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XXVII Course: New Approaches in Bovine Production and Reproduction
Welcome to one of the largest events in the beef and dairy cattle industry. The future of livestock farming starts here:
📅 March 20 and 21, 2025
🐮 26th COURSE: NEW APPROACHES IN BOVINE PRODUCTION AND REPRODUCTION
📍 Center Convention – Av. João Naves de Ávila, 1331 – Floor L4, Center Shopping Complex – Tibery, Uberlândia – MG, 38408-902
Are you a student, researcher, professional, or leader in the livestock sector? Come and experience a complete immersion in the most relevant topics in the field, in addition to gaining insight into the history of livestock farming, the current context, and future perspectives. There's a coffee break and plenty of quality networking opportunities!
New Approaches Program in 2025
MILK MODULE
March 20th (Thursday)
(08:30 – 09:30) History, current status, and future prospects in American dairy farming (José Eduardo Santos)
(09:30 – 10:30) Using genomic selection for health and fertility (Christine Baes)
(10:30 – 11:00) Break | Coffee break
(11:00 – 12:00) New concepts in calf nutrition: prenatal and colostrum (Mike Steele)
(12:00 – 12:30) General discussion (moderated by Ronaldo Cerri)
(12:30 – 14:30) Lunch
(14:30 – 15:10) National data
(15:10 – 16:10) A practical overview of what you need to know to produce quality milk (Brandon Treichler)
(16:10 – 16:40) Break | Coffee break
(16:40 – 17:40) How dietary restriction impacts gastrointestinal function (Greg Penner)
(17:40 – 18:20) Are long luteal phases a problem in lactating cows? (Ronaldo Cerri)
(18:20 – 18:50) General discussion (moderated by Ronaldo Cerri)
March 21st (Friday)
(08:30 – 09:30) Use of alternative energy sources (sugars) in diets of lactating cows (Greg Penner)
(09:30 – 10:30) New concepts in calf nutrition: pre-weaning and weaning (Mike Steele)
(10:30 – 11:00) Break | Coffee break
(11:00 – 12:00) What the market understands by milk quality (Brandon Treichler)
(12:00 – 12:30) General discussion (moderated by Ronaldo Cerri)
(12:30 – 14:30) Lunch
(2:30 PM – 3:30 PM) Use of sensors in reproduction: What we can and cannot do with them (Ronaldo Cerri)
(3:30 PM – 4:30 PM) Selecting dairy cows for feed efficiency and its impact on methane emissions (Christine Baes)
(4:30 PM – 5:00 PM) Break | Coffee break
(5:00 PM – 6:00 PM) 10 strategies every dairy farm should implement (José Santos)
(6:00 PM – 6:30 PM) General discussion (moderated by Ronaldo Cerri)
CUTTING MODULE
March 20th (Thursday)
(09:00 – 10:00) History, current status, and future prospects in American beef cattle farming (Cliff Lamb)
(10:00 – 11:00) Feed additives and management strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in forage-based diets (Nicholas DiLorezo)
(11:00 – 11:30) Break | Coffee break
(11:30 – 12:30) Identifying and selecting cows that are efficient in using forage (David Lalman)
(12:30 – 13:00) General discussion
(13:00 – 15:00) Lunch
(3:00 PM – 4:00 PM) Heat stress and productivity in breeding herds with zebu influence (Philipe Moriel)
(16:00 – 17:00) Nutritional programming for early puberty in Bos indicus heifers (Rodolfo Cardoso)
(5:00 PM – 5:30 PM) Break | Coffee break
(17:30 – 18:30) Micromineral metabolism in ruminants: ruminal fermentation, homeostasis, and productivity in feedlot cattle (Terry Engle)
(6:30 PM – 7:00 PM) General discussion
March 21st (Friday)
(09:00 – 10:00) Supplementation of probiotics and microminerals and their impacts on breeding systems (Philipe Moriel)
(10:00 – 11:00) Methods for quantifying feed efficiency in beef cows (David Lalman)
(11:00 – 11:30) Break | Coffee break
(11:30 – 12:30) New perspectives on neuroendocrine function and impacts on synchronization protocols in female Bos indicus (Rodolfo Cardoso)
(12:30 – 13:00) General discussion
(13:00 – 15:00) Lunch
(15:00 – 15:40) National data
(15:40 – 16:20) Strategies to reduce stress, optimize health, and maximize productivity in lockdowns (Reinaldo Cooke)
(16:20 – 17:10) Challenges and opportunities for reducing methane emissions in cattle fed high-concentrate diets (Nicholas DiLorenzo)
(17:10 – 17:40) Break | Coffee break
(17:40 – 18:30) Use of probiotics in feedlot diets (Terry Engle)
(18:40 – 19:00) General discussion