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Session I. Hot Topics in the Industry
Understanding Animal Welfare beyond Animal Health – Motivating Change and Driving Improvement
Jennifer Walker
Looking Out Instead Of Looking In – The Benefits from Open Markets
Mike Petersen
Better Than the Rest: The Rationale for Supply Management
Bruce Muirhead
Session II. Replacement Stock
Advancements in Automated Feeding for Calves: Where We Are Today and Where We’ll Be Tomorrow
Mike Steele
Effects of Housing and Nutrition on the Immunity of Dairy Calves
Mike Ballou
The Effects of Poor Calf Health on the Future of Dairy Heifer Replacements
Sheila McGuirk
Replacement Heifers aren’t Free!
Roger Mills
Session III. Reproduction
Selecting For Fertility Traits in Dairy Cows: Waste of Effort or Light at the End of the Tunnel?
Stephen Butler
The Relationship of Immunity and Reproduction in Dairy Cows
David Hurley
Optimizing Fertility: The Importance of Uterine Health
John Kastelic
Management Strategies to Optimize Reproductive Performance of Dairy Herds
Julio Giordano
Session IV. Feeding and Forages
Getting the Rumen to Work at its Optimum
Jeff Firkins
Optimizing and Evaluating Dry Matter Intake of Dairy Cows
Bill Weiss
Making or Breaking Rations with Forage Digestibility / Quality
Mary Beth HallallH
New Technologies in Alfalfa
Peter Reisen
Session V. Health and Welfare
Sub-Acute Ruminal Acidosis: Effects on the Cow and Her Gut
Tanya Gressley
Parasites Eat Your Profit
Donald Bliss
Animal Welfare on BC Dairy Farms: Lessons Learned and Moving Forward
Jim Byrne
Are You Doing Your Best At Transporting Cull Dairy Cows to Market?
Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein
Session VI. Housing and Environment
Crowding Your Cows Too Much Costs You Cash
Albert de Vries
Making and Evaluating Energy Use Changes in the Dairy Barn
Jim Salter
Management of Cows Using Robotic Milkers: Efficient Use of Robotic Milkers, Efficient Barn Layout, Cow Movement, Different Management Vs. In Traditional Parlor
Joop Garretsen, Jeff Nonay, Andrew Wildeboer
Session VII. Managing the Transition Cow
Management Practices for Successful Calving
Gustavo M. Schuenemann
Update on Management of Transition Cows
Todd Duffield
Stocking Density and Cow Feeding Behaviour around Transition
Peter D. Krawczel
Culling/Longevity versus Genetic Progress from Heifers
Albert de Vries
Student Presentation Abstracts
Chemical Profiles, Energy Values, Protein and Carbohydrate Fractions of New Co-products (Carinata Meal) from Bio-fuel Processing as a New Alternative Feed for Dairy Cattle in Comparison with Canola Meal
Yajing Ban, David Christensen, John McKinnon and Peiqiang Yu
Effect of Body Condition and Gait Score on Estrous Expression Parameters Measured by an Automated Estrous Detection System
T.A. Burnett, A.M.L. Madureira, B.F. Silper, A.C. Fernandes, and R.L.A. Cerri
Is Milk Production Affected by Providing More Light or More Grain?
S. Espinoza and M. Oba
Effectiveness of a Standardized Footbath Protocol in the Prevention of Digital Dermatitis in Alberta
Laura Solano, Herman W. Barkema, Charlotte Pickel and Karin Orsel
Poster Abstracts
Evaluation of iVET® Electronic Birth Alert Device as a Calving Management Tool for Dairy Cows,
P.A. Dutra, M. Gobikrushanth, C.J. Felton and D.J. Ambrose
Can You Identify Cows That are Tolerant to High-grain Diets in Your Herd?
X. Gao and M. Oba
Cows Prone to Sub-Acute Rumen Acidosis Exhibit Different Feeding Behaviour
K. Macmillan, X. Gao, and M. Oba
Heat-Treated Colostrum Feeding Promotes Beneficial Bacteria Colonization in the Small Intestine of Neonatal Calves
Nilusha Malmuthuge, Guanxiang Liang, Laksiri A. Goonewardene, Le Luo Guan
Colostrum Quality: Effect of Parity, Volume and Collection Time
A. Behrouzi and M.G. Colazo
Reproductive Management of Dairy Heifers using timed-AI
M.G. Colazo, A. Behrouzi, D. Hipkin, K. Loree and R. J. Mapletoft
Risk Factors Associated With Dystocia in A Tie Stall Dairy Herd
I. Lopez Helguera, A. Behrouzi and M.G. Colazo
Feeding Oilseeds During Late Pregnancy in Holstein Cows Increased Gestation Length, Dystocia, Calf Birth Weight, and Colostrum Immunoglobulin Content
R. Salehi, M. G. Colazo, M. Oba, D. J. Ambrose
Effects of Prepartum Diets Supplemented With Rolled Oilseeds on Milk Production and Reproductive Performance in Dairy Cows
R. Salehi, M. G. Colazo, M. Oba, D. J. Ambrose
Fatty Acids in Reproductive Tissues of Dairy Cows Fed Diets Supplemented With Rolled Canola, Sunflower or Flaxseed
P. A. Dutra, M. Gobikrushanth, R. Salehi, M.G. Colazo, D. J. Ambrose
Impact of a 40-d Dry Period with Only a Close-up Diet
H. Khazanehei, E. Khafipour, P. Eck, S. Li, J.C. Plaizier
The Fecal Microbiome as a Predictor of CH4 Emissions
A.J. Kotz, S. Li, E.J. McGeough, E. Khafipour, J.C. Plaizier
Should You Feed Concentrate in the Partial Mixed Ration (PMR) or Automated Milking System (AMS)?
