2016

Cover image of the 49th Conference Proceedings: An image of a herd of Angus cattle grazing in a field at dusk. Yellow background.

Proceedings of the Forty-Ninth Annual Conference. American Association of Bovine Practitioners. September 15-17, 2016. Charlotte, North Carolina.

Editor: Robert A. Smith
Executive Vice President: M. Gatz Riddell, Jr.
Advertising Representative: J. T. O'Brien & Assoc.
Publisher: VM Publishing Company

Published: 2016-09-15

Front / Back Matter

General Sessions

  • Crossing over the mountain how to create memes that outcompete fear and misinformation

    Vance Crowe
    1-2
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163412

  • The Veterinary Feed Directive

    Michael D. Apley
    3-6
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163413

  • Economic principles for dairy and beef producers and their advisors to think about

    Kevin C. Dhuyvetter
    7-8
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163414

  • Stakeholder views, including the public, on expectations for dairy cattle welfare

    Marina A. G. von Keyserlingk, Daniel M. Weary
    9-14
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163415

  • Why is change so hard? Communication as a tool for optimizing producer adherence to veterinary recommendations

    Julie A. Cary
    17-20
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163416

  • Antimicrobial susceptibility testing is it driving your decisions or just driving you crazy?

    Brian V. Lubbers
    21-25
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163417

  • Leadership for the farm business

    Robert A. Milligan
    26-32
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163418

  • Use of antimicrobials in EU are politicians and science aligned?

    Declan J. O'Rourke
    35-36
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163419

  • Veterinary Feed Directive what do I need to know?

    Gerald L. Stokka
    37-40
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163420

Beef Sessions

  • Economics of dry lotting beef cows

    R. J. Rasby, J. M. Warner, S. E. Gardine, K. H. Jenkins, T. J. Klopfenstein
    42-54
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163421

  • Applied feedlot immunology

    Breck D. Hunsaker
    55-61
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163422

Dairy Sessions

  • Prudent drug use for the dairy practitioner

    Patrick J. Gorden
    62-65
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163423

  • Prudent drug use from the practitioner's viewpoint

    Phil A. Lowe
    66
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163424

  • Fatty acids and fat supplements in lactating dairy cow rations

    Adam L. Lock, Jonas de Souza
    69-75
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163425

  • New techniques TMR Audit® - a systematic approach to evaluating feeding systems to enhance production and health

    W. C. Stone, T. J. Oelberg
    76-80
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163426

  • Updates in transition cow health and nutrition

    Thomas R. Overton, Sabine Mann, Brittanny M. Leno, Daryl V. Nydam
    81-85
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163427

  • Current concepts in dairy cattle immunology

    Brian L. Vander Ley
    86-88
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163428

  • Current concepts in dairy cattle vaccinology

    Christopher C. L. Chase, Nicholas Arias Villegas
    89-94
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163429

AABP & AASRP Sessions

  • What bovine practitioners need to know about caseous lymphadenitis

    Joan Dean Rowe
    95-98
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163433

  • Management strategies for infectious disease control in a variety of production systems

    Joan Dean Rowe
    99-104
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163434

  • Anti-parasitic use of sericea lespedeza and copper oxide wire particles in small ruminants

    Lisa H. Williamson
    105-109
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163435

  • Anti-parasitic benefit of nematophagous fungi and Haemonchus contortus vaccine in small ruminants

    Lisa H. Williamson
    110-113
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163436

  • A clinician's guide to what kills adult sheep and goats, as diagnosed by necropsy

    Mary C. Smith
    114-119
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163438

  • A clinician's guide to what kills lambs and kids, as diagnosed by necropsy

    Mary C. Smith
    120-123
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163439

Student Sessions

  • Bovine nutrition and ration formulation basics in veterinary medicine

    Kevin Hill
    124-126
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163440

  • Professionalism, networking and negotiating associate's value proposition to prospective employers

    Charlotte Lacroix
    127-133
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163441

Posters

  • Effect of a ration change from a total mixed ration to pasture on production, health and rumen physiology of dairy cows

    M. Schären, K. Dieho, G. Seyfang, J. Dijkstra, U. Meyer, G. Breves
    183
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163431

  • In vitro efficacy of anti-protozoal compounds as a novel treatment for Tritrichomonas foetus in bulls

    J. H. Koziol, D. F. Wolfe, M. A. Edmondson, S. H. Duran, T. Passler, J. A. Gard
    184
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163432

  • Bacterial isolates and factors associated with infection and outcome in calves with septic arthritis 64 cases (2009-2014)

    C. Constant, S. Nichols, G. Fecteau, M. Babkine, H. Larde, D. Francoz
    185
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163500

  • Short interval from calving to milking is essential for high lgG content in colostrum

