Thursday, February 8

7:00 am - 7:00 pm

Registration Desk Open

8:00 am to 5:00 pm

Preconference Seminars

Seminar S01 - Practice Ownership! Starting, Buying & Buying IntoDavid McCormick, Nicholas Shen
Seminar S02 - Milk Quality - Marc Caldwell, Micaela LoConte, Brandon Treichler
Seminar S03 - Bull Breeding Soudness Exam - Lew Strickland, Jennifer Koziol
Seminar S04 - Thinking through and practicing lameness treatment protocols - Gerard Cramer, Pierre-Yves Mulon

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Welcome Reception Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim

Friday, February 9

8:00 am - 9:00 am

Keynote: Good Husbandry of the Cow Vet - Marissa Hake

9:00 am - 10:15 am

General Session
9:00 - 9:30 am - Improving Large Animal Practice Efficiency with Credentialed Veterinary Technicians - Meg Harrington

9:30 - 10:15 am - Understanding Experiences: A Key Element in the Retention of Cattle Veterinarians - Daniel Cummings

10:15 am - 10:45 am

Milk/Coffee Break

10:45 am - 12:15 pm

General Session
10:45 am - 11:30 am - Practical Fluid Therapy in Ambulatory Practice - Andrea Lear
11:30 am - 12:15 pm - Clinical Pharmacology - Navigation Tools for a World filled with Generic Options - Nora Schrag

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch Sponsored by

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Clinical Skills Sessions
1:30 - 2:15 pm Pigs - C sections, surgeries and feet work - Todd Price
2:15 - 3:00 pm Camelid anesthesia, castration, teeth - Blake Miller
3:00 - 3:30 pm Camelid sick medicine - Blake Miller

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Practice Management Sessions
1:30 - 2:15 pm Communication for a Performance Evaluation - Megan Skeffington
2:15 - 3:00 pm When "Doc" becomes Doc and Mom. - Nicole Costello
3:00 - 3:30 pm Human Resources Lessons Learned - Brandon Scharping


3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Milk/Coffee Break

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Clinical Skills Session
4:00 - 4:30 pm OB tips and tricks - Karen Taylor
4:30 - 5:00 pm Bovine Necropsy - Andrew Harding
5:00 - 5:30 pm Restraint tips using ropes – Keith Sterner
5:30 - 6:00 pm Medical and Surgical Treatment of Bloat in Feedlot Cattle - Eric Behlke

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Practice Management Sessions
4:00 - 4:30 pm Understanding Financial Statements - Brian Reed
4:30 - 5:00 pm Practice Ownership - Is it the right path for you? - Nicole Costello
5:00 - 5:30 pm Making a decision to go solo – Laura Bro
5:30 - 6:00 pm Partial Budgets - Brandon Scharping


6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Dinner sponsored by

Saturday, February 10

8:00 am - 10:00 am

Dairy Session

8:00 - 8:30 am Double Trouble: Implications and Management of Twinning in Lactating Dairy Cows - Megan Lauber
8:30 - 9:15 am The Revolution and Future Frontiers of Reproductive Management of Dairy Cattle - Megan Lauber

9:15 - 10:00 am Beef on dairy and sexed semen strategies - Mitch Hockett
8:00 am - 10:00 am

Beef Session

8:00 - 8:30 am Working with Nutritionists - Matthew May
8:30 - 9:15 am The "Why and How" of Assessing Trace Minerals in the Beef Cow-Calf Herd - David Rethorst

9:15 - 10:00 am Managing VFD Requests for the New Graduate - Tera Rooney Barnhardt

10:00 am - 10:30 am

Milk/Refreshment Break

10:30 am - 12:15 pm

Dairy Session
10:30 - 11:30 am Dairy Data DuoLingo: The Veterinarian's Critical Role In Translating Farm Data to Real Change - Blaine Melody
11:30 - 12:15 pm
Calf Autofeeders: Consulting opportunities can prevent health disasters - Gabe Middleton

Beef Sessions
10:30 - 11:30 am
Evaluating data – Eric Behlke
11:30 - 12:15 pm
Breeding Soundness Exams - Jennifer Koziol

12:15 pm - 1:30 pm

Lunch Sponsored by

1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Dairy Sessions

1:30 - 2:00 pm Calf Diarrhea Diagnostics - Gabe Middleton
2:00 - 2:45 pm
Advanced Repro Start-up - Ashley Swenson
2:45 - 3:30 pm
Updated AABP Euthanasia Guidelines - Meggan Hain

Beef Sessions
1:30 - 2:00 pm
Protocols for Control of the Estrous Cycle in Beef Cattle - Jordan Thomas
2:00 - 2:45 pm Vaccines for All Stages - Amelia Woolums
2:45 - 3:30 pm Spaying/Castration: how, complications, pain management - Ben Osborne

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm

Milk/Coffee Break

4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

General Sessions
4:00 - 4:45 pm Consulting Through Crisis - Tera Rooney Barnhardt
4:45 - 5:30 pm Practice Tips from the Program Committee – Nicholas Shen, Rachel O’Leary, Andy Harding, Ryan Wood
5:30 - 6:00 pm What’s On Dr. Melody’s Mind – Blaine Melody


6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Closing Reception presented by    Located at 'Atrium' (down the stairs behind the Curio) in the Marriott Hotel