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VM 577P Herd Production Medicine

Schedule - Spring Semester 2004

Last Updated April 29, 2004

Note: The italicized items are optional or additional information.

This schedule is modified as circumstances and instructors' commitments change. With outside guest instructors meeting times are subject to their schedules and availability.

(Jan 12: Classes start)

Jan 15: Introduction and Orientation (Dr. John Gay)

• Reading - "Introduction to Herd Production Medicine"
  • What is "herd production medicine?" Why?
  • What do you need to know?
• Getting Connected - Professional Information Sources
  • Where is what you need to know? 
  • Networking: Who is doing what you want to do?
• Professional Service Fee Spreadsheet Exercise (due Jan. 29)

(Jan 19  - All University MLK Holiday )

Jan 22: Introduction to Applied Ruminant Nutrition (Dr. Scott Waltner)

• Note Text Chapt. 11: Dairy Cattle Nutrition (Radostits Herd Health, WSU Health Sci Reserve SF745 .R33 2001)

(Jan 24 (Saturday): Elective dairy field trip with AS 473/573 - Deer Park)

• Whole dairy farm analysis (Contact Dr. Larry Fox, FDIU, to arrange participation)

(Jan 26 week - potential schedule changes due to junior nutrition class )

Jan 29: Production Medicine Orientation - continued (JM Gay)

• Readings (e-mailed):
• What I’ve learned about Veterinary Medicine Since Becoming a Dairyman (WM Guterbock)
• Grumpy Old Vets: The 1960’s practice hits the 21st Century (K Nordlund, U Wisc)
• Practice Benchmark Information (Anon)
• Cow-Calf Consultants (Anon)

• Readings (handouts):

  • Missed Areas of Consultation in the Beef Cattle Production Cycle (S Henry)
  • Marketing Veterinary Services to Small Beef Producers (WM Hilton, Purdue)
  • Diagnosis and treatment of food animal educational diseases (AD Leman. JAVMA 193(9):1066-68.)
  • Expected Outcomes for Veterinary Graduates Intending to Work with Feedlot Clients (M Apely, ISU).
  • A vision of the future for Ag Animal Veterinarians

• Producer Enterprise Budget Spreadsheet Exercise (due Feb. 19)

Feb 5: Reproductive Record Analysis: DairyComp305 (Dr. Ahmed Tibary)

• Review DairyComp305 (one hour)
• Review of ultrasonography (one hour)
• Students will receive a CD-ROM containing information that they will need to review for the remaining of the reproduction sessions
• Relevant Text Chapters (Radostits Herd Health, WSU Health Sci Reserve SF745 .R33 2001): 
  • Text Chapt. 3: Record Systems and Herd Monitoring in Production-Oriented Health Management Programs in Food Producing Animals 
  • Text Chapt. 7: Maintaining Reproductive Efficiency in Dairy Cattle
  • "Monitoring Reproductive Performance" section (pages 283-350) in Herd Health and Production Management in Dairy Practice (SF239 .B73x 1996 in WSU Health Sci Reserve)

  Readings:

  • Herd Health Programs Reviewed (T Blackwell, OMAFRA)
  • Effective Farm Management and Production Medicine (M Wustenburg)
  • The How, What, Why and More of Writing Farm Processes (J Bennett)
  • Population-based problem solving in swine herds (DD Polson, WE Marsh, GD Dial)
  • Why is a Beef Cattle Production Standard Necessary (S Collett, O Rae)
  • Use of Reproductive Tract Scoring in Range Heifers (GM Veserat, RC Torell, LJ Krysl, U Nev)
  • DairyComp 305 for Dummies (J Olson)

Feb 12: Ultrasonography Practicum (Dr. Ahmed Tibary)

• Meet at 141 G
• Be prepared for transrectal palpation (Boots, coveralls, hemostat)

  (With this background, students are encouraged to use 141G cows to improve their skills. For safety reasons, a minimum of 3 students should be present.)

(Feb 16 - Student Holiday) Arrange to ride with practitioners - contact phone numbers available

Feb 19: Applied Ruminant Nutrition -continued (Dr. Scott Waltner)

• Producer Enterprise Budget Spreadsheet Exercise Due
• Cost-Benefit Decision Analysis Exercise (due March 11)

  Relevant Text Chapter (Radostits Herd Health, WSU Health Sci Reserve SF745 .R33 2001): 

  • Economics section (pages 72- 94) of B. Slenning Chapt 2. Quantitative Tools for Production-Oriented Veterinarians

Readings:

• Managing the Post-Partum Cow (GL Upham, Vet Outlet, Western Dairyman, 10/97)
• They catch fresh cow problems early (J Thomas, Hoard's Dairyman)
• Decision tree analysis and its value to herd health (DA Dargatz, MD Salman)
• Partial budget analysis of vaccinating dairy cattle against coliform mastitis with an Escherichia coli J5 vaccine (FJ Graves, J Fetrow)
• Economic evaluation of pregnancy diagnosis in dairy cattle: A decision analysis approach (PA Oltenacu, JD Ferguson, AJ Lednor)

Feb 26: Neonatal Immunology / Vaccinology (Dr. George Barrington)

• What to use, when and why?
• How to determine if a new product is worth using or not.

