Table of Contents
| Preface | Advisory Committee | Sponsors |
Session I: Calf Health
Nutraceuticals: An Alternative Strategy for the use of Antimicrobials in Dairy Calves
Michael Ballou
Giving Calves a Good Start: Lessons from the Maternity Pen
Kathryn Proudfoot
Coccidiosis in Dairy Calves
John Gilleard
Session II: Nutrition
Growth Benchmarks and Nutrient Requirements of Dairy Heifers from Weaning to Calving
Mike Van Amburgh
Managing High-Straw Dry Cow Diets to Optimize Health and Performance
Trevor DeVries
Protein During the Dairy Cow Transition Period: What We Feed and What They Lose
Jacquelyn Boerman
Session III: Virtual Farm Tours
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Session IV and V: Student Research and Producer Panel
Student Research Presentation Competition
Mental Health of Farmers – Producer Panel
Session VI: Reproduction and Genetics
Advancing Genetic Gain in Dairy Cattle Through Genomics and Reproductive Technologies
Kent Weigel
Impact of Altering the Voluntary Waiting Period on Reproduction and Economics in Dairy Herds
Julio Giordano
Poster Competition Abstracts
Effects of medium chain fatty acid supplementation on dairy cow performance and rumen fermentation
M. Burdick and M. Oba
Heifers with short anogenital distance have better fertility that those with long anogenital distance
J.E. Carrelli, M. Gobikrushanth, M. Corpon, I. Rajesh, W. Sandberg, M.G. Colazo, A. Ahmadzadeh, M. Oba, and D.J. Ambrose
Herd health and production management visits on Canadian dairy cattle farms: structure, goals and topics discussed
C. Ritter, L. Dorrestein, D.F. Kelton and H. Barkema
Effect of partial exchange of lactose with fat in calf milk replacer fed ad libitum on feed intake, feeding behaviour, and performance in dairy calves
J. Echeverry-Munera, L. Leal, J. Wilms, H Berends, J.H.C. Costa, M. Steele and J. Martin-Tereso
Effects of dietary butyrate supplementation and oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug administration to transition cows on performance, plasma metabolites and reproduction
L.E. Engelking, D.J. Ambrose and M. Oba
Blood metabolomics phenotyping of dry cows reveals potential biomarkers for susceptibility to mastitis
K. Haxhiaj, Z. Li, M. Johnson, S.M. Dunn, D.S. Wishart and B.N. Ametaj
Tail chalk improves estrous detection when using automated activity monitors
J.C.S. Marques, T.A. Burnett, A.M.L Madureira and R.L.A. Cerri
Impact of steam pressure processing times on nutrient digestibility, true protein supply to the small intestine, and predicted milk production of faba bean seeds for dairy cattle
M.E. Rodriguez Espinosa, D. Christensen, R. Newkirk, Y. Ai, V.H. Guevara Oquendo and P. Yu
Impact of concentrate allowance and cow personality on the behaviour and production of dairy cows introduced to a free-traffic automated system
A.J. Schwanke, K.M. Dancy, G.B. Penner, R. Bergeron and T.J. DeVries
Identifying the on-farm factors associated with elevated free fatty acids in bulk tank milk
H. Woodhouse, D. Kelton, S. LeBlanc and T.J. DeVries
Effect of fibrolytic enzyme on lactational performance, feeding behaviour, rumen fermentation and nutrient digestibility in dairy cows fed whole a plant faba bean silage-based diet
J. Yang, D. Christensen, H. Lardner, V.H. Guevara-Oquendo, B. Refat, O. AlZahal and P. Yu
General Abstracts
The effect of neomycin inclusion in milk replacer on the health, growth, and performance of male Holstein calves preweaning
L.N. Buss, T.T. Yohe, L.R. Cangiano, A.J. Keunen, L.L. Guan, D.L. Renaud and M.A. Steele
Cool-climate adapted CDC genotypes of chickpeas grown in Western Canada: evaluation of impact of varieties and processing methods on physiochemical, nutritional, and molecular structural characteristics
L. Cerna, D. Christensen and P. Yu
Effect of supplemental selenium source on dairy cow performance, antioxidant status and apparent absorption and retention
K.M. Cruickshank, B. Hatew, E.S. Ribeiro and M.A. Steele
Synchrotron-based study to determine the inherent molecular structure changes induced by steam pressure times in faba bean seeds
M.E. Rodgriguez Espinosa, D. Christensen, R. Newkirk, Y. Ai, V.H. Guevara Oquendo and P. Yu
Comparing natural vs. induced estrus in dairy heifers using an automated activity monitoring system
K. Macmillan, M. Gobikrushanth, G. Plastow and M.G. Colazo
Comparing the performance of timed-AI versus automated activity monitors in dairy heifer reproduction
K. Macmillan, M. Gobikrushanth, G. Plastow and M.G. Colazo
Macronutrient composition of whole milk powder and high dat milk replacer influences gastrointestinal development of preweaned dairy calves
S.C. Mellors, A.C. Welboren, J. Wilms, J. Martin-Tereso, L.N. Leal and M.A. Steele
Effect of intensity of spontaneous estrus captured by automated activity monitors in ovulation interval in Holstein heifers
A.L. Moore, A.M.L. Madureira, T.A. Burnett, J. Denis-Robichaud and R.L.A. Cerri
Predicting disease in preweaned dairy calves using automated milk feeders
J.L. Morrison, C.B. Winder, C. Medrano-Galarza and D.L. Renaud
Exploring difference in total digestible dry matter and intestinal protein digestion of canola seeds and canola processing co-products from different companies in Canada and China for dairy cattle
A.M.R. Castelo Branco de Oliveira, D. Beaulieu, R. Newkirk and P. Yu
Deep learning for mastitis detection and development of farm-specific detection methods
S.A. Naqvi, M.T.M. King, R.D. Matson, T.J. DeVries, R. Deardo and H.W. Barkema
Dissolution rate of calcium boluses and their effects on serum calcium in dairy cattle
W. Verhoef, S. Zuidhof, B. Ralston, J.A. Ross and M. Olson
Etiology of scours in veal calves and evaluation of activated charcoal as an alternative to antibiotics
J.A. Ross, B. Ralston, S. Zuidhof, J. Flaig, K. Macmillan and M. Olson