58th Annual Conference

2025 SCHEDULE

Online Registration and Housing Information
Preconference Seminar Information

Wednesday, September 10

Wednesday, Sept 10
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Wednesday Evening Welcome Reception Sponsored by Merck
Grand Ballroom Add to Calendar 09/10/2025 6:00 pm 09/10/2025 9:00 pm Central Merck Welcome Reception Wednesday Evening Welcome Reception Sponsored by MerckbrGrand Ballroom
Kick off the AABP Conference with good conversation and an evening meal sponsored by Merck

Thursday, September 11

Thursday, Sept 11
6:30 am - 7:45 am

Thursday Breakfast Sponsored by Diamond V

Grand Ballroom Add to Calendar 09/11/2025 6:30 am 09/11/2025 7:45 am Central Diamond V BreakfastGrand Ballroom

Dr. ??
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Thursday, Sept 11
7:00 am - 9:00 am

Clinical Forums - Hilton (Breakfast included with purchase)
  1. HIlton - Distributive model teaching – What we’ve learned - Brittany Berry
  2. Hilton - Going Beyond the Bull BSE - Jennifer Koziol
  3. Hilton - All Hat and No Cattle? Helping Clients Add Beef Cattle to the Equation - Becky Funk
  4. Hilton - Nutrition associated dairy cow disease - Enrique Schcolnik
  5. Hilton - When no anthelmintics seem to be working, how do we manage internal parasites in small ruminants? - Adriano Vatta
  6. Hilton - Is there a return on investment if I incorporate milk quality consulting into my career or practice? - Roger Thomson
  7. Hilton - Maximizing the Good, Dealing with the Bad and Avoiding the Ugly of the Immune response - Chis Chase
  8. Hilton - Bovine fluid therapy - Geoffrey Smith

Thursday, Sept 11
8:00 am - 10:00 am

AASRP - CC 210-212    Add to Calendar 09/11/2025 8:00 am 09/11/2025 10:00 am Central AASRP 1 Sessions Dusty Nagy - Cherle Pecheu-Haston CC 210-212
8:00 - 9:00 am Dusty Nagy - Diagnostic Imaging for Small Ruminant Practice
9:00 - 10:00 am Cherle Pucheu-Haston - Small Ruminant Dermatology- Diseases, Diagnostics, and Skin Disease Management

Thursday, Sept 11
8:00 am - 10:00 am

Mental Health - CC 205-207    Add to Calendar 09/11/2025 8:00 am 09/11/2025 10:00 am Central Mental Health Sessions Andi Davison CC 205-207
8:00 - 9:00 am Andi Davison - Grit and Grace: Resilience skills for a sustainable veterinary career
9:00 - 10:00 am Andi Davison - Revive your Why: reignite your professional purpose

Thursday, Sept 11
8:00 am - 6:30 pm

Exhibit Hall Opens - Exhibits Hall C

Thursday, Sept 11
9:00 am - 10:15 am

AABP Committee Meetings

Animal Welfare    
Amstutz    
Beef Health Management    
Cattle Youngstock    
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion    
Genomics    
Lameness    
Membership    
Mental Health    
Milk Quality and Udder Health    
Nutrition    
Pharmaceuticals and Biologics (CPBI)    
Reproduction    
Student Activities    
Veterinary Practice Sustainability    

Thursday, Sept 11
10:30 am - 12:00 pm

Keynote Address - CC 201-204    Add to Calendar 09/11/2025 10:30 am 09/11/2025 12:00 pm Central Keynote Address Natasha Nicholes - Bridging Fields: Aligning the Values of Urban Agriculture and Bovine Practice CC 201-204

10:30 - 12:00 pm Natasha Nicholes Bridging Fields: Aligning the Values of Urban Agriculture and Bovine Practice

12:00 - 12:15 pm AABP 2026 Vice President Candidate Introductions - Dr. Daryl Van Nydam and Dr. Eric Behlke

Thursday, Sept 11
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm

Bovine Bucks Lunch in the Exhibit Area (must be purchased during registration)
Research Posters

Meet the poster presenters (Thursday 12:15 to 1:15)

Thursday, Sept 11
1:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Student Case Presentation Competition - CC 208-209    Add to Calendar 09/11/2025 1:30 pm 09/11/2025 5:30 pm Central Student Case Presentations Various Speakers CC 208-209

Student Case Posters

Foundation-supported Research Summaries (4:30 - 5:15)

