VN May 2017

30 May - 2 June 2017

Tuesday 30 May: 18h00 Welcome cocktail

Wednesday, 31 May: Antimicrobial Stewardship and Beef 08:00 – 08:30 Registration 08:30 – 08:40 Opening andWelcome

Dr Stephen Hughes

08:40 – 09:10 Introducing the exhibitors and pharmaceutical trade

Dr Faffa Malan

09:15 – 09:40 One Health and Antibiotic stewardship

Dr Adrian Brink

09:40 – 10:20 The challenges of antibiotic stewardship in veterinary medicine

Prof Mike Apley

10:20 – 10:30 Open discussion 10:30 – 11:15 TEA 11:15 – 11:50 Environmental aspects of antimicrobial resistance

Prof JaapWagenaar

11:50 – 12:25 Antibiotic resistance – the U.S. experience in cattle

Prof Mike Apley

12:25 – 13:00 Dutch experiences in antibiotic stewardship in animals

Prof JaapWagenaar

13:00 – 14:00 TRADE SHOW AND LUNCH

14:00 – 14:15 Product Promotion 14:15 – 14:50 Antibiotic use in farm animals: supporting behavioural change of veterinarians and farmers

Dr David Speksnijder

14:50 – 15:25 Antibiotic resistance in South African feedlots and prevention strategies

Dr Maryke Henton

15:25 – 16:00 Antibiotic efficacy – what differences do antibiotics make?

Prof Mike Apley

16:00 – 16:30 TEA

16:30 – 16:45 Product promotion 16:45 – 17:20 Bacterial respiratory pathogens in feedlot cattle

Dr Maryke Henton

17:20 – 17:55 Clinical decision making in treating bovine respiratory disease

Prof Mike Apley

18:00 Happy hour at Exhibitors. 19:30 South African Braai

Thursday, 1 June: SAVC, Animal Health Technicians and Small stock Time Topic Speaker 07:00 – 07:45 SAVC: Presentation and discussion Dr Clive Marwick 07:45 – 08:30 Brucellosis – Presentation and discussion on veterinary diagnostics. Correct use of tests as an aid in diagnosis of diseases South African Veterinary Laboratory Scientific Forum Introducing the exhibitors and pharmaceutical trade Dr Faffa Malan

08:30 – 09:30 "What’s in a“pluck”? Post-mortem examination and sample collection

Dr Rick Last

09:30 – 10:15 Tea 10:15 - 10:30 Product promotion 10:30 –11:05 Genetic improvement of small stock: Concepts and applications

Dr Johan van Rooyen

11:05 – 11:40 Roundworm control: where are we now and where are we going?

Dr David Bartram

11:40– 12:15 Holistic approach to parasite control

Dr Roland Larson

12:15 – 12:50 Genetic improvement of small stock: Breeding for reduced chemical dependency

Dr Johan van Rooyen

12:50 – 13:50 Lunch 13:50 – 14:05 Product Promotion 14:05 - 14:40 Insights into Goat production

Dr Roland Larson

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