Free Webinar: Software Programs for Dairy Nutritionists

In this free webinar, Mike Van Amburgh and Chuck Schwab discuss the biology of the Cornell model and the NRC model for balancing amino acids, and Daniel Luchini discuss the application of these models in commercial ration balancing software programs.

You'll learn about:
• What software programs are available to use
• Why is important to use software programs to design a ration
• How different programs differentiate form each other
• What are the weaknesses and strengths of the current software programs

Who should attend:
• Nutritionists
• Anyone involved in dairy nutrition decisions

DURATION: 90 minutes

Sponsored by:

SPEAKERS:

Mike Van Amburgh Associate Professor, Cornell University Mike Van Amburgh is an Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Science at Cornell University where he has a dual appointment in teaching and research. His undergraduate degree is from The Ohio State University and his Ph.D. is from Cornell University. He teaches multiple courses and works extensively with the Dairy Fellows Program, advises approximately 50 undergraduate students and is the advisor for the Cornell Dairy Science Club. A major focus of Van Amburgh's research program for the last 14 years has been the nutrient requirements of dairy calves and heifers and aspects of endocrine control of developmental functions such as mammary development and puberty. A major focus of his current work is whole animal and ruminal nitrogen metabolism and regulation of milk protein synthesis and the interaction between forage and feed chemistry, rumen function and nutrient supply. He currently leads the development of the Cornell Net Carbohydrate and Protein System, a nutrition evaluation for formulation model used by more than 2,000 professionals worldwide, and through that effort is focused on enhancing the efficiency of nutrient use by ruminants to improve the environmental impact of animal food production. He has authored and co-authored more than 50 peer review articles and many conference proceedings and is the recipient of several awards including the American Dairy Science Associate Foundation Scholar Award, the Land O’Lakes Teaching and Mentoring Award from ADSA, the AFIA Award for research and the CALS Professor of Merit Award. E-mail: mev1@cornell.edu. For more information on current research, visit the Cornell Animal Sciences website.

Dr. Charles G. Schwab Professor of Animal and Nutritional Sciences, College of Life Sciences and Agriculture Dr. Charles G. Schwab is Professor Emeritus of Animal Sciences at the University of New Hampshire where he was a professor for 34 years. He received a B.S. degree in Animal Sciences in 1969 at the University of Wisconsin–Platteville. Within 2 weeks of graduation, he transferred to the University of Wisconsin–Madison where he obtained a M.S. degree in Dairy Sciences in 1970 and joint Ph.D. degrees in Dairy Sciences and Nutritional Sciences in 1974. In addition to his teaching and research responsibilities at UNH, Schwab provided faculty leadership for numerous departmental and college initiatives, including a revision of the undergraduate curriculum in Animal Sciences, the development of a Ph.D. program in the department, the design and construction of the UNH Dairy Teaching and Research Center, the development of the Dairy Management Major and its acceptance as a New England Regional Program, the building of the Dairy Nutrition Research Center, and the development of the UNH Organic Dairy Research Farm. Schwab is recognized nationally and internationally for his research on amino acid nutrition of dairy cattle and was a member of the committee responsible for publishing Dairy NRC (2001). As the principal at Schwab Consulting LLC, he has been working as a dairy nutrition consultant since 2009…helping to educate dairy nutritionists and producers around the world on advances in protein and amino acid nutrition and its implications of milk component production and efficiency of N utilization.

Moderator:

Dr. Dan Luchini Manager, Ruminant Products Technical Services Dan Luchini grew up on a farm in Argentina, received a Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Cordoba National University and later worked three years as a technical consultant of SanCor, the largest Dairy Coop. of Argentina. He then came to the U.S. to pursue his graduate studies. He received a Ms. Sciences in Animal Sciences and a Ph.D. in Dairy Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He then worked as a fellow scientist at the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center in Madison, Wis. For last 15 years, Luchini has worked in various positions in the private industry; first for the Animal Nutrition Division of the Continental Grain Company, then as Director of Research and Development of Bioproducts and currently as Technical Manager of Adisseo. Luchini developed commercial products that are sold in various countries and was granted seven U.S. and PCT patents.