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Session I. Challenges and Opportunities for the Dairy Industry
Benchmarking: What the Top and Bottom Herds in Canada are Doing
Jean Brisson
The Impact of Lactation on Reproductive Performance
Bill Thatcher
Robotic Milking Systems ñ Are they the Way of the Future?
Jack Rodenburg
Session II. Itís All about Energy
What On-farm Energy Audits Can do for Your Dairy Operation?
Courtney Oishi
The Biofuel Industry and its Impact on Dairying and Feed Costs
Scott Wright
Using Wheat Distillers Grains in Dairy Cow Diets
John McKinnon
Maximizing Energy Utilization by Reducing Methane Production in Your Cows
Karen Beauchemin
Session III. Human Resource Management
Human Resources in a Growing Family Business
Bill Vanderkooi
Succession Planning for Your Dairy Operation
Murray Pituley
Attracting High Quality Employees
Bob Milligan
Labour Efficiency and its Importance in Profitability
Jack Rodenburg
Session IV. Optimum Nutrition for Optimum Production
Reducing the Variation Between Formulated and Consumed Rations
Bill Stone
Using Dietary Fats to Improve Reproductive Performance in Lactating Dairy Cows
Bill Thatcher
Challenges of Growing Corn Silage in a Northern Climate
Vern Baron
Avoiding Mycotoxin Production in Your Dairy Feeds
Lon Whitlow
Session V. Policy and Regulation
The Impact of AOPA (Agricultural Operation Practices Act) on Dairy Farm Expansion
Keith Wilson
Property Insurance for Your Dairy Operation – Are You Fully Covered?
Keith Peppinck
Adequate Liability Insurance is a Must
Gary Skogberg
Are You Losing the Right to Farm?
Keith Wilson
Session VI. Breeding and Genetics
Trends in the Canadian Dairy Cattle Improvement Industry
Brian Van Doormaal
Real Numbers: Functional Trait Impact on Dairy Profitability
Nate Zwald
Using Conformational Anatomy to Identify Functionality & Economics of Dairy Cows
Gordon Atkins
Session VII. Management Practices to Improve Cow Performance
Tracking the Cause of Death to Minimize Cow Losses
Bill Stone
Managing Anovulation and Cystic Ovaries in Dairy Cows
Walter Johnson
Making the Most of Your Dairy Rations Through Feed Bunk Management and Design
Trevor DeVries
New Approaches to Mastitis Prevention
Herman Barkema
Abstracts
Fenugreek Haylage and Dairy Cow Productivity
A.W. Alemu and L. Doepel
Fenugreek as Forage for Dairy Cattle
J.E. Montgomery, J.R King, and L. Doepe
Effects of Feeding Triticale Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles as a Protein Source on Productivity of Lactating Dairy Cows
M. Oba, T.D. Whyte, K.T. Wierenga, and G.B. Penner
Effect of Chloride-Enriched Timothy Hay on the Capability to Maintain Calcium Homeostasis in Dairy Cows
M. Oba, V. S. Heron, and G.F. Tremblay
Chloride-Enriched Timothy Hay Prevents Milk Fever
G.B. Penner, M. Oba, G.F. Tremblay, and T. Dow
Dry Period Diets Affect Postpartum Reproductive Performance of Dairy Cows
M.G. Colazo, D.J. Ambrose, A. Hayirli, and L. Doepel
Increased Pregnancy Rates in Dairy Cows Following a Modified Ovsynch/TAI
Protocol
M.G. Colazo, D.J. Ambrose, B.M. Gordon, R. Rajamahendran, and R.J. Mapletoft
Transcriptomic Analysis of In Vivo-Expressed Genes in Staphylococcus
Aureus During Bovine Mastitis
M. Allard, C. Ster, L. St-James, P. Lacasse, M.S. Diarra, C.L. Jacob,
and F. Malouin
Spermatozoal Transcriptome Profile as Marker For Bull Fertility and Spermatozoal Motility: A Potential Tool to Evaluate Semen Quality
N. Bissonnette, N., J.-P. Levesque-Sergerie, and G. Boissonneault
Automated Detection of Lameness in Dairy Through Measures of Weight Distribution
N. Chapina, A.M. de Passille, and J. Rushen
Effect of Feeding Essential Oils and Monensin on Fatty Acid Profiles of Milk Fat
M. L. He, W.Z. Yang, C. Benchaar, A.V. Chaves, and T.A. McAllister
Impact of Postpartum Milking Frequency on the Immune System and Metabolic Diseases of Dairy Cows
M.C. Loiselle, C. Ster, B. Talbot, and P. Lacasse
Selection for Longevity in Canadian Dairy Cattle
Asheber Sewalem and Filippo Miglior
Impact of Forage Proportion and Particle Length on Supply of Amino Acids
Wen Z. Yang and Karen A. Beauchemin
Development of Alternate Markers For Sub Acute Ruminal Acidosis (SARA)
N. Gakhar, S. Li, D.O. Krause, E. Khafipoor, K. Ominski and J.C. Plaizier
Effect of Alfalfa-Pellet and Grain-Pellet Induced Sub Acute Ruminal Acidosis (SARA) on Feed and Water Intake, Milk Production, and Endotoxin in Feces and Rumen Fluid
N. Gakhar, S. Li, D.O. Krause, E. Khafipoor, K. Ominski, and J.C. Plaizier
Effects of Grain Induced Subacute Ruminal Acidosis (SARA) On Feeding Behaviour of Lactating Dairy Cows
S. Li, E. Khafipoor, D.O. Krause, and J. C. Plaizier
Effects of Subacute Ruminal Acidosis (SARA) Induced By Feeding a Pelleted Diet on Feeding Behaviour of Lactating Dairy Cows
S. Li, E. Khafipoor, D.O. Krause, and J. C. Plaizier