategies that contribute to their achievement of a high management score herd Producer Panel Lunch
Afternoon Concurrent Sessions
11:40
New Developments in Mastitis Research – Tine van Werven, Utrecht University Lessons Learned from the Canadian Johne’s Disease Programs – Herman Barkema, University of Calgary Nutrition Break Stop Creating Lameness – Detecting Lame Cows: Anytime and All the Time – Karin Orsel, University of Calgary Lameness Treatment and Prevention: No Pain, No Lame – Gerard Cramer, University of Minnesota Speaker Panel
Session V: Replacements – Management Preand Post-weaning
12:00
Closing
9:50 10:20
11:40 12:00
1:30
2:10
2:50 3:20
4:00
4:40
Setting the Stage for the Future Cow: Managing and Feeding During Early Life – Àlex Bach, Institute for Research and Technology in Agrifood What You Need to Know Before, During and After Transitioning to Group Housing of Calves: Key Considerations – Joao Costa, University of Kentucky Nutrition Break Rethinking Colostrum: It’s More Than Just Immunoglobulins – Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University Digestibility of Starter Feeds in Calves: Modeling the Effects of Liquid Intake and Weaning on Digestibility of Nutritents in Pre- and Post-weaned Dairy Calves – James Quigley, Provimi Speaker Panel
Session VI: Advances in Genetics and Reproduction 1:30
4:40
Genetics, Genomics and Beyond: What to Expect From New Technologies in Dairy Cattle Breeding – Christine Baes, University of Guelph Farm Management Decisions in the Era of Genomics – Brian Van Doormaal, Canadian Dairy Network Nutrition Break Can Genomics be Used to Improve Reproductive Performance? – Pablo Pinedo, Colorado State University New Advances in the Management of Uterine Disease – Fabio Lima, University of Illinois Speaker Panel
5:00
Cocktail Reception
2:10
2:50 3:20
4:00
8:30 9:10
9:50 10:20
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