CRU symposium: Impacts of the environment on the modern dairy cow

CRU invites all interested to the half-day symposium: Impacts of the environment on the modern dairy cow. The symposium is held in room Tanngrisner 2, VHC building, SLU, Uppsala. Please register to cru@slu.se for coffee and something sweet in the afternoon, deadline August 19.

Preliminary programme

13:15 Welcome

13:30 Trends in reproductive performance and traits looked for in Swedish dairy cows, Senior Lecturer Renée Båge, Dept of Clinical Sciences, SLU

14:00 Dairy cow epigenetics; different environments, different responses, Professor Jack Britt, Dept of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, USA

15:00 Coffee break

15:15 Impact of pathogens and metabolic stressors on the cow endometrium, Professor Patrice Humblot, Dept of Clinical Sciences, SLU

16:15 General discussion

16:30 Goodbye