Department of Dairy Science
The annual Four-State Dairy Nutrition & Management Conference is set for June 10-11, 2015 at the Grand Harbor Hotel and Resort in Dubuque, IA. This meeting is organized and sponsored by dairy extension specialists at the University of Illinois, Iowa State University, the University of Minnesota, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The meeting brochure which …
I had the opportunity to speak at a preconference seminar sponsored by Zoetis at the Central Plains Dairy Expo in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. About 200 dairy farmers attended my presentation entitled: “30:30 – How to achieve a 30% preg rate on a 30,000 lb. dairy herd.”
The latest research paper from my lab group entitled: “Factors associated with pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) levels in plasma and milk of Holstein cows during early pregnancy and their effect on the accuracy of pregnancy diagnosis” is now published in the latest issue of the Journal of Dairy Science. You can read the paper online for …
I had the opportunity to speak at the 12th Western Dairy Management Conference (WDMC) in Reno, Nevada last week. In addition to myself, my colleagues Dr. Randy Shaver and Dr. Kent Weigel from the Department of Dairy Science at the University of Wisconsin – Madison were on the program. By all accounts, the 2015 WDMC was …
The overall goal of my extension program is to improve 21-day pregnancy rates in dairy herds by applying knowledge gained through scientific research to develop practical management strategies and assess new reproductive technologies, and to disseminate that information throughout Wisconsin, the U.S. and the world. I hope to further achieve this goal through information on this …