Fri, Nov 03, 2017 Event Schedule 8:00am Opening 8:00am - 9:00am, Nov 3 UC Davis Horse Barn Arena Coffee and Bagels Coffee and Bagels for Sale 8:00am - 9:00am, Nov 3 UC Davis Horse Barn Arena 9:00am Healthy Donkey Exercise: Equipment 9:00am - 11:00am, Nov 3 5 Subsessions Harnessing: Design and Fitting 9:00am - 9:30am, Nov 3 Pack Harness 9:30am - 10:00am, Nov 3 Riding Saddles 10:00am - 10:15am, Nov 3 Working Harnesses vs Driving Harnesses: The Difference 10:15am - 10:45am, Nov 3 Bits, Bridles and Teeth 10:45am - 11:00am, Nov 3 11:00am Healthy Donkey Exercise: Hitching and Driving 11:00am - 1:30pm, Nov 3 UC Davis Horse Barn Arena
Patricia Demers Board Member, Carriage Assoc. of America Amy McLean Professor of Animal Science, Dept. of Animal Science, UC Davis D Dawn Marie Henderso Donkey Driver, Donkey Trainer T Terry Davis Harness Maker, Hand Made by Terry Davis S Steve Decater Owner Live Power Community Farm, Live Power Community Farm 3 Subsessions How to Safely Harness a Cart 11:00am - 12:00pm, Nov 3 Proper Driving: What You Can Achieve 12:00pm - 1:00pm, Nov 3 Hitching a Team 1:00pm - 1:30pm, Nov 3 1:00pm Healthy Donkey; Hoof Handling and Training for Foot Trimming 1:30pm - 2:30pm, Nov 3 UC Davis Horse Barn Arena Ben Hart Behaviorist and Trainer, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK
J João Rodriguez DVM PhD Veterinarian, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK 2:00pm Healthy Donkey: What Does a Healthy Donkey Look Like? 2:30pm - 3:30pm, Nov 3 UC Davis Horse Barn Arena Discussion of body condition score, feet and behavioral scoring to aid in assessing the welfare of donkeys Ben Hart Behaviorist and Trainer, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK Amy McLean Professor of Animal Science, Dept. of Animal Science, UC Davis J João Rodriguez DVM PhD Veterinarian, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK 3:00pm Healthy Teeth: How to Examine Your Donkey s Mouth and Teeth 3:30pm - 4:00pm, Nov 3 UC Davis Horse Barn Arena A discussion of how to look at your donkeys mouth and teeth J João Rodriguez DVM PhD Veterinarian, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK 4:00pm
Healthy Homes for Burros: Introduction to BLM Burros and Student Donkey Trainers 4:00pm - 4:30pm, Nov 3 UC Davis Horse Barn Arena An introduction to the students working to gentle BLM burros for adoption A Amy Dumas Wild Horse and Burro Program, Manager California State Office, Bureau of Land Management Donkey Photo Contest 4:00pm - 5:00pm, Nov 3 Open to all attendees 5:00pm Symposium Registration/Meet & Greet 5:00pm - 6:00pm, Nov 3 6:00pm Dinner for all Registered Attendees 6:00pm - 7:00pm, Nov 3 Cash bar available 7:00pm Opening Comments 7:00pm - 7:10pm, Nov 3 How Donkeys Create a Better Environment 7:10pm - 8:00pm, Nov 3
Erick Lundgren PhD Wildlife biologist, Sydney University of Technology 8:00pm Farming with Donkeys 8:00pm - 8:45pm, Nov 3 S Steve Decater Owner Live Power Community Farm, Live Power Community Farm Sat, Nov 04, 2017 7:00am Registration & Continental Breakfast 7:30am - 8:00am, Nov 4 8:00am Enthusiast Track: Treats and Environmental Enrichment: What is appropriate and when should you? 8:00am - 8:50am, Nov 4 Ben Hart Behaviorist and Trainer, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK Clair Thunes PhD Professor of Animal Science and Nutrition, Dept. of Animal Science UC Davis
