"Managing the Dairy Replacement Herd" webinar is designed to address the importance and renewed interest in heifer management. This heightened awareness is due to higher costs of raising heifers, the increased demand for higher milk production in younger cows, and the need to improve dairy cow longevity resulting in greater total productive life.

The webinar will discuss the importance of quantity, quality and timing of colostrum intake, acquiring and monitoring suggested heifer growth rates, review of production costs, and improving the health and productivity of the replacement as a dairy cow. The profitability of dairy replacements can be significantly credited to the growth and health conditions in their first 22 to 24 months of life.

The 40 minute webinar presentation will be conducted by Dave Fischer, Mike Hutjens and Dick Wallace, U of I Extension Dairy specialists.

Date: Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CDT
Place: Online

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