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The pregnant mare
Chair: Peter Daels
15:40 Management of medical emergencies in the pregnant mare. Which medicines can I use? Margo Macpherson
16:00 Managing laminitis in the pregnant mare, should we and how do we? Peter Morresey
16:20 Size variation from breeding drafts to ponies: how to provide the best treatment in all cases Charlie Cooke
16:35 An update on early embryonic loss Margo McPherson
16:55 Discussion
15:40
Hall 9
Friday
Equine veterinary nursing profession
Chair: Marie Rippingale
15:40 The VN Vision Project - RVCS Julie Dugmore
16:00 Nurse by nature, dentist by design: a dual-qualified equine expert Penny Brownings
16:15 From hesitant to heard: empowering equine nurses in the workplace Jessica Woolrich
16:30 On the road with responsibility: ethics in ambulatory equine nursing Cassie Woods
16:50 Discussion
15:40
Hall 10
Friday
Diversification in practice
Chair: Malcolm Morley
15:30 Combining clinical work and veterinary education Mark Bowen
15:40 Mixing research and clinical practice Edd Knowles
15:50 Working as a BHA veterinary officer Sally Taylor
16:00 Working as a riding establishment inspector Ben Mayes
16:10 Veterinary forensics and expert witness work Suzanne Green
16:25 Working in the welfare sector home and away Rebekah Sullivan
16:35 Discussion
15:30
Hall 8b
Friday
Everyday orthopaedics: no foot, no horse
Chair: Jane Boswell
09:00 Digging deep: problematic solar abscesses, white line disease and pedal osteitis Russell Parker
09:20 Troublesome hoof capsule diseases: thrush, canker and cracks Eugenio Cillan Garcia
09:40 Foot pain, diagnosis and decision making in first opinion practice Liz Barr
10:00 Sidebones, when are they a problem Andrew Fiske-Jackson
10:20 Discussion
9:00
Hall 1
Saturday
Changing climate, changing disease?
Chair: Celia Marr
09:00 Are we ready for West Nile Virus? How to spot it, when is it coming? Marcus Blagrove
09:20 African Horse Sickness, what is it and is it a threat here? Mike Hewetson
09:40 Vector-borne disease threats in horses Andra-Maria Ionescu
10:05 Surveillance for new disease incursions. What are the APHA doing? Sheila Voas
10:25 Discussion
9:00
Hall 5
Saturday
Nutrition
Chair: Harry Carslake
09:10 How to feed a horse: basic nutrition for the equine vet Pat Harris
09:30 Tips for feeding the ulcer prone horse Clare MacLeod
09:45 Does protein matter when feeding the laminitic? Pat Harris
10:00 Refeeding the thin or debilitiated horse Nicky Jarvis
10:15 Discussion
9:10
Hall 9
Saturday
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