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An invitation to veterinarians and other professionals to
attend the... |
Applied
Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Workshop
September 5-6, 2002
Holiday Inn, Manhattan, KS
NC Region Bovine Reproductive Task Force and
Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Images from the Workshop
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| Date and Time |
Thursday
September 5, 2002
8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. |
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Friday
September 6, 2002
8:00 am – 5:00 pm |
Location
Holiday Inn, 530 Richards Drive, Manhattan, KS
Continuing Education Contact Hours for Veterinarians
7 clock hours – Thursday lectures
7 clock hours – Friday am lectures and lab
Conference Objectives
This workshop is designed to:
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Improve the understanding of the physiological processes of the estrous cycle, currently
available procedures to synchronize estrus and ovulation, and the proper application of these systems.
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Improve the understanding of methods
to assess male fertility and how it affects the success of AI programs.
| Schedule |
Thursday, September 5th
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| 8:30 am |
Registration and coffee
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| 8:50 am |
Welcome:
Ralph Richardson, Dean, K-State
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| 9:00
am |
Review
of Follicular Growth and the Estrous Cycle • Milo Wiltbank
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9:45 am |
Heifer Development and Reproductive Tract Scoring
for a Successful Heifer Program • Richard Randle
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| 10:25
am |
Review
of Estrous Synchronization Systems: GnRH •
Cliff Lamb
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10:55 am |
Refreshment Break
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| 11:15
am |
Review
of Estrous Synchronization Systems: MGA •
David Patterson
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11:45 am |
Review of Estrous Synchronization
Systems: CIDR Inserts • Darrel Kesler
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12:15 pm |
Inducing Ovulation in Anestrous Cows: Effect of BCS, Parity
and Progestins • Jeff Stevenson
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| 12:45
pm |
Lunch
– included with registration
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1:45 pm |
Review of Fat Supplementation Effects on
Reproduction • Rick Funston
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| 2:25
pm |
Timing
of Vaccinations in Estrous Synchronization Programs • Richard Randle
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2:45 pm |
7-11 Synch • Freddie Kojima
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| 3:05
pm |
Systems for Synchronizing a Second Estrus • Jeff Stevenson
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3:25 pm |
Use of Bulls with Estrous Synchronization • Peter
Chenoweth
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| 3:45
pm |
Refreshment Break
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4:00 pm |
Discussion
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| 5:00
pm |
Comparisons and Costs of Estrous Synchronization Systems • Sandy Johnson
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5:30 pm |
Adjourn
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Evening meal on your own |
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7:30 pm |
Bull Pen Discussion Groups
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Friday, September 6th |
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8:00 am |
Registration and Coffee
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| 8:30
am |
Promising New Technologies for Semen Evaluation • Roy Ax
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9:15 am |
Factors Affecting Fertilization in Estrous-Synchronized Cattle • Richard Saacke
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| 10:00
am |
Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 am |
Breeding Soundness Exams and Beyond • Peter Chenoweth
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| 11:15
am |
Health
and Biosecurity Concerns to Improve Beef Cattle Reproduction • Gary Rupp
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12:00 noon |
Lunch – included with registration
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| 1:30
pm |
Afternoon Sessions at KABSU
Kansas State University
1401 College Avenue, Manhattan, KS
Participants will be able to attend at least 4 of the following 6
sessions. Size of some sessions will
be limited. Order of receipt of registration will be used if
needed to determine placing.
- Reproductive Tract Scoring • David
Patterson/Richard Randle
- Ultrasound and Fetal Sexing • Cliff
Lamb/Paul Fricke
- Semen Quality Assessment • Peter Chenoweth
- Kansas Artificial Breeding Service Unit Tour • KABSU staff
- Use of CIDR Inserts • Richard Pursley
- Sharing Tips and Tricks for a Successful
Synchronization Program • Sandy Johnson
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5:00 pm |
Adjourn
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Conference Speakers
Roy Ax, PhD
Professor, Department of Animal Sciences
University of Arizona
Peter Chenoweth, BVSc, PhD
Professor, Clinical Sciences
College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University
Paul
Fricke, PhD
Assistant Professor, Dairy Science
University of Wisconsin
Rick
Funston, PhD
Assistant Professor, West-Central Research and
Extension Center
University of Nebraska-North Platte
Sandy
Johnson, PhD
Assistant Professor and Livestock Specialist
K-State Research & Extension, Colby
Darrel
Kesler, PhD
Professor, Animal Sciences
University of Illinois–Urbana-Champaign
Freddie
Kojima, PhD
Extension/Research Associate, Animal Science
University of Missouri-Columbia
Cliff
Lamb, PhD
Assistant Professor, NC Research/Outreach
Center
University of Minnesota
David
Patterson, PhD
Associate Professor, Animal Science
University of Missouri-Columbia
Richard
Pursley, PhD
Assistant Professor, Animal Science
Michigan State University
Richard
Randle, DVM, MS
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine
University of Missouri-Columbia
Gary
Rupp, DVM, MS
Professor/Director, Great Plains Veterinary
Educational Center
University of Nebraska-Clay Center
Richard
Saacke, PhD
Professor Emeritus, Dairy Science
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Jeff
Stevenson, PhD
Professor, Animal Sciences & Industry
K-State Research and Extension
Milo
Wiltbank, PhD
Associate Professor, Dairy Science
University of Wisconsin
Sponsors
This is the 2nd Annual Bovine
Reproductive Task Force Workshop coordinated and presented by the North
Central Region Bovine Reproductive Task Force; a multi-state extension
activity in cooperation with the North Central Agriculture and Natural
Resources Program Leaders Committee and the Cooperative State Research,
Education and Extension Service.
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Co-partner in
this year’s conference is K-State's College of Veterinary
Medicine. |
Financial support for
this program has been provided by:
- USDA Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service
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