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Discover the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council’s webinars, where industry experts share insights to enhance dairy cow welfare and caregiver well-being. Join us to stay informed, connect with like-minded people, and advance cattle welfare.

The live educational sessions are available at no cost to attendees from around the world, but you must register.

  • Recordings are only available to active members of the DCWC. CC capable in Spanish, French, etc.
  • Continuing Education Credit is awarded to DCWC Members on an hour per hour basis. DCWC Members may contact dcwc@assochq.org following your participation to request Veterinary CE documentation.

Upcoming Webinars

Short- and long-distance transport: health, survival and growth of preweaned dairy and dairy-beef cross calves

Date: July 23rd 2026
Language: English
Time: TBC

Bio:
Piñeiro is an Associate Professor and Extension Dairy Specialist at Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Amarillo. He earned his doctorate and master’s degrees from The Ohio State University, Columbus, and his veterinary medic license from the University of La Plata in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has completed numerous externships and internships with dairies in Argentina.

In addition to hands-on experience in dairies, he has mentored undergraduate students on the veterinary early commitment program at Ohio State and spent time teaching dairy personnel training, best calving management practices and transition cow management with emphasis on reproductive performance in lactating dairy cows.

Webinar description:
Dr. Piñeiro will review a recent study involving nearly 400,000 calves with a mean age of 3.2 d where transport duration and other early-life factors were tracked. You will learn practical recommendations to improve calf fitness-for-transport, no matter the distance you are transporting calves.

Transporte de corta y larga distancia: salud, supervivencia y crecimiento de becerros lecheros y cruces

Date: July 23rd 2026
Language: Spanish
Time: TBC

Bio:
El Dr. Piñeiro es Profesor Asociado y Especialista en Extensión en Producción Lechera en el Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center en Amarillo. Obtuvo su maestría y doctorado en The Ohio State University y su título de Médico Veterinario en la Universidad Nacional de La Plata, en Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Cuenta con amplia experiencia práctica trabajando con hatos lecheros en Argentina y Estados Unidos. Además, ha fungido como mentor de estudiantes de licenciatura en programas de compromiso temprano en medicina veterinaria en Ohio State, y ha impartido capacitación a personal de lecherías sobre manejo del parto, buenas prácticas en maternidad y manejo de vacas en transición, con énfasis en el desempeño reproductivo de vacas en lactación.

Descripción del webinar
El transporte es un evento crítico en la vida temprana del becerro que puede tener efectos duraderos sobre su salud, supervivencia y desempeño productivo. En este seminario web, el Dr. Piñeiro presentará los resultados de un estudio reciente que incluyó casi 400,000 becerros, con una edad promedio de 3.2 días al momento del transporte.

Durante la sesión se analizará cómo la duración del transporte y diversos factores en etapas tempranas influyen en los resultados de los becerros, incluyendo morbilidad, mortalidad y crecimiento.

Los asistentes obtendrán recomendaciones prácticas y basadas en evidencia para mejorar la aptitud de los becerros para el transporte, sin importar si se trata de trayectos cortos o largos.

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