Veterinary Track: Metabolism and Laminitis - The Latest 8:00am - 8:50am, Nov 4, Rm 1030 Metabolism and Laminitis; the Latest Lisa Tadros DVM, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM) Assistant Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine 9:00am Enthusiast Track: Healthy Donkey Homes: Weather the weather 9:00am - 9:50am, Nov 4 Leanne Proops PhD Senior Lecturer, Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology, Psychology Department, University of Portsmouth, UK Veterinary Track: Treatment of Lameness and Hoof Conditions 9:00am - 9:50am, Nov 4, Rm 1030 K Karen Rickards FRCVS PhD Chief Veterinary Surgeon, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK Coffee & Tea Break 9:50am - 10:00am, Nov 4
10:00am Enthusiast Track: Healthy Donkey Jobs 10:00am - 10:50am, Nov 4 Healthy Donkey Jobs PDF Healthy Donkey Jobs Power Point Mark Meyers Executive Director, Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue Veterinary Track: Rehabilitating the Obese Donkey 10:00am - 10:50am, Nov 4, Rm 1030 Rehabilitating the Obese Donkey PDF K Karen Rickards FRCVS PhD Chief Veterinary Surgeon, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK Lisa Tadros DVM, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM) Assistant Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine 11:00am All Attendees: The International Trade in Donkey Meat & Hides 11:00am - 11:50am, Nov 4 Under the skin PDF Under the Skin
Alex Mayers Head of Programs, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth, UK Philip Mshelia DVM Veterinarian, Department of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria 12:00pm All Attendees: Lunch Panel Discussion: Quality of Life in Older Donkeys 12:00pm - 12:50pm, Nov 4 Can Donkeys Die of a Broken Heart PDF Can Donkeys Die from a Broken Heart PPT P Pierre Lessard DVM Veterinarian, Private Practitioner Amy McLean Professor of Animal Science, Dept. of Animal Science, UC Davis K Karen Rickards FRCVS PhD Chief Veterinary Surgeon, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK 1:00pm Owner Track: Rehabilitating and Rehoming the Abused Donkey 1:00pm - 1:50pm, Nov 4 Ben Hart Behaviorist and Trainer, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK
Veterinary Track: Donkey Dental Problems and Treatment 1:00pm - 1:50pm, Nov 4, Rm 1030 J João Rodriguez DVM PhD Veterinarian, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK 2:00pm Enthusiast Track: Healthy Donkey Populations - Genetics 2:00pm - 2:50pm, Nov 4 Francisco Javier Navas González University of Córdoba, Departament of Genetics Veterinary Track: Ocular Diseases in Donkeys 2:00pm - 2:50pm, Nov 4, Rm 1030 K Karen Rickards FRCVS PhD Chief Veterinary Surgeon, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK Coffee & Tea Break 2:50pm - 3:00pm, Nov 4 3:00pm
Veterinary Track: Special Problems of Sanctuary and Rescue Populations 3:00pm - 3:50pm, Nov 4, Rm 1030 K Karen Rickards FRCVS PhD Chief Veterinary Surgeon, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK Enthusiast Track: Healthy Donkey Mind: Basic training 3:00pm - 3:50pm, Nov 4 Ben Hart Behaviorist and Trainer, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK 4:00pm Enthusiast Track: Healthy Hooves - Metabolism and Laminitis for Owners 4:00pm - 4:50pm, Nov 4 Healthy Hooves, Metabolism and Laminitis for Owners PDF Lisa Tadros DVM, PhD, DACVIM (LAIM) Assistant Professor of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine Veterinary Track: How to Approach & Treat the Difficult Donkey 4:00pm - 4:50pm, Nov 4, Rm 1030
