Industry Events

• March 20, 2012 - March 21, 2012

  Dairy Calf and Heifer Conference

  The 2012 DCHA conference will include wet labs, breakout sessions and more on the most current topics in calf and heifer welfare, health and management.

• March 26, 2012 - March 29, 2012

  2012 NIAA Annual Conference

  The 2012 National Institute for Animal Agriculture annual conference, Living in a World of Decreasing Resources & Increasing Regulation: How to Advance Animal Agriculture, will focus on how decreasing resources, both natural and financial, as well as increasing regulations are making it difficult for animal agriculture to advance. With issues such as drought, tight credit, increased capital requirements, environmental regulations, more demanding animal care standards, and misinformation about how animals are raised, animal agriculture is in an important period of change.
  
  The 2012 Annual Conference of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture will explore the many issues facing the industry. We will discuss how animal agriculture can be advanced through understanding the intricacies involved with the limited resources available and continued pressure to further regulate how animals are produced.
  

• April 12, 2012 - April 12, 2012

  Academy of Veterinary Consultants

  The Spring meeting of the AVC will take place in Washington, D.C. The meeting will include topics on antibiotic use, food safety, cattle welfare and applied practice tips. A reception for members of Congress will also be held and all members of the AVC are strongly encouraged to attend.

• April 13, 2012 - April 14, 2012

  Ultrasound for Bovine Medical and Surgical Diagnoses

  Instructor: Sebastien Buczinski, DVM, MSc, University of Montreal
  
  This course will provide hands-on, in-depth instruction in the use of ultrasound for the diagnosis of bovine medical and surgical cases. Class size is limited to eight veterinarians.
  • Umbilical ultrasonography
  • Teat and udder ultrasonography
  • Thoracic ultrasonography (bovine respiratory diseases…)
  • Gastrointestinal tract ultrasonography (traumatic reticuloperitonitis, peritonitis, abomasal diseases, small intestine problems)
  • Liver ultrasonography (liver abscesses, fatty liver, thrombosis of the caudal vena cava)
  • Urinary tract ultrasonography (pyelonephritis, cystitis…)
  This course can be taken with the Bovine Reproductive Ultrasound for Veterinarians Course on the same dates.
  

• April 13, 2012 - April 14, 2012

  Academy of Dairy Veterinary Consultants

  The conference will feature Dr. Jose Santos, University of Florida, and Dr. Dale Moore, Washington State University, on overcoming challenges in dairy cow transition and reproduction.
  

• May 29, 2012 - June 1, 2012

  Bovine Immunology Meeting

  The 23rd ADSA Discover Conference on Food Animal Agriculture, Bovine Immunology: The Intersection of Innate and Acquired Immunity, will be held May 29-June 1.
  
  Speakers at this conference will present information on how disease, environment, management, and genetics impact the bovine immune response, and how management interventions such as those related to vaccination, nutrition, housing and reproduction modulate the innate ant acquired immune responses and impact bovine health and productivity.
  Speakers will discuss:
  • Immune system effects on calf growth & health
  • Immunity in the transition period
  • Vaccine responsiveness
  • Genetic variation in immune-related traits
  • Management interactions with immunity.
  
  

• July 15, 2012 - July 19, 2012

  ASAS/ADSA 2012 JAM

  The ASAS/ADSA Joint Annual Meeting will explore the latest research into nutrition, forages, biotechnology, food safety, and many other topics.Topics include pasture management, food safety, water management and sustainability in agriculture.
  
  JAM this year is a partnership between the American Society of Animal Science, the American Dairy Science Association, the Canadian Society of Animal Science, the Asociacion Mexicana de Produccion Animal, and the Western Section of the American Society of Animal Science.
  

• October 24, 2012 - October 26, 2012

  Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium

  The first Dairy Cattle Welfare Symposium, hosted by the University of Guelph and its Campbell Centre for the Study of Animal Welfare, will feature:
  • formal sessions with overview presentations by renowned keynote speakers
  • oral research reports and poster presentations based on submitted manuscripts
  • hands-on interactive workshops at the University of Guelph
  • exhibit area
  • conference banquet
  The Symposium will provide dairy producers, researchers, veterinarians and other industry professionals a meaningful opportunity to share recent research findings, discuss solutions to the current welfare issues facing dairy farms, and to network with other conference attendees.
  
  Speakers include:
  • Margit Bak Jensen, Aarhus University, Denmark
  • Hans Coetzee, Iowa State University, USA
  • Trevor DeVries, University of Guelph, Canada
  • David Fraser, University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Jeffrey Rushen, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Canada
  • Marina Von Keyserlingk, University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Dan Weary, University of British Columbia, Canada
  • Becky Whay, Bristol University, UK
  
  Manuscripts for oral and poster presentations are now being accepted. For more details on manuscript submissions, visit the website.