An invitation to Veterinary Medical Practitioners Technicians, and Students to attend the...
Bovine Conference on Investigating Pregnancy Wastage in Cattle Herds
Saturday, May 3, 2003
Date and Time
Saturday, May 3, 2003
8:15 am– 5:00 pm
Location
Frick Auditorium, Mosier Hall, College of Veterinary Medicine, 1800
Denison, Manhattan, KS
Frick Auditorium is located on the second floor of Mosier
Hall. Enter at the Small Animal Entrance. Signs will be posted to direct you to
registration.
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.
Conference Contact Hours
8 Clock Hours
| Schedule | |
| 8:00 am |
Registration |
| 8:15 am | Welcome: Dr. Ralph Richardson, Dean Dr. Paul Walz, Assistant Professor |
| 8:30 am |
The Abortion Work-up: When to sample, what to
sample, and what to expect – Dr. Jerome Nietfeld |
| 9:15 am |
Leptospirosis: Clinical Signs and Pathophysiology – Dr. Carole Bolin |
| 10:15 am |
Refreshment Break |
| 10:30 am |
Leptospirosis: Diagnosis and Control – Dr. Carole Bolin |
| 11:30 am |
Lunch (included
with registration fee) Student/Practitioner information exchange |
| 1:00 pm |
Neospora Caninum in Beef Cattle Operations – Dr. Mike Sanderson |
| 1:45 pm |
BVDV and Reproductive Disease – Dr. Paul Walz |
| 2:45 pm |
Refreshment Break |
| 3:00 pm |
BVH-1 and Reproductive Disease – Dr. Dale Groteluschen |
| 3:30 pm |
Non-infectious Causes of Pregnancy Loss – Dr. Peter Chenoweth |
| 4:15 pm |
Biosecurity for Reproductive Diseases – Dr. Mike Sanderson |
| 5:00 pm |
Questions and Answers |
| 5:15 pm |
Evaluation and Adjourn |
Conference
Speakers
Carole Bolin, DVM, PhD
Professor, Animal Health Diagnostic
Laboratory
Dept of Pathobiology & Diagnostic
Investigation, Michigan State University
Dr. Bolin received her DVM in 1982 from Purdue University and her PhD in
Veterinary Pathology in 1986 from Iowa State University. For 18 years
she worked for the United States Department of Agriculture in Ames, Iowa
developing and testing new vaccines for livestock. She has also had the
opportunity to work with the Centers for Disease Control and the USDA in
collaborative research on tuberculosis, brucellosis, leptospirosis and
Johne’s disease. In August 2000, Dr. Bolin was named chief of the
Bacteriology and Mycology Section in the Animal Health Diagnostic
Laboratory at Michigan State University. She is a national expert on
leptospirosis, a potentially fatal disease that affects all kinds of
mammals.
Peter Chenoweth, BVSc, PhD
Professor, Veterinary Medicine
College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas
State University
Dr. Chenoweth obtained his veterinary and PhD degrees from the
University of Queensland, Australia. He has been on faculty at K-State
since 1997, having previously been at the University of Florida for 8
years. He has also taught in veterinary colleges in Australia and at
Colorado State and Texas A&M Universities. His research interests are
mainly in the area of male reproduction. He currently holds the Coleman
Chair in Food Animal Production Medicine within the Department of
Clinical Sciences at K-State.
Dale Groteluschen
Pfizer Animal Health
Dr. Dale Grotelueschen is a senior veterinarian with the beef cattle
veterinary operations group in Pfizer Animal Health. Prior to joining
Pfizer in 2001, he was with the University of Nebraska for 16 years
where he served in Veterinary Extension and Diagnostics and as Director
of the Panhandle Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Scottsbluff. He
served in private veterinary practice for 11 years, mostly in southwest
Nebraska. He received his DVM from the University of Missouri in 1974
and an MS from Colorado State University in 1992. His primary
interests include beef cattle production management and diagnostic
investigations involving beef cattle, such as beef quality assurance,
neonatal calf diarrhea, bovine viral diarrhea virus, and factors
influencing feedlot morbidity and mortality.
Jerome Nietfeld, DVM, PhD
Associate Professor, Diagnostic
Pathology
Dept of Diagnostic Medicine and
Pathobiology, Kansas State University
Dr. Nietfeld graduated with a DVM from KSU College of Veterinary
Medicine in 1979. He received an MS in 1987 and a PhD in 1989 from the
University of Georgia. Dr. Nietfeld is a Diplomate, American College of
Veterinary Pathologists. He joined the faculty at KSU College of
Veterinary Medicine, Department of Diagnostic Medicine and Pathobiology
in 1993. His research specialty is infectious diseases of swine,
especially enteric disease.
Mike Sanderson, DVM, MS, Diplomate ACT
Assistant Professor, Food Animal
Production Medicine/Theriogenology
College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas
State University
Dr. Sanderson joined the faculty of Kansas State University in 1995 as
an Assistant Professor of beef production medicine. Mike's clinical
veterinary interests include the application of epidemiology to solve
beef management and production problems, and the application of
information management systems in beef operations. His research
interests focus on epidemiology of disease and decreased production in
beef operations, particularly beef calf morbidity records and risk
determinants. Dr. Sanderson is also actively involved in Pre-harvest
food safety and quality assurance research related to the epidemiology
and ecology of E. coli O157:H7.
Paul Walz, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM
Assistant Professor, Food Animal
Medicine and Surgery
College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas
State University
Dr. Walz received his DVM in 1992 from Michigan State University. He
then completed a residency and MS in 1997 and his PhD in 2000 also at
MSU. Paul joined the faculty of Kansas State University in 2000 as an
assistant professor of Food Animal Medicine and Surgery. Paul’s
veterinary interests include medical and surgical conditions affecting
food animals, as well as infectious diseases of cattle. His research
interests focus on infectious diseases of cattle, specifically infection
of cattle with bovine viral diarrhea virus.
Student Chapter of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners
| 2002-2003 Officers | |
| President: | Aaron Stohs |
| Vice President: | Tad Tipton |
| Treasurer: | Aaron White |
| Secretary: | Shannon Weber |
| Reporter: | Catherine Mohr |
| Fundraising Chairpersons: | Lance Kurz and Lacey Tiesmeyer |
Questions
If you have any questions please contact Linda Johnson by phone at 785-532-5696 or email her 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.
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Sponsor Thank you to Pfizer for their contribution to this conference. |
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Accommodations
Motels in Manhattan are listed below.
Holiday Inn,
530 Richards Drive, 785-539-5311
Ramada Inn,
17th and Anderson, 785-539-7531
Super 8 Motel,
200 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-8468
Comfort Inn, 150 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-770-8000
Days Inn, 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
Manhattan area information
www.vet.k-state.edu/index/local.htm
Visit our conference web site at:
www.vet.k-state.edu/CE/index.htm