The Southwest Nutrition and Management Conference24th Annual Southwest Nutrition and Management Conference
Conference Brochure
Pre-Conference Symposium
Thursday February 26, 2009
Elanco Animal Health
Dale Bauman, Ph.D.
The role of productive efficiency on the carbon footprint of the dairy industry
Cassandra Tucker, Ph.D.
Using behavior to understand the cows' perspective on heat stress
Charlie Arnot, APR
Protecting your freedom to operate - earning and maintaining your social license
Southwest Nutrition and Management Conference
February 26 - 27, 2009
Glenn Duff Ph.D.
An update on management programs for Holstein bull calves
Sandra Godden Ph.D.
Microbial risks in feeding colostrum to calves
Vivek Fellner Ph.D.
Reactions in the rumen - limits and potential for improved animal production efficiency
Todd Duffield Ph.D.
Use of rumensin in lactating dairy cattle - results of a recent meta-analysis
Lance Baumgard Ph.D.
A rational evaluation of dietary fat and human disease
Luis Rodriguez, Ph.D.
Factors affecting profitabilities of Western dairies
Thomas Jenkins, Ph.D.
New insights on the pathways of lipid biohydrogenation in the rumen with possible implications on animal performance
Todd Duffield, Ph.D.
Interpretation of serum metabolic parameters around the transition period
Peter Robinson, Ph.D.
Can manipulating ration metabolizable protein and amino acid levels really be expected to effect environmental impacts of dairy cows?
Michelle Rhoads, Ph.D.
Metabolic adaptations to heat stress and related effects on fertility
Bob Collier, Ph.D.
Revisiting the temperature-humidity index for lactating dairy cows