2026 Program | Bridging Research and Practice for the Future of Beef Cattle Welfare
June 1 Location
Animal Science Complex
3940 Fair Street, Lincoln, NE 68503
Monday,
June 1
12:30 pm - Registration opens
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1:00 pm - 4:30 pm - Pre-Conference: Producer Workshops and Demonstrations
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Featuring hands-on learning, stockmanship demos, and scenarios.
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ANSC D104
1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Handling & Transportation Demonstration
Dr. Kip Lukasiewicz & Dr. Tom Noffsinger, PAC
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ANSC D105
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm - Recognizing and Managing Pain in Cattle
Dr. Eduarda Bortoluzzi, Kansas State University
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ANSC D107
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm - Euthanasia Considerations & Necropsy Demonstration
Dr. A.J. Tarpoff, Kansas State University
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Tuesday,
June 2
SYMPOSIUM
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7:00 am - Registration and breakfast
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8:00 am - 8:15 am - Welcome to University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Dr. Tiffany Heng-Moss, IANR Vice Chancellor
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8:15 am - 9:00 am - The US Beef Industry – An Odyssey - Dr. Tom Field, University of
Nebraska-Lincoln
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9:00 am - 9:45 am - Beef Cattle Welfare Revisited: A 10-year Retrospective Look at Key
Priorities - Dr. Karen Schwartzkopf-Genswein
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9:45 am - 10:00 am - Networking & Coffee Break
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Management Decisions
Moderated by Dr. Renee Dewell, Iowa State University
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10:00 am - 10:20 am - Weaning Stress: What's All the Bawling About? - Dr. Derek Haley,
University of Guelph
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10:20 am - 10:40 am - Pain Mitigation in Beef Production: From Proven Practices to
Emerging Opportunities - Dr. Diego Moya, University
of Saskatchewan
10:40 am - 11:00 am - Timely Euthanasia Decision Making - Dr. Emiline Sundman
& Dr. Grant Dewell, Iowa State University
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11:00 am - 11:30 am - Question & Answer Session with Section Speakers
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11:30 am - 1:00 pm - Lunch​
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Environmental & Physical Comfort
Moderated By Dr. Lily Edwards-Callaway, Colorado State University
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1:00 pm - 1:20 pm - Options for Mitigating Heat Stress - Dr. A.J. Tarpoff, Kansas
State University
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1:20 pm - 1:40 pm - Try Before You Buy - Lacey Alexander, Cargill
1:40 pm - 2:00 pm - Lameness/Digital Dermatitis - Sarah Erickson,
TELUS Agriculture
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​2:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Question & Answer Session with Section Speakers
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2:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Networking & Coffee Break
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Human Factors and the Future of Beef Cattle Welfare
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3:00 pm - 3:20 pm - Mindful Technology Implementation for Monitoring Beef Cattle Welfare
Dr. Courtney Daigle, Texas A&M University
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​​​3:20 pm - 3:40 pm - Why People Matter: Human–Animal Relationship and Welfare Outcomes in Beef Cattle Systems
Dr. Maria Camilla Ceballos Betancourt, University of Calgary
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​​​3:40 pm - 4:00 pm - Perceptions on Animal Welfare Over 50 Years
Dr. Temple Grandin, Colorado State University
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​​4:00 pm - 4:30 pm - Question & Answer Session with Section Speakers
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4:30 pm - 4:45 pm - Networking & Coffee Break
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4:45 pm - 6:00 pm - Student Poster Session & Networking Reception
Wednesday,
June 3
SYMPOSIUM
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Downstream Welfare Indicators
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8:00 - 8:15 am - Welcome
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8:15 am - 8:35 am - Liver Abscesses in Beef Cattle – A Welfare Challenge - Dr. Lily
Edwards-Callaway, Colorado State University
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​8:35 am - 8:55 am - Bruising - Paxton Sullivan, Sustainable Beef
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8:55 am - 9:15 am - Contaminants/Buckshot - Dr. Julia Herman, NCBA
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9:15 am - 9:45 am - Question & Answer Session with Section Speakers
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9:45 am - 10:00 am - Networking & Coffee Break
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Emerging & Cross-Sector Issues
​​10:00 am - 10:20 am - For best results, Start on Day 1: Early Life Nutrition, Stress
and Weaning in Beef-on-Dairy Calves
Dr. Olivia Genther-Schroeder, Purina Animal Nutrition
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10:20 am - 10:40 am - Transportation Challenges
Dr. Camilla Brossi, JBS
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10:40 am - 11:00 am - Transportation Challenges
Dr. Dan Thomson, PAC
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11:00 am - 11:30 am - Question & Answer Session with Section Speakers
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11:30 am - 12:00 pm - Symposium Summary
Dr. Tom Field, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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​12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Student Awards & Boxed Lunch
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June 2 & 3 Location
UNL East Union
1705 Arbor Drive, Lincoln, NE 68503
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