Smart Calf Rearing Conference

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March 26th | Sunday | Festive Opening
 
14:00Meeting Point Hotel – Transfer Hotel – Shuttle
15:00 – 17.00Wine-tasting Zeller’s Weinlounge
17:00 – 18:00Bus transfer Shuttle
18:00 – 18:30Official Opening with shortspeeches

Dr. Christian Koch
Hofgut Neumühle

Dr. Michael Steele
University of Guelph

TwentyOne | Kaiserslautern
18:30 – 19:00Official speech  – Computerized AgricultureProf.  Dr.-Ing. Jörg Dörr
Fraunhofer IESE
TwentyOne | Kaiserslautern
19:00 – 22:30Dinner and social TwentyOne | Kaiserslautern
 Bus transfer Shuttle

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March 27th | Monday | Conference Day 1 | Health & Nutrition
 
SESSION 1: Calf HealthFraunhofer IESE
09:00 – 09:30Where do we go from here with diarrhea in dairy calvesDr. Dave Renaud
University of Guelph
Fraunhofer IESE
09:30 – 10:00Epidemiology of colostrum production and post-harvest considerationsDr. Sabine Mann  Cornell UniversityFraunhofer IESE
10:00 – 10:30Poster Sessions  
10:30 – 11:00Coffee Break Fraunhofer IESE
11:00 – 11:30Improved control of bovine respiratory disease by lung ultrasonography (qTUS) and rapid diagnostics (nBAL)Dr. Bart Pardon
Ghent University
Fraunhofer IESE
11:30 – 12:00Panel Discussion Fraunhofer IESE
12:00 – 13:00Lunch Break Fraunhofer IESE
SESSION 2: Calf NutritionFraunhofer IESE
13:00 – 13:30Acidosis in calves – A problem?Dr. Christian Koch
Hofgut Neumühle
Fraunhofer IESE
13:30 – 14:00Calf growth, development and metabolism: The importance of colostrum and milk feedingDr. Harald Hammon
Institute for Farm Animal Biology
Fraunhofer IESE

14:00 – 14:15

 Coffee Break Fraunhofer IESE
14:15 – 14:45New concepts in calf nutritionDr. Michael Steele
University of Guelph
Fraunhofer IESE
14:45 – 15:15Panel Discussion Fraunhofer IESE
16:00 – 17:30Farm tour Hofgut Neumühle Hofgut Neumühle
18:00 – 21:00Dinner and live Music at Hofgut Neumühle Hofgut Neumühle

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March 28th | Tuesday | Conference Day 2 | Social behaviour & Sustainability
 
SESSION 3: Behaviour and Housing Fraunhofer IESE
09:00 – 09:30Social housing for dairy calves: the interaction between environment, nutrition, and individualized managementDr. Joao Costa
University of Kentucky
Fraunhofer IESE
09:30 – 10:00Addressing dairy calf behavioral needs to improve lifelong welfareDr. Emily Miller-Cushon
University of Florida
Fraunhofer IESE
10:00 – 10:30Poster Sessions  
10:30 – 11:00Coffee Break Fraunhofer IESE
11:00 – 11:30Social aspects of calf welfareDr. Jennifer van Os
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Fraunhofer IESE
11:30 – 12:00Panel Discussion Fraunhofer IESE
12:00 – 13:30Lunch Fraunhofer IESE
SESSION 4: SustainabilityFraunhofer IESE
13:30 – 14:00How to get the message across? Insights from the calf school.Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Heuwieser
Tierklinik Universität Berlin
Fraunhofer IESE
14:00 – 14:30Moving toward socially sustainable calf rearing: Why should we take public expectations into consideration?Dr. Caroline Ritter
Atlantic Veterinary College
Fraunhofer IESE
14:30 – 14:45Coffee Break Fraunhofer IESE
14:45 – 15:15Dairy calves fit in the food ecosystemDr. Javier Martin-Tereso
Trouw Nutrition
Fraunhofer IESE
15:15 – 15:45Panel Discussion Fraunhofer IESE
15:45 – 16:30Wrap-Up Fraunhofer IESE

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March 29th | Wednesday (Optional)
  
08:15Meeting Point Hotel – Transfer  
08:30 – 09:00Bus transfer  
09:00 – 11:00Farm tour at Diehl 

Andreas und
Johannes Diehl Wiesenbergerhof Erzenhausen 64390 

11:00 – 11:30Bus transfer back to Kaiserslautern