    M. M. Lokke, R. Engelbrecht, L. Wiking
    185-186
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163501

  • Development and validation of the VetMAX-Gold MAP Detection Kit

    A. Burrell, I. Leyva Baca, R. Shah, D. Kephart
    186-187
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163502

  • Effect of Acetate Ringer's solution with or without dextrose intravenously administered to diarrheic calves

    K. Tsukano, S. Kato, K. Suzuki, Y. Nishi, S. Sarashina, T. Shimamori
    187-188
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163503

  • Serum iron concentration in dairy cattle with acute coliform mastitis

    T. Shimamori, K. Suzuki, Y. Nishi, M. Tsuchiya, T. Suzuki, A. Niehaus
    188-189
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163504

  • Endotoxin activities in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids from calves with mycoplasma bronchopneumonia

    Y. Nishi, K. Suzuki, T. Shimamori, T. Tsukano, M. Tsuchiya, A. Niehaus
    189-190
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163505

  • Prevalence and characteristics of radiographically confirmed juvenile tarsal osteochondrosis in purebred Angus bulls

    S. E. Emerson, M. F. Barrett, T. N. Holt, L. Bass, S. Rao
    190-191
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163506

  • Incidence of health events and the associations with death and culling on 3 dairies

    P. Bacigalupo-Sanguesa, J. E. Lombard, C. S. McConnel, F. B. Garry, A. McNeil
    191-192
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163507

  • Delayed insemination optimizes conception in dairy cows with natural estrus

    A. Villarroel
    192
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163508

  • Hoof trimmer training and safety hazards on California dairies

    M. Pineda, I. Akin, N. Silva-del-Río
    193
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163509

  • Footbath dimensions and management on California dairies

    M. Pineda, A. Espadamala, I. Adkin, N. Silva-del-Río
    194
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163510

  • Lameness morbidity and association of locomotion score and diagnosis with case outcome in beef cattle in Great Plains feedlots

    S. P. Terrell, D. U. Thomson, C. D. Reinhardt, C. K. Larson, C. I. Vahl
    195
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163511

  • Are all bovine herpesvirus-1 reproductive disease events vaccine-induced?

    C. C. L. Chase, B. Gillette, T. Clement
    195-196
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163512

  • Survey of lame cow management practices on California dairies

    M. Pineda, I. Adkin, N. Silva-del-Río
    196
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163513

  • Effects of dietary fiber and distillers grains on enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli hide contamination prior to slaughter in feedlot steers

    L. G. Schneider, G. E. Erickson, R. A. Moxley, D. R. Smith
    197
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163514

  • Post-partum serum albumin as a predictor of metritis

    J. Powell, E. Rollin
    198
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163515

  • Efficacy of gonadorelin hydrochloride or gonadorelin diacetate tetrahydrate 7 days after AI in field conditions to boost progesterone levels, a randomized clinical trial

    V. Caldwell, R. Martineau
    199
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163516

Research Summaries 4

Research Summaries 1

Research Summaries 2

  • A herd-level study of colostrum management and its association with success of passive transfer in newborn dairy calves

    P. Freycon, S. Buczinski, J. Dubuc
    147
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163459

  • Are we feeding Mycobacterium paratuberculosis in calf milk replacer?

    B. B. Kunkel, I. R. Grant, A. C. G. Foddai, J. C. Tarrant, S. M. McGuirk, M. T. Collins
    148
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163460

  • The effect of anti-Il-10 IgY on health and performance of preweaned dairy calves a dose response study

    S. Raabis, S. McGuirk, M. Cook, J. Sand, J. Rieman, K. Rottenberg, T. Ollivett
    149
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163461

  • The use of day level feeding behaviors to detect illness in group housed automatically fed pre-weaned dairy calves

    Whitney A. Knauer, Sandra Godden, Robert James, Alyssa Dietrich
    150
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163462

  • Lactoferrin reduces mortality in pre-weaned calves with diarrhea

    K. Harris, G. Schuenemann, J. Lakritz, J. Pineiro, X. Alcaraz, G. Habing
    151
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163463

  • Mortality risk factors for calves entering a multi-locational veal farm

    C. B. Winder, D. F. Kelton, T. F. Duffield
    151-152
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163464

  • Utility of an online learning module to teach cautery disbudding technique for dairy calves, including cornual nerve block application

    C. B. Winder, S. J LeBlanc, D. B. Haley, K. D. Lissemore, M. A. Godkin, T. F. Duffield
    152-153
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163465

  • Prevalence of lung lesions using thoracic ultrasonography in pre-weaned calves from dairy herds in Quebec, Canada