Readings:

• Text Chapt. 4: Control of Infectious Diseases of Food-Producing Animals
• Cortese VS. (2003) Bovine vaccines and herd vaccination programs.  pp 1403-1410 in Smith BP (Ed.) Large Animal Internal Medicine, 3rd ed.
•  Bovine neonatal immunolgy, (Barrington GM, Parish SM (2001).VCNA-FA, 17(3)463-475)
•  Bovine Immunology and Vaccinology (GM Barrington.)
• Analyze your costs (P Talbott, 
• Herd Monitoring and Information Analysis (JM Gay)

Feb 28 (Saturday) 9-12: DHIA-Plus for Reproductive Record Analysis (Dr. Ahmed Tibary, Dr. Scott Tripp)

• Bustad 145
• Students assignment is to write a report on the presentation, to compare DHI system to Dairy comp305 system as reproductive management tools and tools for the consulting veterinarian.
• Reports are due on April 29, the last session of Reproduction

(Feb 28 (Saturday): Elective dairy field trip with AS 473/573)

• Whole dairy farm analysis (Contact Dr. Larry Fox, FDIU, to arrange participation)

Mar 3 (Wednesday) 2-5: Beef Cow-calf Practice (Dr's.Kurt Walters, Dave Rademacher)

• ADBF 2018
• Bring your questions about cow-calf practice

(Mar 3 (Wednesday 5 PM): Learn all the great things about rural practice (Dr's. Dave Rademacher, Kurt Walters)

• Sponsored by Academy of Rural Practice
• Bustad 145, Pizza and beverages provided

Mar 4: Applied Ruminant Nutrition -continued (Dr. Scott Waltner)

Mar 5 (Friday): Reproductive Examination Laboratory & Ultrasound Introduction (Dr. Ahmed Tibary)

• Meet at WSU dairy (due to availability of animals at different stages of pregnancy)
• Be prepared for transrectal palpation (Boots, coveralls, hemostat)

(With this background, students are encouraged to use 141G cows to improve their skills. For safety reasons, a minimum of 3 students should be present.)

Mar 11: Discussion of herd production medicine

• First round of Cost-Benefit Analysis due (three copies)

Readings:

• DVM Newsmagazine columns (CE Gardner)
• Peak Performance Decision-making tools (D Natzke Western Dairybusiness 4/04)

(Mar 13 - 21 - Spring Break)

• Spend several days riding with a veterinarian who is doing what you think you want to do.

(Mar 20-23 - SAVMA Symposium, University of Georgia)

Mar 25: Trace mineral deficiencies in grazing cattle in the Pacific Northwest (Dr. Clive Gay)

•  Copper Deficiency in cattle. (Gay CC.1998 ACVIM Proceedings)

(Mar 26: Junior Review, COBTA) 

Apr 1: Allied Industry Technical Services / Veterinary Relationships (Dr. Mark Kirkpatrick, Pfizer)

        Applied Ruminant Nutrition -continued (Dr. Scott Waltner - 3 PM arrival)

(Note: Class moved to 1408-10 due to WSVMA Board Meeting)

Readings:

• Production Philosophy 101 - (Take it or leave it) (K Crandall)
• Advice (C Schneider)

(Apr 1: Evening CUDS Mtg)

(Apr 2-3: Annual Spring Conference )

(Apr 2: Ag Club Noon Mtg)

Apr 2: Dairy Herd Monitoring (Dr. Mark Kirkpatrick, Pfizer)

• One Hundred Day Contract Manager - Opportunities for value-added veterinary services

(Note: Normal class meeting place - ADBF 2018 "Fishbowl")

Apr 3 (Saturday) 9 AM - 1 PM: Body Condition Scoring Laboratory (Dr. Scott Waltner)

• WSU Knott's Dairy

(Apr 3 (Saturday): Elective dairy field trip with AS 473/573)

• Whole dairy farm analysis (Contact Dr. Larry Fox, FDIU, to arrange participation)

(April 5 week - schedule changes due to junior nutrition class - full week)

Apr 8: Calf Nutritional Management (Dr. Scott Waltner)

(April : CVM Open House Celebration)

(Apr 11: Easter Sunday)

(April 12 week - schedule changes due to junior nutrition class - full week )

Apr 15: Diagnosing silage problems for the veterinarian (Dr. Joe Harrison)

• Dairy Nutrition challenges observed by the practicing veterinarian
• Background information on the role of forage quality health and productivity of the dairy cow.
• Case studies demonstrating nutritional challenges at the farm

Apr 21 (Wednesday): Feedlot and Cow-Calf Consultative Practice (Dr's. Scott MacGregor, Guthrie, Ruby)

Readings:

• Text Chapt. 14: Health and Production Management in Beef Feedlots
• Communication: it's more than hot air (M McArthur, 2000)
• What makes a leader? (D Goleman, HBR OnPoint #3790, HBR, Nov-Dec, 1998)
• Leadership that gets results (D Goleman, HBR March-April, 2000)
• Useful ideas and principles for the implementation of reinforcement programs to keep milkers motivated (F Cavazos, 2003 NMC proceedings)
• No See Ums: Hidden aspects to communicating with your Mexican workers (AC Schauber, Proceedings of 5^th Western Dairy Mgmt Conf, 2001)

Apr 22: Applied Ruminant Nutrition -continued (Dr. Scott Waltner)

Apr 24 (Saturday):  Applied Ruminant Nutrition Laboratory (Dr. Scott Waltner)

Apr 28 (Wednesday): Innovations in Dairy Practice (Dr. John Day)

Apr 29: Ultrasound Laboratory (Dr. Ahmed Tibary)

• Meet at WSU dairy or 141G depending on availability of animals at different stages of pregnancy
• Reports on reproductive analysis tools due

(May 3 - 7 - Finals Week)

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