Jan. 26 2022 09:41 AM

Preconference Symposium Sponsored by Balchem

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Join Balchem Animal Nutrition & Health for the three-day event, and make sure to attend the preconference symposium. Five speakers will focus on "Exploring In Utero Influences on Transgenerational Performance" during the morning session on Thursday, February 10th.


Exploring In Utero Influences on Transgenerational Performance
Thursday, February 10, 2022
8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Sponsored by Balchem Animal Nutrition & Health

Dr. Jack Britt – Jack H Britt Consulting: Epigenetics will change how we manage dairy cattle

Dr. Chad Dechow – Penn State University: Epigenetic considerations from a dairy breeding and management perspective

Dr. Pete Hansen – University of Florida: Methyl donors and epigenetic regulation of the early embryo

Dr. Jimena Laporta – University of Wisconsin-Madison: Phenotypic and molecular signatures of fetal hyperthermia

Dr. Clay Zimmerman – Balchem Animal Nutrition & Health: Prenatal choline supplementation’s role in calf performance