Saturday and Sunday, February 23 & 24, 2008
From Egg to Foal: 2nd
Equine Reproduction Conference for Horse
Breeders
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 20 participants.***
Horse breeders have priority registration.
Attendee spaces will be assigned on a
first-come, first-served basis.
Conference Objectives
The 2nd Equine Reproduction Conference for Horse Breeders is designed to provide those individuals involved with equine breeding an opportunity to learn the procedures involved in artificial insemination, shipment of equine semen, care of the pregnant mare and neonate, and handling of foalings. Extensive hands-on experience will be provided on artificial insemination technique, stallion handling, semen collection, proper semen handling, evaluation and preparation for transport, as well as on manipulation of the fetus during foaling, neonatal resuscitation 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.
Schedule
Saturday, February 23, 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 | Mare Anatomy and
Reproductive Physiology – Laurie Beard |
| 9:00 am | Artificial Insemination Technique: mare
preparation, insemination dose, equipment and materials – Laurie Beard |
| 9:30 am | Refreshment Break |
| 9:45 am | Stallion Anatomy and Reproductive
Physiology – Maria Ferrer |
| 10:15 am |
Reproductive Behavior in Mares and Stallions: estrus
detection systems – Maria Ferrer |
| 10:45 am | Refreshment Break |
| 11:00 n |
Semen Collection: procedure, equipment and materials – Maria Ferrer |
| 11:30 pm | Lunch (provided with registration) |
| 12:30 pm |
Semen Evaluation and Preparation
for Shipping: dilution ratio, extenders, sperm dose,
packaging and containers – Maria Ferrer |
| 1:15 pm | Wet Labs |
| 5:45 pm |
Questions and Answers Adjourn for the Day |
Sunday, February 24, 2008
| 8:00 am | What to Expect from
an Artificial Insemination Program and How to Detect
Problems in Your Breeding Operation – Maria Ferrer |
| 8:30 am | Care of the Pregnant
Mare – Elizabeth Davis |
| 9:00 am | Refreshment Break |
| 9:15 am | Normal Parturition
and Dystocia: predicting foaling date, detecting and
solving problems – Maria Ferrer |
| 10:00 am |
Neonatal Care: neonatal
resuscitation, detecting and preventing problems – Elizabeth Davis |
| 10:45 am |
Prevention and Control of EVA – Laurie Beard |
| 11:15 am | Lunch (provided with registration) |
| 12:30 pm | Wet Labs |
| 5:00 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:
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Stallion handling and semen collection over a teaser mare and over a phantom
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Semen evaluation, preparation and packaging for shipping
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Artificial insemination
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Detecting problems during foaling
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Neonatal resuscitation
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Use of stall-side tests: milk calcium, foal IgG, colostrum
K-State CVM Instructors
Laurie Beard, DVM, MS, DACVS
Professor, Equine Surgery
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.
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 1, 2008
Holiday Inn at the Campus
1641 Anderson Ave, 785-539-7531
Rooms: $89.95 + tax • Cutoff date: January 31, 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