General Program
Wednesday May 27, 2009
| 9:00am | Registration |
| Pre-Conference Short Courses Short courses have limited enrollment, require pre-registration, and an additional fee. If you are interested in taking a short course, be sure to register early! |
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| 10:00am - 5:00pm | Animal Welfare Evaluation for Mastitis Control and Improved Milk Quality (on-farm workshop) |
| 1:00pm - 5:00pm | Understanding the Interactions Between the Milking Machine and the Dairy Cow |
| 1:00pm - 5:00pm | Problem Solving Case Study: What Did and Didn't Work to Resolve Mastitis Concerns on a 600 Cow Dairy |
| 1:00pm - 5:00pm | Tools to Assess and Monitor Subclinical Mastitis Control Practices |
| 1:00pm - 5:00pm | Integrating Therapy into a Quality Milk Program |
| 6:00pm - 7:00pm | Reception - Socialize and network with friends and colleagues as you enjoy food and drinks. |
Thursday May 28, 2009
6:30am - 8:00am |
Complimentary breakfast – Main Dining Room |
8:00am |
Registration opens |
9:00am - 10:00am |
Managing Cows Successfully with Robotic Milking Doyle Waybright, Mason Dixon Farms, Josiah Garber, Spring Lawn Farm, Mike LaClair, Hinsdale Farm, and Pete Maslyn, Hemdale Farms |
10:00am - 10:30am |
Break |
10:30am - 11:15am |
Standard Operating Procedures for Milkers Rich Stup, AgChoice Farm Credit, Lewisburg, PA |
11:15am - 12:00pm |
Everyday Observations to Improve Milk Quality and Udder Health David Reid, BouMatic, Madison, WI |
12:00pm - 12:45pm |
Luncheon |
1:00pm - 1:45pm |
Animal Welfare on Dairies: Today’s Welfare Challenges and Tomorrow’s Solutions Jim Reynolds, University of California Veterinary School, Davis, CA |
1:45pm - 2:30pm |
How to Assess Milk Quality Steve Oliver, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN |
2:30pm - 3:00pm |
Break |
3:00pm - 3:45pm |
Taking Mastitis Control to the Next Step Pamela Ruegg, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI |
3:45pm - 4:30pm |
Nutrition and Feeding for Enhanced Resistance to Mastitis Bill Weiss, Ohio State University, Wooster, OH |
4:30pm |
Adjourn |