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Managing & Marketing Quality Holstein Steers Proceedings

Table of Contents

Dairy Beef General Session

     Dairy Beef Production Past Present & Future [Kenneth Eng, Eng, Inc.]

     Cattle Market Situation and Outlook  [John Lawrence, Iowa Beef Center, Iowa State University]

Breakout I - Nutrition of Wet Calves

     Protein and Energy Nutrition of the Neonatal Calf  [Drew Vermeire, Nouriche Nutrition Ltd.]

     Practical Economics of "Accelerated" Calf Feeding Programs [Howard Tyler, Iowa State University]

     Efficacy of On-Farm Pasteurized Waste Milk Systems [ Matt Jorgenson, University of Wisconsin]    

Breakout II - Nutrition: Growing and Finishing

     Manipulating Forage-to-Concentrate Ratios to Enhance Performance and Carcass Traits of Holstein Steers [Alfredo DiCostanzo, University of Minnesota]

     Evaluation of Distillers Co-Products in Dairy Beef Production [Allen Trenkle, Iowa State University]

     Fat and Protein Supplementation of Calf-Fed Holstein Steers [Richard Zinn, University of California]

Breakout III - Housing and Management

     Wet Calf Housing and Management [Hugh Chester-Jones, University of Minnesota]

     Managing Heat and Cold Stress of Feedlot Holstein Steers [Simone Holt, South Dakota State University]

Breakout IV - Feedlot Nutritional Management

     Impact of Grain Processing and Quality on Holstein Steer Performance [Fred Owens, Pioneer Hi-bred International]

     Intake Management [Sheri Steffen, Progressive Nutrition]

     The Effect of Optaflexx® on Growth, Performance and Carcass Traits of Calf-Fed Holstein Steers Fed to Harvest: A Summary of Four Post-Approval Studies [Michael Van Koevering, Elanco]

Breakout V - Breeding, Genetics, & Grazing

     Comparison of Dairy versus Beef Steers [Steve Rust, Michigan State University]

     Supply of Dairy-Beef in the Future: Status of Crossbreeding and Sexed Semen [Kent Wiegel University of Wisconsin]

  Grazing Holstein Steers: An Alternative to the Calf-Fed Model [Jeff Lehmkuhler, University of Wisconsin]

Breakout VI - Markets and Risk Management

     Feedlot Closeout for Holstein Steers [Tom Peters, Dekalb Feeds]

     Understanding the Market for Holstein Steers [Ken Burdine, University of Kentucky]

    So You Want to Raise Holstein Steers: Will it Pay? [Robert Tigner, Iowa State University]
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Breakout VII - Health and Disease Management

     Role of Oral Immunoglobulins in Systemic and Intestinal Immunity of Neonatal Calves [Jim Quigley, Diamond V Mills]

     Managing Disease Challenges in Holstein Steers [Mike Apley, Kansas State University]

     Preventative Wet Calf Health Managament [ [Russ Schnepper, Schnepper Int'l, Inc.]

Breakout VIII - Meat Quality & Industry Perspective

     Yield and Quality of Holstein-Beef [Dan Schaefer, University of Wisconsin]

Panel Discussion - Implant Strategies

     Facilities for Feeding Holstein and Beef Cattle [Steven Rust, Michigan State University]

     My Experience with Monoslopes [Trent Linkmeyer, Iowa Producer]

     Remodeling Dairy Barns for Dairy Beef Housing [David Kammel, University of Wisconsin]

Appendix

     Does Housing Method Influence Calf Behavior? [Jim Quigley]

     Housing and Behavior Revisited [Jim Quigley]

     Growth and Health of Calves Housed on Different Bedding Types [Jim Quigley]

     Calf Behavior and Stress [Russ Schnepper, DVM, Schnepper International, Inc.]

     Working with Animal Identification, Michael Coe [Global Animal Management]

    Long Haul Colostrum Deprived Calves [ Russ Schnepper, DVM, Schnepper International, Inc.]