“Quality Milk Production“
8th Seminar “Dairy Herd Health Management“ – Module C (Specialists)

Seminar of the bpt Fachgruppe Bestandsbetreuung Rind

Thursday, November 13, 2008, 10.00 a.m. – 6.00 p.m., Room 12

• Access with ticket “Seminar - Quality Milk Production”, pre-registration required, max. 60 participants

Target audience:

Specialized bovine practitioners and other bovine veterinarians with special interest in Dairy Herd Health Management

Note:

Seminar in English (with simultaneous interpreting English/German and, during discussions, German/English)

Programme:

1.

Importance of the dry period: the final frontier in mastitis control

2.

Emerging pathogens

3.

Treatment of subclinical mastitis

4.

Herd health protocol for improving Bulk Milk SCC data

5.

Milking and milking efficiency: Experiences from around the world

6.

Milking equipment and washing evaluation systems

Faculty:

Dr. Ynte H. Schukken, Quality Milk Production Services, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA

Dr. Andrew P. Johnson, Total Herd Management Services, Inc., Clintonville, WI, USA

Coordination:

Prof. Dr. Rolf Mansfeld, Professorship for Herd Health Management and Udder Health, Clinic for Ruminants, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Oberschleissheim, Germany

Schedule:

10.00 a.m. – 11.30 a.m.      Seminar part 1
11.30 a.m. – 11.45 a.m.      Coffee break
11.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m.        Seminar part 2
1.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m.           Lunch break
2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.           Seminar part 3
4.00 p.m.– 4.15 p.m.            Coffee break
4.15 p.m. – 6.00 p.m.           Seminar part 4