Event Details
Date
March 8, 2017
Time
Registration 9:30am, Program 10am-3pm
Location
CCE Broome County
840 Upper Front St
Binghamton, NY 13905
Cost
$25.00 per person
At the Door
$30.00 per person not preregistered
Host
Southwest New York Dairy, Livestock & Field Crops ProgramWinter Dairy Management - Don't Be Lame!!
March 8, 2017
Cornell Winter Dairy Management 2017
The entire program runs 10am to 3pm. Registration will start at 9:30am
Topics and Speakers to Include:
- Identifying lameness especially at its earliest stages. Strategies and protocols for consistently identifying lameness ASAP. Chip Hendrickson
- Economic Impact of lameness-cull cows, decreased repro performance, decreased milk production, increased vet costs, increased labor requirements, etc. Neil Andrew
- Facilities Impact on lameness-stall design, alley design, flooring surfaces, bedding materials and management. Lindsay Ferlito, NNY dairy extension specialist
- Management factors that impact lameness-stocking density, nutrition-ration, feeding strategy, ventilation, heat abatement, trimming schedules, body condition, pasture access and adjusting to concrete, integrating heifers, general group management to limit injury. Curt Gooch, ProDairy
Please pre-register by March 1st. Pay online with a credit card, or call/email Jen Atkinson at 607.391.2662 or jma358@cornell.edu.
Questions? Contact Betsy Hicks at 607.391.2673 or bjh246@cornell.edu.
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