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This week is the  ADSA-AMPA-ASAS-CSAS-WSASAS Joint Annual Meeting  in Phoenix, AZ. Yeah that's right, its JULY and I'm heading to a conference in Phoenix. Woo. Hoo. I guess that's kind of appropriate though since mammary glands evolved from sweating... There are tons of presentations on dairy science- from animal to consumer, but the Lactation Biology Symposium on Wednesday afternoon will be off the hook! Just sayin'- The Long-Term Impact of Epigenetics and Maternal Influence on the Neonate  Through Milk-Borne Factors & Nutrient Status Chair: Michael Van Amburgh, Cornell University Sponsor: EAAP 2:00 PM Introductions.  M. Van Amburgh, Cornell University . 2:05 PM EAAP-ASAS Speaker Exchange Presentation: Role of colostrum and colostrum components on glucose metabolism  in neonatal calves.  H. M. Hammon*, Leibniz Institute for Farm Animal Biology (FBN), Dummerstorf, Germany . 2:40 PM Nutrition of the dam affects mammary gland development and milk production in the off

The 8th International Symposium on Milk Genomics and Human Health is taking place November 15-17 in Melbourne, Australia. Looks to be a great line-up! Here's a selection of some sure to be exciting talks: Mammary gland biology: lessons from evolution- Kevin Nicholas, Deakin University, Australia Long-term effects of nutrition on mammary gland development and milk composition leading to offspring predisposition to obesity- Emmanuelle Koch, l'Université de Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, France Milk and developmental programming -Peter Hartman, University of Western Australia Genome mining for dairy bioactives- Bill King, DSM Food Specialties, USA