National Mastitis Council Regional Meeting

2023 NMC Regional Meeting

May 2 – 4
Wyndham Visalia
Visalia, California, USA
Reserve your hotel guestroom by April 16, to get the NMC room block discounted rate of $119/night (plus applicable taxes and fees).
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Tentative Schedule

May 2 Short Courses

9:00 a.m.- Noon

Course 1: Hiring, Training and Motivating Quality People Enabling Quality Milk
Instructor: Jorge Delgado, Alltech
**(We will be offering a Spanish version of this session in Course 5 from 1:30-4:30)**

Course 2: Troubleshooting Mastitis and Milk Quality Problems
Instructors: Amanda Wright, Dairy Unlimited Heath Services Inc., Blaine Melody, Lander Veterinary Clinic Inc., Francisco Rivas, Neogen, and Miguel Morales, Zinpro

1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.

Course 3: Decision Making at the Dairy / Economics of Interventions Related to Milk Quality
Instructors: Jeffrey Bewley, Holstein Association USA and Derek Nolan, University of Illinois

Course 4: Vacuum and Air Flow Analysis For Milking Systems Following NMC Guidelines
Instructor: Roger Thomson, Michigan State University and MQ-IQ Consulting, Brandon Colby, Mill Creek Veterinary Services

Curso 5: Contratación, capacitación y motivación de personas de calidad que permitan una leche de calidad
Instructor: Instructor: Jorge Delgado, Alltech

6:00 p.m.

Canceled due to severe weather damage at DairyExperts (Stay tuned for a new activity)

May 3 General Session

8:00 a.m.
Welcome
Alfonso Lago, DairyExperts, Tulare, California

8:10 a.m.
Get More from Your Milk Through Innovation
Veronique Lagrange, California Dairy Innovation Center, Sacramento, California

9:00 a.m.
Selective Treatment of Clinical Mastitis
Alfonso Lago, DairyExperts, Tulare, California

9:40 a.m.
Speed Networking & Refreshments

10:10 a.m.
Selective Dry Cow Therapy
Alfonso Lago, DairyExperts, Tulare, California

10:30 a.m.
What Can I Expect from a Teat Sealant in Mastitis Control?
Tiago Tomazi, Merck Animal Health

11:10 a.m.
Opportunities for Implementing Selective Dry Cow Therapy on US Dairies
Emmanuel Okello, University of California-Davis

Noon
Lunch

1:00 p.m.
Compost Bedded Pack Barn Management and Barn Design
Jeffrey Bewley, Holstein Association USA

1:20 p.m.
Bedding Management Recommendations for Freestalls and Compost-bedded Barns
Randi Black, University of California Cooperative Extension

1:50 p.m.
Bedding Management
Jack de Jong, River Ranch Dairy
Steven Houchens, Capstone Dairy

2:00 p.m.
Round Table Discussion

2:20 p.m.
Speed Networking & Refreshments

2:50 p.m.
Robotic Milking and Milk Quality
Brandon Treichler, Treichler Consulting Services

3:10 p.m.
Facility Design for Robotic Milking
Brandon Treichler, Treichler Consulting Services

3:30 p.m.
Producer’s Perspective: Robotic Milking and Milk Quality
Shonda Rau Reid, Fred Rau Dairy, Inc.

3:40 p.m.
Producer’s Perspective: Robotic Milking and Milk Quality
Greg Hooker, Diamond H

4:00 p.m.
Round Table Discussion

4:30 p.m.
Reception

May 4 General Session

8:00 a.m.
Precision Dairy Technologies for Milk Quality and Mastitis Management
Jeffrey Bewley, Holstein Association USA

8:20 a.m.
Genetic Selection for Mastitis Resistance
Kristen Parker Gaddis, Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding

8:40 a.m.
Use of Genomic Information to Improve Milk Quality
Fernando Di Croce, Zoetis
Siebren Jacobi, Rocking S Dairy

9:20 a.m.
Round Table Discussion

9:40 a.m.
Speed Networking & Refreshments

10:10 a.m.
Nutrition, Immunity and Mastitis
Bruna Calvo, DairyExperts

10:30 a.m.
Can We Feed to Prevent Mastitis
Noelia Silva-del-Río, University of California-Davis

10:50 a.m.
Closing Remarks
Alfonso Lago, DairyExperts, Tulare, California

May 4 Dairy Farm Tour

11:15 a.m.
Depart Wyndham Visalia

Noon
River Ranch Dairy

2:00 p.m.
M.F. Rosa Dairy

M.F. Rosa Dairy (Rolland and Noel Rosa) includes 1,200 cows with a rolling herd average of 27,682 pounds of milk and a somatic cell count that hovers near 100,000. To produce quality milk, the dairy uses sand-bedded freestalls and harrows open lots daily. The dairy uses several energy-saving technologies, including solar, variable drive pumps and LED lighting. Water-saving practices include recycling and using water four times (milk cooling, cow washing, lane flushing and irrigation). The dairy processes its own milk. Watch for details regarding the second farm tour stop.

5:00 p.m.
Return to Wyndham Visalia