LIVING ON THE EDGE Managing risk in practice, preventive medicine and biosecurity 3 6 April 2018 Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle Western Australia SUPER EARLY BIRD CLOSES 15 JANUARY 2018 21 Hours CPD 24.5 VetEd points Registration brochure Register online at www.etouches.com/acv18 KNOWLEDGE
2 The Australian Cattle Veterinarians Annual Conference Register online at www.etouches.com/acv18 Conference introduction The Australian Cattle Veterinarians (ACV) is one of the largest special interest groups of the Australian Veterinary Association (AVA) and our Cattle Veterinarian Conference is a key event in the AVA event calendar. Vets at the Cattle Vets Conference come for the expertly curated scientific program, the supportive collegial atmosphere and the friendly social program. The Conference is designed for Australian Cattle Veterinarians who are predominately mixed practitioner veterinarians who have a special interest in bovines. Our vets have a strong role to play in supporting the health, welfare and efficiency of production animal farming, delivering products for both domestic and export markets. About the ACV Annual Conference The 2018 ACV Conference, titled Living on the Edge consists of three full days of scientific presentations (3 6 April) held at the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle, Perth WA. The ACV program showcases the latest trends in bovine veterinary practice. You will also find out about the latest products and innovations at the trade exhibition. A preconference liver biopsy workshop will be held on Tuesday 3 April and a post conference bull testing workshop on Saturday 7 April. The top 9 reasons to come to the ACV Annual Conference 1 3 days of science programs expertly curated by our scientific convenor 2 Our international speaker Peter Constable, from the USA 3 A pre-conference Liver Biopsy Workshop 4 A post conference bull testing workshop 7 The opportunity to network with peers and industry in a collegial and supportive environment 5 The friendly social program including a Breaking the Chains event dinner at the Fremantle Prison! 8 A trade and industry show featuring many of your suppliers where you can find out about the latest products and innovations! 6 The scenic Fremantle location with many local attractions, the gateway to Rottnest Island and a stone s throw from Margaret River wineries! 9Up to 21 hours of CPD and 24.5 VetEd points!
The Australian Cattle Veterinarians Annual Conference 3 Who should attend? The ACV Living on the Edge 2018 Conference scientific and social program provides for an extensive mix of veterinarians from all fields of cattle veterinary science and mixed species practitioners including: Employed veterinarians Graduating students Practice owners / principals Academics Industry veterinarians Government veterinarians Veterinary nurses Practice managers Not an ACV member? Join NOW and save! Become an ACV member and you can attend the conference at the member price. Contact members@ava.com.au or call 1300 137 309 to join now* The ACV Annual Conference offers delegates 21 hours of continuing professional development with up to 24.5 VetEd points if all conference options are added. Earn points by attending all or part of the conference and workshops. *Conditions apply. Refer to Member Services. 21 Hours CPD 24.5 VetEd points About the venue To book visit: www.rydges.com/private-page/australian-cattle-veterinarians-conference The event will be held at the Esplanade Hotel, Fremantle. The location is a move from regional and remote locations where traditionally ACV conferences have been held. Based on past participant feedback, we are trialling a major metropolitan location that is easily accessible for delegates and industry to attend. The warm and sophisticated hotel includes some of Fremantle s best restaurants and bars and proudly boasts one of the largest convention and exhibition facilities in Western Australia. Only a three-minute walk away from the conference centre are local hotspots such as the Fremantle Esplanade Ferris Wheel, and the renowned Little Creatures Brewing. The world heritage listed Fremantle Prison is a quick fiveminute walk away, and a picturesque 25-minute ferry ride takes you to the unique local attraction and protected nature reserve Rottnest Island, home of the Quokka, a small wallabylike marsupial and the world s happiest animal. A block of hotel rooms are reserved for conference delegates and exhibitors at discounted rates. Accommodation is not included in registration prices. There are a range of other accommodation options and styles available close to the Esplanade Hotel.
