8th Annual PDHGA Conference Proceedings Table of Contents

Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Intensive feeding, target growth, lactation milk yield and economics
Dr. Michael Van Amburgh ...................................................................................... 21
Dry cow management and calf health
Dr. Sam Leadley ..................................................................................................... 43
Newborn health starts at calving
Dr. Sam Leadley...................................................................................................... 51
Newborn calf care
Dr. Sam .................................................................................................................. 53
Biosecurity, food safety, and animal identification
Dr. Lonnie J. King................................................................................................... 59
Clinical signs, diagnosis, and prevention of bovine leptospirosis
Dr. Carole A. Bolin ................................................................................................. 65
Quality control programs, "The Professionals" and the consuming public and Gardner Custom Heifer Rearing Tour Schematic
Dr. Don L. Gardner ................................................................................................ 77
Personality: Part of the personnel puzzle
Anne Davis ............................................................................................................. 81
Repro research update: Characteristics of estrus, timing of AI and protocols for synchronization with CIDR® inserts
Dr. Raymond L Nebel, Judy H. Bame, Iris D. Peeler, and Antonio Gracia ............... 87
Construction of a shade area for raising calves in polydomes and affect on calf health management - calf management tip
Anne Daniels, Whittemore, MI ................................................................................ 95
Mycoplasma in young dairy calves - calf management tip
Dr. Craig Jones, Ozark, MO ................................................................................... 99
Development of a calf restraining hook to support a farm management and biosecurity plan - calf management tip
Ron Scherbring, Minnesota City, MN...................................................................... 101
Calf management tips - honorable mention
Theresa Savada, Harpursville, NY; Patti Shinn, Crosswell, MI; Janet Bartholomew, Big Bend, WI; Judy Kirchner, Joan Myers, Zanesville, OH; Dave Johnson, Menomonie, WI; Chuck Schwartau, Goodhue, MN; Jerry Juven, Fergus Falls, MN; Mike Strayer, Wadena, MN; John Bos, Jr., Modesto, CA ...................................... 109
Thursday, April 1, 2004
Labor efficient pasture management
Dr. Robert E. James................................................................................................ 115
Building and maintaining good relationships with neighbors
Dennis R. Frame ..................................................................................................... 127
New educational tools for calf and heifer growers
Patrick Hoffman, Dr. Jud Heinrichs, and Coleen M. Jones........................................ 135
Shredding the cost of heifer diets - heifer management tip
Dr. Alvaro Garcia, Brookings, SD ........................................................................... 147
Monitoring heifer growth using the heifer growth applet - heifer management tip
Dr. Jim Ehrlich, Argyle, NY ................................................................................ 153
Heifer management tips - honorable mention
S & S Ag Enterprises; Tom Hogan, Powder Springs, GA;
Erik Whittaker, Franklin, VT .........................................................................................................................		 157