Title: “How did it happen, and what did we learn? H5N1 remains alive and well in U.S. Dairy, but Wisconsin retains our “Gold Status." Speaker: Keith Poulsen, DVM PhD, DACVIM Clinical Associate Professor, Large Animal Internal Medicine Director, Wisconsin Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory

Title: “Understanding the impact of the farm and lairage environments on Salmonella contamination in market hogs." Speaker: Alejandra Abrego Title: “Evaluating the Efficacy of Hydrated Surface Lethality as a Novel Approach for Food Safety in Thermal Processing.” Speaker: Jordan Hartley

Title: “Evidence for a novel role of Pregnancy-Associated Glycoproteins (PAGs) in maintenance of the bovine corpus luteum of pregnancy." Speaker: Livia Martino Duarte   Title: “Effects of feeding alternative forage silages on early lactation performance and gas production in multiparous Holstein cows.” Speaker: Barbara Dittrich

Title: Characterizing immune cell metabolism and systemic function during the transition period of dairy cows Presenter: Trinidad Fernandez Wallace, Dairy Science M.S. candidate (advisor: Dr. Lautaro Rostoll Cangiano) Location: MSABD RM 1115

Title: Characterizing and Diagnosing Subclinical Mastitis in Dairy Sheep Presenter: Andre Aguiar Zambon, Animal Sciences M.S. candidate (advisor: Dr. Sarah Adcock) Location: MSABD RM 1115

Title: “Pregnancy loss in lactating dairy cows: Physiologic mechanisms and practical manipulation” Speaker: Milo Wiltbank, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences

Graduate Student Updates and Q&A Speaker: Laura Hernandez, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences

Title: Mechanisms of developmental programming in the preimplantation embryo Speaker: Dr. Pete Hansen, University of Florida, Distinguished Professor and L.E. “Red” Larson Professor

Animal Healthcare and Nutrition Meetup March 3, 2026 | 1:30–4:30 pm | Center for Dairy Research (Atrium) Explore careers supporting animal health and wellbeing at this informal drop-in networking event. Connect with professionals and alumni working in veterinary tech, animal nutrition, wildlife care, research, and more. Learn about their career paths, get guidance on entering […]

Title: “Epigenetics: The Thread Connecting Milo, Jimena, Laura, Vanessa, and Allie." Speaker: Dr. Hasan Khatib, Professor, UW-Madison Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences