2012 UW-Extension Animal Husbandry Conference

 
Program Agenda
 
8:30AM Registration
 
9:00AM Welcome and Introduction
 
9:30AM Housing to Optimize Cow Well-being
 
Nigel Cook, DVM, Associate
 
Professor, University of Wisconsin
 
School of Veterinary Medicine
 
Dr. Cook will discuss strategies to reduce
 
lameness, increase cow comfort and will
 
also present an overview of the Dairy
 
Initiative at the UW School of Vet Medicine.
 
10:30AM Pain Management for Livestock
 
Hans Coetzee, Iowa State University
 
Dr. Coetzee will discuss pain management… Show more
 
in cattle along with management practices
 
that can be used to reduce pain in cattle.
 
11:30AM Live Dairy Cattle Handling
 
Demonstration, (Barn #1)
 
Ben Bartlett, Emeritus Extension
 
Educator, Michigan State
 
Ben will share the why and how of low
 
stress handling with lecture, live animal
 
demonstrations and attitude adjustments.
 
11:30AM Lunch for Beef Group:
 
What’s your Perception?
 
Maria Bendixen, UW-Extension
 
12:30PM Live Beef Cattle Handling
 
Demonstration, (Barn #1)
 
Ben Bartlett, Michigan State
 
12:30PM Lunch for Dairy Group
 
What’s Your Perception?
 
 
1:40-2:10PM
Break-out Sessions
Choose one - 30 minutes each
 
A. Dehorning Methods & Pain Management
 
Sandy Stuttgen, DVM, UW-Extension
 
Edie Brandt, DVM, De Pere Vet Service
 
B. Caring for Compromised Cattle
 
Amy Radunz, University of Wisconsin-
 
Extension Beef Specialist
 
2:15-2:35PM
 
 
 
Choose one - 30 minutes each
 
A. Castration Methods & Pain Management
 
Hans Coetzee, Iowa State University
 
B. Dairy Beef Residues
 
Dave Rhoda, DVM, Wisconsin
 
Veterinary Medical Association
 
2:40PM Producer Panel
 
Moderator: Pam Jahnke, Farm Director,
 
WI Report Radio
 
Panel: Laurie Kyle, Elkhorn, WI
 
Tina Hincheley, Cambridge
 
Alan Arndt, Janesville
 
Topic: Telling agriculture’s story!
 
Understanding the public’s perception
 
and what we can do to boost consumer
 
confidence.
 
3:30PM Adjourn
 

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