Six members of the McArt Dairy Cow Lab spent last week in Charlotte, NC at the 2016 American Association of Bovine Practitioners Annual Conference. We were busy learning, giving research presentations, exercising, and catching up with colleagues.
Dr. Kathryn Bach presented a research summary discussing her work comparing handheld ketosis meters, for which she won 1st place in the graduate student competition! Dr. Raf Neves gave an excellent presentation on his recent study evaluating risk factors associated with postpartum subclinical hypocalcemia, and Isabelle Louge gave her first national presentation in the student research summary session on her work with single-administration oral calcium supplementation. All three did a fantastic job representing our lab and have set a great standard for future lab members!
Three of our members also participated in the 4th annual Stampede 5k race, which seemed like a good idea at the time of registration. Perhaps not so much at 6:30am on a Saturday, but Stephanie Tarlowe, Isabelle Louge, and Jess McArt joined 94 other participants in a 5k run to raise money for the Amstutz Scholarship Fund with smiles at the finish!
We are all now back in Ithaca taking classes, doing field projects, and analyzing data. Stay tuned for more research updates!