This information was presented at the 2012 Herd Health and Nutrition Conferences, organized by the PRO-DAIRY program in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Cornell University. This conference provides an opportunity for dairy producers, veterinarians, feed industry representatives and agriservice personnel to increase their knowledge of current herd health and nutrition management techniques while interacting with other professionals. Full conference proceedings may be purchased online at http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/dm/proceedings_orders.html.

dairy; heifer; nutrition; health; efficiency; behavior; replacement programs

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