Beef Today Cow-Calf Cowboy College
Tues., June 16 – Wed., June 17, 2015
Renaissance Denver Hotel (near the airport)
Denver, Colorado
Join us for the popular Beef Today Cowboy College focused on cow-calf producers. This educational program is designed specifically for those involved in the day-to-day care and welfare of their animals. During this intense program, directed by industry leading veterinarians and experts, cow-calf producers will learn best management practices and how to apply them to ensure the health,performance and quality of the cattle in their care.
BQA credits will be offered for event attendees.
Topics include:
- Animal Health: Antibiotic Decisions, BQA On Farm Assessment, Vaccination Programs, Biosecurity
- Low-Stress Animal Handling
- Nutrition: Fetal Programming, Cow Nutrition, Weaning Nutrition
- Genetics: Bull Selection, Future Impact of Genetic Selection
- Sustainability: Ranching for People, Planet and Profits
- And More!
Agenda below is tentative and subject to change.
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Registration Opens
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Low Stress Animal Handling
-Dr. Tom Noffsinger
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Tradeshow Open)
1:00 pm. – 1:45 p.m. Low Stress Animal Handling
-Dr. Tom Noffsinger
2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Sustainability Practices; Ranching for People,
Planet and Profits
-Wayne Fahsholtz
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Break (Tradeshow Area)
4:00 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. Bull Selection; Future Impact of
Genetic Selection
-Mark Gardner
5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Networking Reception
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
7:00 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. Breakfast (Tradeshow Open)
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Antibiotic Decisions; Vaccination Programs
-Dan Thomson, DVM
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Nutrition for Pre/Post-Partum Cows and Calves
-Rick Funston, DVM
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Lunch (Tradeshow Open)
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Biosecurity: BQA on Farm Assessment
-Dan Thomson, DVM
3:00 p.m. Adjourn
Topics include:
- Animal Health: Antibiotic Decisions, BQA On Farm Assessment, Vaccination Programs, Biosecurity
- Low-Stress Animal Handling
- Nutrition: Fetal Programming, Cow Nutrition, Weaning Nutrition
- Genetics: Bull Selection, Future Impact of Genetic Selection
- Sustainability: Ranching for People, Planet and Profits
- And More!
Beef Today Cow-Calf Cowboy College speakers include:
- Dan Thomson, DVM, Kansas State University – Dr. Thomson is recognized internationally as a leader in animal welfare, beef cattle production and cattle health management. Thomson currently serves as the global co-leader for McDonald’s Beef Health and Welfare Committee. He is the director of the Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University and the Jones professor of epidemiology and production medicine. Low-Stress Animal Handling
- Tom Noffsinger, DVM – Dr. Noffsinger of Benkelman, Neb., is a consulting feedlot veterinarian best known for his passion and enthusiasm for working with feedlots and ranches on implementing low-stress cattle handling.
- Rick Funston, DVM, University of Nebraska Beef Cattle Reproductive Physiology
- Mark Gardiner, Partner, Gardiner Angus
- Wayne Fahsholtz, President, AgWin Group, Past President/CEO Padlock Ranch Co.
