DCHA’s October 14 webinar focuses on calf diagnostics

Join Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) for its Oct. 14 webinar – “Diagnostics are not just another expense” – set to start at 11 a.m. Central time (U.S./Canada). Gregg Hanzlicek, Kansas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory associate director, will lead this free, one-hour educational offering.

To register for the webinar, go to: https://bit.ly/Medgene101426. Your webinar registration confirmation e-mail will include a web link to join the webinar.

This webinar re-enforces the idea that diagnostics are completed every day by calf care-givers when they observe calves and their environment. In most cases, only after those real-time diagnostics are completed are samples collected and laboratory diagnostics completed. There are multiple variables that need to be considered before sampling, including sample population, number of samples and test selection. Histories and examples of test results from calf disease outbreaks will highlight the value that laboratory diagnostic testing can provide.

Hanzlicek is a Kansas native and attended Kansas State University (KSU). He earned his bachelor’s in dairy science and spent seven years as a dairy herdsman/middle manager before going to veterinary school at Mississippi State University. After graduating with his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, Hanzlicek spent 16 years as a bovine practitioner in the Midwest, primarily serving dairy and cow-calf clients. Next, he pursued a PhD in epidemiology at KSU. After completing his PhD, Hanzlicek joined the KSU Diagnostic Laboratory. Presently, he is primarily responsible for the outreach program and field disease investigation unit.

Veterinarians and veterinary technicians may earn one Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) credit for attending this DCHA webinar. To learn more about this opportunity, contact JoDee Sattler at: jodee@calfandheifer.org.

DCHA’s Oct. 14 webinar is sponsored by Medgene. DCHA does not support one product or company over another, and any mention is not an endorsement by DCHA.

If you are a DCHA member and cannot attend the live program, you may access the webinar through DCHA’s online Member Center after Oct. 28. To access the webinar recording, DCHA members need to visit https://calfandheifer.org/login and enter their username and password.

For more information about DCHA’s webinars, e-mail Sue Schatz, DCHA member services director, at: sue@calfandheifer.org. Follow DCHA on social media or visit the DCHA website – www.calfandheifer.org – to learn about future webinars.

The Dairy Calf & Heifer Association was founded in 1996 based on the mission to help dairy producers, calf managers and those professionally focused on the growth and management of dairy calves and heifers. With a national membership of producers, allied industries and research leaders, DCHA seeks to provide the industry’s standards for profitability, performance and leadership, serving as a catalyst to help members improve the vitality and viability of their individual efforts and that of their business.