3rd Annual Combined Camelid Health and Management Conference for Owners, Breeders and Veterinarians
Friday, August 7, 2009
Sponsored by the
Mid America Alpaca Foundation and the K-State College of Veterinary Medicine
Printable Brochure - PDF
Date and Time
Friday, August 7, 2009
8:25 am – 5:00 pm
Conference Contact Hours
6.5 Contact Hours.
Location
College of Veterinary Medicine
1800 Denison Ave, Manhattan, KS
Practice Management Center is located on the fourth floor of Trotter Hall. Signs will be posted to direct you to registration.
Registration Information
- Register Online
- Printable Registration Form (PDF) (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
- MAIL: 3rd Annual Camelid Health and Management
Conference
Division of Continuing Education
141 College Court Bldg
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-6015
FAX: 785-532-2422
PHONE: 785-532-5569
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Register early to avoid the late fee! A late fee of $25 takes effect after July 24, 2009.
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Registration fee includes lectures, proceedings, lunch, and refreshment breaks.
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Refunds, less a $20.00 handling charge, will be made if notification is received by August 7, 2009.
Conference Objectives
This conference on health and management of Llamas and Alpacas will provide instruction for all levels of Camelid management - owners, breeders, and veterinarians. Veterinarians and 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.
Conference Schedule
| 8:00 am | Registration |
| 8:25 am | Welcome – Ralph Richardson, Dean – David Anderson, Section Head, Ag Practices |
| 8:30 am | Parasite Control Strategies and Herd Health
Programs for Llamas and Alpacas - Meredyth Jones |
| 9:00 am | Recognition and Management of Neurological
Disease in Camelids – Melanie Boileau MAAF Guest Lecturer |
| 10:00 am | Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 am | Critical Care for Crias – Meredyth Jones |
| 11:00 am | Practical Approach for Fluid Therapy in
Camelids – Melanie Boileau MAAF Guest Lecturer |
| 11:30 am | Cardiovascular Diseases in Camelids – Marco Margiocco |
| 12:00 n | Lunch (included with registration) |
| 1:00 pm | Respiratory Disease of Camelids – Matt Miesner |
| 1:30 pm | Handling, Restraint, and Field Anesthesia of
Camelids – David Anderson |
| 2:00 pm | Urinary Diseases of Camelids – Matt Miesner |
| 2:30 pm | Lameness in Camelids – David Anderson |
| 3:00 pm | Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 pm | Failure to Conceive and Causes of Pregnancy
Loss in Camelids – Maria Ferrer |
| 4:00 pm | Diagnosis of pregnancy – Maria Ferrer |
| 4:30 pm | Question and Answer Panel Session with Conference Speakers |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn |
Conference Speakers
- David Anderson, DVM, MS, DACVS
Professor and Section Head, Agricultural Practices, K-State
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.
- Melanie Boileau, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVIM
Assistant Professor, Food Animal Medicine and Surgery, Oklahoma State University
Dr. Boileau received her DVM and completed an internship at Montreal University Veterinary College. She then completed a 3 year residency program in Food Animal Medicine at Oklahoma State University in 2004. She taught as an agricultural practices assistant professor at Kansas State University in 2004, than returned to Oklahoma State University in 2005 as an assistant professor in the Food Animal Medicine and Surgery department.
- Maria Ferrer, DVM, MS, DACT
Clinical Assistant Professor, Equine Theriogenology, K-State
Dr. Ferrer received her Veterinary Degree from the University of Buenos Aires in 2000. In 2005, Maria completed her MS from Louisiana State. Dr. Ferrer became a Diplomate of the American Academy of Theriogenology in 2005 and joined the K-State faculty in August of 2006.
- Meredyth Jones, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Clinical Assistant Professor, Agricultural Practices, K-State
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 Medicin -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.
- Marco Margiocco, DMV, MS, DACVIM (Cardiology)
Assistant Professor, Cardiology, K-State
Dr. Margiocco received his DMV from the University of Pisa in Italy. He received his Masters degree of Science at Oregon State University. Most of his research is about the evaluation of advanced echocardiographic techniques (Deformation Imaging), applied cardiovascular pharmacotherapy and pharmacology.
- Matt Miesner, DVM, MS, DACVIM
Clinical Assistant Professor, Agricultural Practices, K-State
Dr. Miesner received his DVM from Washington State University in 1999. He then practiced as an associate veterinarian in general private practice 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.
Parking
Questions
If you have any conference questions please contact Marci
Ritter by phone at 785-532-5696 or e-mail at VMCE@vet.kstate.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 Clarion. The block rates and cutoff dates are
listed below. Please refer to the “Camelid 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: $119.95 + tax • Cutoff date: July 7
Clarion, 530 Richards Drive, 785-539-5311
Rooms: $76.00 + tax • Cutoff date: July 10
Other motels in Manhattan are listed below.
Best Western, 601 E Poyntz Ave., 785-537-8300
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
Quality Inn, 150 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-770-8000
Regency Inn, 419 Holiday Drive, 785-537-0630
Super 8 Motel, 200 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-8468
Manhattan area
information
http://www.vet.ksu.edu/index/local.htm