International Congress on Farm Animal Endocrinology (ICFAE 2021)
Sweetgrass Inn at the Wild Dunes Resort
Isle of Palms, South Carolina
October 10-12, 2021
Resort Map
BOLFA/Triennial Lactation Symposium (Overlap day with ICFAE is October 12, 2021)
Registration
ICFAE/BOLFA
- Professional Registration $450
- ICFAE/BOLFA Student Registration $200
- Virtual ICFAE/BOLFA Registration $400
BOLFA/Triennial Lactation Symposium ONLY (included in ICFAE registration if attending both)
- $200 professional
- $100 student
Housing
Wild Dunes Resort
Sweetgrass Inn
5757 Palm Blvd
Isle of Palms, SC
Phone-866-359-5593
Resort Map
Transportation Options
Uber $33-$72 depending on vehicle options
Lyft - $36-$60 depending on vehicle options
Taxi - approximately $68
Town car reservations are available through Coastal Limo, Reservations@coastallimocharleston.com, 10% discount if you use code ICFAE2021
Badge pick up and on-site registration details
Registration Location: Osprey Ballroom Foyer
Remember one of the following is required to attend the meeting in-person:
- proof of vaccination
- a negative Covid-19 test 48 hours prior to arrival, can be antibody or pcr test
- or, you will need to wear your mask during the meeting, (wearing a mask is not indicative of not being vaccinated, some attendees will choose or be required by their institutions to wear a mask to travel)
Sunday, October 10th Registration Hours: 3 PM - 4:30 PM Eastern.
Monday, October 11th Registration Opens at 8 AM Eastern.
Program/Schedule (times listed are Eastern Time Zone)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2021
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM – Opening Reception (Grand Pavilion area at the end of the Boardwalk, steps from the beach)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2021
All Oral Sessions (Osprey Ballroom 1-3)
8:45 AM – 9:00 AM – Welcome: Dr. Laura Hernandez, University of Wisconsin
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Session I: Metabolic and Endocrinology
- 9:00 AM: Dr. Joseph McFadden, Cornell University – Insulin resistance, nutrient partitioning, and the ceramide hypothesis in dairy cattle
- 9:45 AM: Dr. Erin Legacki, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Charleston, SC – The steroid metabolism of pregnancy in ungulates: Insights into reproductive strategies and evolution
- 10:30 AM: Dr. Marion Schmicke, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg – Interaction between the somatropic axis and the local IGF system: Role of IGF-binding proteins
- 11:15 AM: Dr. Teresa Davis, Baylor College of Medicine - Role of Insulin in Mediating the Anabolic Response to Nutrition in the Neonate
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM – Lunch on Own
1:30 PM – 3:45 PM – Session II: Animal Health
- 1:30 PM: Dr. Sabine Mann, Cornell University – The role of insulin and related hormones in health and disease of the transition dairy cow
- 2:15 PM: Dr. Walter Bottje, University of Arkansas – Endogenous hormone signatures: Implications for mitochondria and cell function
- 3:00 PM: Dr. Jishu Shi, Kansas State University – Control and Impacts of African Swine Fever
4:00 PM – 5:30 PM – Wine and Cheese and Posters (Osprey Ballroom 4)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2021
9:00 AM – 11:15 AM – Session III: Reproduction and Endocrinology
- 9:00 AM: Dr. Dustin T. Yates, University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Metabolic fetal programming related to maternal stress, placental insufficiency, and intrauterine growth restriction
- 9:45 AM: Dr. Sofia Ortega, University of Missouri – Improving competence of in vitro derived embryos by supplementation of cytokines into culture medium
- 10:30 AM: Dr. Alvaro Garcia Guerra, The Ohio State University – Endocrine control of follicle selection in ruminants: A tale of multiple ovulations in cattle
11:15 AM – 12:45 PM – Lunch on Own
12:45 PM – 4:45 PM – Session IV: Lactation/BOLFA-Triennial Lactation Symposium
- 12:45 PM: BOLFA Welcome
- 12:50 PM: Dr. Juan Loor, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign – H. Allen Tucker Lactation and Endocrinology Awardee talk: MammOmics: From gene networks to targets of opportunity
- 1:20 PM: Dr. Theresa Casey, Purdue University – The role of clocks in mammary development and lactation
- 2:05 PM: Dr. Jimena Laporta, University of Wisconsin – In-utero heat stress impairs mammary gland development and future productivity
2:50 PM – 3:05 PM – Break
- 3:05 PM: Dr. Reinhold Erben, University of Vienna, Austria Institute of Physiology – Challenges to calcium metabolism in dairy cows at the onset of lactation and at dry-off
- 3:50 PM: Dr. Olga Wellnitz, Bern University – Implications of the blood-milk barrier and its manipulation
4:45 PM – 5:45 PM – Poster Session (Osprey Ballroom 4)
6:00 PM – 7:30 PM – ICFAE/BOLFA Conference Dinner (Indigo Room)
7:20 PM – 7:30 PM – ICFAE Closing Remarks: Dr. Laura Hernandez, University of Wisconsin
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2021
9:00 AM - 11:15 AM – BOLFA/Triennial Lactation Symposium: Session V
- 9:00 AM: Dr. Russ Hovey, University of California, Davis – Prolactin and mammary function–an old hormone, new insights
- 9:45 AM: Dr. Pamela Ruegg, Michigan State University – The bovine milk microbiome–an evolving science
- 10:30 AM: Dr. Fen-Qi Zhao, University of Vermont – Systemic and local responders in mastitis
- 11:15 AM: Dr. Peter Kappel Theil, Aarhus University – Colostrum production of sows–when and how is it produced?
12:00 PM – 2:00 PM – Lunch on Own
2:00 PM - 5:15 PM – BOLFA/Triennial Lactation Symposium: Session VI
- 2:00 PM: Dr. Ashok Mohanty, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute – Proteome Wide Analysis of Mammary Epithelial Cells Reveals Protein Signatures associated with Lactogenic Differentiation
- 2:45 PM: Dr. Joao Negrao, University of Sao Paola – Effect of environmental stressors, and cortisol release on milk yield and apoptosis in mammary gland and placenta: in vivo and in vitro responses
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM - Break
- 3:45 PM: Dr. Ariette Knegsel, Wageningen University – Customizing lactation length: Consequences for cow, calf and farmer
- 4:30 PM: Dr. Daryll Hadsell, Baylor College of Medicine – Understanding the Mechanisms by which Genomic Variants Determine Maternal Outcomes
5:15 PM - 6:45 PM – Poster Session (Osprey Ballroom 4)
7:00 PM - Symposium Closing Dinner (Indigo Room)