4 The Australian Cattle Veterinarians Annual Conference Register online at www.etouches.com/acv18 About our international speaker, Dr Peter Constable Dr Constable obtained his veterinary degree from the University of Melbourne in 1982. He has worked as an agricultural animal veterinarian in Australia and mixed animal practitioner in England. Dr Constable obtained MS and PhD degrees from The Ohio State University, an Honorary Doctorate from the Université de Liège in Belgium, and is board certified by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine and the American College of Veterinary Nutrition. Dr Constable has co-authored more than 230 peer-reviewed publications and is the senior author on the 11th edition of Veterinary Medicine, a textbook of the diseases of cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, and goats. Dr Constable will deliver presentations on: How to evaluate diagnostic test performance Energetics and metabolism in the periparturient dairy cow, including ultrasound determination of fat and muscle mobilisation Treatment of calves with diarrhoea Rational use of antibiotics and susceptibility testing Prediction of parturition and dystocia in dairy and beef cattle; and Digital dermatitis
The Australian Cattle Veterinarians Annual Conference 5 Conference program Tuesday 3 April 2018 8.30am 5.30pm Workshop Liver Biopsy Workshop at Murdoch Proudly sponsored by Virbac 5.00pm Registration opens 6.00pm 9.00pm ACV Welcome BBQ Dinner Proudly sponsored by Idexx Wednesday 4 April 2018 7.00am 8.00am Breakfast in trade area. Registration open Session 1: Vets in the modern world 8.15am 8.30am 8.30am 9.00am 9.00am 9.30am 9.30am 10.00am 10.00am 10.30am Opening and Welcome Alan Guilfoyle The politics of disease Looking Forward, Looking Back Jakob Malmo Looking Sideways Alan Guilfoyle Morning tea Session 2: BULLCHECK 10.30am 11.00am 11.00am 11.30am 11.30am 12.00am 12.00pm 12.30pm 12.30pm 1.30pm BULLCHECK Sheath Scoring and Feet Scoring Michael McGowan BULLCHECK Serving Ability Testing David Swan BULLCHECK How and when to trim Bull Feet Andrew Hoare The effects of injectable trace mineral supplementation on semen quality of bulls Martin Ferreira Lunch Session 3: Diagnostics I 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.00pm 3.30pm 3.30pm 4.00pm How to evaluate diagnostic test performance Peter Constable Serology Testing Michael McGowan New Diagnostic Tests for the Modern World Mark Hazelton Abattoir feedback: a resource for vets Sarah Jane Wilson Afternoon tea Session 4: Herd Health I 4.00pm 4.45pm 4.45pm 5.15pm 5.30pm 7.00pm Treatment of calves with diarrhoea Peter Constable Eradicating Disease ACV Cocktail function at Little Creatures Brewery, Fremantle with cocktail finger food and drinks
6 The Australian Cattle Veterinarians Annual Conference Register online at www.etouches.com/acv18 Conference program Thursday 5 April 2018 7.30am 8.00am Breakfast in trade area Session 5: Herd Health II 8.30am 9.00am 9.00am 9.30am 9.30am 10.00am 10.00am 10.30am Energetics and metabolism in the periparturient dairy cow, including ultrasound determination of fat and muscle mobilization Peter Constable Lumpy skin disease Peter Irons Electroencephalograms and pain in cattle Mike Laurence Morning tea Session 6: George Osborne Memorial Speakers Forum 11.00am 12.30pm 12.30pm 1.30pm Award winners to be announced leading up to the Conference Lunch Session 7: Sustainability I 1.30pm 2.00pm 2.00pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.00pm 3.30pm The Expectations of Woolworths Customers Nick Hover Qualitive behavioural Analysis the new way of assessing welfare Teresa Collins WelfareCheck A new tool for ACV members David Beggs Afternoon tea Session 8: Sustainability II 3.30pm 4.15pm 4.15pm 4.45pm 4.45pm 5.15pm 5.15pm Rational use of antibiotics and sensitivity testing Peter Constable Antimicrobial Resistance in New Zealand Scott McDougall Marketing the Dairy Antibiogram Ray Castle ACV Annual Meeting 7.30pm 10.30pm ACV Event Dinner Breaking the Chains Proudly sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Register online at www.etouches.com/acv18
The Australian Cattle Veterinarians Annual Conference 7 Conference program Friday 6 April 2018 7.30am 8.00am Breakfast in trade area Session 9: Herd Health III 8.30am 9.00am 9.00am 9.30am 9.30am 10.15am 10.00am 11.00am Running the risk of convenience: Do our pour-on drench choices increase the risk of drench failure? Gareth Kelly Managing Split Herds Ian Bradshaw Assessing evidence and using financial analytical tools with herd health/nutrition Paul Cusack Morning tea Session 10: Diagnostics II 11.00am 11.30am 11.30am 12.00pm 12.00pm 12.30pm 12.30pm 1.00pm 12.30pm 1.30pm Muc and Mastitis: In-clinic diagnostics Gemma Chuck PCR testing for vibrio Anna Gates Isperm Tracy Sullivan 400,000 Ear Notches and Counting: What have we learned? Enoch Bergman Lunch Session 11: Predicting Risk 1.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 3.00pm 3.00pm 3.30pm Prediction of parturition and dystocia in dairy and beef cattle Peter Constable Assessing Risk Dave Beggs Afternoon tea Session 12: Looking Forward 3.30pm 4.00pm 4.00pm 4.30pm 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 6.30pm The adoption of technology to solve old problems Matt Petersen Digital Dermatitis a new disease to manage? Peter Constable Wrap up and close Informal wrap up drinks Saturday 7 April 2018 8.30am 5.00pm BULLCHECK Workshop at Murdoch University
