CCVA Fall Conference 2023
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Bovine Program
Wednesday October 18th, 2023
8:30 am—11:45 pm
Dr. Vincent Caldwell & Dr. Jodi Wallace
Bovine Reproduction
Reproductive Management & Performance
Optimal Management of reproduction in robotic milking herds
Using genomics to improve reproductive performance.
Generously Sponsored by Preferred Speaker Sponsor: Vetoquinol
1:15 pm –4:30 pm
Dr. Vincent Caldwell & Dr. Jodi Wallace
Selected Topics in Dairy Production Medicine
Generously Sponsored by: Zoetis & CCVA
Equine Program
Thursday October 19th, 2023
8:30 am—5:00 pm
Dr. Thomas J. Divers
Equine Internal Medicine—Updates & Issues in Selected Diseases & Diagnosis
Generously Sponsored by: TRUTINA Pharmacy & CCVA
Dr. Divers is the Rudolph J. and Katharine L. Steffen Professor of Medicine in the section of Large Animal Medicine at Cornell University. Dr. Divers consults on cases, conducts research projects and lectures. He has been the recipient of teaching awards at four universities, has received the Educator of the Year Award
from both the AAEP and ACVECC and has received the Cornell University Hospital for Animals Distinguished Service Award for service to referring veterinarians.
Program Topics:
Equine Liver Disease: An update on Infectious Causes of Hepatitis in Horses
including:
Cholangiohepatitis; diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis
Equine parvovirus hepatitis; the likely cause of "serum hepatitis"
Equine hepacivirus hepatitis is it a cause of chronic-active hepatitis?
Seasonal fever and hepatitis in adult horses
Equine Tyzzer's disease
Time permitting, toxic hepatopathy will be briefly discussed.
Equine Neurologic Diseases that are not EPM, EDM, or CCM- A review of
select neurologic diseases including:
Temporohyoid osteoarthropathy
Intestinal hyperammonemia
Motor neuron disease versus vitamin E deficient myopathy
Parelaphlostrongylus tenuis
Botulism
Viral encephalitis
Lyme neurologic disease
A Cased-based Presentation on Some Medical Causes of Weight Loss in Horses
This is a case-based, interactive discussion on clinical investigation of a horse that is losing
weight. Individual cases with specific medical problems will be used in this presentation.
Clinical examination findings and historical information that might direct additional
specific testing to help determine the cause of the weight loss.
A review of ancillary testing used in the evaluation of the thin horse.
Possible treatment for each condition.
Value of Serum Chemistry Measurements in Equine Practice
The most important part of making a diagnosis, treatment plan and prognosis is to gather a
complete history and complete a thorough clinical examination. In many cases measurement of
serum chemistries can provide important information regarding diagnosis, treatment plan and
prognosis. In this presentation the clinical value of serum analytes measurements will be
discussed using case examples.
Leptospirosis and Anaplasmosis – Two important Equine Infectious Diseases
This presentation will review clinical syndromes associated with Leptospira and Anaplasma
infections in horses. Learning objectives include:
• Three important clinical syndromes associated with Leptospira infections
• Typical and atypical clinical syndromes that can be caused by Anaplasma phagocytophila
infections
• Treatments for all syndromes associated with either Leptospira or Anaplasma infections
• As time permits an update on Lyme Disease in horses will be provided
Best Use of Corticosteroids in Equine Practice
This presentation will provide the following information on glucocorticoid use in equine
practice:
• Basic pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of the most commonly used glucocorticoids
• Diseases where glucocorticoid therapy has either apparent or documented efficacy
• When to use glucocorticoids in an infectious disease
• Selection of specific glucocorticoids, dose, and duration
• Adverse effects of glucocorticoids in horses
• Alternatives for immune suppression therapy
JOIN US FOR A SPECIAL CE EVENT
Wednesday April 5, 2023
Keynote Speaker
Jeromy Ten Hag , Lactanet
Topics
Reproductive Analysis of dairy herds
New herd level data on associations between
* Production and reproduction
* Production and longevity
Location
Heritage Hall, 820 Heritage Dr
Kemptville College
Agenda for the Event:
Doors open at 6:00pm
Hot meal served at 6:30 pm
Presentations 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Registration
This event is free to all CCVA members
Non – CCVA members are welcome to
attend after they register as members.
Registration to become a CCVA member: individual $50.00 or clinic (one address) $200
Membership fees can be collected at the event.
