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Training on working with calves planned in Canton for Oct, Nov

Posted 10/21/14

CANTON -- Cornell Cooperative Extension associations of Northern New York are partnering with the Cornell Pro-Dairy Program and the Wyoming Dairy Institute to offer a series of regional calf training …

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Training on working with calves planned in Canton for Oct, Nov

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CANTON -- Cornell Cooperative Extension associations of Northern New York are partnering with the Cornell Pro-Dairy Program and the Wyoming Dairy Institute to offer a series of regional calf training workshops for herdspersons, calf managers, calf feeders and anyone who wants to gain skills and knowledge on calf health, assessment and feeding.

The workshops will be offered with speakers on-site and by video conference 6:30 to 9:00 p.m. on Oct. 28 and 30 and Nov. 4 and 6 at the Cornell Cooperative Extension of St. Lawrence County Extension Learning Farm.

The cost for the series of four workshops is $50 per person. Participants will receive a $40 voucher toward the fee to attend the two-day Pro-Dairy Calf and Heifer Congress in Rochester in December. Those interested in attending can register with CCE Lawrence at 379-9192 or pay at the door.

Workshops topics and speakers include:

Oct. 28: Young calf care with dairy specialist Kim Morrill on the critical first 24 hours, including impact of calving stress, the "5 Cs" (colostrum, calories, cleanliness, comfort, and consistency) as well as biosecurity, controlling scours, controlling respiratory disease and assessing the ‘off’ calf and vaccination strategies.

Oct. 30: Impact of environmental factors with dairy specialist Terri Taraska on housing essentials, air quality, individual versus group housing, water quality, cold and heat stress, and bedding choices. A panel discussion on operation overview with focus on data capture will answer: What data are people collecting, why and how are they using it, and how are people using data in decision making? Panelists include dairy farmer Mike McMahon, Dave Stockwell, and organic dairy farmer Paul Tillotson.

Nov. 4: Calf nutrition and delivery, from birth to weaning with Nutreco technical services manager Fernando Soberon on feeding for biological potential, milk versus milk replacer, gut development, starter formulation, growth rates and weaning strategies.

Nov. 6: Calf management issues with Corwin Holtz of Holtz-Nelson Dairy Consultants on auto feeders versus robots, acidified milk feeding, nipple selection, placement and number, starting calves in groups, cross-sucking, basic economics of raising calves and economics of lost and culled heifers.