Practice Management - CC 205-207    Add to Calendar 09/11/2025 1:30 pm 09/11/2025 5:30 pm Central Practice Management 1 Martens, Carey, Berry, Wagner, McCall CC 205-207
1:30 - 2:15 pm  Alan Martens - Attracting and Retaining New Veterinarians.
2:15 - 3:00 pm Regina Carey - Neurodiverse Minds, Visible Solutions: Enhancing Workplace Inclusion
3:00 - 3:30 pm Brittany Berry - Communication: A Cornerstone to Clinic Culture.
3:30 - 4:00 pm Milk/Refreshment Break
4:00 - 4:45 pm
Sarah Wagner - Factors affecting practitioner satisfaction
4:45 - 5:30 pm Melinda McCall - Integrating On-Call Into Your Life

Clinical Skills - CC 201-204    Add to Calendar 09/11/2025 1:30 pm 09/11/2025 5:30 pm Central Clinical Skills 1 Various Speakers CC 201-204
1:30 - 2:15 pm Pierre-Yves Mulon - Tricks and tips in cast/splint application in cattle
2:15 - 3:00 pm Anne Murphy - Picking up feet the old fashioned way: how to diagnose and treat lameness when you haven't got a trim chute
3:00 - 3:30 pm Michael Capel - Managing Controlled Drugs in Ambulatory Practice
3:30 - 4:00 pm Milk/Refreshment Break
4:00 - 4:45 pm Caitlin Dobecka - Behind The Scenes: Fair Play, Honest Competition... & (Prayers for) No Disease Outbreaks
4:45 - 5:30 pm Jenna Bayne - Performing transtracheal washes and bronchoalveolar lavages in cattle – not just for horses!

Joint Beef/Dairy - CC 210-212    Add to Calendar 09/11/2025 1:30 pm 09/11/2025 5:30 pm Central Joint Beef/Dairy Various Speakers CC 210-212
1:30 - 2:15 pm Anne Wasko - Beef Market Update

2:15 - 3:00 pm Patrick Vincent - Dairy Market Outlook
3:00 - 3:30 pm Lindsey Hornickel - Local to Federal: Tips on advocacy for veterinarians
3:30 - 4:00 pm Milk/Refreshment Break
4:00 - 4:45 pm Ivette Roman-Muniz - Cultural Competency in the Veterinary Team and Farm: Why Should We Care?
4:45 - 5:30 pm Oberlin McDaniel - Utilizing RVTs and Veterinary Assistants to Elevate Livestock Practice


Thursday, Sept 11
5:45 pm - 6:45 pm


Practice Tips  CC 201-204 Add to Calendar 09/11/2025 5:45 pm 09/11/2025 6:45 pm Central Practice Tips Various Speakers CC 201-204
  • Tony Martin - That’s A Wrap
  • Micaela LoConte - Practical Strategies for Ensuring High-Quality Milk on Dairy Farms
  • Dusty Nagy - Measuring ECG’s in the field
  • Tera Barnhardt - Techy Tips to Make Practice Life Easy
  • Jess Simons - Save a Shoulder: Embracing Armless Ultrasound

7:30 - 10:30 pm

Student Reception - ?? Add to Calendar 09/11/2025 9:00 pm 09/11/2025 11:59 pm Central Student Reception Sponsored by Endovac Animal Health ??

Sponsored by Endovac Animal Health

Friday, September 12

Friday, Sept 12
6:30 am - 7:45 am

Friday Breakfast Sponsored by Zoetis

Grand Ballroom   Add to Calendar 09/12/2025 6:30 am 09/12/2025 7:45 am Central Zoetis Friday Breakfast Zoetis Breakfast Grand Ballroom

Dr. ??
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Friday, Sept 12
8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Exhibit Hall Opens

Friday, Sept 12
8:00 am - 12:00 pm


Quiz Bowl

16th Annual AABP Student Quiz Bowl sponsored by Vaxxinova featured in the Exhibit Hall Friday Morning

Friday, Sept 12
8:00 am - 12:15 pm

Clinical Skills - CC 201-204    Add to Calendar 09/12/2025 8:00 am 09/12/2025 12:15 pm Central Clinical Skills 2 Various Speakers CC 201-204
8:00 - 8:45 am
Geoffrey Smith - Clinical Skills: Fluid Therapy

8:45 - 9:30 am Drew Magstadt - Diagnostic testing and sample selection made easy (or at least easier)

9:30 - 10:00 am Rachel O`Leary - Hernia Repairs in the Barn

10:00 - 10:45 am Milk/Refreshment Break

Hot Topics - CC 201-204
10:45 - 11:30 am
Dr. ?? - ??
11:30 - 12:15 pm ?? - ??

