Agenda

Our TotalDairy Conference showcases speakers from across the globe.

Delivered in both lecture and workshop format, we have something to suit everyone; TotalDairy Conference is a great opportunity to connect, progress, learn and network among a global representative of leading producers, processors and industry partners.

The 2024 TotalDairy Conference Proceedings

Wednesday 8 November 2023

Thursday 9 November 2023

Ballroom

Registration Opens
Registration Opens
Beyond lying: how to optimize cows’ behavior through design and management
Laura Solano
Mooving Cows: Best practices and innovative tools for learning humane cow handling
Jennifer van Os
Tea & Coffee
Is your calf programme sustainable?
Bob James
Evolution of fibre analysis and digestibility
Tom Tylutki
Lunch
Panel Discussion - Plan, prevent, protect for calf pneumonia
AHDB - Jamie Roberston, Georgina Thomas, Becca Cavill, Owen Atkinson, Chaired by Mike King
Tea/Coffee & Close

Harewood

Registration Opens
Registration Opens
Fed up of playing the TB lottery? #controlthecontrollable
Sarah Tomlinson
Tea & Coffee
Stepping up against noninfectious hoof lesions
Laura Solano
Lunch
Implementation of knowledge on fibre digestibility into forage management and feeding strategies
Tom Tylutki
Tea/Coffee & Close

Charlecote

Registration Opens
Registration Opens
Managing your calf programme
Bob James
Tea & Coffee
How do we make the most of vet and farmer skills to raise the bar on youngstock health?
Kath Aplin
Lunch
Beating the heat: Thermal comfort of cows and calves and how to assess heat abatement
Jennifer van Os
Tea/Coffee & Close

Packwood

Registration Opens
Registration Opens
Lifetime Care for your Herd
MSD Animal Health representatives
Tea & Coffee
The Hidden costs of heat stress
Jean Vincent Bioret, CEO of Bioret Agri
Lunch
Re-imagining protein in calf nutrition
Tea/Coffee & Close

Blenheim

Registration Opens
Registration Opens
Amino Acid Balancing - current thinking & effective implementation
Diego Martinez del Olmo & Bram Pauwelyn
Tea & Coffee
Milk Production Efficiency and Carbon Footprint - what we can do to reduce dairy environmental impact
Lunch
CattleEye vision technology; The Next generation of BCS and Lameness Cow Monitoring
Terry Canning, Dr Nial O’Boyle, Prof George Oikenomou
Tea/Coffee & Close

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	Ballroom	Harewood	Charlecote	Packwood	Blenheim
8:30 am	Registration Open
8:45 am
9:00 am
9:15 am	Panel Discussion: "Meeting the needs of producers, cows and consumers" Amy Jackson, Ross Edwards, Jon Reader, Henry Blain. Chair: Jude Roberts
9:30 am
9:45 am
10:00 am
10:15 am
10:30 am	Tea & Coffee
10:45 am
11:00 am
11:15 am	Consumer trends in dairy purchasing Ian Shipton, Kantar	Keys to success with calf autofeeders Bob James	Strategies to tackle digital dermatitis Laura Solano	Nutrition and management practices to support calf longevity, subsequent performance and herd carbon efficiency	Managing the transition cow in confined and grazing systems Ainhoa Valldecabres
11:30 am
11:45 am
12:00 pm	Showing how much you care: Why animal welfare is critical to cows, producers, and consumers Jennifer van Os
12:15 pm
12:30 pm
12:45 pm	Lunch
1:00 pm
1:15 pm
1:30 pm
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
2:15 pm	Feeding for profit and the environment Tom Tylutki	Finding time for time management! Michael Blanche	Q Fever & the dairyherd	Calf Housing -Invest in the future Jamie Robertson, University of Aberdeen	Microbes, friend or foe? – an interactive workshop Lallemand Animal Nutrition specialist team
2:30 pm
2:45 pm
3:00 pm	Re-thinking early life nutrition (advanced / technical) Bob James
3:15 pm
3:30 pm
3:45 pm	Tea & Coffee
4:00 pm
4:15 pm
4:30 pm	What has the TB Advisory Service achieved -understanding the motivators and barriers to farm engagement Sarah Tomlinson	Implementation and impact of precision feeding Tom Tylutki	Two heads are better than one: Strategies for successful pair or group rearing of calves Jennifer van Os	Fine tuning heifer rearing -Using Lean management principles to improve the health, welfare and performance of both calves and people Becca Cavill	Optimising Mineral Supplementation in Grazing Herds - from calf to cow Cormac White, Farm Vets South West
4:45 pm
5:00 pm
5:15 pm	Securing finance for future investment Neil Wilson
5:30 pm
5:45 pm
7:00 pm	Drinks Reception (7pm) & Dinner (8pm)
7:15 pm
7:30 pm
7:45 pm

	Ballroom	Harewood	Charlecote	Packwood	Blenheim
8:30 am	Registration Opens
8:45 am
9:00 am
9:15 am	Beyond lying: how to optimize cows’ behavior through design and management Laura Solano	Fed up of playing the TB lottery? #controlthecontrollable Sarah Tomlinson	Managing your calf programme Bob James	Lifetime Care for your Herd MSD Animal Health representatives	Amino Acid Balancing - current thinking & effective implementation Diego Martinez del Olmo & Bram Pauwelyn
9:30 am
9:45 am
10:00 am	Mooving Cows: Best practices and innovative tools for learning humane cow handling Jennifer van Os
10:15 am
10:30 am
10:45 am	Tea & Coffee
11:00 am
11:15 am
11:30 am	Is your calf programme sustainable? Bob James	Stepping up against noninfectious hoof lesions Laura Solano	How do we make the most of vet and farmer skills to raise the bar on youngstock health? Kath Aplin	The Hidden costs of heat stress Jean Vincent Bioret, CEO of Bioret Agri	Milk Production Efficiency and Carbon Footprint - what we can do to reduce dairy environmental impact
11:45 am
12:00 pm
12:15 pm	Evolution of fibre analysis and digestibility Tom Tylutki
12:30 pm
12:45 pm
1:00 pm	Lunch
1:15 pm
1:30 pm
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
2:15 pm	Panel Discussion - Plan, prevent, protect for calf pneumonia AHDB - Jamie Roberston, Georgina Thomas, Becca Cavill, Owen Atkinson, Chaired by Mike King	Implementation of knowledge on fibre digestibility into forage management and feeding strategies Tom Tylutki	Beating the heat: Thermal comfort of cows and calves and how to assess heat abatement Jennifer van Os	Re-imagining protein in calf nutrition	CattleEye vision technology; The Next generation of BCS and Lameness Cow Monitoring Terry Canning, Dr Nial O’Boyle, Prof George Oikenomou
2:30 pm
2:45 pm
3:00 pm
3:15 pm
3:30 pm
3:45 pm	Tea/Coffee & Close
4:00 pm
4:15 pm