Ben Hart Behaviorist and Trainer, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK 5:00pm Enthusiast Track: Wound Management and Skin Disease 5:00pm - 5:50pm, Nov 4 Eric Davis DVM MS DACVS DACVIM Associate Veterinarian, UC Davis Veterinary Track: Gastric Ulcers in Donkeys 5:00pm - 5:50pm, Nov 4, Rm 1030 Francesca Compostela DVM PhD Independent Consultant, One Health Veterinary Educator 6:00pm Dinner for all Registered Attendees/Panel Discussion: Abandonment, Marginalization & Slaughter - What Can We Do? 6:30pm - 10:00pm, Nov 4 Sun, Nov 05, 2017 9:00am Healthy Diets 9:00am - 11:00am, Nov 5
Clair Thunes PhD Professor of Animal Science and Nutrition, Dept. of Animal Science UC Davis Dental Demonstrations for Veterinarians 9:00am - 11:00am, Nov 5 Cole Facility J João Rodriguez DVM PhD Veterinarian, The Donkey Sanctuary, Sidmouth UK Acquisition and Acclimation of Feral Caribbean Donkeys for the use ofreproductive Research 9:00am - 9:15am, Nov 5 E Erik Peterson DVM Large Animal Clinical Instructor, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine Genomic Imprinting Effect on the Secretion of Gonadotropin in Hybrid Pregnancies 9:00am - 11:00am, Nov 5 Lizeth Veloz MVZ Veterinarian, Unversidad National Autonoma de Mexico, Animal Reproduction Department, Mexico City, Mexico Computerized Donkey Genetics 9:00am - 12:00pm, Nov 5
Francisco Javier Navas González University of Córdoba, Departament of Genetics Does Season and Jenny Age at Foaling Affect Survival in Miranda Donkey Breed? 9:15am - 9:30am, Nov 5 Miguel Quaresma Senior Clinical Researcher, Center for Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Tras-os- Montes e Alto Douro Colic in a Donkey: Fecalith 9:30am - 9:45am, Nov 5 I Isabelle Kilcoyne MVB, DACVS Asst Clin Professor, Sugical and Radiological Sciences, UC Davis Dystocia (and a Difficult Liver) in a Donkey 9:45am - 10:00am, Nov 5 E Emily Schaefer DVM Internal Medicine Resident, UC Davis 10:00am Successful Placement of a Transvenous Endomyocardial Bipolar Pacemaker in three Miniature
Donkey s with Atrioventricular Block 10:00am - 10:15am, Nov 5 C Callum George Donnelly DVM, DACT Equine Medicine Resident II, UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital Selenium and Vitamin E Deficiency in a Donkey Foal 10:15am - 10:30am, Nov 5 C Charlotte Easton-Jones Large Animal Medicine Resident, UC DAVIS Surprise Newborn Donkey 10:30am - 10:45am, Nov 5 Sharon Spier Professor, UC Davis, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Donkey with Locking Patellas 10:45am - 11:00am, Nov 5 Sharon Spier Professor, UC Davis, UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
11:00am All Equines are Equal, but Some are More Equal than Others. 11:00am - 11:15am, Nov 5 Cognitive and social differences between donkeys, mules and horses. Leanne Proops PhD Senior Lecturer, Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology, Psychology Department, University of Portsmouth, UK The Plight of the Jumento Nordestino, a Brazilian Working Donkey 11:15am - 11:30am, Nov 5 Poster Presentation Lais Costa DVM, MS, PhD, DACVIM, DABVP Staff Veterinarian, UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital Antonio José de Araújo Aguiar Associate Professor, Dept. Veterinary Surgery and Anesthesiology - FMVZ - Sao Paulo State University, Botucatu-SP, BRAZIL Donkey with Pancreatitis 11:45am - 11:45am, Nov 5 Charlene Noll Equine Surgery Resident II, University of California, Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital
1:00pm BLM Donkey Adoption Event 1:00pm - 4:00pm, Nov 5 Cole Facility 4:00pm Closing Statements 4:00pm - 4:30pm, Nov 5 Cole Facility Powered By Whova