August 30-31, 2022, San Antonio, TX
Westin San Antonio Riverwalk
420 S Market Street
San Antonio, TX 78205
Considered the premier national event in beef cattle reproductive management, the meeting has a long history of providing the latest information on the application of reproductive technologies and includes a range of topics related to cow herd reproduction. This program has been approved for 10.25 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions which recognize RACE approval.
August 30, 2022
7:00am – Registration open – NAVARO PREFUNCTION
8:15 am – Welcome
8:30 – 9:45 Joint Opening Session – NAVARRO
Use of Reproductive Technology to improve your herd – Vitor Mercadante, Virginia Tech University
How my herd has benefited from reproductive technology- TBA
9:45 – Break, Trade Show – NAVARO PREFUNCTION
10:15 – Choose one of the following
- Current Status of Controlling Estrus – NAVARRO – Estrous synchronization of Bos indicus and Bos taurus cows and heifers
- Ky Pohler, Texas A & M University
- Mario Binelli, University of Florida
- Herd Health – HIDALGO – Implementing a biosecurity and reproductive health program
- Dr. Lee Jones, DVM, University of Georgia, proceedings
- Dr. Dan Geohl, DVM, Canton Veterinary Clinic, Canton, MO, proceedings
11:45 – Lunch, Trade Show, Posters – NAVARO PREFUNCTION
1:15 – Choose one of the following
- Management of Replacement Heifers – NAVARRO – Management practices to improve reproductive performance in your replacement heifers: Bos Taurus and Bos indicus
- Shelby Rosasco, University of Wyoming, proceedings
- Philipe Moriel, University of Florida, Ona, FL, proceedings
- Bull Fertility – HIDALGO – Understanding a Breeding Soundness Evaluation and Factors that Impact Bull Fertility
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- Dr. Chance Armstrong, Elgin, TX, proceedings
- Dr. Jennifer Koziol, Texas Tech University, proceedings
2:45 – Break, Tradeshow, Posters – NAVARO PREFUNCTION
3:00 – Choose one of the following
- Management of the Cow Herd – NAVARRO – Management Decisions to Improve the Reproductive Performance of your Herd: From Calving to Rebreeding
- George Perry, Texas A&M University, Overton
- Sarah Moorey. University of Tennessee, proceedings
- Controlling Estrus for the Less Experienced – HIDALGO – Estrous synchronization of Bos indicus and Bos taurus cows and heifers
- Ky Pohler, Texas A & M University
- Mario Binelli, University of Florida
5:00 – Strategies to supply beef to the world – NAVARRO
Beef on Dairy supplying beef to the consumer
- Jeremy Howard, Simplot Animal Sciences, proceedings
Branded programs
- Sydney Reese, 44 farms
6:00 – Awards Presentations – NAVARRO
Dinner on your own
August 31, 2022
7:00am – Registration open – NAVARO PREFUNCTION
8:00 – Choose one
- Herd Management lite – HIDALGO – Highlights of take-home messages from
- Speakers from sessions b, c and e
- Advancing technologies in Reproduction Management – NAVARRO
- Determining pregnancy status in large and small herds – Pedro Fontes, University of Georgia, proceedings
- IVF and ET, what to expect, implementing it and considerations for success – Jeremy Block University of Wyoming
9:30 – Break, Trade Show, Posters – NAVARO PREFUNCTION
9:45 – Choose one of the following
- Genetics and Fertility – NAVARRO
- An animal breeders view of under-utilized tools to improve fertility in beef herds. Matt Spangler University of Nebraska, proceedings
- Has selection for milk and growth impacted reproductive performance? – Darrh Bullock University of Kentucky, proceedings
- Male impacts on pregnancy success – HIDALGO
- What role does the sire play in the success of a synchronized breeding program?
George Perry, Texas A&M University, Overton, proceedings
Joe Dalton, University of Idaho, proceedings
Ky Pohler, Texas A&M University
11:30 – Current state of gene editing and what it means to beef producers – NAVARRO
Alison Van Eenennaam, University of California, proceedings
Curious about ARSBC or Beef Reproduction Task Force sponsorships? Please contact us.