Join Dairy Calf and Heifer Association’s webinar, “Neonatal Calf Diarrhea: Causes and Importance of Colostrum.” David Prentice, Elanco Animal Health technical consultant, will review the major causes of neonatal calf diarrhea and review antibiotic therapy for this condition. The presentation will also address the judicious use of antibiotics. In addition, Prentice will review the importance of colostrum for reducing diarrhea and improving overall calf health.
DCHA received approval for one Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) for this webinar. Approval gives veterinarians the opportunity to earn one CE credit. Veterinarians must be a DCHA member to earn the RACE credit.
Join PDPW in Wisconsin on October 15-16 for the 2024 Calf Care Connections program!
The general session focuses on biosecurity. Dr. Don Sockett, DVM, delves into the ways in which infectious pathogens are shared — and how we may be unwittingly aiding and abetting the culprits— he’ll discuss dairy zones, cross contamination, and zoonotic diseases as well as how to alleviate the spread from human to calf and calf to human.
Additional sessions include information on other common calf illnesses such as pneumonia, scours, and digestive issues. Attendees will hear from industry experts: Dr. Theresa Ollivett, DVM, PhD, DACVIM; Dr. Melissa Cantor, PhD; Dr. Derek Foster, DVM, PhD, DACVIM. These breakout sessions will also be provided in Spanish!
To register, visit www.pdpw.org or call 800-947-7379.
Stockmanship & Stewardship is a unique educational experience for beef and dairy producers featuring low-stress cattle handling demonstrations, Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) training, and other great topics.
During the event, producers can become BQA certified, qualify for FARM Animal Care stockmanship continuing education, network with fellow producers, participate in hands-on demonstrations led by animal handling experts, and learn innovative management techniques. Industry experts will cover topics such as beef x dairy opportunities, pasture management, consumer insights, and cull cattle management.
The 2024 AABP Program Committee welcomes you to the 57th Annual Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, September 12-14, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio. This is an outstanding opportunity to participate in one of the most comprehensive scientific programs ever assembled on cattle disease and production. The meeting theme of “Challenging the Norm” will assist bovine practitioners balance scientific knowledge with implementation in the field.
Registrants can attend scientific sessions, the trade show, events, have the ability to interact with the presenters using the Slido app, and access to the live and silent auctions. It does not include preconference seminars, clinical forums or ticketed events.
World Dairy Expo is home to a world-class dairy cattle show that features the best cattle in North America. Known for its iconic colored shavings and elegant Showring display, Expo’s Dairy Cattle Show had 1,804 owners exhibiting 2,597 head of cattle from 36 U.S. states and 5 Canadian Provinces in 2023.
World Dairy Expo’s award-winning Trade Show is an opportunity for producers to see cutting-edge technology and the latest dairy equipment. As the global dairy industry meets in Madison, leading researchers, technical experts and national sales representatives from around the world can be found at WDE.
With over 50 seminars, sessions, and industry-hosted events scheduled throughout the week, World Dairy Expo is the place to get-in-the-know about a variety of things happening in the global dairy industry. Visit with peers while learning from fellow producers and industry experts about different ways to make your operation more profitable.
Join the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council for an informative and interactive town-hall webinar focused on advancing dairy cow welfare through lameness prevention and management strategies. Led by renowned expert Dr. Jan Shearer from Iowa State University, this session promises invaluable insights into optimizing cow health and comfort within your dairy operation.
Throughout the webinar, participants will delve into the multifaceted aspects of dairy cow lameness, exploring its causes, impacts, and practical solutions. Dr. Shearer’s wealth of experience and expertise in this field will guide discussions on proactive measures to prevent lameness, ranging from proper hoof care protocols to facility design considerations.
Participants will have the opportunity to engage directly with Dr. Shearer during a dedicated Q&A session, where they can seek advice and clarification on specific challenges encountered in their dairy operations.