RSVP deadline is April 3 by 9:00 am
Please contact Mike to RSVP@
[email protected]
This event is sponsored by
Boehringer-Ingelheim AH
Merck AH
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 2020
DFO and industry groups (Lactanet (DHI), OABP, OMAFRA and OVC), in partnership with your CCVA organization, invite you to a seminar with Dr. Tine van Werven, from Utrecht, Netherlands. This initiative is part of the project
"Reducing antibiotic use - considerations around selective dry cow antibiotic treatment"
with funding support from the Canadian Ag Partnership program.
This seminar will take place on Tuesday February 18th 2020, from 6 to 9pm at the Chesterville Legion. (167 Queen St West in Chesterville).
A light supper will be provided.
Please RSVP to Ann Godkin ([email protected]) for planning purposes.
This small group seminar will provide a chance for you to learn what to expect and how to handle the various issues that arise in client's herds when they change the amount of antibiotic they use at dry-off time. The project committee feels it is critical for veterinarians to be involved in the antibiotic use choices producers make. Not all herds should attempt SDCT and those that do need to be helped to have good protocols for cow selection and adequate follow-up to detect adverse events.
Dr. van Werven’s presentation will focus on issues surrounding the adoption of selective dry cow antibiotic treatment in dairy herds in the Netherlands, as a means of reducing antibiotic use in dairy production. In particular she will cover the attitudes of farmers and veterinarians towards this change, the logistics of implementation and the impact on cow health and milk quality (bulk milk SCCs, cow SCCs and clinical mastitis cases).
Speaker background: Dr. Tine van Werven, Associate Professor, Dairy Herd Health Utrecht University.
Tine van Werven is an Associate Professor Dairy Herd Health at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Utrecht, the Netherlands. She also works with the University Farm Animal Practice in Harmelen, the Netherlands. In this large dairy practice, she is responsible for the Herd Health Programs of the more than 300 dairy herds. She has conducted many randomized clinical trials in the field, to obtain more evidence for new and existing therapies. Within the University Farm Animal Practice, she has been working for several years on the responsible use of antibiotics. This practice was one of the first dairy practices in the Netherlands that made an inventory on the use of antimicrobials. Based on those figures they organized workshops and meetings for their farmers to reduce the overuse and misuse of antimicrobials. An antimicrobial reduction of 35% was achieved within five years. In 2013 she was a member of the committee who created the guideline “The use of antimicrobials at dry cow treatment”. This guideline allowed veterinarians and farmers to reduce the antimicrobials at dry cow therapy by 50% without detrimental effect on udder health performance.
Wednesday April 5, 2023
Keynote Speaker
Jeromy Ten Hag , Lactanet
Topics
Reproductive Analysis of dairy herds
New herd level data on associations between
* Production and reproduction
* Production and longevity
Location
Heritage Hall, 820 Heritage Dr
Kemptville College
Agenda for the Event:
Doors open at 6:00pm
Hot meal served at 6:30 pm
Presentations 7:00 to 9:00 pm
Registration
This event is free to all CCVA members
Non – CCVA members are welcome to
attend after they register as members.
Registration to become a CCVA member: individual $50.00 or clinic (one address) $200
Membership fees can be collected at the event.
RSVP deadline is April 3 by 9:00 am
Please contact Mike to RSVP@
[email protected]
This event is sponsored by
Boehringer-Ingelheim AH
Merck AH
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 2020
DFO and industry groups (Lactanet (DHI), OABP, OMAFRA and OVC), in partnership with your CCVA organization, invite you to a seminar with Dr. Tine van Werven, from Utrecht, Netherlands. This initiative is part of the project
"Reducing antibiotic use - considerations around selective dry cow antibiotic treatment"
with funding support from the Canadian Ag Partnership program.
This seminar will take place on Tuesday February 18th 2020, from 6 to 9pm at the Chesterville Legion. (167 Queen St West in Chesterville).
A light supper will be provided.
Please RSVP to Ann Godkin ([email protected]) for planning purposes.
This small group seminar will provide a chance for you to learn what to expect and how to handle the various issues that arise in client's herds when they change the amount of antibiotic they use at dry-off time. The project committee feels it is critical for veterinarians to be involved in the antibiotic use choices producers make. Not all herds should attempt SDCT and those that do need to be helped to have good protocols for cow selection and adequate follow-up to detect adverse events.
Dr. van Werven’s presentation will focus on issues surrounding the adoption of selective dry cow antibiotic treatment in dairy herds in the Netherlands, as a means of reducing antibiotic use in dairy production. In particular she will cover the attitudes of farmers and veterinarians towards this change, the logistics of implementation and the impact on cow health and milk quality (bulk milk SCCs, cow SCCs and clinical mastitis cases).
Speaker background: Dr. Tine van Werven, Associate Professor, Dairy Herd Health Utrecht University.
