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Day
1: Wednesday, September 8 |
Short
Courses and Farm Tour
The short courses and farm tour have limited enrollment, require
pre-registration, and have an additional registration fee.
Click for more information on the short
courses or farm
tour.
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| 9:00
am |
Registration
Opens |
| 11:30
am - 5:00 pm |
Farm
Tour - Robotic Milking System & Pasture-Based Dairy at the
MSU Kellogg Biological Station |
| 10:00
am - 5:00 pm |
Short Course 1: (held on-farm) Seek and Ye Shall Find: Visual
Inspection Techniques for the Parlor and Beyond |
| 1:00
pm - 5:00 pm |
Short
Course 2: Taking Control of Somatic Cell Counts -- Now or Never |
| 1:00
pm - 5:00 pm |
Short
Course 3: On-Farm Culture Based Treatment of Clinical Mastitis |
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Social
Event
Open to all registered attendees. There is no extra fee, however
pre-registration is requested. |
| 6:00
pm - 7:00 pm |
Reception
Light snacks and beverages will be available. |
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| Day
2: Thursday, September 9 |
| 8:00
am |
Registration
Opens |
Seminar
for Spanish-Speaking Milkers
This half-day session is held separately from the main general session
program. There is no limit for number of participants, however the
seminar does require registration (pre-registration or at-the-door)
and a separate fee. It will be taught entirely in Spanish.
Click for more information on the Spanish
Seminar.
|
| 9:30
am |
Seminar
begins |
| 10:30
am |
Break |
| 12:00
pm |
Lunch
(with the main general session group) |
| 12:45
pm |
Adjourn
Spanish Seminar |
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Main
General Session Program
This full-day session is open to all individuals interested in mastitis
control and quality milk production. There is no limit for number
of participants. Both pre-registration (by August 31) and registration
at-the-door will be accepted.
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Morning
Session
Moderator: Keith Sterner, Sterner Veterinary Clinic, Ionia, Michigan |
| 9:30
am |
Making
Quality Milk Simple
David Sumrall, Dairy Production Systems, High Springs, Florida
Producing high quality milk should be the goal of every dairy farmer
everywhere. Often times the "myths of impossibility" related
to producing high quality milk in certain regions of the country
and/or during certain times of the year get in the way. Age-old
"truisms" have been used as excuses for decades. This
presentation will refute those myths with practical experience and
real results, and the secrets of producing superior quality milk
(no matter where your cows may call home) will be revealed.
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| 10:00
am |
Should
We Legislate Animal Welfare?
Janice Swanson, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan
Events of the past two years have demonstrated public appetite for
innitiatives focused on farm animal care. The focus of this talk
will be factors that drive legislation and erode public confidence
in on-farm dairy animal care and management.
|
| 10:30
am |
Break |
| 11:00
am |
Creating
a Positive Farm Image -- It Really Matters!
Aaron Gasper, Lew-Max Holsteins, LLC, Belding, Michigan
Today more than ever before, consumers buy dairy products based
on their value perception of dairy farms. Most consumers are far
removed from any intimate knowledge of animal care. The consumers
perception of the dairy industry is influenced by both; what they
see when they drive by farms and the negative media messages produced
by activist groups. Every dairy producer has an opportunity to help
deliver a positive dairy image to their neighbor. This presentation
will provide an example of what can be done.
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| 11:20
am |
Dairy's Brave New Exporting World
Jim Dickrell, Dairy Today, Monticello, Minnesota
In 2007, U.S. dairy producers enjoyed their highest milk prices
in history as global demand for dairy products shot through the
stratosphere. In 2009, milk prices collapsed as a global recession
set in and the cash to pay for dairy products evaporated into thin
air. In 2010, the European Union is demanding that all dairy products
exported into its member countries meet a 400,000 SCC limit on an
individual farm basis. This roller coaster operating environment
is part and parcel of the new globalized dairy economy. Get used
to it. More is on the way.
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| 12:00
pm |
Lunch
(combined lunch for both the general session and Spanish seminar) |
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Afternoon
Session
Moderator: Tom Herremans, Michigan Milk Producers Association, Novi,
Michigan |
| 1:00
pm |
Making
Better Treatment Decisions for Clinical Mastitis
Pamela Ruegg, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
Many treatment decisions for clinical mastitis are based simply
on doing things "the way we have always done it." Sometimes
the outcome of mastitis treatments can be improved by using concepts
that have been learned from research trials. This practical presentation
will review research evidence that can help you make better and
more cost effective treatment decisions for clinical mastitis.
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| 1:30
pm |
Residues?
I Though We Took Care of That.... Or Have We?
Dale Moore, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington
The US Food and Drug Administration is getting tougher on residue
violations in meat and most of those violations are in cull dairy
cows and bob veal. Not only do producers face the lost value of
that market cow, but their violation becomes public and they could
lose the slaughter route for herd removals. This presentation will
review some of the trends in both meat and milk violations, what
some of the common reasons are for residues by the kind of drug
it is, and what preventive measures and educational resources exist
that can keep dairy producers off the violators list.
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| 2:00
pm |
Break |
| 2:30
pm |
Transition
Cow Metabolism and Disease Susceptibility
Andres Contrares, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan
Dairy cows have increased energy demands during the transition period
that are not met by the diet causing negative energy balance. Cows
adapt to energy deficits by mobilizing fat from adipose tissues.
The increased release of fat from tissue reserves can alter dairy
cows' defenses and increase susceptibility to disease around the
time of parturition. Minimizing the impact of lipid mobilization
through nutritional invention may help to reduce the incidence of
disease, including mastitis, in transition cows.
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| 3:00
pm |
Vaccinating
for Coliform Mastitis: Buying the Right Insurance Policy
Ron Erskine, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, Michigan
Coliform bacteria are a significant cause of environmental mastitis
in dairy herds. J-5 bacterins are frequently used to help reduce
losses from coliform mastitis. What are the things you need to know
to help "insure" the most cost effective vaccination protocol?
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| 3:30
pm |
Questions
and Informal Discussion |
| 3:45
pm |
Adjourn
for Ice Cream |