Whether you’re a dairy producer, farm manager, veterinarian, or industry professional, this webinar offers invaluable insights and practical strategies to enhance dairy cow welfare, optimize herd productivity, and promote sustainable farming practices. Don’t miss this opportunity to join Dr. Shearer and fellow stakeholders in advancing the well-being of dairy cows through proactive lameness prevention and management.
Register here: https://fass-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/7417147494519/WN_KMfznrG9QlaNhltdwJhBiQ#/registration
Note: This “Industry Event” is not hosted by the National Dairy FARM Program and inclusion on this events calendar does not necessarily mean the event has an official FARM Program endorsement.
The 2024 PDP Hoof Health Workshop is heading to Waunakee, Wisconsin on June 20. The hands-on workshop will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude at 3:30 p.m., with the host dairy serving as an interactive case study. Take the next step in hoof health management with a workshop designed for your management team in mind: your hoof trimmer, herdsperson, veterinarian and nutritionist need to attend.
Simultaneously translated into Spanish, the program will kick off with a general session covering the fundamentals of stockmanship. In breakout sessions, participants will separate into three smaller groups as each presenter leads an interactive discussion regarding a core concept essential to hoof health. Before the program wraps up, all attendees will gather once again for idea sharing and highlighting conversations that came up during the breakouts.
The I-29 Moo University 2024 Dairy Webinar Series continues Wednesday, April 17 from 12 noon to 1 p.m. CST. The webinar will feature a discussion on fly control with Dr. Phillip Jardon.
Discussion will cover the four main flies that are considered pests on dairies – house flies, stable flies, horn flies, and face flies.
“These flies all have some things in common but there are big differences in where they reproduce and where they eat that guide the control methods used for each,” according to Fred Hall, dairy specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. “Join us to learn how we can use facts about flies to limit their populations.”
Dr. Jardon graduated from the Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine. He completed his Master of Preventive Veterinary Medicine (MPVM) and Dairy Production Medicine Residency at UC-Davis.
Jardon has been in private practice and industry for 35 years with particular interest in transition cow diseases – a passion he has had since working on milk fever on his parent’s dairy for his seventh-grade science fair project. Dr. Jardon worked as a Dairy Technical Consultant with Elanco Animal Health in California for the last eleven years and is currently a Dairy Extension Veterinarian at ISU.
There is no fee to participate in the webinar; however, registration is required at least one hour before the webinar. Register online at https://go.iastate.edu/FLYCONTROL24.
For more information, contact: in Iowa, Fred M. Hall, 712-737-4230; in Minnesota, Jim Salfer, 320-203-6093; or in South Dakota, Patricia Villamediana, 605-688-4116.
The one-hour, live online educational sessions hosted by the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council (DCWC) are available to attendees around the world. These live webinars are free of charge for all, but you must register to attend. Recordings are available to active members of the DCWC (closed captioning available in Spanish, French, and more).
Webinar: Let’s put our heads together: Practical Strategies for Successful Social Housing of Dairy Calves
In the United States and elsewhere, the industry standard practice is individual housing of dairy heifer calves. However, scientific evidence has been building on a range of potential benefits for social housing – that is, raising calves in pairs or groups. Interest in social housing is growing, and according to the 2023 DCWC survey, the top-ranked webinar topic related to dairy calves was individual versus social calf housing strategies. Drs. Van Os and Cantor will jointly present an interactive webinar session in which we will briefly review the literature on the welfare and developmental outcomes of social versus individual calf housing. Then, we will discuss common challenges to practical implementation of pair or group housing, as well as potential solutions. Participants will engage with case study examples to evaluate farms’ readiness to adapt social housing and review management strategies for successful calf health and behavioral outcomes.
By: Dr. Jennifer Van Os – University of Wisconsin-Madison
Facilitator Co-Speaker: Dr. Melissa Cantor – Pennsylvania State University
Note: This “Industry Event” is not hosted by the National Dairy FARM Program and inclusion on this events calendar does not necessarily mean the event has an official FARM Program endorsement.
