Calf & Heifer Congress 2017 - "Rising Above the Challenges"
Jerry Bertoldo, Dairy
Northwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops
March 6, 2018
This years conference will feature two topics of particular interest in the world of dairy replacements - heifer reproduction and Salmonella dublin. In addition, heifer growth strategies, economics of the heifer enterprise, vaccines and immunity, the microbiome and calf disease management.
Julio Giordano, DVM - Understanding the Basics of Repro Physiology (pdf; 1566KB)
- for Successful Reproductive Management
Julio Giordano, DVM - Impact of First Service Management Programs on the (pdf; 2330KB)
- Performance and Economics of Heifers
Heather Huson, PhD - Genetic Considerations for Heifer Fertility (pdf; 805KB)
Michael Overton, DVM - A Few Economic & Management Considerations (pdf; 573KB)
- for Dairy Heifers
Michael Ballou, PhD - Nutritional Strategies to Improve the Health and (pdf; 577KB)
- Performance of Dairy Calves
Jessica Rauba - Relationships between Protein and Energy (pdf; 249KB)
Belinda Thompson, DVM - Salmonella dublin - Who, What, When, Where & Why (pdf; 357KB)
Belinda Thompson, DVM - Salmonella dublin - Risk Factors and Control Measures (pdf; 361KB)
Danielle Mzyk, DVM - Treatment of calf Disease: The Next Paradigm Shift (pdf; 722KB)
Derek Foster, DVM - Immunology, Vaccines, and Prevention of Salmonella (pdf; 743KB)
Bill Stone, DVM - Using Feed Additives to Alter the Microbiome & Improve (pdf; 801KB)
- Immunity and Health
Sue Puffenbarger - A Consultant's Tips to Preventing Diseases (pdf; 1382KB)
Calf & Heifer Congress - 2017 Proceeding Booklet (pdf; 17930KB)
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