AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF BOVINE PRACTITIONERS

2009 TENTATIVE PROGRAM

Updated April 21, 2009

Wednesday, September 09

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Bayer Welcoming Reception

8:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Merial Dessert Reception

Thursday, September 10

�7:00 am - 9:00 am

Clinical Forums- Session 1

7:00 - 9:00 am

*Number, title and presenter TBD*

�8:00 am - 10:00 pm

AABP- AASRP Joint Session 1

8:00 - 10:00 am Camelid Infectious Diseases of Herd Significance

�9:00 am

Exhibit Hall and Internet Caf� open

�9:00 am - 10:30 am

Issue Forums- Hosted by the AABP Issues and Interests

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30 am - 12:00 pm

General Session 1

10:30 - 10:55 am  Paraprofessionals in Bovine Practice: Underlying Trends in
Dairy Health Care Delivery Systems

10:55 -11:20 am   Paraprofessionals in Bovine Practice: Livestock Disease
Surveillance: Meeting Future Needs

11:20 -11:45am  Paraprofessionals in Bovine Practice: Training Bovine
Health Professionals for the Future

11:45-12:00  Paraprofessionals in Bovine Practice: Discussion

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch in the Exhibit Area

1:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Student Case Presentation Competition

Research Summaries 1

General Sessions 2

1:30 - 2:30 pm Drug Residues: How Do They Affect Bovine Practice?

2:30 - 3:30 pm Prescriptions and Drug Distribution: Who�s In Charge? Part I: Pharmacy and State Regulations

3:30 - 4:00 pm Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

4:00 - 4:45 pm Prescriptions and Drug Distribution: Who�s In Charge? Part II: Veterinarians� Responsibilities and Federal Regulations

4:45 - 5:30 pm Prescriptions and Drug Distribution: Who�s In Charge? Part III: Discussion

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

5:30 pm - 6:45 pm

Reception in the Exhibit Area

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Opening Session and Student Awards Program

Practice Tips

8:00 - 8:10 pm Comparison of KoolDri and Flexothane Rainwear

8:10 - 8:20 pm Intramedullary Resuscitation of Hypothermic, Hypovolemic Calves

8:20 - 8:30 pm Quick Cancer Eye Surgery

8:30 - 8:40 pm Colpotomy Procedures (Ovariectomy, Mummectomy, and Foreign Body Removal)

8:40 - 8:50 pm Speed Tips- Classics for the New Grads and a Few Things That Might Surprise the Old Guard

9:00 pm - 12:00 am

Student Reception- Sponsored by Elanco Animal Health

Friday, September 11

6:30 am - 8:00 am

Diamond-V Breakfast Speaker

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

AABP- AASRP Joint Session 2

8:00 - 10:00 am Tips and Tricks for Common Medical and Surgical Procedures in Small Ruminants

10:00 -10:30 am Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30 - 12:00 pm Common Medical Metabolic Diseases: Enterotoxemia

Research Summaries 2

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

8:00 am - 12:00 pm

Beef Session 1

8:00 - 9:00 am�� The Immune Response in Newly Arrived Cattle: What Should We Expect from Stress and Diet

9:00 - 10:00 am�� Reproductive vs. Immune Response- What Gives in Protecting the Reproductive Tract vs. The Respiratory Tract?

10:00 - 10:30 am Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30 - 11:15 am Reproductive Endocrinology Review

11:15 - 12:00 pm� Beef Heifer/Cow Synchronization Programs

General Sessions 3

8:00 - 9:00 am� Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance: Sociological Issues

9:00 - 10:00 am�� Mitigating Antimicrobial Resistance: Scientific Progress

10:00 - 10:30 am Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30 - 12:00 pm I�m From the FDA- May I See Your Medical Records?

