How do you evaluate the systems you have in place to assure calves are being raised with strong health and performance? What is the compliance to the systems and are there better ways to do it?

 

In this insightful webinar, Dr. Kelly Reed will explore how we raise calves and look at ways to best identify the key bottlenecks that limit overall performance, specific to the management system of individual farms.

 

Additionally, Dr. Reed will discuss critical control points and how to best audit calf environments. She will also cover tools used and management protocols needed to drive good calf health and operational success with your calves.  

 

Areas that she will touch on include:

- Colostrum management

- Pasteurization and cleanliness

- Pathogen risk control and environmental pressures

- Milk contact surface cleaning protocols

- Water quality and availability

- Nutrition considerations

 

Please join us for this practical discussion on management strategies and hands-on approaches that can positively influence the future of your herd.

 

 

 

As a Ruminant Field Technical Specialist, Dr. Kelly Reed is responsible for providing technical and research assistance as well as sales support. 

Prior to joining Diamond V, Dr. Reed worked for a leading dairy in Washington’s Yakima Valley, working as a Herd Manager from 2009 until 2014 when she assumed the position of General Manager. In the role, she managed 75 employees and used her veterinarian training to identify bottlenecks and implement tangible solutions. In addition to her responsibilities at Diamond V, Dr. Reed owns and operates Reed Dairy Veterinary Services, based in Prosser, WA. 

Dr. Reed earned her D.V.M. in 2009 after finishing her B.S. in 2004, both from Cornell University. While at Cornell, she was a Research Technician for a study on the incidence of salmonellosis in dairy cattle. She’s a member of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), Washington State Veterinary Medical Association (WSVMA), and the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP). 

 

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Joann Pipkin is owner of Show Me Agri–Comm. Along with her Farm Journal Media work, she works one–on–one with Joplin Regional Stockyards, serving as editor of its monthly customer news magazine, Cattlemen’s News, as well as the Missouri FFA Association/Missouri FFA Today magazine.