THE GOAT VETERINARY SOCIETY

Meeting programme Thursday May 10th 2012  at Taunton Race Course

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9.30 - 10.00  Arrivals and Coffee

10.00-10.05  CHAIRMANS WELCOME:  Dr Tony Andrews.

10.05-10.20  ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

10.20-10.45  MANAGING AND TREATING THE  ITCHY GOAT

                     Rose Jackson BVSc MRCVS  Scarsdale veterinary Hospital, Derby.

10.45-11.15  ECTOPARASITES OF GOATS AND THEIR TREATMENT

                     Dr Peter Bates, LIBiol FRLS, Consultant entomologist, Chertsey, Surrey

11.15-11.35   Coffee

11.35-13.00   SCHMALLENBERG VIRUS - THE SCIENCE SO FAR 

                      Professor Peter Mertens, Institute for Animal Health, Pirbright, Surrey THE NETHERLANDS EXPERIENCE

                      Arne Vanhoudt MRCVS, The Royal Veterinary College, London.

  THE UK EXPERIENCE

                      Ian Davies MA VETMB  MRCVS  AHVLA Shrewsbury Laboratory

   Summary and Discussion

13.00-14.00   Lunch

14.00-14.45  THE SICK GOAT.  3 CLINICAL CASES

Tessa Porter MA VETMB MRCVS 

                     Coombefield  Veterinary Hospital, Axminster, Devon

  Rachel Hayton BVM&S BSc MRCVS and

                     Gareth Foden B VetMed MRCVS

                     Synergy Animal Health, Evershot, Dorset.

14.45-15.10  METABOLIC PROFILES AND THE GOAT

                     Professor David Barrett, BVSc BSc MRCVS,  University of Bristol.

15.10-15.30 ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT FOR GOAT KIDS

                    Sue Smith, Castle Cary, Somerset.

15.30-16.00  GOAT MANAGEMENT FORUM.

FROM TOP TIPS TO TOTAL DISASTER

                      Facilitated by Kat Bazeley BVSc Bsc MRCVS

16.00             CLOSE