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Back Problems and Therapeutic Options
Dr. Kevin Haussler discusses back problems in horses and the use of chiropractic and other non-traditional treatments.
Speakers: Kevin Haussler, DVM, DC, PhD, assistant professor at Colorado State University
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Polysaccharide Storage Myopathy
Dr. Molly McCue discusses breakthroughs in diagnosis and management of PSSM.
Speakers: Molly McCue, DVM, MS, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM, is an assistant professor at the University of Minnesota.
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Stem Cell Therapy: Fact and Fiction
Dr. Scott Hopper talks about the truths and myths surrounding stem cell use in horses.
Speakers: Scott Hopper, DVM, MS, Dipl. ACVS, of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
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Managing Septic Orthopedic Disorders in Foals
Dr. Alan Ruggles of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital discusses some of the advances in management of septic orthopedic disorders in foals.
Speakers: Alan J. Ruggles, DVM, Dipl. ACVS, of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital in Lexington, Ky.
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Equine Genetics and Application in Veterinary Medicine
Dr. Ernie Bailey explains how advances in equine genetics have benefited veterinary medicine.
Speakers: Ernie Bailey, PhD, of the University of Kentucky’s Gluck Equine Center
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Equine Diseases: Increasing International Risks
The risk of global dissemination of equine diseases has increased with the growth in international trade and competition. Specific diseases have been introduced or re-introduced into countries through the importation of equids/semen. Such incursions can have a very significant economic impact on the industries involved.
Speakers: Peter Timoney, FRCVS, PhD, is head of the Gluck Equine Research Center in Kentucky and one of the world's leading authorities on equine infectious disease.
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Practical Management of Anthelmintic-Resistant Ascarids
This hour-long video features the most up-to-date information on managing anthelmintic-resistant ascarids, how to recognize the problem, what to do if you have resistant ascarids on your farm, and how to avoid developing resistant parasites.
Speakers: Craig R. Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD
East Tennessee Clinical Research, Inc.
Rockwood, TN
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Wobbler Syndrome: What Do We Know and Where Do We Go From Here?
Wobbler Syndrome takes its name from its primary sign--a wobbling or uncoordinated gait. In technical terms, the horse has a "proprioceptiveness deficit," or a lack of physical awareness of his limbs and their placement.
Speakers: Steve Reed, DVM, Dipl. ACVIM
Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital
Lexington, KY
Jennifer Janes, DVM
Pathology Resident- PhD Graduate Student
University of Kentucky
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Equinomics: The Economic Climate of the Kentucky Horse Industry
This seminar will cover trends and challenges in the racing, competitive non-racing, and recreational horse industries.
Speakers: Kenny Burdine , BS, MS, Extension Specialist Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky
C. Jill Stowe, PhD, Assistant Professor Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Kentucky
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Antiviral Therapy of Equine Herpes Myeloencephalopathy
Recent EHV-1 outbreaks have been alarming in their high neurological attack rate in both vaccinated and unvaccinated horses. Therapeutic intervention with antiviral nucleoside analogs may limit the spread of the virus during an active EHV-1 outbreak while protecting infected horses from the crippling effects of severe neurological disease.
Speakers: Lara K. Maxwell, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVCP, Oklahoma State University, Center for Veterinary Health Sciences, Dept. Physiological Sciences
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Botulism in the Horse
Botulism is a deadly disease caused by the toxins produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. The botulinum toxin is a potent neurotoxin that impairs nerve function, including those of the diaphragm, leading to paralysis.
Speakers: Robert H Whitlock, DVM, PhD., Associate Professor of Medicine
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Speakers: Charles McCauley, DVM Dipl. ACVP, ACVS, Assistant Professor of Veterinary Equine Surgery
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Anthelmintic Resistance, A Status Report
Equine Parasitology Symposium Video Series
Speakers: Ray M. Kaplan, DVM, PhD, Dipl. EVPC, associate professor, University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine
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Multidrug Resistant Farms – How to Design a Treatment Schedule
Equine Parasitology Symposium Video Series
Speakers: Thomas Craig, DVM, MS, PhD, Veterinary Parasitology at Texas A&M University
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Restriction of Drug Usage – Lessons from European Experience
Equine Parasitology Symposium Video Series
Speakers: Martin K. Nielsen, DVM, Department of Large Animal Science, Faculty of Life Sciences. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Mechanisms of Anthelmintic Resistance and Methods For Detection
Equine Parasitology Symposium Video Series
Speakers: Ray M. Kaplan, DVM, PhD, Dipl. EVPC, associate professor, University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine
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Shorter ERPs in Cyathostomins – Interpretation and Implications
Equine Parasitology Symposium Video Series
Speakers: Eugene Lyons, PhD, Gluck Equine Research Center Department of Veterinary Science University of Kentucky
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Anthelmintic Resistance in Non-Strongyle Nematodes
Equine Parasitology Symposium Video Series
Speakers: Craig Reinemeyer, DVM, PhD (East Tennessee Clinical Research)
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Immunity to Cyathostomins and its Impact on Control Program
Equine Parasitology Symposium Video Series
Speakers: Tom Klei, PhD, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology in the School of Veterinary Medicine and the Department of Veterinary Science in the LSU Agricultural Center
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Equine Tapeworms – Do They Cause Disease?
