Dairy Nutrition 2009
August 17 to 20
Miner Institute
Course Agenda
Monday, August 17
12:30 Registration
1:00 Overview of course — Tom Overton, Cornell University
Introduction of course faculty and participants
Introduction to Miner Institute — Rick Grant, Miner Institute
1:30 to 5:00 Forage quality in dairy nutrition, silage fermentation and roles for additives — Limin Kung, University of Delaware and Larry Chase, Cornell University
7:00 Group dinner at The Butcher Block
Tuesday, August 18
8:00 Dry matter intake and factors affecting feed efficiency — Larry Chase, Cornell University
9:00 Carbohydrate fermentation and nutrition — Rick Grant (20 min break in middle)
11:00 Protein and amino acid nutrition — Sarah Boucher
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Forage analysis – chemical composition, digestibility, fermentation analyses — Kurt Cotanch, Miner Institute
2:15 Nutrition and nutrient management considerations — Larry Chase, Cornell University
3:00 Break
3:15 Calf and heifer nutrition — Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University
6:00 BBQ and recognition of Charlie Sniffen’s contributions to Miner Institute Dairy Research
Wednesday, August 19
8:00 Fat and fatty acids in dairy nutrition — Tom Overton, Cornell University
9:00 Minerals and vitamins — Tom Overton, Cornell University
9:45 Break
10:00 Environmental aspects of dairy – current perspectives and future implications — Curt Gooch, Cornell University
11:30 Behavioral considerations of cows — Rick Grant, Miner Institute
12:15 Lunch
1:00 Practical round-robins (45 min each)
- Miner Institute Dairy Farm Forage assessment, sampling and particle size, TMR management — Larry Chase, Cornell University and Kurt Cotanch, Miner Institute
- Rumen function / microbial ecology – Heather Dann, Miner Institute
- Facility and cow/behavior assessment — Rick Grant, Miner Institute, Curt Gooch, Cornell University and Peter Krawczel, Miner Institute
- Farm-level evaluation approaches — Tom Overton, Cornell University
5:00 Adjourn -- dinner on own
Thursday, August 20
8:00 Water quality and availability – Larry Chase, Cornell University
9:00 Transition cow biology — Heather Dann, Miner Institute
10:00 Break
10:15 Transition cow nutrition and herd-level diagnostics —Tom Overton
12:00 Course evaluation
12:15 Adjourn (Box lunches provided)
1:00 to 4:00 Optional CPM Dairy/CNCPS training session — Larry Chase, Cornell University, Tom Overton, and Rick Grant, Miner Institute