November 8-9, 2002

Schedule of Events

Friday November 8, 2002
7:30 and 7:45 am	Shuttle to UVI from Buccaneer Hotel
8:00 – 8:30 am	Registration
8:30 – 9:00 am	Opening Remarks	Dr. Bob Godfrey (Animal Science Program, Asst. Dir. AES) Dr. Henry Smith (Vice-Provost of Research and Public Service) Mr. Henry Schuster (Commissioner of Agriculture) Mr. Kwame Garcia (State Director CES) Dr. Jim Rakocy (Director AES) Mr. Art Martinez (President SCBA) Mr. Hans Lawaetz (Annaly Farms)
9:00 - 9:20 am	Mr. Hans Lawaetz Annaly Farms Ms. Sue Lakos University of the Virgin Islands	Historical perspective of Senepol breed development on St Croix
9:20 – 9:40 am	Dr. Bob Godfrey University of the Virgin Islands	Results of Breeding Soundness Evaluations of Senepol bulls in the US Virgin Islands
9:40 – 10:00 am	Dr Richard Browning Tennessee State University	Performance of purebred Senepol and Hereford steers on endophyte-infected tall fescue
10:00 – 10:20 am	Dr. Danilo Cianzio University of Puerto Rico	Physiological performance and grazing behavior of Senepol, Brahman and Holstein heifers in Puerto Rico
10:20 – 10:50 am	Break
10:50 – 11:10 am	Dr. Tim Olson University of Florida	Impact of hair coat differences on rectal temperature, skin temperature, and respiration rate of Holstein x Senepol crosses in Florida
11:10 – 11:30 am	Dr. Bill Holloway Texas A&M University	Growth and performance of F1 tropically adapted beef cattle breeds x Angus in arid rangeland
11:30 am – Noon	Questions
Noon - 1:15 pm	Lunch at UVI	Cafeteria in Student Center
1:30 – 1:50 pm	Dr. William Isea Venezuela	Growth of Senepol-sired calves at Zulia State, Venezuela
1:50 – 2:50 pm	Dr. Andre Dayan Vitrogen, Brazil	In-Vitro Fertilization / Embyro Transfer with Senepol Cattle in Brazil
2:50 – 3:20 pm	Break
3:20 – 3:40 pm	Dr. John Hough EPD International, Inc.	Results of SCBA Sire Test in Paraguay
3:40 – 4:30 pm	Questions
4:30 pm	Return to Buccaneer Hotel
6:30 pm – 8:00 pm	Reception at Buccaneer Hotel	At the Terrace (cash bar and light fare)

Saturday November 9, 2002
8:15 and 8:30 am	Shuttle to UVI from Buccaneer Hotel
9:00 – 10:30 am	Producer Roundtable Discussion
	Mr. Paul Engler Cactus Feeders, TX	Update on US feedlot industry
	Dr. John Hough Senepol Cattle Breeders Association	A Review of the Senepol Cattle Breeders Association database
	Mr. Octavio Martinez Ms. Beatriz Diaz Colonel Carlos Jimenez	Status of Senepol cattle in Venezuela
	Mr. Art Martinez President Senepol Cattle Breeders Association	Status of Senepol cattle
	Mr. Hans Lawaetz Annaly Farms	Status of Senepol on St. Croix
10:15 – 10:45 am	Break
10:45 – 11:20 am	Producer Roundtable Discussion
11:20 – 11:35 am	Closing Remarks	Mr. Art Martinez and Dr. Bob Godfrey
Noon - 1:15 pm	Lunch	In Frederiksted
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Senepol Farm Tour
1:30 – 2:00 pm	Oscar E. Henry
2:30 – 3:30 pm	Annaly Farms
4:00 – 5:00 pm	Castle Nugent Farms
5:00 pm	Return to Buccaneer Hotel
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm	Banquet at Buccaneer Hotel	At the Brass Parrot Restaurant (West Indian buffet; Bill Bass Steel Pan Band)

The symposium organizers would like to thank Mr. Paul Engler of Cactus Feeders, Amarillo, TX for providing support to print the proceedings and Dr. John Hough of U.S. Livestock Genetics Export (USLGE) for providing support to bring international speakers and attendees to the symposium.