THE BASICS
Physiological factors affecting success to reproductive technologies — Justin Rhinehart, University of Tennessee
PowerPoint (1.4 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (15.3 MB mp3)
Control of estrus and ovulation in beef heifers and cows — David Patterson, University of Missouri
PowerPoint (4.4 MB pdf) | Proceedings: 1. Heifers 2. Cows | Audio (22.4 MB mp3)
DOING IT RIGHT
Reproduction: It’s all about the timing — Sandy Johnson, Kansas State University
PowerPoint (14.5 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (10 MB mp3)
Challenges to selection of products to implement breeding management protocols — Jim Lauderdale, Lauderdale Enterprises
PowerPoint (1.3 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (10.1 MB mp3)
The science and consequences of mishandling frozen semen and embryos — Brad Stroud, Stroud Veterinary Embryo Services, Weatherford, Texas
PowerPoint (42 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (28.5 MB mp3)
NUTRITIONAL EFFECTS ON REPRODUCTION
Heifer nutritional development and the target weight debate — John Hall, University of Idaho
PowerPoint (4.8 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (13.5 MB mp3)
Beef heifer development systems and lifetime productivity — Rick Funston, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
PowerPoint (5.4 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (18.5 MB mp3)
Effects of peri-AI nutritional management on embryo development and pregnancy — George Perry, South Dakota State University
PowerPoint (757 KB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (17.6 MB mp3)
Effects of excess dietary protein on fertility in the beef herd — Patrick Gunn, Iowa State University
PowerPoint (6.9 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (14.1 MB mp3)
MALE FERTILITY
A renewed emphasis on BSEs — Patrick Phillips, Iowa State University
PowerPoint (1.5 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (14.4 MB mp3)
Factors affecting fertility of conventional and sexed semen — Joe Dalton, University of Idaho
PowerPoint (5.0 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (17.5 MB mp3)
Panel discussion on sexed semen — Joe Dalton, University of Idaho; John Hall, University of Idaho; and George Seidel, Colorado State University
Donor and recipient management to optimize embryo technology success — Cliff Lamb, Univeristy of Florida
PowerPoint (10.7 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (22.3 MB mp3)
Advancing industry profitability over the next 20 years through genetic gain — Mark Allan, Trans Ova Genetics
PowerPoint (6.7 BM pdf) | Audio (17.6 MB mp3)
HEALTH & WELL-BEING
Temperament and handling effects on fertility of beef females — Reinaldo Cooke, Oregon State University
PowerPoint (4.8 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (16.5 MB mp3)
Herd health considerations for maximizing reproductive outcomes — Tyler Dohlman, Iowa State University
PowerPoint (890 KB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (15.3 MB mp3)
Unintended consequences: Could MLV vaccines be harming reproduction? — Russ Daly, South Dakota State University
PowerPoint (2.1 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (15.3 MB mp3)
GENETICS
Traditional genetic selection for fertility: Indicator traits and potential antagonisms — Matt Spangler, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
PowerPoint (578 KB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (14.8 MB mp3)
Use of genetic marker information in beef cattle selection — Alison Van Eenennaam, University of California–Davis
PowerPoint (10.5 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (18.1 MB mp3)
Fetal programming of reproduction, what we know and how we manage it — Bob Cushman, USDA MARC
PowerPoint (714 KB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (21.9 MB mp3)
FUTURING
Past, present and future of pregnancy detection for cattle — Ky Pohler, Univeristy of Tennessee
PowerPoint (6.1 MB pdf) | Proceedings | Audio (20.1 MB mp3)
The cow-less cow herd — George Seidel, Colorado State Univeristy