Thursday,
February 12 |
7:00 am -
7:00 pm |
Registration Desk Open |
8:00 am to 5:00 pm |
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Preconference Seminars
Seminar S01 - Bovine Dystocia and Fetotomy Seminar Caitlyn Wiley, Jennifer Roberts, Meredyth Jones-Cook
Seminar S02 - Thinking through and practicing lameness treatment protocols - Gerard Cramer, Pierre-Yves Mulon
Seminar S03 - Personal and Business Finance for Veterinarians - Brian Reed, Anne (Budzinski) Satkowiak
Seminar S04 - Using On-Farm Data for Problem Solving in Cattle Practice (Levels 1 & 2) - David Smith, Isaac Jumper, Kimberly Woodruff
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6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Welcome Reception
Lancaster Ballroom |
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Friday,
February 13 |
8:00 am - 10:15 am |
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General Session Grand Ballroom DEF
8:00 - 9:00 am - Keynote. - Tera Rooney Barnhardt
9:00 - 9:30 am - Safety on Farms is a Team Sport - How you can help create a culture of safety - Jeff Bender
9:30 - 10:15 am -Low Stress People Handling - What Our Livestock Can Teach Us About Communication - Ashley Nicholls |
10:15 am -
10:45 am
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Milk/Coffee Break
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10:45 am - 12:15 pm
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General Session Grand Ballroom DEF
10:45 am - 11:30 am - Case-based fluid therapy in calves, ancillary fluid therapy in cows (cow-calf, dairy) - Blake Balog
11:30 am - 12:15 pm -Case Based antibiotic selection BRD/metritis/infection-fever: Where EBM and Spectrum of Care meet. - Corale M. Dorn |
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| 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch Lancaster Ballroom |
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
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Mixed Animal Sessions Grand Ballroom DEF
1:30 - 2:15 pm Swine sedation and procedures for hernia prolapse repair - Todd Price
2:15 - 3:00 pm - Small ruminant neonatal care - Lesley Weaver
3:00 - 3:30 pm "Food safety for homesteaders - How to help smallholders keep zoonotic pathogens at bay, use antibiotics prudently with proper withholds goat, sheep, and cattle herds and flocks! - Jon Higgins
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1:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
Clinical Skills Session Grand Ballroom ABC
1:30 - 2:15 pm Tips for finding your 'go-go' gadget arms for OB cases. - Caitlin Wiley
2:15 - 3:00 pm - Tack this out! Practical Tips for LDA Surgery - Amber Forrestal
3:00 - 3:30 pm Cattle handling systems for efficiency - Mark Hilton
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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Milk/Coffee Break
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
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Mixed Animal Session Grand Ballroom DEF
4:00 - 5:00 pm Oh no it's a HORSE! Common equine emergencies cow vets might encounter in the field - Petra Szymkowicz
5:00 - 6:00 pm Poultry 101 – Hailey Quercia
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
Clinical Skills Session Grand Ballroom ABC
4:00 - 5:00 pm Laceration repair and wound management in the field - Matt Miesner
5:00 - 6:00 pm Knots/Knives/Knerves – Dee Griffin
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6:00 pm - 9:00 pm |
Dinner
Lancaster Ballroom |
Saturday,
February 14 |
| 8:00 am - 10:00 am |
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Dairy Session Grand Ballroom ABC
8:00 - 8:30 am Hungry, hangry, or just off? Supportive care for the off-feed cow. - Jessica McArt
8:30 - 9:15 am “Excel-lent Calves: Developing Youngstock Data for Smarter Consulting" - Bethany Dado-Senn
9:15 - 10:00 am Bringing Added Value to Our Dairy Producers through Records Analysis - Kelly Sporer
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| 8:00 am - 10:00 am |
Beef Session - Grand Ballroom DEF
8:00 - 8:30 am Heifer selection - Our role in helping ranchers choose the next generation of their cows & the tools that can help us. - Ben Bennett
8:30 - 9:15 am Parasites for New Grads: Shifting Mindsets to Adopt Anthelmintic Resistance Prevention Practices in the Beef Industry - Christine B. Navarre
9:15 - 10:00 am Better Grazing: Principles and Tools for Productive Pastures - Mary Drewnoski
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10:00 am - 10:30 am |
Milk/Refreshment Break |
10:30 am - 12:15 pm |
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Dairy Session Grand Ballroom ABC
10:30 - 11:30 am Turning Veterinary Brain Power into Dairy Management Prowess - Blake Nguyen
11:30 - 12:15 pm Calf Audits – Helping Clients Raise Successful Calves in the Dairy Herd - Jonathan Richardson
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Beef Sessions Grand Ballroom DEF
10:30 - 11:30 am Stop chasing bugs - managing outbreks from a systems perspective - Mark Hilton
11:30 - 12:15 pm Beef from a meat scientist perspective - The veterinarian's role in meat quality and food safety - Phil Bass
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12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch
Lancaster Ballroom
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| 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm |
Dairy Sessions Grand Ballroom ABC
1:30 - 2:00 pm Understanding the Inspection Process to Influence Culling Decisions - Inspection Process, Slaughter Eligibility Requirements, Common Presentations of Condemnations - Kayla Williams
2:00 - 2:45 pm Dairy Reproduction and Protocol Development - Blake Nguyen
2:45 - 3:30 pm Beef Cow-Calf Medicine for the Dairy Vet: A review of vaccinations, nutrition and performance assessments by season - Kayla Clark
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Beef Sessions Grand Ballroom DEF
1:30 - 2:00 pm Treatment Options for Lameness in Beef Cattle - Brian Warr
2:00 - 2:45 pm Management of Special Pens in Beef Operations - Brian Warr
2:45 - 3:30 pm I am not sure yet. I'll get it together. - Tera Rooney Barnhardt
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3:30 pm - 4:00 pm |
Milk/Coffee Break
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4:00 pm - 6:00 pm |
General Sessions Grand Ballroom DEF
4:00 - 4:45 pm Training That Sticks: Engaging, Adapting, and Communicating Across Cultures - Mariana Guerra-Maupome
4:45 - 5:30 pm Practice Tips from the 2026 Recent Grad Program Committee
5:30 - 6:00 pm What's on Dr. McArt's Mind? – Jessica McArt
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6:30 pm - 8:30 pm |
Closing Reception presented by  |
