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| 8:30 a.m. |
Registration |
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| 9:00 a.m. |
WELCOME
G.B. Anderson, Chair, Department of Animal
Science, University of California, Davis. |
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Practical Considerations of
Biosecurity for Johne's Disease in Cattle |
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William Sischo, VMTRC, School of
Veterinary Medicine, UC Davis |
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Funding the Environmental Capital
Expenditures for the Dairy |
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Max Bojko, Bank of America, Modesto, CA. |
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Automated sensing of milk components in
the parlor |
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Michael Delwiche, Department of Biological and
Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis |
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Research Updates |
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| 11:30 - Noon |
BREAK |
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On-Farm Concentration of Milk: The Future
is Now |
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Robert Fassbender, T.C. Jacoby & Company, St.
Louis, MO. |
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Panel discussion: Labor Management |
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Gregory Billikopf, UC Cooperative Extension,
Moderator |
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Mechanic Selection at a Dairy and Livestock
Facility |
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Ward Burroughs, Vista Livestock Co., Denair, CA. |
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Employee Performance Appraisal |
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Tim Wickstrom, Wickstrom Dairy, Livingston, CA. |
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LUNCH BREAK |
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| AFTERNOON SESSION: |
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Demonstrations - Dairy Teaching and
Research Facility:
 | Evaluating the Milking Parlor - Steve Jolley, Milking
Management Services, Oakdale, CA. |
| Automated sensing in the parlor - Michael Delwiche, Dept
of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, UC Davis |
| Locomotive and Body Condition Scoring - Steven Berry/Peter
Robinson, Department of Animal Science, UC Davis |
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| 3:30 p.m. |
ADJOURN |
