The 34th Minnesota Dairy Health Conference will be held from Wednesday, May 6, to Friday, May 8, 2015, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel & Suites in Bloomington, Minnesota.

The long running conference has been a staple event for bovine veterinarians, dairy producers and industry representatives, where they can learn more about the latest applied research from national and international experts. Furthermore, the trade show provides wonderful insight into the latest veterinary dairy health management tools.

This year, participants can choose from three full-day to half-day preconference seminars on May 6:

  • Better ways to engage your dairy farm employees to prevent procedural drift (Dr. Erskine, Michigan State University)
  • Improving the foot health of your herd (Drs. Cramer, University of Minnesota and Cook, University of Wisconsin)
  • How to use your herd’s Dairy Comp 305 records to assess the reproductive performance of your herd (Dr. Chebel, University of Florida)

The main program of the conference is equally diverse over the next two days and covers topics such as leucosis, stockmanship, mastitis, residue avoidance and pain management. The keynote speaker is Dr. David Fraser (University of British Columbia, Canada), who is a worldwide leading expert for animal welfare.

The conference sponsors include Elanco Animal Health, Zinpro, Zoetis and Arm & Hammer.

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For more information about the conference program and registration, visit the University of Minnesota website or email the university’s veterinary continuing education department. PD