Symposium

International Symposium on Dairy Cattle Nutrition 2020: Energy metabolism in dairy cows

The energy metabolism of dairy cows in all its complexity is central to performance and production as well as animal health. This is evident in the transition period, when the energy requirements rapidly increase and metabolic capacity is challenged. During the rest of the lactation cycle as well, the interaction between the protein and energy metabolism and the relation with the immune system are very relevant.

Postponed till March 25 2021

Representatives from feed, feed additive and dairy industry, knowledge institutes and governmental organisations as well as veterinarians, students and others who are interested are welcome to attend the 2021 symposium!

Preliminary programme

Time	Speaker	Topic	Organisation
08:30h	Coffee and registration
09:45h	Welcome and opening
10:00h	Prof. Chris Reynolds	Interaction between energy and protein metabolism	University of Reading
10:40h	Dr. Jan Dijkstra	Energy losses in nutrition and physiology	Wageningen University
11:00h	Coffee break
11:30h	Roselinde Goselink	Lipid metabolism and liver function	Wageningen Livestock Research
11:50h	Dr. Ariëtte van Knegsel	Length of dry period and lactation in relation to energy metabolism	Wageningen University
12:10h	Dr. Akke Kok	Lactation length, production persistency and sustainability	Wageningen University
12:30h	Lunch break
13:50h	Dr. Melanie Schären	Energy metabolism and liver function	University of Leipzig
14:30h	Lorraine Sordillo	Interaction between energy metabolism and immune system	Michigan State University
15:10h	Coffee break
15:40h	Dr. Ellen Schmitt-Van de Leemput	Energy metabolism and disorders in dairy practice	Clinique Veterinaire Vetformance
16:20h	Prof. Daniel Weary	Welfare, lameness and cow comfort	University of British Columbia
17:00h		Closure and farewell drink