2010 Dairy Cattle Nutrition Workshop
Overview
- November 10-11, 2010
- Holiday Inn, Grantville, PA
- Exhibitors: list and directory (pdf)
- Continuing education credits for ARPAS: 14
- Continuing education credits for Pennsylvania veterinarians: 17
- PDF of the entire proceedings (same papers as the printed version, does not include all of the content listed below)
Materials from Main Sessions
Prince Agri Products Preconference
- Immune development of the ruminant neonate, Dr. Amelia Woolums, University of Georgia
PDF of power point slides - Nutritional regulation of innate and mucosal immunity, Dr. Neil Forsberg, OmniGen Research LLC
PDF of power point slides - Impact of metabolic and oxidative stressors on periparturient immune function and health, Dr. Matt Waldron, University of Missouri-Columbia
PDF of power point slides - Mastitis: Mysteries, mischief, and mistakes, Dr. Joe Hogan, The Ohio State University
PDF of power point slides
Penn State Nutrition Workshop
- Creating the physical environment for transition cow success, Dr. Ken Nordlund, University of Wisconsin-Madison
PDF of power point slides - Mycotoxins: Managing a unique obstacle to successful dairy production, Dr. Lon Whitlow, North Carolina State University
PDF of power point slides - Dairy facility design and management factors that may cause or contribute to lameness, Mr. Dan McFarland, Penn State Cooperative Extension
PDF of power point slides
Materials from Breakout Sessions
November 10 Workshops
- Rational vaccination programs to control respiratory disease in calves and heifers, Dr. Amelia Woolums, University of Georgia
- Forage basics - Dr. Sarah Dinh, Penn State Cooperative Extension
Evaluating forage tests (PDF of power point slides) - Monitoring transition cow performance: Useful tests in addition to disease events, Dr. Jim Ferguson, University of Pennsylvania
- Identifying mastitis issues on dairies: Understanding the bug and how to deal with it, Dr. Joe Hogan, The Ohio State University
- Changing the diet to improve air quality, Dr. Wendy Powers, Michigan State University
Link to National Air Quality Site Assessment Tool - Feeding management with a multicultural workforce, Dr. Lisa Holden, Penn State
- PDMP corn silage project: Results and application, Dr. Chris Canale, Cargill; Dr. Greg Roth, Penn Statel; and Ms. Tammy Perkins, PDMP
Link to 2010 Corn Silage Trial Results - Best milking practices, Dr. Sandy Costello and Ms. Amber Yutzy, Penn State Cooperative Extension
Pain relief (reprint of article in October 2010 Milk Producer) - Immunobiology: Structure and application to the animal sciences, Dr. Neil Forsberg, OmniGen Research LLC
- Low protein diets for high producing dairy cows, Dr. Alex Hristov, Penn State
- CSI fresh pen: A whodunit of cow health disorders, Dr. Matt Waldron, University of Missouri-Columbia
- Controlled feeding of dairy heifers, Mr. Gustavo Lascano, Penn State
Evening Session
Sponsored by Quality Liquid Feeds and Northeast Feeds
- Impact of NFC source on rumen ecology and NDF digestion, Dr. Gabriella Varga, Penn State
- Eliminating milk fat depression by replacing starch with molasses, Dr. Stephen Emanuele, Quality Liquid Feeds
- Why I use liquid feeds in my dairy feeding program, Mr. Ray Kline, Agri-Basics
Breakfast
Sponsored by Novus International Inc.
- Understanding CNCPS and CPM: Biology, modeling, and "best cost" applications for balancing the nutrient requirements in dairy diets, Dr. Tom Overton, Cornell University
November 11 Workshops
- Transitioning from tie stalls to freestalls, Mr. Dan McFarland, Penn State Cooperative Extension
- When do cows eat?, Dr. Kevin Harvatine, Penn State
- Exploring the potential and limits of crossbreeding, Dr. Chad Dechow, Penn State
- Making quality corn silage: Squeezing the most out of the silo, Dr. Ken Griswold and Mr. Paul Craig, Penn State Cooperative Extension
- Component feeding in tie stall herds, Ms. Virginia Ishler, Penn State
- Advanced information-based decision tools, Mr. Rob Goodling, Penn State Cooperative Extension
Resource list for decision tools - Implementing the critical housing factors for transition cow success, Dr. Ken Nordlund, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Effects of precision feeding on income over feed costs and whole farm budgets, Dr. Linda Baker, University of Pennsylvania and Mr. Tim Beck, Penn State Cooperative Extension
PDF of Baker presentation slides | PDF of Beck presentation slides and detailed data
Dairy Cash Flow spreadsheet: Excel 2003 version | Excel 2007 version
Dry Matter Intake and Milk History spreadsheet: Excel 2003 version | Excel 2007 version - Sampling and analysis of feeds for yeasts, molds, and mycotoxins, Dr. Lon Whitlow, North Carolina State University and Mr. Ralph Ward, Cumberland Valley Analytical Services
- Rate caps on electricity are expiring - what changes need to be made on the farm?, Dr. Dennis Buffington, Penn State
- Effect of time of storage on changes in nutrient composition and value of silages, Dr. Limin Kung, University of Delaware
- Ration sorting in lactating cows, Mr. Daryl Maulfair and Dr. Jud Heinrichs, Penn State
- Nutritional science and practical challenges of feeding DDGS, Dr. Paul Kononoff, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
PDF of power point slides - Reading DHI reports, Mr. Rob Goodling, Penn State Cooperative Extension
Resource list for DHI reports - Lost in translation: Keeping the transition simple, Dr. Gabriella Varga, Penn State; Dr. Chris Connelly, Centre Herd Health Services; and Dr. Cory Meyers, Mid-Maryland Dairy Veterinarians
Virtus Nutrition Post-conference Seminar
- Omega fatty acid nutrition in dairy cattle, Dr. Kevin Murphy, Virtus Nutrition
- Biology of CNCPS 6.1, Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University
- AMTS.Dairy model use and evaluation, Dr. Tom Tylutki, AMTS