Equine Parasitology Symposium Video Series
Speakers: Martin K. Nielsen, DVM, Department of Large Animal Science, Faculty of Life Sciences. University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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Stem Cell Therapies in Orthopedic Disease
Dr. Frisbie’s current joint disease research is in two basic fields: 1) the evaluation of intra-articular therapeutics and their effects on joint disease; 2) new methods of cartilage repair.
Speakers: David Frisbie, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVS, Associate Professor Equine Orthopaedic Research Center, Colorado State University
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Control of Sexual Behavior in Mares and Stallions
Expression of sexual or aggressive behavior of mares or stallions during training, racing, or showing can alter performance. This presentation will deal with ways of controlling sexual behavior in performance horses and the potential consequences of these treatments.
Speakers: Mats Troedsson, DVM, PhD, DACT, DECAR and Ed Squires, MS, PhD, DACT (hon), Gluck Equine Research Center, Lexington, KY
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Foods for Fighting Inflammation
An Overview of Recent Research on the Use of Nutraceuticals for Equine Medicine & Health
Speakers: Kenneth H. McKeever, PhD, FACSM, Equine Science Center, Department of Animal Science, Rutgers
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New Concepts in Evidence-Based Parasite Control
The latest information on parasite control in the equine, which has become a serious issue as parasites have developed resistance to many of our available dewormers.
Speakers: Ray M. Kaplan, DVM, PhD, Dipl. EVPC, associate professor, University of Georgia’s College of Veterinary Medicine
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Conformation, Performance, and Injury: A Surgeon’s Insight
A subject that is of vital interest to breeders, managers, sales agents, trainers, riders, farriers, and veterinarians--in short--everyone in the horse industry.
Speakers: Alan Ruggles, DVM, Dipl. ACVS of Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital
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Foal Pneumonia (Rhodococcus equi)
A problem in eastern Canada, the United States, and internationally, R. equi is a soil bacterium that causes severe pneumonia in foals.
Speakers: Steeve Giguère, DVM, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM Professor/Director, Hofmann Equine Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Large Animal Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine University of Florida
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The Science Behind Vaccinating
Update on protecting horses from disease.
Speakers: Paul Lunn, BVMS, MS, PhD (CO State Univ.) Mary Scollay, DVM, equine medical director for KY Horse Racing Commission Hugh Townsend, BSc, DVM, MSc, professor of large animal medicine, Western College of Veterinary Medicine
Presented at the Univ. of KY’s Livestock Disease Diagnostic Center in conjunction with Department of Veterinary Sciences.
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Skin Disease
Treating allergies, tumors, rain rot, insect hypersensitivity, and more.
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Equine Genome (previously Melanoma)
The recent sequencing of the equine genome is providing scientists with new opportunities to identify the genetic contributions to physical and behavioral traits, as well as to disease susceptibility.
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Angular Limb Deformities
How to recognize the various types; treatment options.
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Pituitary Dysfunction
Problems in the pituitary gland of older horses.
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Metabolic Disorders
Equine metabolic syndrome and Cushing's disease.
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Encephalitides (West Nile virus, etc.)
Diseases that cause neurological signs; information on their treatment and prevention.
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Foal Diseases
Diseases that commonly affect foals and how to prevent and treat them.
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Broodmare Nutrition
Nutrition basics from a researcher who chaired the National Research Council committee to revise the Nutrient Requirements in Horses (Lawrence) and an internationally known consulting equine nutritionist (Jackson).
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Anthelmintic (Dewormer) Resistance
How it occurs, which worms can be resistant, spotting resistance, proper deworming programs to avoid resistance.
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