    S. Buczinski, M. E. Borris, J. Dubuc
    153
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163466

  • Duration of recumbency and quality of nursing care of non-ambulatory cows affects the outcome of flotation therapy

    J. Stojkov, D. M. Weary, M. A. G. von Keyserlingk
    154
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163467

  • Behavioral evaluation of the analgesic effects of ketoprofen in lame dairy cows

    B. L. Novak, B. H. Manning, J. S. Tena, S. A. Wagner
    155
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163468

  • The pharmacokinetics of transdermal flunixin meglumine in Holstein calves

    M. D. Kleinhenz, N. K. Van Engen, P. J. Gorden, K. KuKanich, S. M. Rajewski, Phillip Walsh, J. F. Coetzee
    156
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163469

  • Effects of transdermal flunixin meglumine on pain biomarkers at dehorning

    M. D. Kleinhenz, N. K. Van Engen, P. J. Gorden, J. F. Coetzee
    157
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163470

  • Evaluation of three detection strategies on the odds of lameness cure in dairy cows

    Erin Wynands, David Moe, Gerard Cramer
    158
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163471

  • Associations between preventive hoof trimming, activity and resting behaviors

    G. Stoddard, G. Cramer
    159
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163472

Research Summaries 3

  • Predicting bull mounting behavior using classification algorithms

    K. M. Abell, B. J. White, R. L. Larson, M. E. Theurer, D. K. Hardin, R. R. Randle
    160
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163473

  • Ulcerative penile lesions in beef bulls due to pseudocowpox virus

    Andrew J. Allen, James Evermann, Dubraska Diaz-Campos, Jessica McCrea
    160-161
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163474

  • Using a deterministic systems model to examine the effects of the postpartum period on cow-calf productivity over 10 years

    Douglas D. Shane, Robert L. Larson
    161-162
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163475

  • Influence of vaccination with an inactivated or modified live viral reproductive vaccine on reproductive parameters in beef cows

    G. A. Perry, E. L. Larimore, M. R. Crosswhite, B. W. Neville, V. Cortese, R. F. Daly, G. Stokka, J. C. Rodgers
    163-164
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163477

  • Comparison of treatment history and antimicrobial sensitivity results of common bovine respiratory disease bacterial pathogens from cases submitted to the ISU-VDL from 2013-2015

    D. R. Magstadt, A. M. Schuler, J. F. Coetzee, A. C. Krull, A. M. O'Connor, V. L. Cooper, T. J. Engelken
    162-163
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163476

  • A randomized, controlled, blinded trial assessing the association between infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis incidence and a commercial Moraxella bovis vaccine in beef calves

    J. Cullen, T. Engelken, V. Cooper, A. M. O'Connor
    164
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163478

  • Characterization of neonatal beef calf behavior and associations with weight gain and intake of colostral immunoglobulins

    J. E. Bayne, T. Passler, M. F. Chamorro, D. M. Haines, P. H. Walz
    165
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163479

  • A descriptive analysis of the commensal luminal and mucosal microbiome of the duodenum using a cannulated calf model

    Ricardo M. Stockler, Erin S. Groover, Benjamin W. Newcomer, Paul H. Walz
    165-166
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163481

  • A survey to describe beef producer opinions on antibiotic use and consumer perceptions of antibiotics in the beef industry

    T. L. Lee, D. U. Thomson
    166
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163482

  • Failure of high-capacity pneumatic darts to consistently deliver tulathromycin to calves after remote drug delivery

    J. F. Coetzee, M. D. Kleinhenz, D. R. Magstadt, V. L. Cooper, N. K. Van Engen, J. S. Smith, N. Rand, P. G. Gorden
    167
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163483

  • Does dart gun delivery of antibiotics cause changes in drug disposition or meat quality?

    Tom Hairgrove, Ron Gill, Crystal Waters, Rhonda Miller, Travis Mays, Michael Miller, Virginia Fajt
    167-168
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163484

  • Relationship between trauma observed during unloading and carcass bruise prevalence in finished cattle at commercial slaughter facilities

    T. L. Lee, S. J. Bartle, M. Apley, G. H. Loneragan, C. Vahl, C. D. Reinhardt, M. Siemens, D. U. Thomson
    168
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163485

  • Prevalence of EHEC-7 on hides of market beef cattle at slaughter

    L. G. Schneider, R. A. Moxley, D. R. Smith
    169
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163486

  • Effects of dietary fiber and distillers grains on fecal shedding of enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli in feedlot steers

    L. G. Schneider, G. E. Erickson, R. A. Moxley, D. R. Smith
    170
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163487

  • Exploring the susceptibility of humans to animal prion diseases

    K. A. Davenport, D. M. Henderson, C. K. Mathiason, E. A. Hoover
    171
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.21423/aabppro20163488