2009 ANNUAL CONFERENCE

2009 WCABP CONFERENCE PROGRAM

Thursday - Saturday
January 15, 2009 - January 17, 2009

Sheraton Cavalier, Saskatoon, SK

CONFERENCE CHAIR: Dr. Trent Wennekamp

CONFERENCE COORDINATOR: Mierau Management Services

 

 

Day 1 Thursday, January 15th
7:30 - 8:30 a.m. Registration Desk Opens / Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks
8:40 - 9:35 a.m. Case Presentations:
  Colic: Not Just a Horse Disease - Dr. Steve Hendrick
  Outbreak of Congenital Cataracts in a Dairy Herd - Dr. Jagdish Patel
9:40 - 10:00 a.m. A Potpourri of Bovine Conditions: An Introduction to the Interactive Classroom Approach - Dr. John Campbell
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Bovine Diseases of Current Interest: An Interactive Session Using ICA  - Dr. John Campbell
11:15 - 11:50 a.m. The Bovine Immune Response to BRSV Infections: Helpful or Harmful? - Dr. Amelia Woolums
11:50 - 1:45 p.m. Lunch Break
12:15 - 1:45 p.m. WCABP AGM
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Effectively Vaccinating Calves to Prevent Respiratory Disease - Dr. Amelia Woolums
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Feedlot AIP: What the Heck Causes it? - Dr. Amelia Woolums
4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Student Case Presentations
5:00 p.m. Session Adjourns
6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Buffet and Entertainment
   
Day 2 Friday, January 16th  - Dr O.M. Radostits Seminars - Adding Value to Bovine Practice
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
 Pre-registration required		 Complimentary Breakfast Presentation Sponsored by WDDC
7:30 a.m. Registration Desk Opens
8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks
8:45 - 10:00 a.m. Adding Value to Bovine Practice - Dr. Brad White
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:30 - 11:15 a.m. Incorporating Beef Data Management into Practice - Dr. Brad White
11:15 - 12:00 noon Factors Driving Change in Bovine Practice - Dr. Darren Remsburg
12:00 -   1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
1:30 - 2:15 p.m. Practice Growth and New Associates - Dr. Brad White
2:15 - 3:00 p.m. Maximizing the Benefits of Employing Animal Health Technicians (AHTs) - Dr. Darren Remsburg and Deborah Stevenson
3:00 - 3:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
3:30 - 4:00 p.m. Real World Experiences of an AHT  - Deborah Stevenson
4:00 - 4:30 p.m. Practitioners Commentary on Adding Value to Your Practice and the Role of AHT's
4:30 - 5:00 p.m. Summing Up - Round Table with Audience Participation
5:00 p.m. Session Adjourns
6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
 Pre-registration required		 Complimentary Dinner Presentation Sponsored by Bayer Health Care, Animal Health Division
   
Day 3 Saturday, January 17th
7:15 a.m. Registration Desk Opens / Continental Breakfast

DAIRY
8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks
8:35 - 10 a.m. Prudent Antimicrobial Mastitis Therapy
    - Dr. Pat Gorden
10:00 - 10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
10:30 - 11:25 a.m. Milking Routines and Udder Health Evaluations
   - Dr. Dan McDermid
11:25 - 11:50 a.m. Overview of the Afternoon Farm Visit
   - Dr. Pat Gorden
Noon - 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
Noon - 12:30 p.m. Implementing Change on a Dairy Farm
   - Dr. Doug Bazinet
  TRAVEL TO LOCAL DAIRY FARM
  Understanding the 'Equipment Side' and the 'Personnel Side' of a Milking Operation
5:00 p.m. Session Adjourns

BEEF
Bus leaves for WCVM at 8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks
Four Simultaneous Wet Labs Will be Offered in the morning

8:30 a.m.
 to
12 noon

 Basic Ultrasound in Beef Practice
  - Drs. Gregg Adams, Andrew Bronson, Rueben Mapletoft and Steve Hendrick
An Overview of Lameness and Principles of Hoof Care
  - Dr. Chris Clark
Practical Hands-On Workshop in Beef Nutrition using 'Cowbytes'
  - Barry Yaremcio and Bryan Doig
Practical Bovine Diagnostics
  - Drs. Andy Acton, Brendan O'Connor and Al Perry
Noon - 1 p.m. Lunch Break
Four Simultaneous Wet Labs Will be Offered in the afternoon

1:00 p.m.
to
4:30 p.m.

 Basic Ultrasound in Beef Practice
  - Drs. Gregg Adams, Andrew Bronson, Rueben Mapletoft and Steve Hendrick
An Overview of Lameness and Principles of Hoof Care
  - Dr. Chris Clark
Practical Hands-On Workshop in Beef Nutrition using 'Cowbytes'
  - Barry Yaremcio and Bryan Doig
Practical Bovine Diagnostics
  - Drs. Andy Acton, Brendan O\Connor and Al Perry
5:00 p.m. Session Adjourns

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