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Session I. Consumer and Producer Realities
Milk: A Model of Diet and Health for the 21st Century
Bruce German
Separating Milk Fats from Fiction
Adam Lock
Should Animal Welfare Policy Be Influenced By Consumers’ Perceptions?
Candace Croney
Session II. Health Management
Using Cow Behaviour to Predict Disease
Marina von Keyserlingk
Johne’s Disease: The Ontario Program – Experiences from 2005 to 2011
Ann Godkin
Using On-Farm Mastitis Culturing
Greg Keefe
Practical Strategies to Improve Hoof Health
Gerard Cramer
Session III. Optimizing Feeding Efficiency
Back to a Traditional Approach: Re-evaluating the Use of a Single Dry Period Diet
Jim Drackley
Using Starch Digestibility Information in Ration Balancing
Charlie Sniffen
Focus on Efficiency: Coordinating Dietary Starch and Protein Utilization in the Rumen
Tim Mutsvangwa
Maintaining Milk Yield while Lowering Dietary Protein Content
Larry Chase
Session IV. Environmental Impact of Dairying
The Relationship between Cow Production and Environmental Impact
Jude Capper
The Environmental Impact of Fertility in Dairy Cows
Phil Garnsworthy
Nutrient Management Factors that Limit Profitability and Negatively Impact the Environment
Joe Harrison
Implementing Waste Solutions for Dairy Farms
Katharine Knowlton
Session V. Strategies to Improve Reproductive Performance
Strategies for Success in Heat Detection and Artificial Insemination
Joe Dalton
Reproductive Management of Dairy Heifers
Carlos Risco
Bovine Bodyworks: Ultrasound Imaging Of Reproductive Events in Cows
Gregg Adams
Postpartum Uterine Diseases: Prevalence, Impacts, and Treatments
Jocelyn Dubuc
Session VI. Minerals for a Healthy Herd
Trace Minerals in the Dry Period – Boosting Cow and Calf Health
Jim Linn
Role of Mineral and Vitamin Status on Health of Cows and Calves
Jerry Spears
Strategies to Reduce Phosphorus Losses from Dairy Farms
Katharine Knowlton
Potassium in the Early Lactation Dairy Cow and its Impact on Milk and Milk Fat Production
Joe Harrison
Session VII. Strategies to Improve your Bottom Line
A Timeline Approach from Calving to the end of the Voluntary Waiting Period to Increase Pregnancy Rate
Carlos Risco
Alberta Johne’s Disease Initiative
Gerald Ollis
What’s Mine Is Yours – Perspectives on Biosecurity for Canadian Dairy Farms
Dave Kelton
The Impact of Forage Use and Quality on Economic Returns of Canadian Dairy Farms
Edith Charbonneau.
Abstracts
Understanding How Photoperiod Manipulation Enhances Milk Production
Bentley, P. A., Wall, E. H., McFadden, T. B.
Review on Factors That Affect Feed Efficiency and Indirect Effect of Selection for Efficiency on Some Traits
Ghader Manafiazar, T. McFadden, and Z. Wang
Does Flooring Surface Affect Estrous Behaviour in Lactating Dairy Cows?
C.A. Felton and D.J. Ambrose
Does Age or Lactation Affect the Expression of Mounting Behaviour in Dairy Cattle?
C.A. Felton, M.G. Colazo, C.J. Bench, D.J. Ambrose
Association between Endometrial Cytology and Uterine Ultrasound Findings in Postpartum Dairy Cows
M.G. Colazo, A. Dourey, P. Ponce-Barajas, and D.J. Ambrose
Pregnancy Establishment in Dairy Cows Supplemented With Progesterone Before and After Timed-AI
M.G. Colazo, A. Dourey, and D.J. Ambrose
Evaluation of Wheat DDGS as a Barley Grain Substitute for Early Lactating Dairy Cows
Y. Q. Sun, and M. Oba
Effect of In Vitro Fibre Digestibility of Whole Plant Barley Silage on Milk Production and Feed Efficiency
M. L. Swift, P. Juskiw, J. Hel1, M. Oba
Dairy Cow Lactation Curve Comparison of Pre 1960 and Post 2005 Daily Milk Yields Based on the Wood’s Model
A. Foth, M. Fehr, P Yu, A. Azafar, and D.A. Christensen
Inhalation as Route of Transmission for Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis
Susanne W. Eisenberg, Ad P. Koet1, Mirjam Nielen, Herman W. Barkema, Jeroen de Buck, Karin Orsel
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci and the Consequences for Udder Health, Milk Production and Culling
Robert Huggins, Herman W. Barkema, Jeroen De Buck
Comparison of Milk and Serum ELISA in the Determination of the Prevalence of Johne’s Disease in Alberta Dairy Herds
Dennis Klugkist, Herman W. Barkema, Karin Orsel, Gordon A. Atkins, Erin Vernooy and Jeroen De Buck.