Tine van Werven is an Associate Professor Dairy Herd Health at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Utrecht, the Netherlands. She also works with the University Farm Animal Practice in Harmelen, the Netherlands. In this large dairy practice, she is responsible for the Herd Health Programs of the more than 300 dairy herds. She has conducted many randomized clinical trials in the field, to obtain more evidence for new and existing therapies. Within the University Farm Animal Practice, she has been working for several years on the responsible use of antibiotics. This practice was one of the first dairy practices in the Netherlands that made an inventory on the use of antimicrobials. Based on those figures they organized workshops and meetings for their farmers to reduce the overuse and misuse of antimicrobials. An antimicrobial reduction of 35% was achieved within five years. In 2013 she was a member of the committee who created the guideline “The use of antimicrobials at dry cow treatment”. This guideline allowed veterinarians and farmers to reduce the antimicrobials at dry cow therapy by 50% without detrimental effect on udder health performance.
FARM ANIMAL CE OPPORTUNITIES - Poultry
The Ontario Animal Health Network invites you to a seminar and hands-on laboratory session for Ontario veterinarians interested in Small Flock Poultry Disease Diagnosis, Treatment and Management. Topics covered will include:
- Respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurological diseases of small flock poultry including reportable/notifiable diseases
- Small flock egg production
- Biosecurity for small flocks
- Health and welfare concerns for small flocks
- Euthanasia techniques for small flocks (LAB SESSION)
- Postmortem wet lab (LAB SESSION)
- Steps to accreditation for small flock poultry practice
Date: Saturday, April 6, 2019, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
Location: Rm 1812, Pathobiology Animal Health Laboratory (PAHL) Building 89, 419 Gordon Street, Guelph, Ontario
Please register at the following link: https://uoguelph.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_77nQ6r3lRBxeteJ
RSVP by March 15, 2019
For all registrants, your contact information will be entered on the OAHN site so you will have access to the password protected notes and educational handouts for the seminar.
Contact [email protected] if you have any questions.
For directions, please click here: https://www.uoguelph.ca/ahl/map-and-contact-information-ahl-guelph-lab
equine CE Opportunities
Equine Hematology and Clinical Pathology
Evening Lecture
August 23rd, 2018
Complimentary continuing education
Wet Lab Event at Prescott Animal Hospital for veterinarians on
Thursday, November 2, 2017
generously sponsored and organized by
Boehringer-Ingelheim
Prescott Animal Hospital/Rideau St Lawrence Vet Services
2725 Edward Street North
Prescott ON K0E 1T0
3:00-5:00 pm Endoscopy of five horses
5:00 pm Wine and Cheese Reception
6:00-8:30 pm Dinner and Speakers :
Alison Moore DVM DVSc DACVIM DACVSMR
“The Facts about Ulcers: Their Treatment and Prevention”
Double boarded in equine internal medicine and sports medicine, Dr. Moore brings extensive
experience in diagnosis and treatment of racing and performance horses with Equine Gastric
Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS).
and
Guillaume Cloutier DVM
Technical Service Veterinarian for Boehringer-Ingelheim, Dr. Guillaume will discuss
nutraceuticals and their role in equine gastric health.
Please RSVP by Monday, October 30, 2017 to Wendy Voss at:
705-879-1094 or
[email protected]
The Toxins and Toxic Plants that Horses
Encounter on Pasture and in Hay: when and
why and they are toxic and how to identify them.
Seminar and hands - on workshop presented by
Dr. Bob Wright BSc.(Agr.), DVM
Dr. Wright is a lecturer in toxic plants for the online Equine Nutrition
Course , University of Guelph, and was the former Equine and
Alternative Livestock extension veterinarian for the Ontario Ministry of
Agriculture and Food. An avid horseman, he has taken a career interest in
diseases of horses caused by ingestion of toxic plants.
When: Monday August 14, 2017
Time: Lecture 7:00- 9:00 PM
(Coffee, juice and cookies will be provided)
Where: Parish Hall, Amphitheater (the building adjacent to
(south) of the Animal Health Laboratory)
Kemptville Campus, Kemptville, Ontario
Cost: $25 per attendee - Vets, clinic staff, and owners
are welcome- (maximum 3 owners per clinic- clinic
must register owners)
Pre-registration required by Thursday August 10, 2017
RSVP: to Jan Shapiro, email: [email protected]
Tel: 613-258- 8320 Fax:-613- 258-8324
Make cheques payable to the CCVA. No credit cards accepted. Mail to:
Dr. Suzanne Chenard, Treasurer, 6538 Rideau Valley Drive N, Manotick, ON K4M 1B3
small ruminant CE opportunities
There are currently no small ruminant CE events planned. Please check back another time.
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