This webinar is approved for 1 continuing education (CE) credit through Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) for DCHA members.
During this webinar, Miles, Lopes and Baumgartner will offer their thoughts on the impact of genomic testing on the dairy industry. They will explain why dairy producers and their advisers should trust the science behind genomics. Additionally, they will provide specifics on how dairy producers use genomics to improve their programs and describe how to start on a genomic testing journey.
Miles holds a bachelor’s degree in biotechnology and master’s degree in animal biology from the University of California-Davis and earned her PhD in animal science with concentrations in genetics and epidemiology at Cornell University in 2019. She completed postdoctoral training at Pennsylvania State University where she investigated food animal microbiomes. In 2021, she accepted a position with AGIL at the Beltsville, Md. Agricultural Research Center. In this role, Miles applies knowledge of genetics, epidemiology and microbiome science in an integrated approach to understand animal health and production.
Tony L. Lopes Dairy LP is a fourth-generation dairy farm in Gustine, Calif. Across seven facilities within a 4-mile radius, the Lopes family manages 5,000 mature Holstein cows, raises their own replacements and operates a 12,000-head (per year) beef x dairy feedlot/backgrounding facility. This dairy began genomic testing in 2016 and has used exclusively sexed semen to make their replacements since 2018. Tony Lopes returned to the family dairy farm upon graduating from Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo in 2018. In addition to his work alongside his parents, Paul and Darlene Lopes, Tony owns businesses that serve producers in the West in the areas of genetic consulting and risk management.
Raised in Eagle, Wis., Baumgartner studied dairy science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Before joining the team at Jer-Z-Boyz, Baumgartner spent time in the artificial insemination industry. JER-Z-BOYZ Ranch, where Baumgartner works, was started in 1995 by Gary and Donna de Graaf and their sons Dustin and Daniel. Gary’s decision to switch from Holsteins to Jerseys on their farm in Pixley, Calif., was not a popular decision at that time. However, it’s proven to be a valuable choice – with nearly 5,000 milking Jerseys in the herd today. The ability of these cows to last for multiple lactations has allowed for expansion, as well as selling fresh Jersey replacements throughout the West.
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