AVC Executive Committee Meeting - Pavilion Seven

with plated breakfast

AVC Executive Committee and Board of Directors Meeting - Pavilion One

with boxed lunch

1:00pm - 3:00pm

AVC Committee Meetings

All are welcome to join an AVC committee meeting!

1:00pm- 3:00pm

Cattle Health and Well Being Committee - Pavilion Three

1:00pm- 2:00pm

Program Committee - Pavilion Six

By-Laws, Policy and Procedures Committee -Pavilion Two

Public Relations/Corporate SponsorshipCommittee - Pavilion Seven

Veterinary Practice Issues and Standards Committee - Board Room

2:00pm - 3:00pm

Membership Committee - Pavilion Six

Technology Committee - Board Room

Nominating Committee - Pavilion Seven

Forward Planning Committee - Pavilion Two

AVC Executive Committee and Board of Directors Meeting - Pavilion One

Cocktails Hosted by Huvepharma

Ballroom Foyer

Dinner and Presentation Hosted by Huvepharma - Salon 1A & 1B

"Application of Corid and Gainpro in cocci control growth promoting strategy"

-Dr. Joe Dedrickson

Breakfast and Presentation Hosted by Boehringer-Ingelheim - Salon 1A & 1B

"Gaining Perspective for Preserving the Utility of Anthelmintics in Stocker Cattle"

- Dr. Daniel Cummings

"Secure Beef Supply:Engaging Clients on Preparedness"

Topic Description - This session will discuss managing the risk of foot-and-mouth disease during an outbreak, a feedlot case study, and future training opportunities that veterinarians can use in practice.  

- Dr. Julia Herman and Dr. Danelle Bickett-Weddle

10:15am – 12:00pm

"Commercial salmon aquaculture:Industry environment and hurdles"

Topic Description - The presentation will cover an overview of the industry, its practices and emerging issues.

"Sea lice:A major problem driving innovation"

Topic Description - This presentation will examine sea lice infection in salmon, and how the commercial aquaculture industry has had to change to meet this challenge.

- Dr. Mark Fast

AVC Business Lunch Update - Salon 1A & 1B

Upson Clinical Pharmacology Forum

"Benefits and unintended consequences of reducing antimicrobial use in poultry"

Topic Description - In response to consumer and customer demands as well as attempts to reduce overall antimicrobial use, the poultry industry of the U.S. has had several major shifts in how antimicrobials are used; some of these changes have not had the desired effect of improving animal health and welfare.

- Dr. Randy Singer, University of Minnesota

2:30pm – 3:00pm

Afternoon Break ( Restroom/Snack/Calls) - Ballroom Foyer

Upson Clinical Pharmacology Forum

"Restraint and Analgesia in Cattle"

Topic Description - We will discuss some predictable methods for pharmacologic restraint and analgesia in cattle including case examples, drug expectations, and regulatory guidelines.

- Dr. Matt Miesner, Kansas State University

Upson Clinical Pharmacology Forum

"Disease and Drugs-Why One Doesn’t Always Work on the Other"

Topic Description - This presentation will look at factors associated with disease that impacts the performance of the drugs used and influences on withdrawal times.

- Dr. Patrick Gordon, Iowa State University

There will be no dinner this evening.

A list of restaurants in the area will be provided in your packets..

Breakfast and Presentation Hosted by Zinpro - Salon 1A & 1B

"The role of intracellular zinc in antiviral immunity in feedlot cattle"

- Dr. Chris Ashworth and Dr. Chris Reinhardt

"2025 Cattle and Beef Outlook:The Herd Rebuilding Challenge".

Topic Description - Cattle and beef market outlook is discussed with a particular focus on the supply fundamentals and the challenges of rebuilding the beef cow herd.

- Dr. Derrell Peel

"Unpacking the 2024 Update to Animal Disease Traceability Regulations"

Topic Description - Part of USDA-APHIS’ incredibly crowded year was finalizing revisions to their existing traceability regulations – revisions that seem relatively narrow on paper, but which have fueled considerable chatter among producers, veterinarians, and lawmakers.

-Dr. Sigrid Johannes

"AAVSB Veterinary Team Task Survey: Understanding the Results"

Topic Description - The AAVSB surveyed the North American veterinary community on the possibilities of task delegation to veterinary technicians and a hypothetical mid-level practitioner. Dr. Venit will discuss the results of the survey, as outlined in the white paper: AAVSB Veterinary Team Task Survey: Understanding the Results. 

- Dr. Beth Venit

"Development of a Master's degree program in Veterinary Clinical Care to create Veterinary Professional Associates"

Topic Description - “The presentation will review the development of a Master’s degree training program for Veterinary Professional Associates, a non-veterinarian clinician similar to a Physician Assistants that will work under the license of a veterinarian.

- Dr. Wayne Jensen

"The Unintended Consequences of the Proposed Midlevel Practitioner"

Topic Description - This presentation will discuss the potential consequences of a mid-level practitioner and why veterinary associations do not support this initiative.

-Dr. Fred Gingrich