Course Topics
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| Integrative transition
cow biology and management |
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Biology of Transition Cows — Heather
Dann |
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New concepts for managing metabolism
of transition cows — Tom Overton and
Kelly Smith |
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Nutritional management of transition
cows — Tom Overton |
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Optimizing transition cow management
in the context of shortened dry periods — Tom
Overton |
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Feeding Strategies for Transition Cows — Tom
Overton, Matt Waldron, and
Kelly Smith |
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Shortened dry periods for high producing
dairy cows — Tom Overton |
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Management Considerations for Immunity
in Transition Cows — Matt Waldron |
| Integrative aspects
of rumen function and digestion
- Part I |
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Ruminal Ecology: What do we
know about protozoa and their influence
on ruminal metabolism? — J. L. Firkins |
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Emerging Concepts in Fiber
Digestibility — Rick
Grant |
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Fiber Digestibility: Basic
Concepts, Cow Response, and Taking Advantage
of Greater Fiber Digestibility — Rick
Grant |
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New concepts for evaluation of physically
effective NDF — Kurt Cotanch & Rick
Grant |
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Physically Effective Fiber for Dairy Cows:
Current Perspectives — Rick Grant and
Kurt Cotanch |
| Integrative aspects
of rumen function and digestion
- Part II |
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NDF Digestibility - What is
a Significant Difference and What Should
We Expect? — Mike Van Amburgh, Pete
Van Soest, and Jimmy Robertson |
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Forage Neutral Detergent Fiber
Digestibility: What Is a Good Number
and What is a Significant Difference? — Mike
Van Amburgh |
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Nitrogen Recycling in the Rumen — J.
L. Firkins |
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How Much Protein Do Cows Need? — Mike
Van Amburgh, Tom Overton, Larry Chase,
and Erin Peterson |
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Protein Requirements of Lactating Dairy
Cattle: A Case-Study Approach — Mike
Van Amburgh, Tom Overton,
Larry Chase, and Erin Peterson |
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Manipulating Ruminal Fermentation Using
Organic Acids — Heather Dann |
| Behavioral aspects of
cow comfort and emerging dairy
industry issues |
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Animal Welfare - Biosecurity Perspectives — Bill
Stone |
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Animal Welfare - What's going On? — Larry
Chase |
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How to respond to questions about animal
welfare — Shirley Roenfeldt |
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Livestock Agriculture and Air Emissions — Karl
Czymmek and Curt Gooch |
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Counteract bad news relating to environment — Thomas
Quaife |
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Dairy Farms and the Environment Fact Sheet |
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DEC Announces Consent Order with Lewis
County Farm for Manure Spill — NYS
Dept. of Environmental Conservation |
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Nitrogen and Phosphorus - Cows and
Crops — Larry Chase |
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Stocking Density and Grouping: What Do
We Know? — Rick Grant |
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Motivating Cows: Creating the Right Environment — Rick
Grant |
| Fatty acid digestion
and influencing milk component
production |
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Dynamics of Fat & Fatty Acid Digestion — Adam
Lock, Kevin Harvatine, and Dale Bauman |
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Concepts in Lipid Digestion and Metabolism
in Dairy Cows — Dale Bauman and Adam
Lock |
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Understanding the Biology of Milk Fat Synthesis — Dale
Bauman, and Adam Lock |
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Troubleshooting milk fat challenges on
commercial dairy farms — Tom Overton,
Adam Lock, James Perfield,
and Dale Bauman |
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Feeding for Milk Protein — Larry
Chase and Tom Overton |
| Capturing opportunities
for Internal Herd Growth on
farms |
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Internal Herd Growth - Generating Profits
through Management — Jason Karszes |
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Asset Growth: The result of Improved Health
and Management — Bill Stone |
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Calf Nutrition and Management: Intensive
Feeding, Calf Growth and Long
Term Performance — Mike Van Amburgh |
