Back by popular demand, the 2012 Group-Housed Calf Systems Symposium will be held Dec. 12-13, 2012 at the Doubletree Hotel in Syracuse, New York. This innovative conference, organized by the PRO-DAIRY Program at Cornell University, will kick off with an evening session on Dec. 12 designed specifically for those producers who are new to using a group feeding system. The day-long symposium program on Dec. 13 is devoted to understanding the cause of diseases, particularly the effect of environment, and what the impact of changes to that environment through barn ventilation approaches may be.

Click here for a detailed agenda and registration information. Early registration deadline is Nov. 15, 2012.

Conference attendees will hear first-hand stories of measured results of on-farm innovations and have the opportunity to build and maintain a communication network among the growing number of users of these varied group-calf systems.

Guest speakers include:

  • Neil Anderson, OMAFRA
  • Fernando Soberon, Shur-Gain USA
  • Don Sockett, University of Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
  • Tom Earleywine, Land O’Lakes Animal Milk Products
  • Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University
  • Jason Karszes, Cornell University's PRO-DAIRY Program
  • Elizabeth Adams, consulting veterinarian

Click here to read a Progressive Dairyman article about Elizabeth Adams.

The following companies provide key support for the 2012 Group-Housed Dairy Calf Systems:

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  • Merck Animal Health
  • DeLaval Inc.
  • Milk Specialties Global
  • Shur-Gain USA
  • Finger Lakes Dairy Services
  • MultiMin USA
  • Pfizer Animal Health
  • Purina Animal Nutrition
  • Cargill Animal Nutrition
  • Grober Nutrition
  • CIDEC Dairy Equipment
  • GEA Farm Technologies PD
—From Cornell University news release