Vet Tech Session 1

8:00 - 9:00 am Necropsy and Photo Imaging

9:00 - 10:00 am Assisting with Calvings

10:00 - 10:30 am Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30 - 11:00 am Economics of Utilizing Veterinary Technicians

11:00 - 12:00 pm Round Table Discussions-Utilizing Veterinary Techs in Bovine Practice

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch in the Exhibit Area

1:30pm - 6:00 pm

Feedlot Sessions

1:30 - 2:30 pm �Stress and The Immune System

2:30 - 3:30 pm� Why the Intersection of Microbiology, Endocrinology and Food Science Matter to Animal Health

3:30 - 4:00 pm Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

4:00 - 5:00 pm� Methods of Starting and Adapting Cattle to Finish Rations in Commercial Feedyards

5:00 - 6:00 pm Use of Ethanol by-products in Beef Operation. Differences on the Wet and Dry Products and What Health Implications That May Have on Sulfur and Other Mineral Levels in the Animal

Research Summaries 3

Dairy Session 1

1:30 - 2:00 pm BioPRYN, an ELISA That Measures Pregnancy-specific Protein B in Blood of Cattle as an Indicator of Pregnancy

2:00 - 2:30 pm Economic Concepts regarding Early Pregnancy Testing

2:30 - 2:50 pm Application of the Pregnancy Specific Protein B Testing Technology in a Commercial Dairy

2:50 - 3:10 pm A Less-palpation Dairy Practice? Discovering Theriogenology Again

3:10 - 3:30 pm Question & Answer Session

3:30 - 4:00 pm Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

4:00 - 5:00 pm Protein and Energy Balance in Early Calfhood and Their Impact on Calf Health and Adult Perfomance

5:00 - 5:30 pm Feeding Cull Dairy Cattle

Vet Tech Session 2

1:30 - 2:00 pm Bio-Security and HCAAP Protocols for the Veterinary/Veterinary Tech Team

2:00 - 3:00 pm Critical Calf Care

3:00 - 3:30 pm Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall (different break time)

3:30 - 4:30 pm Cattle Nutrition

4:30 - 5:30 pm Collection of Production Information for Integrated Range Management Programs�

3:30 - 4:00 pm

Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

4:00 pm

Exhibit Hall and Internet Caf� close

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Social Event

Saturday, September 12

7:00 am - 9:00 am

Clinical Forums- Session 2

7:00 - 9:00 am

*Number, title and presenter TBD*

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Veterinary Tech Session

TBD (off-site)

8:00 am - 11:30 am

Student Sessions

Research Summaries 4

8:00 am - 11:30 am

Beef Session 2

8:00 - 10:00 am Intelligent Cattle Marketing: To Avoid Extinction. The Current Paradigm of Terminal Incompetence Must Be Euthanized. Part I

10:00 - 10:30 am� Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall

10:30 - 11:30 am Intelligent Cattle Marketing: To Avoid Extinction. The Current Paradigm of Terminal Incompetence Must Be Euthanized. Part II

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Milk/Refreshment Break

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Annual Business Meeting and Awards Luncheon

2:00 pm � 5:30 pm

Dairy Session 2

2:00 - 2:30 pm Mycoplasmas and the Dairy Industry

2:30 - 3:00 pm Mycoplasma as an Environmental Isolate on Dairy Farms

3:00 - 3:30 pm Temperature and Seasonal Effects on Mycoplasma Concentration in Bedding Sand over Time

3:35 - 4:00 pm Milk/Refreshment Break outside meeting rooms

4:00 - 4:30 pm Management Approaches to Reducing or Eliminating Mycoplasma Mastitis in a Dairy Herd- What Has Been Working and Not Working

4:30 - 5:00 pm Perspective on Planned BVD Control Strategy

5:00 - 5:30 pm BVD Control for the Dairy Practitioner: Strategies and Implementation

General Sessions 4

2:00 -2:15 pm  Student Case Presentation Winner

2:15 - 3:00 pm� Health Risks to Veterinarians and Associated Personnel: Handling Pharmaceuticals and Biologicals

3:00 - 3:30 pm Health Risks to Veterinarians and Associated Personnel: The Need for Behavioral Health Services

3:30 - 4:00 pm �Milk/Refreshment Break outside meeting rooms

4:00 - 5:30 pm Your Livelihood, Your Neck, Shoulder and Arm� Diagnosis, Rehabilitation and Avoidance of Problems

Student Jobs Fair

*Time TBD*

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Milk/Refreshment Break

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Social Event- Sponsored by Schering Plough Animal Health