Module 7: Transition Cows and Metabolic Disease

Module 7 Evaluation

DHMCP Module 7 Assignment – Assess Transition Performance Bottlenecks

May 15, 2018

8:30 am — 9:00 am

Welcome & Introductions

Presenters: Cynthia Miltenburg

9:00 am — 10:00 am

Transition cow physiology and metabolism

Presenters: Tom Overton

Files: Transition cow overview and biology Overton 5_18_notes

10:00 am — 10:30 am

Break AM

10:30 am — 12:30 pm

Dry Cow Nutrition

Presenters: Tom Overton

Files: Dry cow nutritional strategies Overton 5_18_notes, Ration guidelines for dry and lactating cows TRO MEV LEC 3_18

12:30 pm — 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm — 2:15 pm

Exercise: Formulate a dry cow ration

Presenters: Tom Overton

Files: Guelph close up dry cow ration formulation exercise 5_18, Ration guidelines for dry and lactating cows TRO MEV LEC 3_18

2:15 pm — 3:00 pm

Hypocalcemia and Postpartum Supplementation

Presenters: Cynthia Miltenburg

Files: Treating cows for subclinical hypocalcemia, Calcium Supplementation Overview

3:00 pm — 5:00 pm

Round 1: Nutrition Presentations in groups of 5-6 vets

May 16, 2018

8:30 am — 9:15 am

Subclinical Ketosis

Presenters: Todd Duffield

Files: DHMCP_Ketosis1

9:15 am — 10:00 am

Use of monensin and other bandaids for transition cows

Presenters: Todd Duffield

Files: Ketosis_Bandaids, cow_health_meta, cyanocobalamin_and_insulin_ketosis, cyanocobalamin_and_PG_ketosis, DHI_Ketoscreen_Tatone, Gordon_Vet_Clinics_ketosis_tx_2013, monensin_meta_metabolism

10:00 am — 10:30 am

Break AM

10:30 am — 11:30 am

Transition cow immune status: Why do cows get RP and metritis?

Presenters: Stephen LeBlanc

Files: Transition cow immune function and repro disease_LeBlanc

11:30 am — 12:30 pm

Transition Cow Health and Fertility

Files: Ribeiro 2018 DHMCP

12:30 pm — 1:30 pm

Lunch

1:30 pm — 3:00 pm

Nutrition for Fresh Cows

Presenters: Tom Overton

Files: Fresh cow nutrition Overton 5_18_notes

3:00 pm — 3:30 pm

Afternoon Break

3:30 pm — 5:00 pm

Round 2: Nutrition Presentations

May 17, 2018

8:30 am — 9:30 am

Monitoring Transition Cows

Presenters: Stephen LeBlanc

Files: Transition monitoring

9:30 am — 10:00 am

Exercise: Transition Cow Debate

10:00 am — 10:30 am

Break AM

10:30 am — 11:30 am

Panel – Overton, Duffield, Leblanc on Debate Topics

Presenters: Stephen LeBlanc, Todd Duffield, Tom Overton

11:30 am — 12:30 pm

Nutritional Influence of Milk Components

Presenters: Tom Overton

Files: Feeding for milk components Overton 5_18_notes