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2009 BVD Symposium
Production Level (Applied Science) Sessions
January 27, 2009
Location: Four Points by Sheraton,
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
Sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health
Luncheon speaker
Farmer's motivations and obstacles to enter in and comply to a voluntary BVDV control plan
Dr. Christine Fourichon
Integrated BVD Control Plans for Beef Operations
Objective: It is critical to control risk for BVD disease effectively and economically in individual cattle operations. Planned, simplified use of effective tests, vaccines and management strategies can be used to prevent new infections as well as eliminate existing herd infections.
1:00-1:45 Goals, risk tolerance and the appropriate plan
Making BVD control an economic plus for me
How to set goals to control BVD in my herd
The tests, the vaccines and how best to use them
Designing a BVD control plan for my herd
Dr. Dan Grooms, Michigan State University
1:45-2:30 Risky business
Management practices and how they affect BVD risk
Risky practices for BVD introduction
Cost of BVD introduction
Effective and economical BVD risk management strategies
Dr. Mike Sanderson,
CATTLEMAN-VETERINARIAN PANEL
Moderator: Dan Dorn,
2:30-2:45 Keeping BVD out of my herd-Biosecurity
Bill Rishel, Rishel Angus,
2:45-3:00 Getting BVD out of my herd
TBA
3:00-3:15 Getting BVD out of my herd
James Palmer, Matador Ranches
3:15-3:30 Panel Discussion
3:30-3:45 Break
Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc
3:45-4:45 Simple targeted BVD control
Obtaining a
proper test at the
propertime on the
proper sample from the
properanimal
Properly removing animals that test positive
Properly preventing exposure to the virus
Properly vaccinating the proper animal at the proper time
Dr. Dan Givens,
4:45-5:00 BVD on the Web
Finding BVD scientific information on the web
Using web based tools to evaluate herd risk
Dr. Brad White,
5:00 Wrap-up
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