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Farm News: Holstein Breeders Plan Barn MeetingscommentsPosted: 03.11.2011
The Wisconsin Holstein Association has scheduled this year’s Barn Meetings for March 24, 28 and 30 and April 1, 2011. All meetings will start at 11:00 a.m. and will feature presentations by Dr. Chris Booth or Dr. Matthew Dorshorst on reproductive tools and current reproduction protocols.
Dr. Chris Booth is a food animal veterinarian and partner at Dairy Doctors Veterinary Services located in Plymouth, Wis. He provides medical, surgical, and production medicine services to clients ranging from 50-3000 cows, while helping them maximize animal health, production and profitability. Dr. Booth frequently provides training sessions for clients in the areas of transition cow care, milk quality, and reproduction management. His discussion at the barn meetings will involve utilizing available reproductive tools to meet your herd's reproductive goals.
Dr. Matthew Dorshorst is a 2005 graduate of the University of Wisconsin at Madison Veterinary School. Matthew and his father Charles Dorshorst operate a veterinary clinic in central Wisconsin as well as the farm. Matthew specializes in embryo transfer and reproductive ultrasound as well as other advanced reproductive procedures, including invitro fertilization. His topics for the barn meetings will include a brief summary of current reproduction protocols and the use of ultrasound in herd health reproduction programs. He will also discuss an overview of embryo transfer and other advanced reproductive techniques.
The first of four meetings will be held at Paradise-D Holsteins, the Dan and Nancy Pagenkopf Family, near Lancaster, Wis, on Thursday, March 24. The Pagenkopf family has been involved in the Registered Holstein industry for over 25 years. Dan and Nancy’s three children, Craig, Scott and Andrea, along with Craig’s wife Ela, help out in various aspects of the farm. The Pagenkopfs also have two additional part-time employees who are mainly relief milkers.
The second WHA Barn Meeting will be held on Monday, March 28 at Forest Ridge Holsteins, Kurt and Sarah Loehr, Eden, Wis. Working with Kurt and Sarah on the farm are Kurt's parents, Randy and Ellen, several part-time employees and Kurt's brother, sister, and grandmother who help when needed.
Harmony-Ho Dairy, Stratford, Wis., will be hosting the next meeting on Wednesday, March 30. Harmony-Ho Dairy has been home to Ralph and Sharon Bredl since the purchase of the 60-cow dairy in 1989. They constructed their first free stall barn and milking parlor in 1994, and by 1999, a new parlor and free stall addition were built to accommodate the herd’s current size of 415 milking animals.
The fourth and final barn meeting will be held on Friday, April 1 at Welsh-Edge Holsteins, the Ralph and Sheila Petersheim Family of Viroqua, Wis. Welsh-Edge Holsteins has been a family run operation since Ralph and Sheila married in 1985. Their family includes six children and a son-in-law, Heather and Mike Metzler, Derek, Daniel, Heidi, David, and Hope. All children are involved part-time in the operation. For questions regarding these meetings or other WHA events, contact the WHA office at 1-800-223-4269 or visit the web at www.wisholsteins.com. |