DRIVING DIRECTIONS FROM SACRAMENTO Take I-80 West toward San Francisco. Stay on I-80 West toward San Francisco for approximately 15 miles. Take Highway 113 North Exit (to Woodland). Take the first exit (Hutchison Drive) and bear right (east) on Hutchison. Take the second right onto LaRue Road (4-way light). Drive on LaRue until you reach a curve in the road. At the curve, turn right on Garrod Drive. Follow Garrod Drive around to the stop sign. At the stop sign, go straight into Parking Lot #50. There is also parking available next to the Center for Companion Animal Health in Parking Lot #55. FROM SAN FRANC ISCO Take I-80 East toward Sacramento. Take Highway 113 North Exit (to Woodland). Take the first exit (Hutchison Drive) and bear right (east) on Hutchison Drive. Take the second right onto LaRue Road (4-way light). Drive on LaRue until you reach a curve in the road. At the curve, turn right on Garrod Drive. Follow Farrod Drive around to the stop sign. At the stop sign, go straight into Parking Lot #50. There is also parking available next to the Center for Companion Animal Health in Parking Lot #55.

4TH ANNUAL BEEF IMPROVEMENT SYMPOSIUM

PRESENTED BY THE FARM CLUB AT UC DAVIS

Saturday January 10th, 2015 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Gladys Valley Hall

January 10, 2015 -

Gladys Val ley Hal l UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

Registration

Name (Last, First): ___________________________________

Ranch: ____________________________________

Address: ___________________________________

City: _______________________ State: ___________

Zip: ____________

Phone: ____________________________________

Email: _______________________________________

Check if interested:

___ Necropsy wet lab ___ Neonatal calf care wet lab

Payment Information:

___ Check Enclosed (Payable to FARM Club)

___Visa ___MC ___Amex

Name on card: _____________________________________

Credit Card Number: __________________________________

Expiration Date: __________ Security Code: ______________

Signature: _________________________________________

Registration Fee: $40 per person before January 1, 2015 $50 per person after January 1, 2015 Mail/email payment and registration form to: FARM CLUB c/o Jennifer Keithly 41497 County Road 27 Woodland, CA 95776 jikeithly@ucdavis.edu Day-of registration is available, however you must RSVP via email (above)

4TH  ANNUAL  BEEF  

IMPROVEMENT   SYMPOSIUM

Registration Fee: $40/person if registered before January

1st, 2015 $50/person if registered after January 1st,

2015 Make check or money order payable to

FARM CLUB Send check or money order, with

registration form above, to: FARM Club

c/o Jenn Keithley 41497 County Road 27 Woodland, CA 95776

Please RSVP to jikeithly@ucdavis.edu by Jan 7th, 2015 for day of registration

Hosted By:

                 Registration Name:____________________________ Ranch:____________________________ Address:__________________________ City:___________________State:______ Zip:_____________ Phone:____________________________ Email:____________________________ Names of Other Participants:________________________ __________________________________ Number of people attending:__________________________ Check box if interested in entering Lottery for Wet Lab Participation: □Necropsy □ Neonatal Care

           Saturday  January  10th,  2015 8:00  AM  –  5:00  PM

Gladys  Valley  Hall

School  of  Veterinary  Medicine University  of  California,  Davis

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AFTERNOON SCHEDULE 1:00pm** On Farm Biosecurity

Dr. Matt Cuneo, Livestock Reproduction and Herd Health, UC Davis

2:00pm Social Media: Marketing Your

Product and Telling Your Story Dr. Anita Varga, Gold Coast Veterinary Service and Consulting, Capay, CA

2:50pm REFRESHMENT BREAK 3:10pm Reproduction Strategies in Beef

Cattle Dr. Catalina Cabrera, Livestock Reproduction and Herd Health, UC Davis

4:10pm EPDs, Semen Selection, and Genetic

Diseases Dr. Bret McNabb, Livestock Reproduction and Herd Health, UC Davis

** 1-2pm Alternate Offerings: Necropsy wet lab led by Dr. Leslie Woods Neonatal care wet lab led by Dr. Meera Heller

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MORNING SCHEDULE

7:30am Registration, Coffee & Doughnuts 8:00am Dean's Welcome Dean Lairmore, UC Davis 8:10am Heifer Management in a Drought

Dr. Nancy Martin, East Meets West Veterinary Services, Vacaville, CA

9:10am Heat Stress Mitigation

Dr. Frank Mitloehner, Animal Science Department, UC Davis

10:00am REFRESHMENT BREAK 10:15am Low Stress Cattle Handling

Dr. Tom Noffsinger, Animal Behavior Consultant, PAC Vet, NB

11:10am Toxicology Case Discussions

Dr. Birgit Puschner, Veterinary Toxicologist, UC Davis

12:00pm LUNCH

FARM Club a t UC Davis Presents :

4 th ANNUAL BEEF IMPROVEMENT SYMPOSIUM

January 10, 2015 • Gladys Val ley Hall • UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine

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FEATURED SPEAKERS

DR. TOM NOFFSINGER

Dr. Tom Noffsinger grew up on a diversified ranch and farm near Wray, Colorado, where his family raised beef, cows, swine, crops, and operated a small dairy. In 2005, after 32 years in beef cattle

practice at the Twin Forks Clinic, Dr. T became an independent feedlot consultant specializing in facility design, stockmanship and

low-stress livestock handling. He also is an owner/member of Production Animal Consultation, Pierson Precision Auscultation, and the Cattle Performance Enhancement Company. He was the

recipient of the 2001 Consultant of the Year award from the Academy of Veterinary Consultants for his work at PAC.

DR. FRANK MITLOEHNER:

Dr. Frank Mitloehner is an expert for agricultural air quality,

animal-environmental interactions, and agricultural engineering. He is a Professor and Air Quality Specialist in Cooperative

Extension. Since he joined the faculty in the Department of Animal Science at the University of California-Davis in 2002, Dr.

Mitloehner has generated and published data that are rapidly changing how livestock facilities in California and throughout the

US are regulated.

THE FARM CLUB WILL BE HOLDING A RAFFLE FUNDRAISER! (TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE EVENT)

The Beef Improvement Symposium will be running concurrently with the Livestock Symposium for veterinarians