Agenda
WISCONSIN DAIRY & BEEF ANIMAL WELL-BEING CONFERENCE
FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013- KIMBERLY, WISCONSIN
AGENDA
8:30 a.m. Registration
9:00 a.m. Welcome & Sponsor Recognition
9:15 a.m. Why Animal Welfare & Why Now?
*Jen Walker, DVM, PhD, Dipl ACVPM, Director of Dairy Stewardship- Dean Foods, Dallas, Texas
10:00 a.m. Animal Welfare: Science & Legislation
*Amy Stanton, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
10:45 a.m. Break & Visit Display Area
11:00 a.m. Making the Link Between Cull Cows & Carcass Quality
*Kurt Vogel, PhD, UW-River Falls/ Vogel Livestock Solutions
11:45 a.m. Lunch
12:30 p.m. Managing Down Cows
*Bob Leder, DVM, WVMA
1:15 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION 1 (Choose one)
Euthanasia Protocols
*Kurt Vogel, PhD, UW-River Falls/ Vogel Livestock Solutions
Bovine Emergency Response Rescue Planning/Training
*Sandy Stuttgen, DVM, UW-Extension
*Howard Ketover, DVM, Dane Co. Emergency Response
Lameness Prevention: A Cattle Husbandry Undertaking
*Karl Burgi, Dairyland Hoofcare Institute
2:00 p.m. Break & Visit Display Area
2:15 p.m. BREAKOUT SESSION 2 (Choose one):
Euthanasia Protocols
*Kurt Vogel, PhD, UW-River Falls/ Vogel Livestock Solutions
Bovine Emergency Response Rescue Planning/Training
*Sandy Stuttgen, DVM, UW-Extension
*Howard Ketover, DVM, Dane Co. Emergency Response
Lameness Prevention: A Cattle Husbandry Undertaking
*Karl Burgi, Dairyland Hoofcare Institute
3:00 p.m. Panel Discussion
3:30 p.m. Wrap-up & Questions