Grad Student Competition - Research Summaries - CC 208-209    Add to Calendar 09/12/2025 8:00 am 09/12/2025 12:15 pm Central Research Summaries 2 Various Speakers CC 208-209

AASRP - CC 210-212    Add to Calendar 09/12/2025 8:00 am 09/12/2025 12:15 pm Central AASRP 2 Various Speakers CC 210-212
8:00 - 8:45 am Blake Miller - Camelid Practice Tips and Tricks

8:45 - 9:30 am Michael Pesato - Screening, Cleaning, and Quarantining- Biosecurity in Small Ruminant Practice

9:30 - 10:00 am Stephanie Ringler - The National Scrapie Eradication Program, USDA APHIS
10:00 - 10:45 am Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
10:45 - 11:30 am
Nathan Helgert - Deadstock: Now What? An algorithmic approach to postmortem examination

11:30 - 12:15 pm Jon Higgins - Sheep and Goat Dystocia - handling them from start to finish

Practice Management - CC 205-207    Add to Calendar 09/12/2025 8:00 am 09/12/2025 12:15 pm Central Practice Management 2 Various Speakers CC 205-207
8:00 - 8:45 am Jody Kull - Sustainable Success: Mastering the Solo Food Animal Veterinary Practice

8:45 - 9:30 am Christine Navarre - Good Records Protect You and Your Practice

9:30 - 10:00 am Mary Mowrer - Using a practice management system to add value to your practice

10:00 - 10:45 am Milk/Refreshment Break in Exhibit Hall
10:45 - 11:30 am David McCormick - Metrics for Monitoring Practice Health

11:30 - 12:15 pm Tonia Miller - Growth, Lifeblood of a Practice

Friday, Sept 12
12:15 pm - 1:45 pm

Bovine Bucks Lunch in the Exhibit Area (must be purchased during registration)

Friday, Sept 12
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm

2025 Job Fair - CC 215-216

Friday, Sept 12
1:30 - 5:30 pm

Student Lameness Seminar - CC 213

Friday, Sept 12
1:45 pm - 6:00 pm

Dairy Session - CC 201-204    Add to Calendar 09/12/2025 1:45 pm 09/12/2025 6:00 pm Central Dairy Session Various Speakers CC 201-204

1:45 - 2:30 pm Michael Overton - The Importance of Producing Enough High-Quality Dairy Replacement Heifers

2:30 - 3:15 pm Michael Overton - Costs and Opportunities Regarding the Replacement of Dairy Cows
3:15 - 3:45 pm Miel Hostens - How can AI change the dairy industry

3:45 - 4:15 pm Milk/Refreshment Break
4:15 - 5:15 pm
Kelly Reed - Bring value to clients: investing in a systematic approach to evaluating calf programs
5:15 - 6:00 pm Anne Murphy - Basic Acupuncture for the Dairy Cow

Beef Session - CC 205-207    Add to Calendar 09/12/2025 4:15 pm 09/12/2025 6:00 pm Central Beef Session Various Speakers CC 205-207

1:45 - 2:30 pm Paige Pratt - Capturing Value with Genomic Testing

2:30 - 3:15 pm Adriano Vatta - Managing parasites in beef cattle

3:15 - 3:45 pm Lydia Grant - What does a cow/calf producer want from their veterinarian?

3:45 - 4:15 pm Milk/Refreshment Break

4:15 - 5:15 pm Dale Blasi - Top 10 things to know about backgrounder nutrition

5:15 - 6:00 pm Brian L. Vander Ley - A systems approach to nursing calf pneumonia

Research Summaries - CC 208-209    Add to Calendar 09/12/2025 1:45 pm 09/12/2025 6:00 pm Central Research Summaries 3 Various Speakers CC 208-209

AASRP Session - 210-212    Add to Calendar 09/12/2025 1:45 pm 09/12/2025 6:00 pm Central AASRP Session 3 Various Speakers 210-212
1:45 - 2:30 pm Clare Scully - Breeding Soundness Exams in Small Ruminants

2:30 - 3:15 pm Roselle Busch - Lambing & Kidding Season Prep: Practices, Protocols, and Opportunities

3:15 - 3:45 pm Blake Miller - Utilizing RVT in Large Animal Practice
3:45 - 4:15 pm Milk/Refreshment Break

4:15 - 6:00 pm AASRP Research Summaries

Friday, Sept 12
5:00 pm

Exhibit Hall closes

Friday, Sept 12

6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Friday Night Dinner, Scholarship presentations and Amstutz Scholarship

Auction - Grand Ballroom    Add to Calendar 09/12/2025 6:00 pm 09/12/2025 9:00 pm Central Zoetis Friday Eve Dinner and Amstutz Auction Sponsored by Zoetis Grand Ballroom

Sponsored by
zoetis

8:30 pm - 12:00 am CABV Logo CABV/ACVB Social Sponsored by Vetoquinol
(only available to Canadian Association of Bovine Veterinarians/Association Canadienne des Vétérinaires Bovins Members)

