DCRC Annual Meeting highlights topics essential to dairy farm sustainability

Travel to the Lone Star State for the 2024 Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) Annual Meeting – Nov.12-14 – at the Loews Arlington Hotel & Convention Center, Arlington, Texas. The event features Christine Baes, University of Guelph, who will explain “The Resilient Dairy Genome Project.” In addition, Jason Lombard, Colorado State University, will address highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 infection in dairy cattle.

Dairy producers, dairy cattle researchers, bovine veterinarians and dairy cattle product and service providers wanting to take their bovine reproductive aptitude to the next level should attend this exceptional learning event. To register for the meeting, go to: https://bit.ly/DCRC2024Mtg. Register by Oct. 21 to take advantage of the lowest registration rate. Online registration ends Nov. 3. After that date, attendees must register on site.

“The 2024 DCRC Annual Meeting highlights topics that are essential to operating sustainable dairy businesses,” said Program Chair Benjamin Voelz, STgenetics technical services team manager. “This year’s speakers include some of the world’s most prominent dairy cattle reproduction experts who will discuss incorporating new technologies into reproductive strategies to achieve improved reproduction performance.”

Breakout session presenters and presentation topics for this year’s DCRC Annual Meeting include:

• The future of fertility traits – John Cole, Council on Dairy Cattle Breeding
• Management strategies for reinsemination: The past, the present and future directions – Paul Fricke, University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Uterine disease management – Stephen LeBlanc, University of Guelph
• Systemic inflammation in early lactation dairy cows – what is the disorder and how to assess it – Rafael Neves, Purdue University
• Employee training and retention – Robert Hagevoort, University of New Mexico
• Early pregnancy diagnosis and embryonic loss – Ky Pohler, Texas A&M University
• What happens in the calf hutch does not stay in the calf hutch – Adam Geiger, Zinpro
• Exploring variables related to survival and production in dairy replacements – Michael Overton, Zoetis
• Using technology and data for targeted reproductive management strategies – Luis Mendonca, Merck

DCRC is committed to boosting dairy producer and veterinarian (employed by a veterinary clinic) attendance at its annual meeting. To encourage attendance from these two groups, DCRC is offering ten $200 travel stipends. Stipends will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact JoDee Sattler (jodee@dcrcouncil.org) if interested in this discount. Payment will be made at the meeting upon proof of attendance.

To help veterinarians earn continuing education credits, DCRC will submit an application to receive Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) approval from the American Association of Veterinary State Boards for the 2024 DCRC Annual Meeting. For more information about RACE credits, contact JoDee Sattler at: jodee@dcrcouncil.org.

Reserve your hotel room for the DCRC Annual Meeting at: https://bit.ly/DCRC2024HotelReservation by Oct. 21 to get the group rate of $169 per night (plus taxes). The DCRC room block may fill before that date, so reserve your room soon.

The Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council is focused on bringing together all sectors of the dairy industry – producers, consultants, academia and allied industry professionals – for improved reproductive performance. DCRC provides an unprecedented opportunity for all groups to work together to take dairy cattle reproduction to the next level.