ARSBC 2026
Nov. 10-11, 2026
Des Moines, IA
Registration
If you don’t want to register online or would prefer to pay by check, call ISU Registration Services at 515-294-6222 or email registrations@iastate.edu.
$200 – Early: Aug 3 – September 14
$250 – Standard: Sept 15 – October 26
$300 – Late: October 27 to Nov. 11th
$50 discount for students (high school, undergraduate, graduate, and veterinary students are eligible)
Continuing Education
This program has been submitted for RACE approval (but is not yet approved) for 12 hours of continuing education credit in jurisdictions that recognize RACE approval.
Agenda
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Tuesday, Nov. 10th |
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8:00 -8:10 |
Welcome – ISU |
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8:10 -9:00 |
Use of Automated Activity Monitors for Reproduction and Health in Dairy Farms Ronaldo L. A. Cerri Ph.D. University of British Columbia |
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9:00-9:50 |
Breeding Better Beef: Sex-Selection Strategies that Increase Both Maternal and Terminal Calf Crop Merit Jordan Thomas, Ph.D. University of Missouri |
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9:50 – 10:20 |
Break |
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Concurrent sessions |
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10:20-11:10 |
The Bull in the Field or Semen in the Tank Saulo Menegatti Zoca, Ph.D. University of Tennessee |
Nutritional strategies to optimize fertility Shelby L. Rosasco, Ph.D. University of Wyoming |
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11:10- 12:00 |
Troubleshooting protocol implementation – how to salvage a problem synchronization John Hall, Ph.D. University of Idaho, Rick Funston, Ph.D. University of Nebraska, Thiago Martins, Ph.D. University of Missouri |
Selecting Reproductive Management Tools and Application Guidelines – Sandy Johnson, Ph.D. Kansas State University |
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12:00 – 1:30 |
Lunch / trade show and Awards |
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Concurrent sessions |
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1:30-2:20 |
Vitamin A in Beef Cows: When Does It Really Matter? Mary Drewnoski, Ph.D. University of Nebraska |
Bull Breeding Soundness Exams – More than a Wiggle Test Jenifer Koziol, DVM Texas Tech University |
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2:20 – 3:10 |
Impact of bull nutrition on fertility and performance of their offspring Pedro Fontes, Ph.D. University of Georgia |
Keys to a successful ET program Ky Pohler, Ph.D. Texas A&M University |
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3:10 –3:40 |
Break |
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3:40 – 4:30 |
Reducing the Effects of Lameness to Improve Fertility of Cows and Bulls Jan Shearer, DVM Professor Emeritus; Iowa State University & University of Florida |
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4:30 – 5:20 |
Bull Buying Behavior Charles Martinez, Ph.D. University of Tennessee |
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5:20 – 5:30 |
What have we herd – Randie Culbertson |
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5:30 – 6:30 |
Speaker Q&A Panel – Randie Culbertson moderate |
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5:30 |
Poster & tradeshow social: appetizers, cash bar available |
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Dinner on your own |
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Wednesday, Nov. 11 |
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7:30 – 8:30 |
Breakfast and Activity: Keep or Cull? – Lane Giess, Zoetis |
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8:30 – 9:20 |
Breeding a more efficient and adapted cow Troy Rowan, Ph.D. University of Tennessee |
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9:20 – 10:10 |
Measuring and managing embryonic loss in beef cattle Mario Binelli, Ph.D. University of Florida |
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10:10 – 10:40 |
Break |
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10:40 – 11:10 |
Genetic Relationships Between Reproductive and Production Traits in Beef Cattle and Their Implications for Selection Randie Culbertson, Ph.D. Iowa State University |
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11:10 – 11:40 |
Prompt estrous resynchronization: Increasing artificial insemination opportunities within the breeding season Thiago Martins, Ph.D. University of Missouri |
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11:40 – 12:30 |
Economics of raising your own replacement females vs buying Charles Martinez, Ph.D. University of Tennessee |
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