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On-Demand - Bovine/Dairy Program 
3 2-hour Webinars
Creating the Cash Cow:  How to Maximize Gains, Reduce Morbidity, and Optimize Lifetime Output - 6 CE Hours
On-Demand Viewing Will Be Available Through October 13, 2025

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CREATING THE CASH COW:  HOW TO MAXIMIZE GAINS, REDUCE MORBIDITY, AND OPTIMIZE LIFETIME OUTPUT

Dr. Kristen Edwards received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from The Ontario Veterinary College in 2014. Upon graduation, she joined a large dairy practice in western New York and in 2016, she returned to Ontario where she joined Tavistock Veterinarians to practice dairy production medicine. In addition to her veterinary duties, Dr. Edwards is also a PhD student at the University of Guelph with Dr. David Renaud. Her research focuses on how early life affects future survivability, reproduction, and production, as well as methods to improve the weaning transition in dairy calves.

These sessions will cover calf health management from in utero to weaning. Colostrum management (including use of colostrum beyond day 1), thoracic ultrasound, and implementation of calf health programs will also be covered.

Learning objectives:

1) Understand the factors associated with the development of preweaning diseases, the impacts of these diseases, and ways to mitigate them

2) Revisit colostrum management and learn how to incorporate colostrum beyond day 1 to reduce illness, treat disease, and improve weaning

3) Understand the theory of performing thoracic ultrasound and how to use its results to drive change on client dairies

4) How to improve calf health record completeness and implement calf health programs on client dairies