ARSBC 2024
Sept. 4 & 5
The Classic Center
300 N Thomas St, Athens, GA 30601
Registration
Take advantage of lower cost early registration options.
- Discounted early registration for students and county agents: $150 until July 15th
- Regular registration: $250 until August 20th
- In person registration: $300 after August 20th
Optional Beef Reproduction Lab, Thursday afternoon – $45
This program has been approved for 12.5 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.
Hotel Information
Hyatt Place Athens
412 N Thomas St, Athens, GA 30601
Phone: (706)425-1800
Conference rate of $159 plus tax available through Aug. 2
The Hyatt Place is connected to The Classic Center where the meeting will be held.
Homewood Suites by Hilton Athens
750 E Broad St, Athens, GA 30601
Phone: (706)548-3500
Conference rate of $159 plus tax available through Aug. 4
The Homewood Suites by Hilton is located across the street from The Classic Center where the meeting will be held.
SCHEDULE
Wednesday, September 4, 2024
08:00 AM – 08:10 AM Welcome & Introduction – Dean Nick Place
08:10 AM – 09:00 AM Strategically using reproductive technology to increase profitability
Speaker: Vitor Mercadante
09:00 AM – 09:50 AM Reproductive management strategies to maximize production in natural service settings
Speaker: Joe Dalton
09:50 AM – 10:10 AM Break
10:10 AM – 11:00 AM Recent developments in estrus synchronization programs
Speaker: Pedro Fontes
11:00 AM – 11:50 AM Cow herd nutrition during pregnancy: impact on subsequent fertility and offspring performance
Speaker: Philipe Moriel
11:50 AM – 12:15 PM Putting your estrus synchronization plan into action in small and large herds
Speaker: Sandy Johnson
12:15 PM – 1:10 PM Lunch
01:10 PM – 02:00 PM Capturing value from genetically superior calves
Speaker: Troy Marshall
02:00 PM – 02:50 PM Genetic selection for cow fertility and longevity
Speaker: Troy Rowan
02:50 PM – 03:10 PM Break
03:10 PM – 03:50 PM Implementing and being successful in AI and ET programs
Panel: To be announced
03:50 PM – 04:40 PM Impact of proportion of Bos indicus genetics on productivity of crossbred cows
Speaker: Thiago Martins
04:40 PM – 05:30 PM Managing herd fertility while grazing fescue
Speaker: Neal Schrick
05:30 PM – 06:00 PM Award Presentation
Thursday, September 5, 2024
08:00 AM – 08:50 AM Novel strategies to identify beef bulls with superior fertility
Speaker: Saulo Zoca
08:50 AM – 09:40 AM Impact of temperament and stress on reproductive efficiency
Speaker: Kelsey Harvey
09:40 AM – 10:30 AM Nutritional management of replacement heifers for reproductive success
Speaker: Shelby Rosasco
10:30 AM – 10:50 AM Break
10:50 AM – 11:40 AM Heat stress and cattle fertility
Speaker: Peter Hansen
11:40 AM – 12:30 PM Managing factors that influence pregnancy success in embryo transfer programs
Speaker: Ky Pohler
12:30 PM Adjourn
LAB
Optional Beef Reproduction Lab
UGA Livestock Instructional Arena
2600 S Milledge Ave, Athens, GA 30605
01:30 PM – 04:30 PM
Rotation 1 Overview of different technologies to analyze semen
Instructor: Saulo Zoca
Rotation 2 Pregnancy dissection and fetal programming
Instructor: Pedro Fontes and Philipe Moriel
Break
Rotation 3 Ultrasound technology demonstration
Instructor: Vitor Mercadante and Ky Pohler
Rotation 4 Optimizing semen handling in AI programs
Instructor: Dan Bush or Nicky Oosthuizen
PRESENTERS
Joseph Dalton, Ph.D.
Professor, Extension Dairy Specialist, Department of Animal Science, University of Idaho, Caldwell Research and Extension Center; jdalton@uidaho.edu
Pedro Fontes, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Extension Specialist, Department of Animal Science, University of Georgia, Athens, GA; pedrofontes@uga.edu
Peter Hansen, PhD
Distinguished Professor, LE “Red” Larson Professor. Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL; pjhansen@ufl.edu
Kelsey Harvey, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, Mississippi State University, North MS research and Education Center, Praire, MS; kelsey.harvey@msstate.edu
Sandy Johnson, PhD
Professor, Extension Beef Specialist, Northwest Research and Extension Center, Kansas State University, Colby, KS; sandyj@ksu.edu
Troy Marshall
Director of Commercial Industry Relations, American Angus Association, St. Joseph, MO; tmarshall@angus.edu
Thiago Martins, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Beef Reproduction, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO; thiago.martins@missouri.edu
Vitor R. G. Mercadante, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Animal and Poultry Sciences, Large Animal Clinical Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; vrgm@vt.edu
Philipe Moriel, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Beef Cattle Nutrition and Management, University of Florida – IFAS Range Cattle Research and Education Center; Ona, FL; pmoriel@ufl.edu
Ky Pohler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX; ky.pohler@ag.tamu.edu
Shelby L. Rosasco, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Extension Beef Specialist, Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY; srosasco@uwyo.edu
Troy Rowan, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; trowan@ukt.edu
Neal Schrick, PhD
Professor and Head, Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; trowan@ukt.edu
Saulo Zoca, PhD
Extension Beef Cattle Specialist – Reproductive Management, Department of Animal Science, Middle Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center, University of Tennessee, Spring Hill, TN; szoca@ukt.edu