This presentation will focus on the potential impact of an avian influenza outbreak on the US commercial poultry industry. The presentation will address how to prevent the spread of the disease, precautions a producer could put in place and the potential economic impact of an outbreak. [0.33 CE]

This session will address the potential for wildlife to be carriers of avian influenza, the flyways by which these animals could potentially arrive, and the impact of avian influenza on captive animals, such as zoo animals, pet birds and other household pets. [0.33 CE]

As with any foreign animal disease, the Illinois Department of Agriculture is tasked with responding to an outbreak of avian influenza. This presentation offers an overview of the Department’s activities in producer education and response to a reported case from the initial notification through flock clean-up and area surveillance.
[0.33 CE]

This Q&A session will provide an opportunity to ask questions of the experts.
[0.5 CE]

This presentation centers on major changes and recommendations just released for vaccination of dogs and cats. [1.0 CE]

From antibody titers to three-year vaccines to vaccine adverse reactions, this presentation addresses many of the hot topic issues surrounding the 2006 vaccination guidelines. [1.0 CE]

From common infections, such as kennel cough, to emerging infections, such as canine influenza, this is a summary presentation of recent updates regarding canine infectious diseases. [1.0 CE]

Despite widespread use of vaccines, why is morbidity associated with the viral upper respiratory infection in kittens and cats still at the top of the list of feline infections? And, what can be done to manage it all? [0.75 CE]

The lecture will discuss what tumors typically cause pain and what available drugs are effective for the management of cancer-related pain. [1.0 CE]

This lecture will inform DVMs what is new about the diagnosis and treatment of feline lymphomas. This is the most common neoplasm affecting cats, and the information within this lecture will serve as a practical guideline for veterinarians with interest in felines. [1.0 CE]

The lecture will discuss practical ways to approach this very common canine skin tumor. Everyday therapies for treatment of this disease will be discussed. [1.0 CE]

The “Poker” part of this session will explain how sample sizes are determined for threshold testing for ketosis/fatty liver [beta-hydroxybutyrate/NEFA, respectively], subacute ruminal acidosis and Lepto hardjo. The “Rumen Cannula” portion of the session will offer the benefits of transfaunation of LDA cows. [0.66 CE]

This session will focus on comparative results from pre- and post-interventions at the Vandalia Prison dairy. After practicing a program based on heavy use of hormones and timed breeding, this dairy returned to the basics and improved reproduction indices, thus increasing profits. [0.66 CE]

This session will address reasons for increasing milking frequency in early lactation and management requirements for success. [0.66 CE]

This session will present advantages and potential disadvantages of shorter-duration dry periods in dairy cattle. [0.66 CE]

Rumensin®, an antibiotic-based feed additive, has been cleared by the FDA to feed to lactating dairy cows. Monensin can improve metabolic health in transition dry cows and increase feed efficiency. In this presentation the recommended levels, the impact of rumen fermentation, economics based on milk fat test changes and strategies to include monensin will be discussed along with several case studies. [0.66 CE]

MUN reflects the levels of blood urea nitrogen [BUN]. If MUN values are too high, fertility and feed costs can be negatively impacted. If the MUN values are too low, milk production and rumen microbial growth will be lowered. This program will discuss ration impact, guidelines to interpret MUN values on the farm and comparison of MUN milk plant and DHI MUN data. [0.66 CE]

This Q&A session will provide an opportunity to ask questions of the experts from throughout the day. [0.33 CE]

This discussion will focus on considerations that influence the decisions of what vaccines should be used in various equine patients. Diseases with high mortality, high morbidity and vaccines with excellent efficacy yet low risk of adversity are some of the topics that will be discussed. [2.0 CE]

The International Symposium on Equine Reproduction unites the most well-known researchers and clinicians in equine reproduction every four years. This session will highlight the most important clinical papers giving attendees the most up-to-date imformation in equine reproduction. [1.5 CE]

This session will provide an introduction to veterinary rehabilitation and physical therapy. [1.0 CE]

This session will offer a quick review of retroviruses, including recent data and specifically the link between retroviruses and periodontal disease. Attendees will also learn about vaccinations for retroviruses and the care of retrovirus positive cats. Finally, those in attendance will learn about developing a retrovirus awareness plan for your clinic. [1.0 CE]

This session will review the causes, diagnosis and most effective medical and surgical options available for Basement Membrane Disease, feline herpesvirus type one- induced keratoconjunctivitis, corneal sequestrations, immune-mediated eosinophilic keratoconjunctivitis, corneal lacerations, corneal perforations with iridial prolapse and corneal descemotoceles. [1.0 CE]

This session will discuss heritable, diabetes mellitus and trauma-induced cataracts, lens-induced uveitis caused by cataractous changes, how the practitioner should monitor an affected patient, when the patient should be referred, what lab results and history should accompany the referral and the current surgical technique used for lens extraction and artificial lens implementation. [0.5 CE]

This session will present an introduction to anesthesia in exotic animals including fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, small mammals, hoof stock and primates. Patient assessment, induction, maintenance, recovery and monitoring will be discussed. [1.0 CE]

This session will review the anatomy, indications, contra-indications, complications, supplies and technique for epidural analgesia in small animals. This session includes medications commonly used in epidurals. [1.0 CE]

Psychocutaneous disorders are self-induced skin lesions with underlying anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder or another behavioral-related motivation. Approaches to differentiate these disorders from diseases causing pruritus will be discussed. Management of these disorders involves combinations of pharmacological and behavioral interventions. [1.0 CE]

Regulatory programs related to veterinary medicine are never static. This presentation will update practitioners on the status of a variety of disease-related programs such as Johne’s disease and avian influenza. In addition, the Department’s emergency preparedness initative and the National Animal Identification System will be discussed. [0.66 CE]

Denmark is home to one of the world’s most intensive pork industries. In 2000, regulators embarked on a mission to regulate and reduce the use of antimicrobials in animal agriculture. This presentation will review what impact these regulations have had and take a look at the results five years into this grand experiment. [0.66 CE]

A quarter century ago, producers and swine veterinarians were striving to reach 20 pigs per sow per year. In recent years, 30 pigs per sow per year is becoming commonplace in Denmark. This presentation will detail the management strategies employed by some of the top Danish producers and provide an outside-the-box look at optimizing reproductive performance in sow farms. [0.75 CE]

Recommendations for intra-articular doses of various types of corticosteroids and hyaluronic acids will be discussed. Intra-articular doses, frequencies, duration of action and potential complications will also be covered. At the end of the talk several case-based examples will be used. [1.0 CE]

This presentation will offer an overview of colic management of the horse. Emphasis will be placed on the joint role of the primary veterinarian and the referral hospital in the diagnosis and management of difficult colic cases. [1.0 CE]

Learn how arthroscopy can be used as a diagnostic and therapeutic tool in the management of equine lameness. The focus will be on how a referral to the University for arthroscopy can benefit the referring veterinarian in the management of a patient with musculoskeletal disease. [1.0 CE]

This session is a comprehensive session including tips on competitive benefit packages, advertising positions, evaluating resumes, interviewing, training, evaluating and developing and retaining your associate and other staff members. [2.0 CE]

This lecture will discuss a variety of topics in change management, including why change is difficult, how to prepare your staff for change, evaluating what changes need to occur, making effective changes and creating a planned change cycle.
[2.0 CE]