6:30 AM
Breakfast, sponsored by MarSyt
7:00 AM
Stacked stressors and their impact on the physiology and health of dairy cattle
Dr. Matthew Lucy, University of Missouri
8:05 AM
Welcome
Transition Cow Mini-Symposium
8:10 AM
Building better transitions that lead to efficient lactations: Connections between immune and energy systems
Dr. Heather White, University of Wisconsin
8:50 AM
Does extreme weight cycling contribute to poor disease resilience in older dairy cows?
Dr. Barry Bradford, Michigan State University
9:30 AM
Dietary strategies to optimize calcium metabolism and maximize postcalving performance
Dr. Thomas Overton, Cornell University
10:10 AM
Presentation of Maynard Award and Danny Fox Graduate Fellowship
Dr. Tom Overton, Cornell University, Department of Animal Science
10:20 AM
Break
10:50 AM
Metabolizable energy (ME) in lactating cows: Improving how we represent requirements and supply
Dr. Paul Kononoff, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
11:30 AM
Effect of different nutritional strategies on replacement heifers in the postweaning period
Dr. Sarah Morrison, Miner Institute
12:10 PM
NEAFA update
12:20 PM
Lunch
1:15 PM
Enteric methane mitigation and monitoring: Fatty acids, bromoform, and GreenFeed
Dr. Joe McFadden and Dr. Diana Reyes, Cornell University
2:00 PM
Dairy production in India
Dr. Dheer Singh, ICAR National Dairy Research Institute
2:30 PM
Enriching eggs with DHA and vitamin D on human health
Dr. Keith Ou, Delaware Valley University
3:00 PM
Break
Sponsored by Forage Genetics International
3:30 PM
Harnessing hemp: Evaluating nutritional value and application in equine and swine diets
Dr. Nathalie Trottier, Cornell University
4:15 PM
Precision chewing management: A dynamic approach to forage particle size
Dr. Rick Grant, Trustee, William H. Miner Agricultural Research Institute
5:00 PM
Evening Reception
Sponsored by Cumberland Valley Analytical Services
7:00 PM
World Without Cows
Exclusive screening of the documentary produced by Planet of Plenty®
Presented with support from Alltech
