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An invitation to Veterinary Medical Practitioners, Technicians, and  Students to attend the...

   

Equine Reproduction Conference for
Veterinary Practitioners

Saturday, January 31, 2004

 

Conference Contact Hours
7 Clock Hours

Date and Time
Saturday, January 31, 2004
9:00 am – 5:30 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 Emergency Entrance.  Signs will be posted to direct you to registration.

Questions
If you have any questions please contact Linda Johnson by phone at 785-532-5696 or email 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.

Objectives
The Equine Reproduction Conference for Veterinary Practitioners will focus on management and treatment of the common issues faced in equine reproductive practice. It will also offer exposure of the veterinarian to the new technologies available in equine reproduction. The day will end with a session of case presentations with audience participation and discussion.

Schedule
8:30 am Registration

9:00 am Welcome
 
9:15 am Hormonal Manipulation of the Reproductive Cycle – Terry Blanchard
 
10:00 am Uterine Infection – Kelly Stich
 
10:45 am Refreshment Break
 
11:00 am Pregnancy, Parturition, and The Post Partum Period – Andres Estrada
 
12:00 noon Questions & Answers
 
12:30 pm Lunch (included with registration)
 
1:30 pm The Stallion: Breeding Soundness Evaluation and Diagnostics Available for the Sub-fertile Stallion
– Terry Blanchard
   
2:45 pm Refreshment Break
 
3:00 pm Assisted Reproductive Techniques – Kelly Stich
 
3:30 pm Update on MRLS – Terry Blanchard
 
4:00 pm Case Presentations with audience participation – All Instructors
 
5:30 pm Adjourn

Guest Speaker
Terry Blanchard
, DVM, MS, DACT
Professor of Theriogenology, Texas A&M, Large Animal Surgery and Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Blanchard received his DVM degree in 1976 from Kansas State University and his MS in 1983 from the University of Missouri. Terry’s special interests include stallion fertility, including methods of treatment and management to improve fertility. Other clinical interests include mare infertility, and the foaling and postpartum mare. His research interests involve diagnosis and treatment of stallion infertility, including testicular degeneration.

KSU CVM Speakers
Andres Estrada, DVM
Resident, Equine Theriogenology
Dr. Estrada completed his veterinary studies in 1997 at Universidad de La Salle Bogota, Columbia. He studied the German language and then completed practical training in reproduction and embryo transfer at JCS Veterinary Service in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Before joining the KSU faculty in 2001, Andres completed two internships in the field of equine reproduction.

Kelly Stich, DVM
Assistant Professor, Equine Theriogenology
Dr. Kelly Stich received her DVM in 1994 from Kansas State University. She then participated in a large animal medicine and surgery internship at Texas A&M University. Kelly practiced in an all equine private practice in the heart of Quarter Horse country, Whitesboro, TX. She returned to Kansas State University in 2000 to begin an ABVP residency and transferred to Texas A&M in the equine theriogenology program to complete a residency in theriogenology. Kelly joined the faculty at Kansas State University in 2003; her area of interest is equine reproduction.

Conference Sponsors
Thank you to the following companies for their contributions to this conference.

Aloka Ultrasound
Classic Medical
Universal Medical Systems
Fort Dodge Animal Health
Exodus Breeders Supply

Manhattan area information
www.vet.k-state.edu/index/local.htm

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www.vet.k-state.edu/CE/index.htm

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