Wednesday 13 December:

8.30  – 10.00:   Prof Lance Baumgard: Causes and consequences of inflammation

10.00 – 10.30:   coffee break

10.30 – 12.30:   Luis Rodriguez: Transition cow management Focus best practices

12.30 – 13.30:  lunch

13.30 – 15.30:  Prof. Heather White: Liver metabolism basics – precursors, glucose production, energy and fatty acid metabolism

15.30 – 16.00:  coffee  break

16.00 – 17.30:  Prof. Lance Baumgard: Challenging Transition Cow Dogmas

Thursday 14 December:

8.30 – 10.00: Prof. Heather White: Coordinated responses during the transtion period – how the cow adapts to NEB, why metabolic challenges occur, how we can help the cow

10.00 – 10.30:  coffee break

10.30 – 12.30:  Luis Rodriguez: DCAD-Calcium-Metabolism

12.30 – 13.30: lunch

13.30 – 15.30:  Prof Heather White:  Feed efficiency and how liver metabolism influences

15.30 – 16.00:  coffee break

16.00 – 17.30:  Prof Lance Baumgard: Heat Stress update

Friday 15 December

8.30 – 10.00: Methyl donors and the interaction with amino acids and other precursors

10.00 – 10.30: coffee break

10.30 – 12.30: Luis Rodriguez: Prop Peak: a new approach in fresh cow nutrition

12.30 – 13.30:  Lunch and end oft he meeting