CPD course

TIME

TITLE

ORGANISER

9.30 am –
12.30 pm

Clinical approach to neurological diseases.

Phil Scott

Introduction

TIME

SUBJECT

SPEAKER

2.00 pm –
2.10 pm

President’s introduction.
Objectives for the meeting.

Dick Thompson

2.10 pm – 2.40 pm

The local perspective – what are the infectious disease threats at farm, regional, national and international level and who is responsible for health planning to minimise risk?

Linda Lowseck

2.40 pm –
3.20 pm

Case reports describing the consequences of introduction of infectious disease – Reference to bluetongue and Q fever? 

Piet Vellema

Short papers relevant to the theme of health planning and biosecurity

TIME

SUBJECT

SPEAKER

4.00 pm – 4.15 pm

Cysticercus ovis

Paula Menzies

4.15 pm – 4.30 pm

Anaplasmosis

4.15 pm – 4.30 pm

4.15 pm – 4.30 pm

Bluetongue

TIME

SUBJECT

SPEAKERS

9.00 am – 10.30 am

Clinical signs and pathology of bluetongue

Chris Oura and Karin Darpel,

Bluetongue update (incl. outcome of the ovine BT maternal antibody experiments)

BT vaccination campaign which he'd told Chris was approaching 90% for 1 and 8 along the coastal areas.

Biosecurity and surveillance

TIME

SUBJECT

SPEAKER

11.00 am – 11.30 am

Biosecurity at farm, regional, national and international levels – with reference to Johnes’ disease, footrot, OPA, scrapie and CLA.

Paula Menzies

11.30 am – 12.00 pm

Active and passive surveillance – references to examples of biosecurity breakdowns

Ian Davis

12.00 pm – 12.30 am

The role of serological screening to reduce the risk of transmission of infectious diseases at farm, regional, national and international levels – reference to CLA, Johne’s disease and OPA.

Graham Baird

12.30 pm – 1.00 am

Biosecurity and surveillance in southern Europe - reference to examples of diseases that are not currently endemic in the UK (eg. B. melitensis, B. ovis, sarcoptic mange and fleas infestation)

Giorgos Christodoulopoulos

Visit

TIME

AGENDA

ORGANISER

1.30 pm – 5.30 pm

Visit to the National Trust Jersey conservation grazing project. Walk along cliff path, see the sheep and have a talk about them by the shepherd with the flock vet and National Trust also available for input and question responses.

Linda Lowseck

Parasitic diseases

TIME

TITLE

SPEAKER

9.00 am – 9.40 am

Biosecurity and surveillance for parasitic diseases – particular reference to anthelmintic resistant nematodes and trematodes and to ectoparasitic diseases.

Sian Mitchell

9.40 am – 9.55 am

Refugia – the most important consideration in the selection for anthelmintic resistance?

Neil Sargison

9.55 am -10.10 am

Problems of refugia-based control programmes.

Jim Hindson

and Mike Clarkson

10.10 am – 10.40 am

Discussion

President of ECSRHM

Foot and mouth

TIME

TITLE

SPEAKER

11.10 am – 11.40 am

An update on foot and mouth –

Sam Mansley

Short papers

TIME

SUBJECT

SPEAKER

11.40 pm –
12.00 pm

Abomasal disease in lambs

Giorgos Christodoulopoulos

12.00 pm – 12.20 pm

Coccidiosis – Baycox vs. veccoxan

12.20 pm – 12.40 pm

Double scalp and/or

‘Strange object in sheep abdomen’ and/or

Pseudomonas skin lesions and/or

‘Stumped of Kendal’ and/or

Micotil and Footrot/ODD and/or

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12.40 pm – 1.00 pm