Age and Dose Dependent Susceptibility to Mycobacterium Avium Subsp. Paratuberculosis in Dairy Cattle
Rienske Mortier, Karin Orsel, Herman W. Barkema, Michelle Drissler, Gordon Atkins, Jeroen De Buck
Investigating Mesenteric Lymph Nodes and Fat for Microbes Associated with Crohn’s Disease
Maria E. Negrón, Gilaad G. Kaplan, Subrata Gosh, Jeroen De Buck, Kevin P. Rioux, Marcel A. Behr, Herman W. Barkema.
Dairy Cow Longevity in Alberta
Laura Solano, Herman W. Barkema, Ed Pajor, Steve Mason and Karin Orsel
Culture-Negative Mastitis
Praseeda Ajitkumar, Herman W. Barkema, $amp; Jeroen De Buck
Antimicrobial Resistance in Common Mastitis Pathogens on Canadian Dairy Farms
Vineet Saini, J Trenton McClure, and Herman W. Barkema
Antimicrobial Use on Canadian Dairy Farms
Vineet Saini, J Trenton McClure, David Léger, and Herman W. Barkema
Fertility Markers in Dairy Bulls: Implications for Improving Cattle Productivity
Habib Shojae, Tom Kroetsch, Patrick Blondin, Randy Wilde, John P. Kastelic and Jacob C. Thundathil
Risk Assessment and Environmental Sampling as Useful Tools to Control Johne’s Disease on Alberta Dairy Farms
Robert Wolf, Herman W. Barkema, Steve Mason, Emily McDonald, Mike Slomp, Gerald Ollis and Karin Orsel
Concentrations of Non Structural Carbohydrates in AM and PM-Cut Forage Species.
Bélanger, G., Pelletier, S., Tremblay, G.F., Bertrand, A., Drapeau, R., Castonguay, Y and Pageau, D
Effect of Cutting Time and Maceration on Nitrogen Utilization of Trefoil-Grass Hay by Growing Cattle.
A.F. Brito, C. Lafrenière, and R. Berthiaume
Calf Mortality and Morbidity in Central Europe and Canada: Comparative Incidence, Producers’ Estimates and Management Practices
E. Vasseur, D. Pellerin, A. M. de Passillé, C. Winckler, B. J. Lensink, U. Knierim, and J. Rushen
Detection of the Major Mastitis-Causing Pathogens by a Rapid and High-Throughput Molecular Assay
Nathalie Bissonnette
Effect of Cutting Management and Maceration on Forage Total Non-structural Carbohydrates Concentration and Cattle Preference.
G. Raggio, A. Tucker, M. Mongeon, R. Bergeron & R. Berthiaume
Swathing On the Concentration of Non Structural Carbohydrates during Wilting of Alfalfa
G.F. Tremblay, C. Morin, G. Bélanger, A. Bertrand, Y. Castonguay, R. Michaud, R. Berthiaume, and G. Allard
Amino Acid Profiles and In Vitro Intestinal Digestibility of Corn Distiller Grain
W. Z. Yang, Y. L. Li, and L. Armentano
Milk, an Outstanding Source of Vitamin B12
J. Jacques Matte, Frédéric Guay and Christiane L. Girard
Expression of Heme Related Genes in Staphylococcus Aureus
M. S. Diarra, M. Kobylarz, M. Allard, H. Rempel, E. Brouillette, P. Lacasse and F. Malouin