For Owners, Breeders and Enthusiasts of Llamas
and Alpacas
2nd Annual Conference for Llama and Alpaca Owners
Friday, December 5, 2008The 2nd Annual Conference for Llama and Alpaca Owners will provide instruction for all levels of camelid management. New owners as well as seasoned veterans will benefit from this state-of-the-art continuing education course that includes herd health, medicine, surgery, nutrition, and reproduction topics.
College of Veterinary Medicine
Kansas State University
Date and Time
Friday, December 5, 2008
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Location
K-State Student Union, 17th and
Anderson Avenues, Manhattan, KS
The K-State Student Union
is located at the corner of 17th and Anderson Avenues.
Registration will be located on the 2nd floor of the Union.
Registration Information
- Register On-Line
-
Printable Registration Form (PDF)
(Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- Register early to avoid the late fee! A late fee of $25 takes effect after November 21, 2008.
- Registration fee includes lectures, proceedings, lunch, and refreshment breaks.
- Refunds, less a $20.00 handling charge, will be made if notification is received by December 2, 2008.
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Conference
Schedule |
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| 8:00 am | Registration |
| 8:25 am | Welcome -Ralph Richardson, Dean -David Anderson, Section Head, Ag Practices |
| 8:30 am |
Camelid Herd Health Vaccinations, endoparasites, ectoparasites, biosecurity for show animals - Meredyth Jones and David Anderson |
| 10:00 am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 am |
Camelid Medicine and
Surgery Criarrhea, blood parasites, weight loss, crooked legs, umbilical hernias - Matt Miesner and David Anderson |
| 11:00 am | Nutritional Diseases of Camelids – David Anderson |
| 12:00 noon | Questions & Answers |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch (Included with registration) |
| 1:30 pm |
Camelid Nutrition Grazing, stored forages, supplements and minerals - Dan Linden |
| 3:00 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 pm |
Camelid Reproduction Male and female Breeding Soundness Exams (BSE), Failure to conceive - Maria Ferrer |
| 5:00 pm | Questions & Answers, Evaluation & Adjourn |
K-State Conference Speakers
David Anderson, DVM, MS, DACVS
Professor and Section Head, Agricultural Practices
Dr. Anderson received his DVM from North Carolina State University. He then
completed a 1-year internship in medicine and surgery at the University of
Georgia and a 3-year residency at Kansas State University. Dr. Anderson
became a board certified specialist in surgery in 1995. While at Kansas State
University, he earned a MS degree in Clinical Sciences. After 11 years at Ohio
State University as Head of Food Animal Medicine and Surgery, Dr. Anderson
returned to K-State in 2006 as Professor and Section Head of Agricultural
Practices.
Maria Ferrer, DVM,
MS, DACT
Clinical 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.
Meredyth Jones, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Clinical Assistant Professor, Agricultural Practices
Dr. Jones received her DVM from Oklahoma State University in 2002. She
entered private practice at the Midway Veterinary Clinic in Brandenburg,
Kentucky for one year. She then completed a residency in Large Animal
Internal Medicine-Emphasis Food Animal and received an MS degree in
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences at Oklahoma State University in 2006. Dr.
Jones joined the K-State faculty in July of 2006.
Dan Linden, MS
Mr. Linden received his MS degree in Veterinary Science from Ohio State
University specializing in camelid nutrition and grazing management. He was
herd manager for Ohio State University Camelid Health Program. Dan is
currently pursuing a PhD in Ruminant Nutrition in the College of Agriculture at
K-State.
Matt Miesner, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Clinical Assistant Professor, Agricultural Practices
Dr. Miesner received his DVM from Washington State University in 1999. He
then practiced as an associate veterinarian in general private practice in Pasco,
Washington before beginning a residency in Food Animal Medicine and
Surgery at Ohio State University. After his residency Dr. Miesner remained at
OSU as a clinical instructor and a year later was appointed as an assistant
professor and also received his MS degree. Dr. Miesner joined the K-State
faculty in August of 2006.
Thank You
Thank you to the following for their contributions to this conference!
Parking
A parking permit IS required to park on campus
Monday-Friday. An electronic permit will be emailed to
registrants the week before the conference. Since the Student
Union Parking Garage is under construction, parking is available
for conference participants on the east side of the K-State
football stadium. Enter on the north side of the parking lot off
Kimball Avenue. A shuttle will take participants from the
stadium parking lot to the K-State Student Union.
Questions
If you have any conference 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, please call Rebecca at 785-532-5569.
Accommodations
A block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn at the
Campus and the Super 8 Motel. The block rates and cutoff dates
are listed below. Please refer to the “Llama and Alpaca
Conference” when reserving your room.
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.
Holiday Inn at the Campus
17th and Anderson, 785-539-7531
Rooms: $99.95 + tax • Cutoff date: November 12
Super 8 Motel
200 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-8468
Rooms: $58.99-64.99 + tax • Cutoff date: November 6
Other motels in Manhattan are listed below.
Best Western , 601 E Poyntz Ave.,
785-537-8300
Clarion ,
530 Richards Drive, 785-539-5311
Quality 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
Regency Inn ,
419 Holiday Drive, 785-537-0630
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