Conference Program
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Pre-Conference Symposium by Adisseo
Theme: Impact of Amino Acid Formulation and Nitrogen Efficiency in Dairy Cows
- 1:00 – 1:10 Welcome and introduction of speakers
- 1:10 - 1:30 Current dairy industry economics — John Geuss
- 1:30 – 2:15 Maximizing milk components and metabolizable protein utilization through amino acid formulation — Dr. Chuck Schwab
- 2:15 – 3:00 Challenges of predicting metabolizable lysine content of ingredients Dr. Sarah Boucher
- 3:00 – 3:15 Break
- 3:15 – 4:00 The role of amino acid nutrition in reproduction of dairy cows Dr. Jose Santos
- 4:00 – 4:45 Formulating for amino acids in CNCPS – present and future Dr. Mike Van Amburgh
- 4:45 – 5:15 Summary and Q & A session Dr. Brian Sloan
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Breakfast Sponsored by BFI Innovations, Inc.
- 6:30 - 8:00 The triangular relationship: diet, microbial activity and immune function; consequences for the dairy cow’s longevity and performance. — Dr. Jan van Eys, North American Ruminant Nutrition Specialist, INVE Technologies/Nutri-Ad
- Morning Session – T. R. Overton presiding
- 8:30 – 9:00 Recent research with low-starch diets for lactating dairy cows — Dr. Heather Dann
- 9:00 – 9:30 Estimating intestinal digestibility of amino acids in the rumen undegraded protein fraction of feedstuffs — Dr. Sarah Boucher
- 9:30 - 10:00 Effect of intake on digestibility of NDF in soy hulls — Dr. Mike Thonney
- 10:00 – 10:10 Presentation of Maynard Award — Dr. Dale Bauman
- 10:10 – 10:40 Break
- 10:40 – 11:10 Refining nitrogen feeding using current knowledge of recycled urea and microbial nitrogen uptake — Erin Recktenwald
- 11:10 – 11:40 aNDF, NDFd, iNDF, ADL and kd : What have we learned? — Emiliano Raffrenato
- 11:40 – 12:10 Effect of type and length of dietary fiber on growth, efficiency and carcass quality of feedlot cattle — Dr. Mike Baker
- 12:10 – 1:30 Lunch
- Afternoon Session – L. E. Chase presiding
- 1:30 – 2:00 Negative energy balance and ketosis: consequences and monitoring in transition cows Dr. Daryl Nydam
- 2:00 – 2:30 Integrating nutritional and grouping management of transition cows — Dr. Tom Overton
- 2:30 - 3:00 Gigantism and Sauropod dinosaurs — Dr. Peter Van Soest
- 3:00 – 3:30 Break
- 3:30 – 4:00 Phiddling with phenylalanine: influence of dietary amino acids on enzymes of phenylalanine metabolism in the chicken — Dr. Richard Austic
- 4:00 – 4:30 Perspectives on Cornell contributions to poultry nutrition — Dr. Kirk Klasing
- 4:30 – 5:30 Panel discussion – interpreting and implementing starch digestibility information in the field —Ralph Ward, Ian Shivas, Paul Sirois, Dr. Charlie Sniffen; moderated by Dr. Mike Van Amburgh
- 5:30 – 7:00 Cash Bar Reception and Dinner — Sponsored by CHR. Hansen and Cornell University
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Breakfast sponsored by APC, Inc.
- 6:30 – 7:30 Colostrum feeding follies: trials and tribulations of passive transfer — Dr. Jim Quigley, Vice President and Director of Calf Operations, APC, Inc.
- Morning Session – D. E. Bauman presiding
- 8:30 – 9:15 Food economics and consumer choice — Rob Aukerman
- 9:15 – 10:00 Demystifying the environmental sustainability of food production — Dr. Jude Capper
- 10:00 – 10:20 Break
- 10:20 – 10:50 An evaluation of milk fatty acid composition of whole fluid milk in the United States. — Anne O’Donnell
- 10:50 – 11:20 Using forages in dairy rations: are we moving forward? — Dr. Debbie Cherney
- 11:20 – 11:50 Ammonia emissions form dairy farms - What have we learned? — Dr. Mark Powell
- 11:50 – 12:20 Feeding low crude protein rations to dairy cows – opportunities and challenges — Dr. Larry Chase
- 12:20 Adjourn – have a safe trip home!