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Please click on the following links to find out more about this Short Course that will be held in Madison Wisconsin, June 26-30, 2006 and organized by the Dairy Science Department of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Last Update (03/23/2006)
This course is for individuals seeking to improve their abilities to assemble and use data of animal performance to enhance rational, quantitative decision making in domestic animal production. It is a computer intensive course taught in a small group format.
The course provides a comprehensive introduction to advanced quantitative herd and farm management by combining:
The techniques covered in this course have general application in diverse animal production systems. These techniques have been applied to an array of management decisions including culling, breeding and mating; feed allocation and slaughter timing; and medical treatment. Specific topics include monitoring of animal performance and behavior and data filtering, use of dynamic linear models, Bayesian networks, decision graphs, influence diagrams, dynamic programming and Markov decision-process and Monte Carlo simulation.
Graduate students, academics and industry professionals with an interest in quantitative herd-level management of domestic animals are invited to register. Participants should be familiar with excel and basic concepts of statistics as covered in the second semester graduate level statistics courses offered at U.S. Universities.
Dr. Anders Kristensen, Professor, Department of Large Animal Sciences, Royal Veterinary and Agriculutural University of Denmark (KVL).
Dr. Nils Toft, Associate Professor, Department of Large Animal Sciences, Royal Veterinary and Agriculutural University of Denmark (KVL).
Dr. Albert DeVries, Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Florida.
Dr. Louis Armentano, Professor, Nutrition.
Phone: 608 263-3490 Email Dr. Armentano
Dr. Kent Weigel, Associate Professor, Genetics.
Phone: (608) 263-4321 Email Dr. Wiegel
Dr. Michel Wattiaux, Assistant Professor, Dairy Systems Management.
Phone: (608) 263-3493 Email Dr. Wattiaux
Any one considering registering after May 31 should first contact Dr. Louis Armentano (ph: 608 263-3490 or email: learment@wisc.edu) to establish availability of seats. UW-Faculty and graduate students interested in registering should also contact the course coordinator.
A block of rooms is being held at the Double Tree Hotel (608-251-5511, 525
W. Johnson St., www.doubletree.madison.com). Mention the "Animal Management Course" or code = "AMC". Rooms will be held until May 24 at a base rate of $109 per night.
The Lowell center, a Hotel run by UW Extension, is currently booked for the week of the course (Jun 25-30) but may have rooms become available beginning May 1.
Any Hotel located between the UW Campus and the Capitol would be within reasonable walking distance of the Pyle Center and would provide easy access to the State Street Mall that is Madisons primary downtown area.
Parking around campus is not easy, but a public parking ramp called the State Street Campus Ramp is located on Lake Street very near the Pyle center. Parking there costs $0.85/hr when available. More parking information is available at www.ci.madison.wi.us/parking/parking/html.
| Keywords: | International Short Course on Quantitative Decision-Support Tools |
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| Owner: | wattiaux | Group: | Dairy Nutrient Main |
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| Created: | 2006-02-28 | Updated: | 2006-04-04 |
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