Table of Contents
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Session I: The Road Ahead
When Celebrity Culture and Science Clash
Timothy Caulfield
How do we Earn Public Trust in Food and Farming with Canadian Consumers?
Crystal Mackay
Milk Supply Management After CUSMA: An Economic Policy Analysis
Al Mussell
Session II: Optimizing Farm Management
New Concepts in Dairy Cow Barn Design
Gordie Jones
Mission 2050: Building Envelopes for the Future
Vern Osborne
Mental Health in the Dairy and Livestock Production Sector
Andria Jones-Bitton
Understanding the Internal Frictions Weighing on Milk Supply Management
Al Mussell
Session III: Fundamentals of Nutrition
Gut Health and How to Improve It
J.C. (Kees) Plaizier
Feeding Management for Cows in Automated Milking Systems: What We Know and What We Still Need to Learn
Greg Penner
Consistency is Key When it Comes to Feed Consumption in Dairy Cows!
Trevor DeVries
Session IV: Student Research and Producer Panel
Student Research Presentation Competition
Effect of wheat straw chop length in high-straw dry cow diets on behaviour and physiology of dairy cows across the transition period
Casey Havekes
Deep learning improves mastitis detection in automated milking systems
Ali Naqvi
Economic evaluation of longevity to increase profits
Jesse Schuster
Condition of cull dairy cows at farm, auction and before slaughter
Jane Stojkov
Where are we now with lameness prevention and control, after nearly a decade of research
Michelle van Huyssteen
How I Define Efficiency on My Farm – Producer Panel Presentations
- Geoff Brown, Lakeland College, Vermillion, AB
- George Dick, Dicklands Farms, Chilliwack, BC
- Armand Lavoie, Enterprises Lavoie Inc., St. Isidore, AB
Session V: Healthy Cows – Healthy Milk
Better Fresh Cows
Gordie Jones
Being a Mom is Hard: Calcium Demands of Early Lactation Dairy Cows
Jessica McArt
Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) in Your Herd? Get rid of it!
Frank van der Meer
No Guarantees with Johne’s Disease: Use of common and novel diagnostic methods
Jeroen De Buck
Session VI: Advances in Genetics and Reproduction
Impact of Nutritional Strategies, Including Feeding Amino Acids, on Health, Performance and Fertility of Dairy Cows
Phil (F.C.) Cardoso
Benchmarks for Reproduction at the Herd Level
Mark Carson
Timed AI in Context: Fitting Reproductive Programs to Cows’ Physiological Needs
Rafael Bisinotto
Using Automated Activity Monitors to Modify Reproductive Programs
Ronaldo Cerri
Session VII: Improving Animal Welfare with proAction
Managing Robot Herds to Optimize Health and Welfare
Trevor DeVries
Why Do Some Calves Thrive and Others Die? Risk Factors Impacting Male and Female Dairy Calf Health
David Renaud
What are the Options to Improve the Comfort and Welfare of Dairy Cows?
Elsa Vasseur
Key Considerations for the Implementation of a Hoof Health Program
Laura Solano
Poster Abstracts
Colostrum and Transition Milk Fatty Acid Profile is Affected by Parity and Milking
K. Hare, K. Hertogs, A. Fischer, P. Vahmani, M. Dugan, and M. Steele
Effect of type of gradual weaning program on feed consumption and growth of dairy calves
S.D. Parsons, K.E. Leslie, M.A. Steele, T. J. DeVries
Effect of Solid Feed Location on Feed Consumption and Growth of Dairy Calves
S.D. Parsons, K.E. Leslie, M.A. Steele, T. J. DeVries
Effects of a high lactose milk replacer on glucose metabolism in neonatal calves
A. Welboren, B. Hatew, L. Leal, J. Martín-Tereso and M.A. Steele
Effect of dietary concentration and source of trace minerals on serum mineral status, ruminal pH, and ruminal volatile fatty acids in lactating Holstein cows
N. Briggs, B. Hatew, and M.A. Steele
Impacts of pre- and post-weaning planes of nutrition on the uterus, ovaries and estrous cycle characteristics in Holstein heifers
T.C. Bruinjé, J.P. Rosadiuk, F. Moslemipur, J.E. Carrelli, M.A. Steele, and D.J. Ambrose
Monitoring in-line milk progesterone profiles prior to first breeding to predict reproductive performance of Holstein cows
T.C. Bruinjé, M.G. Colazo, and D.J. Ambrose
Validating an in line milk analysis system (Herd NavigatorTM) to diagnose pregnancy in dairy cows
T.C. Bruinjé and D.J. Ambrose
The effects of feeding a high or moderate starch dry cow diet on newborn dairy heifer calf growth
J. Haisan, Y. Inabu, W. Shi and M. Oba
Evaluation of Infrared Thermography to Identify Illness in Transition Cows
K. Macmillan, N. J. Cook, M. G. Colazo
Can thermal pixels differentiate stages of lactation compared with a conventional BCS method?
