Workshop
Time:
Calf Rearing Workshop
Date:
9:00 am –
3:15 pm
Lifelong Learning Center at Northeast Community College
Contact:
Kim Clark, (402) 472-6065, kimclark@unl.edu
Nebraska Dairy Extension is hosting a Calf Rearing Workshop for dairy and beef producers in November. The cost to attend is $30. Materials, lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please register with Kim Clark by November 4th.
9:00 am Registration
10:00 am Welcome
10:15 am – 11:00 am Feeding the pre-weaned calf, Dr. Pete Erickson, State Dairy Specialist, University of New Hampshire
11:00 am – 11:30 am Reducing Cold Stress, Kim Clark & Paul Kononoff, Dairy Extension Educators, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
11:30 am - 12:15 pm Calf Nutrition: Post-weaning and starter feeding, Dr. Pete Erickson, State Dairy Specialist, University of New Hampshire
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm Development, growth rate targets, and feeding strategies for growing heifers, Dr. Jill Anderson, Assistant Professor, South Dakota State University
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Dairy Beef: Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Dr. Andrea Watson, Research Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Utilizing distillers grains and other alternative protein sources in growing heifer rations, Dr. Jill Anderson, Assistant Professor, South Dakota State University
3:15 pm Conclusion and evaluation
9:00 am Registration
10:00 am Welcome
10:15 am – 11:00 am Feeding the pre-weaned calf, Dr. Pete Erickson, State Dairy Specialist, University of New Hampshire
11:00 am – 11:30 am Reducing Cold Stress, Kim Clark & Paul Kononoff, Dairy Extension Educators, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
11:30 am - 12:15 pm Calf Nutrition: Post-weaning and starter feeding, Dr. Pete Erickson, State Dairy Specialist, University of New Hampshire
12:15 pm - 12:45 pm Lunch
12:45 pm - 1:30 pm Development, growth rate targets, and feeding strategies for growing heifers, Dr. Jill Anderson, Assistant Professor, South Dakota State University
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm Dairy Beef: Performance and Carcass Characteristics, Dr. Andrea Watson, Research Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2:00 pm – 2:30 pm Break
2:30 pm – 3:15 pm Utilizing distillers grains and other alternative protein sources in growing heifer rations, Dr. Jill Anderson, Assistant Professor, South Dakota State University
3:15 pm Conclusion and evaluation