Program Information
Conference Schedule June 11-12, 2025
Note: The schedule is being finalized and more details will be added once they are available.
Friday, June 11
General Session
1:30-2 p.m.-Dr. Alex Bach
2-2:30 p.m.-Dr. Jackie Boerman, Purdue University
2:30-3 p.m.-Awards/Producer panel
3-3:30 p.m.-Panel discussion
3:30-4:15 p.m.-Break
Breakout Sessions
Six topics, each being presented twice at 4:15-4:45 p.m. & 4:50-5:20 p.m.
Room 1- Dr. Alex Bach
Room 2- Dr. Jackie Boerman, Purdue University
Room 3- Graduate Student Competition
Rooms 4, 5, 6-TBD
Thursday, June 12
Breakfast sponsored by Selko
6:45-8 a.m.-Breakfast sponsored by United Soybean Board
8-8:30 a.m.-Break
Four State Conference Plenary
8:30-8:45 a.m.- Awards Ceremony for the Graduate Student Competition
8:45-9:15 a.m.- Dr. Mike Van Amburgh, Cornell University
9:15-9:45 a.m.- Dr. Luiz Ferraretto, University of Wisconsin
9:45-10:15 a.m.- Dr. Isaac Salfer, University of Minnesota
10:15-10:30 a.m.- Discussion with Speakers
10:30-11 a.m.- Break
Breakout Sessions
Six topics twice; 11:00-11:30 a.m. & 11:40-12:10 p.m.
Room 1-Dr. Gail Carpenter, Iowa State University
Room 2- Dr. Phil Cardoso, University of Illinois
Room 3-Dr. Jimena Laporta, University of Wisconsin
Rooms 4-6-TBD
Post Conference
12:30–12:45 p.m.
12:45-1:25 p.m.
1:30–2:10 p.m.
2:15–2:55 p.m.
3 p.m.
Thank you to our program sponsors!
Speakers
Balancing for Milk Protein and Butterfat in Lactation Diets
Impact of Dry Matter Intake During the Transition Period to Optimize Uterine Health and Fertility
Understanding the Complexity of Hyperketonemia: Beyond the Norm, Before the Storm
Arriola Apelo, PhD (Sebastian)
I have been Assistant Professor of Dairy Cattle Metabolism in the Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences (former Dairy Science) at UW-Madison since 2017. I have a bachelor's degree on animal science and agronomy from University of the Republic in Uruguay, and master and PhD degrees from Virginia Tech. Before my current position, I was an American Diabetes Association Postdoctoral fellow at UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, and postdoctoral researcher on dairy cattle metabolism in Dr. Mark Hanigan's group at Virginia Tech.
Understanding the Complexity of Hyperketonemia: Beyond the Norm, Before the Storm
Impact of Dry Matter Intake During the Transition Period to Optimize Uterine Health and Fertility
Understanding the Complexity of Hyperketonemia: Beyond the Norm, Before the Storm
Luciano Caixeta, PhD
Dr. Luciano Caixeta is an Associate Professor of Dairy Production Medicine at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Luciano was born and raised in Brazil where he was involved in beef cattle production from a young age. He obtained his DVM degree from the College of Veterinary Medicine at the Universidade Federal de Goiás in his home town of Goiânia, Brazil. Upon completing his DVM training, he moved to Cornell University where he completed a residency in production medicine and a clinical fellowship at the Cornell University Hospital for Animals. He also obtained his PhD degree in animal sciences from Cornell University. Before joining the U of M in 2017, Luciano was a clinical instructor in Dairy Population Health Management at the Colorado State University for 2 years.
Dr. Caixeta's research program focuses on investigations about metabolic and infectious diseases during the transition period, the development and utilization of immunotherapeutics, and in the use of holistic approaches to understand the networks that form the complex biological systems of living animals (dairy systems biology).
Impact of Dry Matter Intake During the Transition Period to Optimize Uterine Health and Fertility
Impact of Dry Matter Intake During the Transition Period to Optimize Uterine Health and Fertility
Impact of Dry Matter Intake During the Transition Period to Optimize Uterine Health and Fertility
Phil Cardoso, PhD
Dr. Phil Cardoso is an associate professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He received his D.V.M., and M.S. degrees from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois. Since 2012, Phil has established a unique program and online presence that seamlessly blends his teaching, extension, and research efforts. Phil's Dairy Science program impact by placing students in applied positions and academia. Phil and his students have published over 80 peer-reviewed manuscripts (original research and invited reviews) and 3 invited book chapters to date. The program builds from questions from dairy producers and focuses on having the dairy cow's diet as a medical prescription for performance, health, and reproduction. That is achieved by understanding the impact of nutrition on metabolism, reproduction, and health in dairy cows, as well as mechanisms of metabolic adaptation to stressors and forage quality.