AVA Annual Conference

AVA Annual Conference | 2018 Conference Handbook | #AVAConference 33 Plaza P1 Mezzanine M2 Plaza P2 Plaza 3 Cattle Public Health Integrative Sheep, Goats, Camelids/Industry 8.00-9.00 Cattle medicine -Diarrhoea in post-rearing cattle Liquid, stinking bovine faeces in all of their delightful manifestations and aetiologies. Zoonoses too? Of course! Tim Parkinson AVPH Workshop Jakob Zinsstag ** PLEASE NOTE - THIS SESSION COMMENCES AT 7AM ** Setting up and operating animal blood banks Veterinary transfusion medicine, an emerging specialty, underscores the need for establishing local, regional, and national animal blood banking services Jean Dodds (a) Gaps in nematode research and communication capacity – an industry risk? Brown Besier (b) Bridging the gap between research and development and adoption Emily King 9.00-10.00 Cattle Medicine - Surgical conditions of the gastrointestinal tract Anything from reticulum to rectum can get displaced, twisted, punctured or blocked. A gorgeously complex DDx and industrial-scale repairs Tim Parkinson (a) Exercise. Is it worth it? Improving Australia's emergency response surge capacity: Exercise Athena and activation of the International Animal Health Emergency Reserve Arrangement Phoebe Readford (b) NZ’s Mycoplasma bovis emergency response and IAHER Understanding of the epidemiology of Mycoplasma bovis and the response by NZ in attempting to control or eradicate it Ian Harradine Genomics, genetics and epigenetics for animal health and longevity Integrating genomics (gene expression) with genetics (predisposition) and epigenetics (programming or imprinting) promotes animal health and longevity, rather than disease Jean Dodds Panel Discussion: The gap between livestock research & implementation: the role of veterinarians and others 10.00-10.30 10.30-11.30 Cattle Dentistry Integrative Sheep/Goats/ Camelids/Industry 11.30-12.30 Control of tick fever in introduced cattle When and how to use vaccine to protect introduced cattle from Tick Fever Phillip Carter Complications of dental extractions Complications that can occur during and after tooth extraction and how to avoid or minimise them Tony Caiafa (a) Health and disease causation: epidemiological concepts in integrative medicine Megan Kearney (b) Integration of standard treatment for canine mitral valve disease and dilated cardiomyopathy, with complementary therapies Charissa Smith Apicomplexae in Australian livestock – concerns and knowledge gaps Several Apicomplexa infect Australian livestock. They are host- and organ-specific, with a variety of adverse impacts on production and reproduction Johann Schroder 12.30-2.00 Cattle Dentistry Integrative Sheep, Goats, Camelids/Industry 2.00-3.00 The eye's have it. Diseases of the bovine head Using clinical signs of the eyes and head to help diagnose both local and systemic disease Dave Beggs Jaw fractures: non-invasive stabilisation Jaw fractures are reasonably common in our pets. Stabilisation techniques using non- traditional methods will be discussed Tony Caiafa Cellular oxidative stress and cancers Chronic cellular inflammation from oxidative stress leads to a wide variety of diseases, including obesity, chronic infections and cancers Jean Dodds (a) Efficacy of three lice treatments in Dorpers A replicated trial was set up to study the efficacy of three lousicides on 72 Dorpers with a moderate lice infestation Colin Trengove (b) Emerging strategies for sheep flystrike control Part 1 Examine some of the issues and challenges surrounding flystrike control and discuss approaches and practices developing to address these Peter James 3.00-4.00 Cattle medicine - Practical therapeutics The pharmacopeia is relatively scanty, and care is needed over withholding periods. So there are some interesting challenges in therapeutic choices Tim Parkinson Panel Discussion: Dental Dillemas - What would you do? An interactive session on the "grey" areas of dental practice Panel Vaccine essentials and potential adverse events Vaccines protect animals and humans against serious infectious diseases, but producing effective and safe vaccines has become an increasing challenge Jean Dodds (a) Emerging strategies for sheep flystrike control Part 2 Bruce Allworth (b) Wool production without mulesing - a producer perspective Bruce Allworth 4.00-4.30 4.30-6.00 MEMBER FORUM - with James O'Loghlin Long Lunch Morning Tea Ben Cunneen Memorial Plenary: One Health and its potential for integrated disease surveillance and control Professor Jakob Zinsstag Thursday 17 May 2018 Afternoon Tea - Door 7, Great Hall Mezzanine Foyer