Western Canadian Dairy Seminar 2004 Proceedings Table of Contents
Session I. Motivating for Change
Keynote Speaker: Achieving Excellence in Dairying
Gordie Jones
14,000 Kg and Beyond - Current Benchmarks and Future Challenges for Dairy
Cattle Reproduction
Paul Fricke
Enhancing Profitability through Setting Strategic Feed Efficiency Targets
Mike Hutjens
Using Feed Efficiency as a Ration Evaluation and Nutrient Management Tool
Mary Beth Hall
Session II. Cow Comfort: Designing good Environments for Cows
Keynote Speaker: Designing Better Environments for Dairy Cattle to Rest
Dan Weary
Designing Better Environments for Cows to Walk and Stand
Jeff Rushen
Designing Better Environments for Cows to Feed
Marina von Keyserlingk
Designing Good Environments and Management for Calves
Anne Marie de Passillé
Session III. Dairy Farm Policy
Keynote Speaker: Regionalization vs. Globalization of the World Dairy
Economy: Conflict or Complementarity?
Philippe Jachnik
What Happens If There Is Progress On Multilateral Dairy Trade Negotiations???
Tom Cox
Working to Get Back on Track: An Update on the WTO Agriculture Negotiations
Steve Verheul
Can the Canadian Supply Management System Survive with Some Producers Marketing
Milk Only for Export - The Ontario Experience and Perspective
Bob Bishop
Session IV. Maximizing the Genetic Potential of Your Replacement Heifers
Keynote Speaker: Accelerated Replacement Heifer Feeding Programs
Mike Hutjens
From Birth to Puberty
Michael Murphy
Strategies for Optimizing Reproductive Management of Dairy Heifers
Paul Fricke
Milk Quality Programs for Heifers and Transition Cows
Leo Timms
Session V. Advanced Feeding Technologies
Keynote Speaker: The Silage Triangle and Important Silage Practices Often
Overlooked
Keith Bolsen
Making the Most of Grass-Based Forages in Diet Formulation
Michael Murphy
Evaluating Rations from a Whole Farm Perspective
Mary Beth Hall
Feed Bunk Management to Maximize Feed Intake
Keith Bolsen
Session VI. Transition Cows
Controlling Energy Balance in Early Lactation
Mark McGuire
A Fresh Look at Feeding the Transition Cow When Using High Forage Diets
Frank O’Mara
Session VII. Managing for Profitability
Keynote Speaker: Increasing Your Dairy’s Profits with a Proper Milking Routine
Andy Johnson
Is a Dry Period Really Necessary?
Mark McGuire
The Environment and Mastitis Control
Andy Johnson
Greenhouse Gas Production from Dairying: Reducing Methane Production
Frank O’Mara
Abstracts
The Effect of Freestall Maintenance on Cow Comfort
Michelle Drissler, Marek Gaworski, Cassandra B. Tucker, and Daniel M. Weary
Effect of Forage Source on Requirements of Particle Size of Lactating Dairy Cows
Wen Z. Yang and Karen A. Beauchemin
Animal Welfare: New Insight through Genomics Research
D. R. Glimm, J. Rushen, A. M. de Passillé, F. Dong, P. K. Chelikani, and J. J.
Kennelly
Increasing the Level of CLA in Milk Fat Has No Effect on the Sensory
Characteristics of Milk
Bell, J.A. and Kennelly, J.J.
Producing CLA-Enriched Milk Using Dairy Nutrition: Research Summary
Khorasani, G.R, N. Beswick, J.A. Bell, and J.J. Kennelly
Gene Expression Profiling to Discover Genes Controlling Feed Intake in Dairy
Cattle
D.R. Glimm, F. Dong, P.K. Chelikani, E.K. Okine, G.R. Khorasani, and J.J.
Kennelly
Tissue Distribution of Leptin and Leptin Receptor Gene Expression in Holstein
Cattle
P.K. Chelikani, D.R. Glimm, F. Dong, and J.J. Kennelly
Bioproduct Development: Combining the Wisdom of Nature with the Power of
Biotechnology to Enhance the Healthfulness of Milk
D.R. Glimm, F. Dong, G.R. Khorasani, and J.J. Kennelly
Evaluation of the Relative Efficacy of
Feeding Processed (Ground) Oilseeds versus Feeding
Extracted Oil for CLA Production
Kennelly, J. J., N. Beswick, and G.R. Khorasani
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