12:00 - 12:50 p.m.
Registration
(Refreshments provided)

12:50 - 1:00 p.m.
Welcome
Dr. Herb Bucholtz
Michigan State University

1:00 - 1:10 p.m.
Impact of Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference
Dr. Maurice Eastridge
The Ohio State University

Theme: Nutrition and Animal Health Moderator: Mr. Stacey Nichols, Vita Plus Corporation

1:10 - 1:50 p.m.
Nutrition and Reproduction
Dr. Jose Santos
University of Florida

1:50 - 2:30 p.m.
Understanding Cow Behavior from a Nutritional Perspective
Dr. Trevor DeVries
University of Guelph

2:30 - 3:00 p.m.
What is Affecting the Design of Feeding and Housing for Dairy Cows - Economics or Animal Well-Being?
Dr. Ed Pajor
Purdue University

3:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Break (refreshments provided)

Moderator: Dr. Shawn Donkin, Purdue University

3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Phosphorus Homeostasis in Dairy Cattle: Some Answers, More Questions
Dr. Walter Gruenberg
Purdue University

4:00 - 4:30 p.m.
Optimizing Transition Cow Diets
Dr. Mike Allen
Michigan State University

4:30 - 5:10 p.m.
Transition Cow Immune Function and Interaction with Metabolic Diseases
Dr. Jesse Goff
West Central

5:10 - 5:25 p.m.
Timely Topic:
Information in the new "Mineral Tolerance of Animals"
Dr. William Weiss
The Ohio State University

5:25 - 5:30
Dedication of 2008 Proceedings
to Dr. Timothy Johnson

5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Hospitality (refreshments provided)
Dinner (on your own)

7:30 p.m.
Student Research Presentations

 

7:00 a.m.
Buffet Breakfast (provided)

Theme: Heifer Management
Moderator: Mr. Bob Krieger, Land O'Lakes

8:00 - 8:40 a.m.
Current Issues with Feeding Pre-Weaned Heifers
Dr. Robert James
Virginia Polytechnic Institute

8:40 - 9:15 a.m.
The Potential to Limit Feed Dairy Replacement Heifers
Mr. Pat Hoffman
University of Wisconsin

9:15 - 9:30 a.m.
Presentation by First-Place Graduate Student

9:30 - 10:00
Concurrent Sessions:

Acute Bloat Syndrome in Calves
Ms. Dianne Shoemaker
Ohio State University Extension

Feeding to Minimize Nutrient Requirements for Maintenance and Increased Milk Yield
Dr. Shawn Donkin
Purdue University

10:00 - 10:30 a.m.
Break (Refreshments provided)

Theme: Feeding Management
Strategies
Moderator: Mr. Dean Andres, Akey, Inc.

10:30 - 11:00 a.m.
Managing Measures of Feed Costs
Dr. Normand St-Pierre
The Ohio State University

11:00 - 11:35 a.m.
Considerations in Feed Bunk Management
Dr. William Stone
Diamond V

11:35 - 12:00 p.m.
Nutritional and Environmental Management of Phosphorus and Potassium
Dr. Tamilee Nennich
Purdue University

12:00 - 12:30 p.m.
Factors Affecting Feed Effiency of Dairy Cows
Dr. David Casper
Agri-King

12:35 p.m.
Adjourn (Refreshments provided)