H.J. Perez Marquez, A. L. Schaefer, C. J. Bench
Effects of Prepartum Dietary Starch Content on Rumen Fermentation of Dairy Cows during the Transition Period
W. Shi, J. Haisan, Y. Inabu, T. Sugino, and M. Oba
Effect of yeast supplementation on health and growth of milk-fed veal calves
C. Villot, T. Ma, D. L. Renaud, M.H. Ghaffari, D.J. Gibson, A. Skidmore, E. Chevaux, L. L. Guan, M. A. Steele
Are Treponema spp. coinfections necessary to develop digital dermatitis in cattle?
Rakel Arrazuria, Caroline Beninger, Pryoshi Lahiri, Eduardo Cobo, Karin Orsel, Jeroen de Buck
Recognizing Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus
William Bremner and Frank van der Meer
Resolving the polybacterial characteristics of digital dermatitis lesions in cattle
Benjamin Caddey, Karin Orsel and Jeroen De Buck
Sociocultural aspects of antimicrobial use in dairy farming in Alberta, Canada
Jennifer A. Ida and Herman W. Barkema
The Impact of Lameness on Economics of Dairy Farms
Marlena Knauss, Herman W. Barkema, Ed A. Pajor, and Karin Orsel
Experiences and Lessons from the Development of a Bovine Leukemia Virus Control Program for the Alberta Dairy Industry
Alessa Kuczewski and Frank van der Meer
Understanding the Skin Immune and Healing Response in Bovine Digital Dermatitis to Create Therapeutic Alternatives
Kaitlyn M. Watts, Priyoshi Lahiri, Rakel Arrazuria, Jeroen De Buck, Cameron G. Knight, Karin Orsel, Herman W. Barkema and Eduardo R. Cobo
Inhibition of intramammary infection with Staphylococcus aureus by non-aureus staphylococci
Mengyue Li, Jeroen De Buck, Craig Jenne, and Herman W. Barkema
Decreasing antimicrobial use through selective dry cow therapy: unintended consequences, economics, and impact on antimicrobial resistance levels in Canadian dairy
Kayley McCubbin, Javier Sanchez, David F. Kelton, Karin Orsel, John P. Kastelic, Herman W. Barkema
Heritability Estimates for Intramammary Infection in Canadian Holsteins Heifers
Saranya G. Narayana, Filippo Miglior, Flavio Schenkel, S. Ali Naqvi, Tatiane Chud, Francesca Malchiodi, Emhimad A. Abdalla, Herman W. Barkema
Efficacy of antibiotics for treating mastitis during lactation
Diego B. Nobrega, S. Ali Naqvi and Herman W. Barkema
The interaction of estrous expression and GnRH administration at the time of AI on pregnancy and ovulation rates
T.A. Burnett, A.M.L. Madureira, J.W. Bauer, and R.L.A. Cerri
Effect of uterine size and position on pregnancy per artificial insemination, pregnancy losses and culling rates
A.M.L. Madureira, T.A. Burnett, J.W. Bauer, R.L.A. Cerri, K. G. Pohler
Dairy cow preferences for different types of outdoor access
Anne-Marieke C. Smid, Daniel M. Weary, and Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk
Male dairy calf health before and after long-distance transportation
Devon J. Wilson, Jane Stojkov, David Fraser
Steam-flaking conditions affect starch reactivity of barley grain
K. Burakowska, L.A. Radke, and G.B. Penner
Do you need to feed a pellet in an automated milking system?
Megan Gardner, Keshia Paddick, and Gregory B. Penner
Association of degradation and digestion with molecular structure features of feedstocks and co-products from bio-oil processing in dairy cattle: Comparison crusher plants within Canada and within China as well as between Canada and China
Walaa M.S. Gomaa, Xuewei Zhang, Peiqiang Yu
Effect of Tannin Level and Cutting Stage on Rumen Degradation Kinetics, Intestinal Digestibility, Metabolic Characteristics and Feed Milk Value of Whole Crop Faba Bean Silage for Dairy Cattle
Víctor H. Guevara-Oquendo, David Christensen, John McKinnon, Bunyamin Tar’an, Peiqiang Yu
Effects of feeding newly developed blend pellet products based on carinata meal or canola meal in combination with pulse screenings and lignosulfonate on lactational performance in high producing dairy cows
Aya Ismael, Basim Refat, David Christensen, John McKinnon, and Peiqiang Yu
Effects of feeding newly developed blend pellet products based on carinata meal or canola meal in combination with pulse screenings and lignosulfonate on nutrients availability and components production efficiency in high producing dairy cows
Aya Ismael, Victor Guevara-Oquendo, Basim Refat, David Christensen, John McKinnon, and Peiqiang Yu
Develop molecular spectroscopic techniques to screen mycotoxin concentrations in feeds
Haitao Shi and Peiqiang Yu
Physiochemical, molecular structural and nutritional characterization of Oat grain varieties in comparison to barley grain
Marcela R. Tosta, Luciana L. Prates, David A. Christensen, John J. McKinnon, Peiqiang Yu
Effects of Feeding Processed Oats Grain on Ruminal Fermentation and Animal Production Performance in Lactating Dairy Cows
Marcela Tosta, Luciana Prates, David Christensen, John McKinnon, Peiqiang Yu