DCRC webinar, presented in Spanish, features optimizing reproductive programs

“Integrating variables to optimize our reproductive programs” (Integrando variables para mejorar nuestros programas reproductivos), presented in Spanish, headlines the next Dairy Cattle Reproduction Council (DCRC) webinar. The free webinar starts at 2 p.m. Central time on Sept. 15. Pablo Pinedo, associate professor in dairy systems management in the department of animal sciences at Colorado State University, will serve as the instructor for this one-hour webinar.

During the webinar, Pinedo will discuss how multiple variables that are not specific to reproduction have significant impacts on fertility. The purpose is to integrate multiple areas of management that can contribute to improving reproductive performance on dairy farms.

Key learning objectives for this webinar include:

• Identify non-reproductive areas that impact dairy cows’ fertility
• Understand the interrelationships among multiple variables affecting fertility
• Discuss potential implementation of management practices to improve the reproductive performance on dairy farms

Pinedo obtained his Veterinary Medicine Degree from the University of Chile and his PhD from the University of Florida. Subsequently, he completed the Residency Program in the Food Animal and Reproduction Medicine Service of the University of Florida. Before his arrival at Colorado State University, Pinedo was an assistant professor in ruminant health at Texas A&M University. He is interested in the interrelationships among cattle health, reproduction and milk yield under multiple management systems.

A substantial portion of his research focuses on the impact of non-reproductive variables, such as health and fitness traits, on fertility. In association with this idea, a second area of interest includes the evaluation of novel management strategies for the prevention and early detection of disease, using innovative technologies to monitor behavioral, physiological and performance variables that can help to prevent or reduce losses related to illness.

To register for this webinar, go to: https://bit.ly/DCRCWebinarSept15. If you are a DCRC member and cannot attend the live program, you may access the webinar at www.dcrcouncil.org after Sept. 30.

For more information about DCRC’s webinars, e-mail Alex Scanavez, DCRC Education Committee chair, at: alex.scanavez@altagenetics.com or e-mail DCRC at: christie@dcrcouncil.org.

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.