The American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners (AASRP) and American Dairy Goat Association will offer veterinary continuing education program at the ADGA Annual Convention October 19-20, 2019 at The Riverside Hotel in Boise, Idaho. This is an regular feature of each ADGA Annual Convention.
All ADGA Annual Convention attendees are welcome to attend the veterinary program. AASRP program attendees and their families will be able to take advantage of concurrent ADGA activities including the youth program, ADGA Spotlight Sale, judges training and event banquets (registration with or without these meals will be available).
2019 Schedule
| Date & Times | Topic | Presenter |
|---|---|---|
| Saturday, October 19 | ||
| 8:00 am - 8:50 am | Biosecurity for Farm Tours | Susan Kerr DVM PhD, Washington State University, Pullman, WA |
| 9:00 am - 9:50 am | Buying Healthy Animals & Keeping Them That Way | Susan Kerr DVM PhD, Washington State University, Pullman, WA |
| 10:00 am - 10:50 am | Strong Genetic Resistance to Goat Scrapie Available Now | Steve White DVM PhD, USDA/ARS, Pullman, WA |
| 11:00 am - 11:50 am | Q Fever: Challenges and Opportunities to Mitigate Goat Abortion Losses and Transmission to Humans | Steve White DVM PhD, USDA/ARS, Pullman, WA |
| Noon - 1:00 pm | lunch on your own | |
| 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm | Practical Field Surgery | Fauna Smith DVM DACVPM, University of California, Davis, CA |
| 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm | Emerging Show-related Diseases | Fauna Smith DVM DACVPM, University of California, Davis, CA |
| 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm | Health and Nutritional Management for Improving Milk Quality | Anne Jones DVM, Latte Da Dairy, Flower Mound, TX |
| 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm | Grand Rounds Session | Veterinarians Only, Bring Challenging Cases for Group Discussion |
| Sunday, October 20 | ||
| 8:00 am - 8:50 am | Changing Drug Use on the Farm: Adapting to Changes in OTC Laws | Joan Dean Rowe DVM MPVM PhD DACVPM, University of California, Davis, CA |
| 9:00 am - 9:50 am | Goat Abortion Diseases: Diagnosis and Control | Joan Dean Rowe DVM MPVM PhD DACVPM, University of California, Davis, CA |
| 10:00 am - 10:50 am | Understanding Antimicrobial Resistance: Achieving Therapeutic Success for Goats | Roselle Busch DVM, University of California, Davis, CA |
| 11:00 am - 11:50 am | Records-based Approach to Evaluating Herd Management and Treatment Success | Roselle Busch DVM, University of California, Davis, CA |
| Noon - 1:00 pm | lunch on your own | |
| 1:00 pm - 1:50 pm | African Swine Fever and Virulent New Castle Disease Updates | Charles N. Gaiser DVM MPH DACVPM, USDA/APHIS/VS, Raleigh, NC |
| 2:00 pm - 2:50 pm | Scrapie Program and Federal Rule Updates | Charles N. Gaiser DVM MPH DACVPM, USDA/APHIS/VS, Raleigh, NC |
| 3:00 pm - 3:50 pm | Enterotoxemia in Small Ruminants | Joan S. Bowen DVM, Bowen Mobile Veterinary Practice, Wellington, CO |
| 4:00 pm - 4:50 pm | The Value of Necropsy in Diagnosis | Joan S. Bowen DVM, Bowen Mobile Veterinary Practice, Wellington, CO |
Registration will be available by September 18, 2019. Registration >>