Saturday, September 13

Saturday, Sept 13
8:00 am - 11:30 am

Dairy Session - CC 201-204    Add to Calendar 09/13/2025 8:00 am 09/13/2025 11:30 am Central Dairy Session Various Speakers CC 201-204
8:00 - 8:45 am Thainá Minela - Setting up cows for success: insights on first service management strategies and optimization of voluntary waiting periods
8:45 - 9:30 am Mike Zurakowski - Mastitis Management Using On-farm and In-clinic Mastitis Pathogen Detection Systems

9:30 - 10:00 am Sara Place - Latest on greenhouse gas emissions and dairy cattle production

10:00 - 10:30 am Milk/Refreshment Break
10:30 - 11:30 am Enrique Schcolnik - Nutritional Approach to Disease

Beef Session - CC 205-207 Add to Calendar 09/13/2025 8:00 am 09/13/2025 10:00 am Central Beef Session 2 Various Speakers CC 205-207
8:00 - 8:45 am Nora Schrag - Monitoring antimicrobial use in beef cattle . . . does it matter to practitioners?

8:45 - 9:30 am Tye Perrett - Databased Protocols and Economic Modeling to Manage Pharmaceutical Supply

9:30 - 10:00 am Brad White - Incorporating technology in chuteside diagnostics

10:00 - 10:30 am Milk/Refreshment Break

10:30 - 11:30 am Mary Drewnoski - Can cover crops plus cattle be a recipe for improved soil health?

Research Summaries - CC 208-209    Add to Calendar 09/13/2025 8:00 am 09/13/2025 11:30 am Central Research Summaries 4 Various Speakers CC 208-209

Students/New Graduate Sessions - CC 210-212    Add to Calendar 09/13/2025 8:00 am 09/13/2025 11:30 am Central Student Sessions Various Speakers CC 210-212
8:00 - 8:45 am Anne Budzinski - Money Mooves to Make

8:45 - 9:30 am Benjamin Bennett - The mentors I didn't even know I needed

9:30 - 10:00 am Elizabeth H. Brock - Ringing Your Own Cowbell: How to Engage in Organized Vet Med

10:00 - 10:30 am Milk/Refreshment Break
10:30 - 11:30 am Allison Vander Plaats - Antimicrobial Selection: Who, What, When, Where & Why

Saturday, Sept 13

11:30 am - 2:00 pm

Annual Business Meeting and Awards Luncheon
Grand Ballroom
All members welcome to join!

Saturday, Sept 13

2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Beef Session - CC 205-207    Add to Calendar 09/13/2025 2:00 pm 09/13/2025 6:00 pm Central Beef Session Various Speakers CC 205-207
2:00 - 3:00 pm Adam Shreck - Carcass Weight Trends in Fed Cattle

3:00 - 3:45 pm Nora Schrag - Generics in cattle: Are they all created the same?"
3:45 - 4:15 am Milk/Refreshment Break

4:15 - 5:15 pm Tera Rooney Barnhardt - Keeping Feet in the Boots on the Ground: Veterinarian's Role in Farm Employee Retention
5:15 - 6:00 pm
John Groves - Utilizing Experts to bring value to your practice

Dairy Session - CC 201-204    Add to Calendar 09/13/2025 2:00 pm 09/13/2025 6:00 pm Central Dairy Session Various Speakers CC 201-204
2:00 - 3:00 pm Christopher C.L. Chase - Maternal Interference and the Calf- When it Comes to Vaccination, What Makes Sense and What Doesn’t

3:00 - 3:45 pm Fiona Maunsell - Dealing with Mycoplasma bovis-associated disease in dairy calves
3:45 - 4:15 am Milk/Refreshment Break
4:15 - 5:15 pm Pamela L. Ruegg - Monitoring, managing and making economically efficient decisions about antibiotic usage on dairy farms
5:15 - 6:00 pm Roger S. Thomson - Udder Care Products - Formulations, Applications and Monitoring
Research Summaries - CC 208-209    Add to Calendar 09/13/2025 8:00 am 09/13/2025 11:30 am Central Research Summaries 5 Various Speakers CC 208-209

Student Sessions - CC 210-212    Add to Calendar 09/13/2025 2:00 pm 09/13/2025 6:00 pm Central Student Session Various Speakers CC 210-212
2:00 - 3:00 pm Michelle Schack - Connecting Pastures: Navigating Social Media for Veterinarians

3:00 - 3:45 pm Enrique Schcolnik - Nutrition 101 - Diagnostic Tools, reading a feed tag

3:45 - 4:15 pm Milk/Refreshment Break
4:15 - 5:15 pm
Karlene Belyea - Communication Tips to Positively Impact Work Relationships and Build Trust

5:15 - 6:00 pm Monika Dziuba - Importance of externships and how to choose them