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- Monday: Barth | Corah | Cushman | Dahlen | Dalton | Gonda | Johnson | Lamb | Moes | Mousel | Patterson | Schiefelbein | Smith | Stroud | Van Eenennaam
- Tuesday: Bridges | Chase | Cooke | Daly | Funston | Hall | Hasler | Lake | Lamb | Lucy | Perry | Seidel | Wright
how do you profit from reproduction?
- How I profit from improved reproduction?
John Moes, Moes Ranch, Flourance, S.D.- Summary by Kasey Miller | PowerPoint (4.2 MB PDF) | Audio (11.5 MB)
- How I profit from improved reproduction?
Danny Schiefelbein, Schiefelbein Farms, Kimball, Minn.- Summary by Kasey Miller | PowerPoint (7.7 MB PDF) | Audio (12.3 MB)
- Hitting the target for a high-quality product
Dr. Larry Corah, vice president, Certified Angus Beef LLC, Manhattan, Kan.- Summary by Kasey Miller | PowerPoint (1.1 MB PDF) | Audio (11.1 MB)| Proceedings (393 KB PDF)
- Improving reproduction to improve longevity in the herd, Dr. Eric Mousel, associate professor and department chair, Department of Agricultural Sciences, Northwest Missouri State University–Maryville
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (197 KB PDF) | Audio 1 (7.6 MB) | Audio 2 (7 MB) | Proceedings (93 KB PDF)
Importance of estrus
- Physiological factors that increase pregnancy rate following artificial insemination, Dr. Michael Smith, professor, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri–Columbia
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (2.8 MB PDF) | Audio (13.9 MB) | Proceedings (459 KB PDF)
- Control of estrus in heifers, Dr. David Patterson, professor, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri–Columbia
- Summary by Kelli Fulkerson & Shauna Rose Hermel | PowerPoint (4.1 MB PDF) | Audio (17.2) MB | Proceedings (590 KB PDF)
- Control of estrus in cows, Dr. Cliff Lamb, professor and extension beef cattle specialist, North Florida Research and Education Center, Department of Animal Science, University of Florida–Marianna
- Summary by Kelli Fulkerson & Shauna Rose Hermel | PowerPoint (1.4 MB PDF) | Audio (14.9 MB) | Proceedings (295 KB PDF)
Inseminator Efficiency and Male fertility
- Insemination-related factors affecting fertilization in cattle, Dr. Joe Dalton, associate professor, Department of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Idaho Caldwell Research and Extension Center
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (2.7 MB PDF) | Audio (18.1 MB)| Proceedings (229 KB PDF)
- Managing bull development to optimize fertility, Dr. Albert Barth, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (3.5 MB PDF) | Audio (13.2 MB) | Proceedings (229 KB PDF)
- Control of estrus with natural service, Dr. Carl Dahlen, assistant professor and beef cattle specialist, Department of Animal Science, North Dakota State University–Fargo
- Summary by Shauna Rose Hermel | PowerPoint (19 MB PDF) | Audio (14.2 MB) | Proceedings (393 KB PDF)
| Genetics | |
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- DNA testing: What we know, what we don’t know, and how we can use it, Dr. Michael Gonda, assistant professor, Department of Animal Science, South Dakota State University–Brookings
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (885 KB PDF) | Audio | Proceedings (262 KB PDF)
- Using DNA to determine the performance and economics of commercial herd bulls in multi-sire natural-service breeding groups, Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (2.4 MB PDF) | Audio (13.3 MB) | Proceedings (623 KB PDF)
- What we know about the genetics of reproduction, Dr. Robert Cushman, research physiologist, Roman L. Hruska U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Clay Center, Neb.