K.S. Hare, K.S.G. Schwartzkopf-Genswein, J.M. Stookey, T.J. DeVries, and G.B. Penner
Prevalence of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Species on Saskatchewan Dairies
Colleen E. Fitzpatrick, Herman W. Barkema, Jeroen De Buck, Janet E. Hill, and Christopher D. Luby
Effect of Gene Modification on Protein and Energy Values in New Alfalfa for Dairy Cattle
Xinxin Li, Abdelali Hannoufa, Margaret Y. Gruber, Yonggen Zhang, Peiqiang Yu
Using Co-extruded Flaxseed Ingredients to Alter the Fatty Acid Profile of Bovine Milk
Janna Moats, Tim Mutsvangwa, David Christensen
Gastrointestinal Barrier Function in Holstein Calves
R.A. Pederzolli, J. Campbell, S. Hendrick, K.M. Wood, and G.B. Penner
Does Weaning Influence The Barrier Function of The Gastrointestinal Tract in Holstein Calves?
K.M. Wood, S.I. Palmer, M.A. Steele, J.A. Metcalf, and G.B. Penner
The Auntie Effect: Presence of an Older Experienced Cow Helps Heifers Learn to Graze When Introduced to Pasture
J. H. Cardoso Costa, W. G. Costa, D. M. Weary, L. C. P. Machado Filho and M. A. G. von Keyserlingk
Metritic Heifers Search for a Safe Place
J. C. Lomb, J. M. Huzzey, D. M. Weary, B. Costa and M.A.G. von Keyserlingk
Benefits of Social Housing for Dairy Calves
Rebecca K. Meagher, Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk, Daniel M. Weary
Feeding and Social Behaviours Change with Onset of Metritis
H.W. Neave, J. Lomb, J.M. Huzzey, D.M. Weary and M.A.G von Keyserlingk
How Do Dietary Energy Source And Protein Supply Influence Milk Yield And Composition?
H.R. Lima Neto, H. Lapierre and L. Doepel
Johne’s Disease In Canada: The Genetic Profile Of Mycobacterium Avium Subsp. Paratuberculosis In Ten Provinces.
Christina A Ahlstrom, Herman W Barkema, Jeroen De Buck
Water Intake for Calves Fed Different Milk Allowances
Guilherme Borges Bond, Edmond Pajor
The Inhibitory Effects of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci on Major Mastitis Pathogens
Domonique Carson, Jeroen De Buck, Herman W. Barkema
Distribution of Most Common Coagulase-Negative Species over Parity and Lactation in Canada
Larissa A.Z. Condas, Diego B. Nobrega, Domonique Carson, Jeroen De Buck, Herman W. Barkema
Implications of Calf-to-calf Transmission of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP) for Johne’s Disease Management
Caroline Corbett, Jeroen De Buck, Karin Orsel, Herman W. Barkema
Novel Diagnostic Platform for Detection of Bovine Infectious Diseases
Marija Drikic, Jeroen De Buck
Economic Evaluation of Various Copper Sulphate Footbath Protocols in the Prevention of Digital Dermatitis on Alberta Dairy Cattle.
Casey E. Jacobs, Karin Orsel, Herman W. Barkema
Identifying Essential Genes Necessary for Mycobacterium avium subsp paratuberculosis to Persist in Dairy Calves
Amanda J Mirto, Herman W Barkema, Jeroen De Buck
Re-Evaluating Diagnostic Tool Observing Cow Longevity and Lameness after Management Changes in Dairy Barns
Emily Morabito, Herman Barkema, Ed Pajor, Laura Solano, and Karin Orsel
Impact of Management Practices on Antimicrobial Resistance in Bovine Mastitis Pathogens
Diego Nobrega, Jeroen De Buck, Vineet Saini, Larissa
Milk Proteins Produce Differential Effects on Energy Balance, Glucose Metabolism and Taste Preference in Diet-Induced Obese Rats
Adel Pezeshki, Andrew Fahim, Prasanth K. Chelikani
Factors Influencing Participation of Dairy Farmers in the Alberta Johne’s Disease Initiative
Caroline Ritter, Robert Wolf, Steve Mason, Jodi Flaig, Mike Slomp, Charlotte Pickel, Herman W. Barkema
Canadian Dairy Producers’ Transition to Automatic Milking Systems: Preliminary Results of a National Survey
C. Tse, T. DeVries, E. Vasseur, H. Barkema, E. Pajor
Gut Hormone Concentrations are Increased Post-Calving in Dairy Cows
Rizaldy C. Zapata, Reza Salehi, Divakar J. Ambrose and Prasanth K. Chelikani