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DONKEY WELFARE SYMPOSIUM

FRIDAY September 30, 2016

8:30 - 10:20 am Donkey Restraint and Foot Care Techniques for the Veterinarian Nora Matthews DVM, DACVA, Richard Bruner and Mark Meyers

Veterinarian Track

Enthusiast Track Veterinarian Track

Enthusiast Track Veterinarian Track

Enthusiast Track

8:30 - 9:20 am Caring for Donkeys: Understanding their Unique Needs Kim Hayes

9:30 - 10:20 am Donkey Foot Care Chris Gerber

10:20 - 10:40 am | Break

10:40 - 11:30 am Better Comprehension of Donkey Dentistry Joao Rodrigues, DVM, PhD

10:40 - 11:30 am The Practical Application of Science of Donkey Behavior Ben Hart

11:40 am - 12:30 pm Hyperlipemia in the Donkey Karen Rickards, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS

SATURDAY October 1, 2016 SUNDAY October 2, 2016

1:30 - 3:20 pm LAB B: Donkey Dentistry, Field Anesthesia and Pain Management Joao Rodrigues, DVM, PhD and Nora Matthews DVM, DACVA

Pre-registration is required. Attendance is limited to 20.

Cross listed on pg 7.

1:30 - 3:20 pm Demonstration: Uses of a Pleasure Donkey Kimberly Brockett and Michael Cappelli

11:40 am - 12:30 pm LAB: Donkey Handling and Training Ben Hart

12:30 - 1:30 pm | Lunch

3:20 - 3:40 pm | Break

3:40 - 5:30 pm LAB B: Donkey Dentistry, Field Anesthesia and Pain Management Joao Rodrigues, DVM, PhD and Nora Matthews DVM, DACVA

Pre-registration is required. Attendance is limited to 20.

Cross listed on pg 7.

3:40 - 4:30 pm Donkey Physical Examination Steve Purdy, DVM

4:40 - 5:30 pm Practical Donkey Reproduction Steve Purdy, DVM

6:00-9:00 pm | Dinner at Moakley House with presentation “Smoke the Donkey: The Luckiest

Donkey in Iraq” by Col. John Folsom

8:00 - 8:50 am Donkey Nutrition Karen Rickards, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS

9:05 - 9:55 am Moving From Therapeutic Riding Towards a Psychosocial Interspecies Developmental Model Caron Whaley, MSc, BEng

10:15 - 11:05 am Preventative Medicine for Donkeys Karen Rickards, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS

10:15 - 11:05 am Smoke the Donkey, a Therapy Animal at War and at Home Cate Folsom

9:55 - 10:15 am | Break with Exhibitors | Stocking Hall

11:20 am - 12:10 pm Donkey Dermatology William Miller, VMD, DACVD

Besnoitia Linda Mittel, DVM, MSPH

12:10 - 1:40 pm | Lunch with Exhibitors | Stocking Hall

1:40 - 2:30 pm Health and Welfare Concerns and the Importance of Donkeys to the Lives of People in West Africa Philip Mshelia, DVM

1:40 - 2:30 pm An Update on Donkeys Worldwide Stephen Blakeway, BA, VetMB, MSc, PGCE, MRCVS

2:45 - 3:35 pm The Hand: The Donkey Sanctuary’s Tool for Assessing the Welfare of Working Donkeys and Mules Kevin Brown, BSc, BVMS, PhD, MRCVS

2:45 - 3:35 pm How the Donkey Has Contributed to Scientific Knowledge Doug Antczak, VMD, PhD

3:35 - 3:55 pm | Break with Exhibitors | Stocking Hall

3:55 - 4:45 pm Working Towards Sustainable Animal Health Interventions in Developing Countries Polly Compston, MRCVS and Mactar Seck, DVM, MSc

5:00 - 5:50 pm Donkey Farriery in Developing Countries Polly Compston, MRCVS and Mactar Seck, DVM, MSc

5:00 - 5:50 pm Donkey Preventative Medicine and Quality of Life Assessment Karen Rickards, BVSc, PhD, MRCVS

6:00-9:00 pm | Heavy appetizers at Moakley House with presentation “The Future of Donkey Welfare”

by Dr. Eric Davis

9:00 - 9:50 am Interactions between Veterinarians and Donkey Rescues Mark Meyers

9:00 - 9:50 am Overseas Cases from the Field Polly Compston, MRCVS and Mactar Seck, DVM, MSc

10:05 - 10:55 am Technical Donkey Emergency Rescue Rolfe Radcliffe, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC and Rebecca Gimenez, PhD

11:10 am - 12:00 pm Lab: Donkey Emergency Rescue Rolfe Radcliffe, DVM, DACVS, DACVECC and Rebecca Gimenez, PhD

12:00 - 1:30 pm | Lunch with Exhibitors | Stocking Hall

1:30 - 3:30 pm Donkey Adoption Event in the Livestock Pavillion Mark Meyers, Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue

Orange columns indicate classes approved for veterinary technician credit.

7:30 - 8:30 am | Breakfast and Registration 7:00 - 8:00 am | Breakfast and Registration 8:00 - 9:00 am | Breakfast with Exhibitors