Advanced Equine Reproductive Management
| Saturday June 27th | ||
| 8.00am | Registration | |
| THE MARE | ||
| 8.30am | The normal and abnormal oestrous cycle | Ed Squires |
| 9.30am | Normal and abnormal foaling | Angus McKinnon |
| 10.30am | MORNING TEA | |
| 11.00am | Hormonal manipulation of the mares reproductive cycle | Ed Squires |
| 12.00pm | LUNCH | |
| 1.00pm | Ultrasonography | Angus McKinnon |
| 2.00pm | Examination of the post foaling mare | |
| 2.45pm | Foal Heat Breeding | |
| 3.00pm | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| 3.30pm | Breeding the problem mare | Ed Squires |
| 4.30pm | Reproductive Surgery | Jim Vasey |
| 5.30pm | Preventative medicine on breeding farms | Simon Robinson |
| THE STALLION | ||
| 6.15pm | Breeding management Collection and evaluation of semen | Paul Loomis |
| 7.00pm | ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT (Courtesy of Kentucky Equine Research) | |
| 8.00pm | BANQUET DINNER EASTBANK CENTER SHEPPARTON | |
| Sunday 28th June | ||
| ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES | ||
| 8.00 am | Anatomy, physiology and endocrinology of the stallion | Ed Squires |
| Factors affecting sperm production | ||
| 9.00am | Artificial insemination, extenders and transporting semen | Paul Loomis |
| 10.00am | MORNING TEA | |
| 10.30 am | Fertility evaluation of the stallion (What is fertility?) | Angus McKinnon |
| 11.15am | Embryo transfer | Ed Squires |
| 12.00pm | LUNCH | |
| 12.45pm | Freezing semen and breeding with it | Paul Loomis |
| 1.45pm | Storage and Distribution of Frozen semen | Paul Loomis |
| 2.45 pm | The balaning act of growing a sound athletic horse | Joe Pagan |
| 3.45pm | Assisted Reproductive Techniques | Ed and Angus |
| 4.30 pm | Practical session at GVEH – semen evaluation etc. | |
| 7.00pm | ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT | |
| Monday 29th June | ||
| THE FOAL AND NUTRITION | ||
| 8.00am | The Normal Foal | Jane Axon |
| 8.30am | Resuscitation | Jane Axon |
| 9.00am | Failure of passive transfer | Jane Axon |
| 9.30am | Neonatal isoerythrolysis (Jaundice) | Lucy Cudmore |
| 10.00am | MORNING TEA | |
| 10.30am | Prematurity | Jane Axon |
| 11.00am | Neonatal encephalopathy (Dummy Foals) | Jane Axon |
| 11.30am | Sepsis | Jane Axon |
| 12.00am | Urinary, umbilicus and hernias | Amy Williams |
| 12.30pm | LUNCH | |
| 1.30pm | Colic in the neonate. | Sarah Jalim |
| 2.00pm | Foal diarrhoea | Jane Axon |
| 2.30pm | Infectious arthritis | Maxwell Hall |
| 3.00pm | AFTERNOON TEA | |
| 3.30pm | Tendon problems | Jim Vasey |
| 4.00pm | Deviated legs | Tom Russell |
| 4.30pm | Respiratory problems of foals | Jane Axon |
| 5.00 pm | Close | |
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Speakers
Each year we are fortunate to have a host of
experienced and informative speakers.
This year apart from the hospital crew we are bringing you a host of recognised international speakers as well.
You will love it.
Costs: (Including GST)
Whole Course @ $600
Daily @
$275
Other options:
Two or more form the same farm
@ $525
Previous participants @ $500
Course costs include, morning and afternoon tea, lunches (Saturday to Monday), course notes and dinner on Sunday night.
Accommodation:
The course will all be at the Eastbank Centre, Welsford Street,
The Park Lake has been our preferred place for course participants for a long time now. They can be contacted on ph 0358 215822 or Fax 0358 210894 or
e mail parkshep@fc-hotels.com.au
Registration:
Contact details for the hospital are:
0358 299 566 Phone (24 hours)
0358 299 307 Fax
e mail conference@gvequine.com.au or kate.davis@gvequine.co.au
Or e mail Angus who is organising the courses