3^rd ANNUAL PDHGA NATIONAL CONFERENCE

                                                                 PROCEEDINGS

                                                          TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                                               March 26-28, 1999

 

 

Managing the Pre-Weaning Nutrition Program, Jim Quigley................................................................ 1

 

Managing the Mild-Fed Calf in Extreme Weather Conditions, Marguerita Cattell................................. 9

 

Managing the Calf from Weaning through Four Months of Age, Jim L. Morrill................................... 23

 

What is it Worth to Know a Calf’s Ig Level?, Mike Fowler.............................................................. 31

 

Retrofitting Existing Facilities for the Young Heifer, Robert J. Milne................................................... 39

 

Vegas is a Lot More Fun, Mark Quinn............................................................................................. 51

 

When to Get Into the Bull Market, Drew A. Vermeire...................................................................... 57

 

Protecting My Investment and My Client’s Investment from Johne’s, Dave Horn............................... 65

 

Feeding Waste Milk, James S. Cullor............................................................................................... 71

 

Will We Have Antibiotics and Other Feed Additives in the Future?, Virginia Fajt.............................. 77

 

Biosecurity Risk Management to Improve Heifer Health and Value, David R. Smith.......................... 87

 

Biosecurity–What We are Doing, Lee Pattison................................................................................. 95

 

Making Biosecurity Work–One Veterinarian’s Experiences, Dennis Hovelson................................... 99

 

Financial Benchmarks for the Profitable Heifer Grower Operation, Terry R. Smith

and Angela Christenson..................................................................................................... 103

 

What is an Added-Value Heifer?, Roger Cady............................................................................... 113

 

An Integrated Data Management System for Heifer Growing, Michael Tomaszewski....................... 125

 

How I use Records to Help Manage My Heifer Growing Business, Bill Knapper............................ 135

 

Nutrition and Feeding Management of Dairy Heifers, Jud Heinrichs and Matt Gabler....................... 145

 

Controlling Feed Costs, Robert E. James....................................................................................... 153

 

How I Use Grazing in Our Custom Heifer Rearing Program, Don Gardner...................................... 161

 

Turner’s Heifer Haven, Denis Turner.............................................................................................. 165

 

I Wish Someone Had Told Me?, Scott Weinberg........................................................................... 175

 

Inbreeding–Is It a Problem for Heifer Growers and their Clients?, Bennet G. Cassell....................... 187

 

Nutrient Management for Heifer Growers, H. H. (Jack) Van Horn.................................................. 199

 

Controlling the Cycles–Reproductive Management of the Heifer Herd, P. L. Senger........................ 213

 

Treatment and Control of Footwarts in Dairy Cattle, Steven L. Berry.............................................. 219