8 The Australian Cattle Veterinarians Annual Conference Register online at www.etouches.com/acv18 Workshops Tuesday 3 April Liver biopsy How and why? Saturday 7 April BULLCHECK Virbac in collaboration with ACV is offering a Liver Biopsy workshop on Tuesday 3 April which will include a mineral workshop and wet lab. This will be a packed day program with plenty of time for discussion with presentations from the following speakers: Understanding trace minerals Dr Trengrove Trace mineral analysis bloods versus liver Drs Trengrove and Swaney Trace mineral deficiencies and bull fertility Dr Ferreira Liver biopsy wet lab Dr Trengrove Bus departs at 8.30am and returns at 5.30pm. Meet at Hotel Esplanade Fremantle. ACV will be holding a post conference BULLCHECK workshop. BULLCHECK veterinarians will have the opportunity to undertake advanced bull testing processes. This workshop will be at Murdoch University and we thank Murdoch for their support. Numbers are strictly limited. Costs are additional to full conference delegate rates. Catering will be provided. A bus will leave from Fremantle at 8.30am and return by 5.00pm. One low rate $50 Early Bird $300 (save $30) After Early Bird $330
The Australian Cattle Veterinarians Annual Conference 9 Social program Relax and unwind after a big day of presentations with these exciting collegial social events. Included in full delegate registration. Tuesday 3 April, 6.00pm 9.00pm BBQ & Beers Welcome Event Hotel Esplanade, Fremantle Enjoy a BBQ and beers around the pool while you catch up with friends, meet some new peers and kick up your heels before the full day sessions commence. Additional tickets are $150. Proudly sponsored by Wednesday 4 April, 5.30pm 7.00pm Cocktail finger food and drinks Little Creatures Brewing, Fremantle Additional tickets are $100. Thursday 5 April, 7.30pm 10.30pm Breaking the Chains Event Dinner Fremantle Prison, Fremantle Come and relax after the second day of science with a 3-course dinner and drinks in the Old Fremantle Prison. Additional tickets are $175. Proudly sponsored by
10 The Australian Cattle Veterinarians Annual Conference Register online at www.etouches.com/acv18 Registration details All prices are inclusive of GST Super Early Bird closes 15 January Early Bird closes 1 March Full rate ACV member $990 $1,250 $1,580 AVA member $1,390 $1,650 $1,980 AVA student member (undergrad or DVM student) $495 $625 $790 AVA new graduate member (up to 2 years from graduation or post grad student) $594 $750 $948 Non member $2,780 $3,300 $3,960 Day registrations per day (Wednesday, Thursday or Friday) no early bird rate ACV member $490 AVA member $620 AVA student member $250 AVA New graduate $285 Non member $980 Full delegate registration package includes: Attendance at scientific sessions (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) Admittance to industry exhibition (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) Light breakfast (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday), morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) BBQ and Beers welcome event (Tuesday) Cocktail and Networking drinks (Wednesday) Breaking the Chains Event Dinner (Thursday) 1 conference bag, including conference materials 1 copy of USB proceedings. Day registration package includes: Attendance at scientific sessions (on day/s attending) Admittance to industry exhibition (on day/s attending) Light breakfast, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea (on day/s attending) 1 conference bag, including conference materials 1 copy of USB proceedings. Workshops* Early Bird 1 March Full rate Liver Biopsy Workshop Tuesday 3 April (including catering and bus transfers) $50 $50 BULLCHECK Workshop Saturday 7 April (including catering and bus transfers) $300 $330 * To be purchased in addition to the full delegate and day registrations. See page 8 for further details. Social events** Early Bird 1 March Full rate BBQ & Beers welcome event Tuesday 3 April $150 $150 Cocktail networking drinks Wednesday 4 April $100 $100 Breaking the Chains event dinner Thursday 5 April $175 $175 ** To be purchased in addition to day registrations and accompanying family members registrations. See page 9 for further details.
The Australian Cattle Veterinarians Annual Conference 11 Register online at www.etouches.com/acv18 Accompanying family member(s) Early Bird 1 March Full rate Accompanying family member(s) $800 $800 Accompanying family members registration package includes: Admittance to industry exhibition (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) Light breakfast (Wednesday and Friday), morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea (Wednesday, Thursday and Friday) BBQ & Beers welcome event (Tuesday) Cocktail and networking drinks (Wednesday) Breaking the Chains event dinner (Thursday) Privacy statement: The Australian Veterinary Association Ltd (AVA) protects your privacy, and aims to manage personal information in an open and transparent way. This policy sets out how the AVA complies with the Privacy Act 1998 (Act) and the Australian Privacy Principles (APP s) which came into force on 12 March 2014. View the AVA Privacy Policy by visiting www.ava.com.au/privacy-policy. The ACV wishes to thank our sponsors and exhibitors Major sponsors Trade supports and exhibitors
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