New Technologies to Improve Feed Efficiency, Disease Detection and Traceability Conference Proceedings

Presentations from the conference | Conference agenda
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Contacts: Neil French, Instructor-Agricultural Production,
Ag. Production, Business, and Animal Science
Olds College, 403-556-4722

Patrick Ramsey,
Beef Specialist-New Technologies, AAFRD
High River, 403-652-8303 or 652-0689 (cell)

The Canadian Cattle Industry has mandated the use of RFID tags. The conference highlighted the other uses or benefits of using these tags such as for herd management, traceability/process verification and adding value.

Below are the presentations from the January 13, 2005 conference.

Conference Presentations

They are available as downloadable PDF files. Download time approximations are based on a 28.8K modem.

New Technologies: Early Disease Detection - 4.7 MB pdf file - approximate download time is: 22.5 minutes.

Canadian Cattle Identification Program - 1.7MB pdf file - approximate download time is: 6 minutes.

Net feed efficiency and its Relationship to Carcass Quality of Fed Cattle, and Wintering Ability of Cows - 1 MB pdf file - approximate download time is: 5 minutes.

Understanding the relationship between animal behaviour and morbidity in feedlot calves - Implications for industry - 1.2 MB pdf file - approximate download time is: 6 minutes.

The Value of Trace-ability - Data and Observations of the MFA Health Track Beef Alliance - 248K pdf file - approximate download time is: 1 minute.

Bringing Feed Efficiency Technology to the Beef Industry in Texas - 1.5 MB pdf file - approximate download time is: 6 minutes.

This conference was sponsored by the Animal Behavior and Feed Efficiency Network.

Trade show booths show below from Allflex and Kane Veterinary Supplies, and Peter Denooy from Eidap demonstrating their panel reader:

Allflex and Kane Veterinary Supplies

Peter Denooy from Eidap

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This information published to the web on February 24, 2005.
Last Reviewed/Revised on April 20, 2007.