Saturday, March 8, 2008
Advanced Reproduction
Seminar for Horse Breeders: A Guide to
Understanding Your Veterinarian
in One Day
Presented by Equine Faculty at the Kansas State University College of Veterinary Medicine
This
conference is open to horse breeders,
technicians and veterinary students.
***Registration is
limited to 30 participants.***
Horse breeders have priority registration.
Attendee spaces will be assigned on a
first-come, first-served basis.
The Advanced Reproduction Seminar for Horse Breeders is designed for the equine breeder who already has the basic knowledge of equine reproduction and foal care. It is highly recommended that the equine breeders interested in this advanced Seminar, take the February 23-24 “Egg to Foal” conference first or email Maria Ferrer (mferrer@vet.ksu.edu) for more details. Information in this seminar will help breeders understand reproductive function and neonatal care in health and disease. Hands-on experience will be provided on neonatal resuscitation, fetal manipulation during foaling and use of stall-side tests. Supervised instruction will be provided by board certified veterinarians from the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Kansas State University.
Location
Practice Management Center, Trotter Hall, College of
Veterinary Medicine, 1700 Denison, Manhattan, KS
Practice Management Center is located on the fourth floor of
Trotter Hall. Enter at the Dean’s Office Entrance. Signs will be
posted to direct you to registration.
Registration Information
- Registration for the March 8 Advanced Reproduction Seminar is $250
- Receive special registration fee by registering for BOTH the February 23-24 Egg to Foal Conference (http://www.vet.k-state.edu/CE/eggfoal.htm) AND the March 8 Advanced Reproduction Seminar for Horse Breeders
- Register on-line
-
Printable Registration Form (pdf)
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- Registration is limited to the first 30 registrants.
- Registration fee includes lectures, wet labs, proceedings, lunch and refreshment breaks as indicated on the registration form.
- Refunds, less a $20.00 handling charge, will be made if notification is received at least three working days prior to the start of the conference.
- Check for registration and lunch availability if registering after February 18 by calling Linda or Marci at 785-532-5696.
- K-State CVM Faculty, Staff and Student Registration
Cancellation
This course may be canceled due to insufficient registrations.
The decision to cancel will be made by February 22, 2008. If the
conference is canceled, registration fees will be refunded to
registrants, but we cannot be held responsible for other costs,
charges or expenses, including cancellation/change charges
assessed by airlines or travel agencies.
Schedule
Saturday, March 8, 2008
| 7:30 am | Registration And Coffee |
| 8:00 am | Welcome and Introductions
– Dr. Ralph Richardson, Dean, K-State CVM – Dr. Elizabeth Davis , Equine Section Head, K-State CVM |
| 8:15 am | Colic in Foals – Elizabeth Davis |
| 9:00 am | Understanding
Reproductive Ultrasonography – Maria Ferrer |
| 9:45 am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:00 am | Uterine Infections – Maria Ferrer |
| 10:45 am |
Orthopedic Diseases in Foals – Michelle Delco |
| 11:30 am | BYC Session (case discussions) |
| 12:00 n | Lunch (included with registration) |
| 1:30 pm | Pediatrics and
Neonatal Resuscitation – Laurie Beard |
| 1:40 pm |
Preservation and Expansion of
Genetics – Maria Ferrer |
| 2:15 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 2:30 pm | Wet Labs |
| 5:30 pm |
Questions and Answers Evaluation and Adjourn |
Conference Wet Labs
Conference participants will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in each of the following wet labs:
Fetal manipulation during foaling
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Neonatal resuscitation
-
Use of stall-side tests
K-State CVM Instructors
Laurie Beard , DVM, MS, DACVS
Associate Professor, Equine Medicine
Dr. Beard received her DVM from Washington State University. She
completed her internship with Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital,
Lexington KY and her residency in Equine Internal Medicine from
The Ohio State University. Prior to joining Kansas State
University faculty, Dr. Beard was an associate professor at The
Ohio State University. Her primary interests include
endocrinology and geriatric equine medicine.
Elizabeth Davis , DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM
Assistant Professor and Section Head, Equine Medicine
Dr. Davis is a 1996 graduate of the University of Florida,
College of Veterinary Medicine. Following graduation she moved
to Kansas and began a KSU internship in Equine Medicine and
Surgery. Upon completion of her internship she again matched
with KSU for a combined residency and PhD program working in the
Departments of Anatomy and Physiology and Clinical Sciences.
Currently Dr. Davis is an Assistant Professor and Section Head
in the equine section of Clinical Sciences.
Michelle Delco , DVM, DACVS
Assistant Professor, Equine Surgery
Dr. Delco received her DVM degree from Cornell University. She
completed an internship at Rood and Riddle in Lexington,
Kentucky then moved to California to complete an equine surgery
residency at UC-Davis. Michelle joined the K-State faculty in
2006 as a clinical assistant professor of equine surgery.
Maria Ferrer , DVM, MS, DACT,
Assistant Professor, Equine Theriogenology
Dr. Ferrer received her Veterinary Degree from the University of
Buenos Aires in 2000. In 2005, Maria completed her MS from
Louisiana State. The title of her thesis is, "Post-breeding
Endometritis After Low Dose Insemination in the Mare". Dr.
Ferrer became a Diplomate of the American Academy of
Theriogenology in 2005. Maria joined the K-State faculty in
August of 2006.
Thank You
Thank you to Midland Bioproducts for their
contributions to this conference!
Parking
Parking is available on the west side
(off Denison Avenue) and on the east side (off Jardine Drive) of
the Veterinary Medical Complex. A parking permit is not required
for weekend parking. Do not
park in the client parking or reserved stalls as you may get
ticketed.
Accommodations
We advise you to make your room reservations as soon as possible
as rooms are limited in Manhattan and blocks are reserved on
room availability, first-come first-served basis.
A block of rooms has been reserved at both the Clarion Hotel and
the Holiday Inn at the Campus. The block rates are listed below.
Please refer to the “Equine Conference for DVMs” when reserving
your room.
Clarion Hotel
530 Richards Drive, 785-539-5311
Rooms: $85 + tax • Cutoff date: February 15, 2008
Holiday Inn at the Campus
1641 Anderson Ave, 785-539-7531
Rooms: $89.95 + tax • Cutoff date: February 14, 2008
Other motels in Manhattan are listed below.
Best Western , 601 E Poyntz Ave.,
785-537-8300
Comfort Inn ,
150 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-770-8000
Econo Lodge ,
1501 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-539-5391
Fairfield Inn ,
300 Colorado St., 785-539-2400
Hampton Inn ,
501 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-539-5000
Motel 6 ,
510 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-1022
Super 8 Motel ,
200 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-8468
Questions
If you have any questions please contact Linda
Johnson or Marci Ritter by phone at 785-532-5696 or e-mail at
VMCE@vet.k-state.edu ,
Veterinary Medical Continuing Education at the College of
Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University.
If you have questions regarding registration information, call
Rebecca at 785-532-5569.
Manhattan area
information
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/index/local.htm
Visit our conference web site
at:
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/CE/index.htm