Description:
The Joint Annual Meeting (JAM) of the American Dairy Science Association (ADSA) and the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) will be held July 12 – 16 in Montreal, Canada. This year the Canadian Society of Animal Science CSAS) will also be a part of the meeting.
Several sessions with Johne’s related information are scheduled during the meeting. On Monday July 13 at 4:30 pm a “Johne’s Interest Group” will meet in room 523a of the Convention Center. We will review current Johne’s activities, program status and the new National Strategic Plan. We also plan an open discussion on ways to continue to move the program forward. Several Johne’s related presentations and posters are scheduled during the meeting, including:

Monday
M56 - Estimation of genetic parameters and transmitting ability for Minnesota Johne's milk ELISA test. S. A. Attalla*1,3, A. J. Seykora1, J. B. Cole2, and B. J. Heins1, 1University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, 2Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, MD, 3Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.

167 - Advances in colostrum management. S. Godden*1, S. Wells1, J . Stabel2, D. Haines3, R . Bey1, J. Fetrow1, P. Pithua1, and M. Donahue1, 1University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 2USDA, ARS, National Animal Disease Center, Ames, IA,, 3University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada.


Wednesday

W7 - Factors affecting milk ELISA scores of cows tested for Johne's disease. H. D. Norman1, J. R. Wright*1, and T. M. Byrem2, 1Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, ARS, USDA, Beltsville, MD, 2Antel BioSystems, Lansing, MI.

W8 - Characteristics of milk ELISA results for Johne's disease in US dairy cows. T. M. Byrem*1, H. D. Norman2, and J. R. Wright2, 1Antel BioSystems, Inc., Lansing, MI, 2Animal Improvement Programs Laboratory, Beltsville, MD.

W9 - Johne's outreach survey. K. E. Olson*, KEO Consulting, Schaumburg, IL.

W10 - Perceptions of and participation in a Johne's control program. E. Hovingh*1, K. E. Olson2, and J. McDonald3, 1Pennsylvania State University, University Park, 2KEO Consulting, Schaumburg, IL, 3University of Wisconsin, Madison.


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