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Events
PROGRAM
Wednesday 9th May
8:15-8:30 Welcome. Enoch Bergman
8:30-9:30 How I choose an antibiotic
Selection of antimicrobials for food animals requires
consideration of more factors than for most companion
animals. Legal restrictions on use and avoidance of
residues in meat and milk are foremost. The primary
pharmacologic characteristics of some of the commonly
used antimicrobials will be discussed with an algorithm for
antimicrobial selection. Dave Van Metre
9:30-10:00 How to treat consistently - establishing
farm protocols
Some of the key steps to formulating on farm treatment
protocols. Matt Izzo
10:00-10:30 Morning Tea
10:30-12:15 George Osborne Young Speakers Session
Case Study: First attempt at the Collection and Freezing of
Bull Semen Straws. Michaela Woolford
Selenium supplementation for the reduction in the
incidence of retained foetal membranes - A systematic
review. Gemma O’Reilly
Listeria monocytogenes abortions in dairy cattle, and
dermal lesions in humans: a case study. Jess Bourke
Biochemistry: The extra tool we should be putting in our
back pocket! Alana Phillips
Sponsor presentation
12:15-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:30 How I get calves out
Obstetrical fundamentals will be combined with a few novel
approaches for delivery of calves taught to the author by
the humbling hand of fate, by fellow practitioners, and by
farmers and farm hands. Options and tricks for conducting a
successful fetotomy and cesarean section. Dave Van Metre
2:30-3:00 Percutaneous fetotomies – A cut above
the rest
The process of percutaneous fetotomy utilising Utrecht
equipment as originally performed in the 1960’s by the
late Prof C.H.W. deBois, of The State University of Utrecht.
Scott Norman
3:00-3:30 Treating Calves Better – The benefits of
feeding milk
Changing how we feed dairy calves may have the potential
to result in healthier, more productive cows. Jamie McNeil
3:30-4:00 Afternoon Tea
4:00-5:00 Treating penile and preputial injuries in bulls
Bulls with injuries to the penis and/or prepuce must be
evaluated thoroughly, potentially on a repeated basis, so that
an accurate prognosis for recovery of breeding capacity can
be made. Surgery may be necessary to restore breeding
capacity. However, almost all cases of bulls require a relatively
common set of medical treatments for the first several days to
weeks following injury. Dave Van Metre
5:00-5:30 How to treat dairy herd bulls: like
performance athletes
An outline of the causes of dairy herd bull breakdown,
and managing the bull team to improve their performance.
Andy Hancock
5:30-6:15 ACV Annual Meeting
Free evening
www.ava.com.au/cattle
Thursday 10th May
Very early Time TBC Depart for Sunrise over Uluru.
Breakfast boxes will be provided, return approx. 8am. No
breakfast in trade area today.
9:00-9:30 Prognosis of Lantana Poisoning
A prospective lantana camara study to evaluate prognostic
indicators in beef cattle. Brandon Fraser
9:30-10:00 How to treat BRD in feedlots (by
predicting when it will occur)
How to use feedlot records to calculate when BRD
risk is highest and pre-emptively manage that risk.
Lee Taylor
10:00-10:30 How I perform fluid therapy
Practical oral and intravenous fluid therapy in a field setting.
Dave Van Metre
10:30-11:00 Morning Tea
11:00-12:00 Deep Sepsis of the Digit
While commonly treated by digital amputation, deep
sepsis of the digit may be also effectively managed with
medical and surgical treatments aimed at salvage of the
affected digit. Digital anesthesia and medical and surgical
options for deep sepsis of the digit will be discussed.
Dave Van Metre
12:00-12:30 Digital Dermatitis – Treatment and
Management
Bovine digital dermatitis is the most common causes
of infectious lameness in dairy cattle in the Northern
Hemisphere. The incidence of Digital dermatitis is
increasing in Australian dairy farms, and there is a
need for veterinarians to become active in advising
clients on management of this emerging disease.
Mark Humphris
12:30-1:00 Performing Facilitated Ankylosis or Digit
Amputation
When, why and how to perform each procedure. Practice
tips to make your life easier. Brandon Fraser
1:00-2:00 Lunch
2:00-2:45 How I fix fractures in the field
Options and principles of external fixation of fractures in the
field setting. Dave Van Metre
2:45-3:30 Treating prolapses and pizzles
Things you can do with a callicrate bander. Enoch Bergman
3:30-4:00 Remembering to treat - the Cattle Vet
Consultant
An ACV Resource for members - software to assist with
herd health programs. Dave Beggs
4:00-4:30 Afternoon Tea
5:45 Load buses for Sounds of Silence Dinner
At conclusion of event, buses will drop delegates at
accommodation (approx. 11 pm)
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Friday 11th May
8:00-8:45 How I treat low fertility in year round calving
herds
Strategies for managing low conception rates, low
submission rates and high abortion rates in year round
calving dairy herds. Bill Tranter
8:45-9:30 Laparoscopic LDA correction
Use of the two-step Janowitz laparoscopic abomasopexy in
Australian field conditions. Craig Wood
9:30-10:00 How I treat abomasitis and abomasal
bloat in calves
The potential causes, treatment, and preventive practices
for abomasitis and abomasal bloat. Dave Van Metre
10:00-10:30 Morning Tea
10:30-11:00 Bovine prepartum problems – Floppy,
sloppy and fluid perturbations
Including vaginal prolapse, hydrops amnion, hydrops
allantois and fetal mummification… Scott Norman
11:00-12:00 How I treat the acute abdomen
Cattle with acute abdominal disorders must be examined
and treated efficiently and effectively to limit suffering and
achieve as accurate of a diagnosis and prognosis as is
practicable. Dave Van Metre
12:00-12:30 Performing Facilitated Ankylosis Or
Digit Amputation
When, why and how to perform each procedure. Practice
tips to make your life easier. Brandon Fraser
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:30-2:15 How to treat difficult clients
Treating difficult clients as a medical condition. David Beggs
2:15-3:00 How to dart cattle
A method to capture cattle using remote delivery systems
and chemicals registered for use in food producing animals.
Andrew Perry
3:00-3:30 Afternoon Tea
3:30-4:00 How I treat the chronic abdomen
Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for the animal with
chronic disorders of the forestomach and intestinal tract.
Dave Van Metre
4:00-4:30 What does anthelmintic resistance mean
for worm treatment in cattle?
Findings of 36 Worm Egg Count Reduction Tests trials
throughout Australia, and their implications for practitioners
and producers. Nic Wonders
4:30-5:00 How to treat anthelmintic resistance in
cattle
How to monitor parasite burdens, use anthelmintics and
manage early resistance to maintain production in beef and
dairy cattle. Susan Swaney
7:00 Predinner Drinks on lawn outside conference
centre. Gala dinner to follow.