- Summary by Shauna Rose Hermel | PowerPoint (2 MB PDF) | Audio (17.5 MB) | Proceedings (197 KB PDF)
the a.i. technique
- Estrus Synch Planner, Dr. Sandy Johnson, associate professor and livestock specialist, Department of Animal Science, Kansas State University–Colby
- Summary by Shauna Rose Hermel | PowerPoint (3.3 MB PDF) | Audio (6.2 MB) | Proceedings 1: Synch Planner (66 KB PDF) | Proceedings 2: Synchronization Protocols (262 KB PDF)
- Semen handling, Dr. Brad Stroud, Stroud Veterinary Embryo Service, Weatherford, Texas
- Summary by Troy Smith| PowerPoint Part A (8.5 MB PDF) Part B (7.7 MB PDF) | Audio (18 MB) | Proceedings (229 KB pdf)
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Herd fertility And nutrition
- Nutritional influences on reproduction: energy and protein, Dr. Scott Lake, assistant professor and beef cattle specialist, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming–Laramie
- Summary by Kasey Miller | PowerPoint (1.4 MB PDF) | Audio (12.9 MB) | Proceedings (360 KB PDF)
- Mineral nutrition and its impact on reproduction, Dr. Cody Wright, professor, Department of Animal Science, South Dakota State University–Brookings
- Summary by Kasey Miller | PowerPoint (16.9 MB PDF) | Audio (16.5 MB) | Proceedings (262 KB PDF)
- Fetal programming: Implications for cattle production, Dr. Rick Funston, associate professor, University of Nebraska West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte, Neb.
- Summary by Kasey Miller | PowerPoint (23.7 MB PDF) |PowerPoint | Audio (13.9 MB) | Proceedings (360 KB PDF)
management of stress
- Handling stress, Dr. Reinaldo Cooke, assistant professor and beef cattle specialist, Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center, Oregon State University–Burns
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (5 MB PDF) | Audio (14.3 MB) | Proceedings (229 KB PDF)
- Heifer development, Dr. George Perry, associate professor and beef reproduction specialist, Department of Animal Science, South Dakota State University–Brookings
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (1.9 MB PDF) | Audio (15.2 MB) | Proceedings (197 KB PDF)
- Changes in gody condition on oocyte quality and embryo survival, Dr. Allen Bridges, assistant professor, North Central Research and Outresearch Center, University of Minnesota–Grand Rapids
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (7.3 MB PDF) | Audio (15 MB) | Proceedings (164 KB PDF)
vaccination and Pregnancy determination
- Management considerations to minimize reproductive diseases, Dr. Russell Daly, extension veterinarian and associate professor, State Public Health Veterinarian, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Science, South Dakota State University–Brookings
- Summary by Kasey Miller | PowerPoint (6.6 MB PDF) | Audio 16 MB) | Proceedings (164 KB PDF)
- How to get the most out of your vaccination program, Dr. Chris Chase, professor, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, South Dakota State University–Brookings
- Summary by Kasey Miller | PowerPoint (2.7 MB PDF) | Audio (16.5 MB) | Proceedings (98 KB PDF)
- Pregnancy determination: Palpation and beyond, Dr. Matthew Lucy, professor, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri–Columbia
- Summary by Kasey Miller | PowerPoint (3.2 MB PDF) | Audio (12.2 MB) | Proceedings (393 KB PDF)
advancing technologies:
sexed semen and embryo Transfer
- Embryo transfer: Are efficiencies improving?, Dr. John Hasler, technical consultant, Bioniche Animal Health Inc., Fort Collins, Colo.
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (5.5 MB PDF) | Audio (17.7 MB) | Proceedings (590 KB PDF)
- Managing embryo transfer to improve success, Dr. Cliff Lamb, professor and extension beef cattle specialist, North Florida Research and Education Center, Department of Animal Science, University of Florida–Marianna
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (10.1 MB PDF) | Audio (11.8 MB) | Proceedings (557 KB PDF)
- Sexed semen: How we sex it and the best use for it, Dr. George Seidel, distinguished professor, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Animal Reproduction and Biotechnology Laboratory, Colorado State University–Fort Collins
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (2.7 MB PDF) | Audio (10 MB) | Proceedings (197 KB PDF)
- Can sexed semen work in your herd?, Dr. John Hall, professor and extension beef specialist and superintendent, University of Idaho Nancy M. Cummings Research Extension and Education Center, Carmen, Idaho
- Summary by Troy Smith | PowerPoint (5.6 MB PDF) | Audio (11.9 MB) | Proceedings (393 KB PDF)
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