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Dairy calf and heifer conference is now welcoming registrations

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. -- This year’s Dairy Calf & Heifer Conference will be held March 20-21 in Visalia, Calif., located in the largest milk-producing county in the state.

The conference will feature three highly instructive wet labs, over 20 breakout sessions, a California farm tour and a trade show where many of the industry's premier companies showcase their new products and discuss emerging trends. The conference will also feature sessions in Spanish on Tuesday.

Visit www.calfandheifer.org and click on the 2012 Conference tab, and you will find detailed program information about this year's speakers and topic descriptions as well as conference registration and hotel information. Below are just a few of the topics that will be presented at this year's Conference.

• Legal guest workers for the dairy calf and heifer industry ... related issues and challenges

• When it comes to animal rights activism, all farms are created equal

• Finding and developing diamonds in the rough

• Feeding by-products to heifers: Are they really cheaper?

• Managing lameness in dairy heifers

• An economic comparison of conventional vs. intensive rearing approaches for dairy replacement heifers

• DCHA's Gold Standards III - Panel Discussion

• Wet lab topics include: Proper injection site procedures, Calf anatomy, Diagnosis and treatment of common diseases

Online registration is now open; please visit the DCHA website today at www.calfandheifer.org and register and confirm your hotel reservations. If you have questions regarding the conference program end an email to info@calfandheifer.org or call 877-HEIFERS.

 

 

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