Program

Thursday, October 16, 2008 - WET LABS

Laboratory hours will be from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Lunch provided 12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Transportation provided from the Hyatt Regency Lexington – Bus leaves at 7:30 a.m./Return 5:15 p.m.

A.
Stallion Lab (Collection, Packaging and Evaluation)
Drs. Charlie Love and Kristina Lu
B.
Nutrition
Drs. Ray Geor, Laurie Lawrence, and Steve Jackson
C.
Embryo Transfer
Drs. Joe Noble and Ed Squires
D.
Interactive Neonatal Cases
Drs. Kathy MacGillivray, Peggy Marsh, and Kim Sprayberry
 

All lectures will be held at the Hyatt Regency – Lexington, KY

Friday, October 17, 2008

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Registration
 
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Visit Exhibits
 
8:00 – 8:10 a.m.
Introduction
 
8:10 – 9:00 a.m.
New Equipment and Tests For Stallions
Dr. Ed Squires
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Frozen Semen and Quality Control
Dr. Ed. Squires
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Refreshments
Visit Exhibits
10:30 – 11:15 a.m.
Anatomy and Physiology of the Accessory Sex Glands
Dr. Charlie Love
11:15 – 12:00 p.m.
Diseases and Treatment of the Accessory Sex Glands
Dr. Charlie Love
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
 
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Building and Embryo Transfer Practice
Dr. Joe Noble
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
What’s New in Assisted Reproductive Techniques
Dr. Mats Troedsson
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Refreshments
Visit Exhibits
3:30 – 4:15 p.m.
Nutrition for Dummies and Supplements
Dr. Ray Geor
4:15 – 5:00 p.m.
Case Presentations Related to Today’s lectures
Drs. Charlie Love, Joe Noble, and Mats Troedsson

Saturday, October 18, 2008

7:00 – 8:00 a.m.
Registration
 
7:30 – 8:00 a.m.
Visit Exhibits
 
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Reproductive Endocrinology of the Mare
Dr. Mats Troedsson
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Problems of the Non-Pregnant Mare
Dr. Grant Frazer
 
10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Refreshments
Visit Exhibits
10:30 – 11:15 a.m.    
Physiology of Pregnancy
Dr. Kristina Lu
11:15 – 12:00 p.m.
Problems of the Pregnant Mare
Dr. Karen Wolfsdorf
 
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Lunch
 
1:00 – 1:45 p.m.
Transmission of Disease– ET, Frozen Semen, EVA
Dr. Peter Timoney
1:45 – 2:30 p.m.
Nutrition for Reproduction and Pregnancy
Dr. Steve Jackson
2:30 – 3:00 p.m.
Refreshments
Visit Exhibits
3:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Chromosomal Abnormalities
Dr. Teri Lear
3:30 – 4:00 p.m.           
Update on Congenital Abnormalities
Dr. Walter Zent
 
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Case Presentation’s Related to Today’s Topics
Drs. Grant Frazer, Kristina Lu, Karen Wolfsdorf, and Walter Zent

Sunday, October 19, 2008

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Pathologic Findings Associated with Death during the Periparturient Period in the Mare and Foal
Dr. Neil Williams
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.
Neonatal Diseases
Dr. Kim Sprayberry
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Break
 
10:15 – 10:45 a.m.
Resuscitation of the Foal
Dr. Peggy Marsh
10:45 – 11:30 a.m.
Supportive Care of the Foal
Dr. Kathy MacGillivray
11:30 – 12:30 p.m.
What’s New in Reproductive Surgery Techniques
Dr. Dwayne Rodgerson

This course meets the requirements for 26 hours of continuing education credit for veterinarians and 18 hours of continuing education credit for veterinary technicians in jurisdictions, which recognize AAVSB'S Race approval; however participants should be aware that some boards have limitations on the number of hours accepted in certain categories and/or restrictions on certain methods of delivery of continuing education. (RACE Program 71-4288) Program hours in parentheses denote CE credits