New Prague, Minn. (February 4, 2025) – Join Dairy Calf & Heifer Association (DCHA) for its next webinar – “Respiratory Disease in Calves: An Update and Innovative Treatment Options” – set for Feb. 17, at 9 a.m. Central time (U.S./Canada). David Prentice, Elanco Animal Health technical consultant, Dairy Business Unit, will lead this free, one-hour educational offering.
To register for the webinar, go to: https://bit.ly/DCHAElanco21725 and follow the prompts. Your webinar registration confirmation e-mail will include a web link to join the webinar.
During this webinar, Prentice will discuss the prevalence and importance of bovine respiratory disease (BRD). Also, he will provide an update on BRD prevention and treatment strategies. Finally, Prentice will share information about new and innovative BRD treatment options.
Prentice obtained his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1991 from Iowa State University and spent the first seven years of his career in a private mixed animal veterinary practice in Northeast Iowa, followed by an exclusive dairy practice in Tulare, Calif. In 2000, he obtained a master’s degree in dairy science from the University of Wisconsin, where he researched ionophores and subacute ruminal acidosis. Since leaving on-farm veterinary practice, Prentice has worked in various industry positions and has been a technical consultant for Elanco Animal Health in the dairy business for almost 16 years.
Veterinarians and veterinary technicians may earn one Registry of Approved Continuing Education (RACE) credit for attending this DCHA webinar. To learn more about this opportunity, contact JoDee Sattler at: jodee@calfandheifer.org.
DCHA’s Feb. 17 webinar is sponsored by Elanco Animal Health. DCHA does not support one product or company over another, and any mention is not an endorsement by DCHA.
If you are a DCHA member and cannot attend the live program, you may access the webinar through DCHA’s online Member Center after March 3. To access the webinar recording, DCHA members need to visit https://calfandheifer.org/login and enter their username and password.
For more information about DCHA’s webinars, e-mail Sue Schatz, DCHA member services director, at: sue@calfandheifer.org. Follow DCHA on social media or visit the DCHA website – www.calfandheifer.org – to learn about future webinars.
The Dairy Calf & Heifer Association was founded in 1996 based on the mission to help dairy producers, calf managers and those professionally focused on the growth and management of dairy calves and heifers. With a national membership of producers, allied industries and research leaders, DCHA seeks to provide the industry’s standards for profitability, performance and leadership, serving as a catalyst to help members improve the vitality and viability of their individual efforts and that of their business.