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Conference for Veterinarians and County Extension Agents on

   

Integrating Biosecurity Practices into Livestock Production Management

Tuesday, August 12, 2003
Manhattan, Kansas

Wednesday, August 13, 2003
Hays, Kansas
 


Please share this information with anyone you know who would be interested in attending.

Farm and Ranch Biosecurity website: http://www.farmandranchbiosecurity.com/

This conference is supported by USDA-CSREES-Higher Education Grant 2002-38411-12089 in
cooperation with Kansas State University, Iowa State University, and the University of Nebraska
at Lincoln.

 

Dates and Locations
Manhattan
Tuesday, August 12, 2003
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (lunch included)
Frick Auditorium, Mosier Hall
College of Veterinary Medicine
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Hays
Wednesday, August 13, 2003
10:00 AM – 3:00 PM (lunch included)
Hays Experiment Station Auditorium
1232 240th Avenue
Hays, Kansas


Parking
At Manhattan, KSU

A parking permit
will be required for Tuesday, August 12th by the Campus Parking Department. This permit will be provided to you at registration.

Parking is available on the west side (off Denison Avenue) and on the east side (off Jardine Drive) of the Veterinary Medical Complex. Do not park in the client parking or reserved stalls as you may get ticketed.

At Hays Experiment Station
A parking permit is not required at the Hays Experiment Station. Park in the field north of the auditorium.
 

Conference Objectives
Is your county working on its livestock biosecurity plan?  Are individual producers working on their biosecurity plans for their operations?  Integrating Biosecurity Practices into Livestock Production Management is designed specifically to help Extension Agents and Veterinarians raise awareness of biosecurity needs among livestock producers and provide materials to be utilized one-on-one with producers to build individual biosecurity plans.
 

Schedule
9:00 am Registration and Coffee
 
10:00 am Presentation Sessions
  • Introduction to the Program
    Gary Rupp
  • Getting Started
    Larry Hollis
  • On-Farm Applied Epidemiology
    Mike Sanderson
  • Risk Factors; Assessment & Monitoring
    John Galland
12:00 n Lunch
 
1:00 pm Workshop Sessions
  • Biosecurity Concerns
    Bob Gentry (Manhattan)
    John Thouvenelle (Hays)
  • Example – Cow-calf
    Peter Chenoweth
  • Example – Feedlot
    Larry Hollis
  • Why Biosecurity is Important
    George Teagarden
     
  • Evaluation & Assessment of Program
    John Galland

 

For More Information, Contact:

Marci Ritter
785-532-5696
VMCE@vet.k-state.edu

Linda Johnson, PhD
VMCE@vet.k-state.edu


Conference Speakers
Peter Chenoweth, BVSc, PhD

Professor, Kansas State University
College of Veterinary Medicine
Manhattan, Kansas

John Galland, PhD
Grant Evaluator

Bob Gentry, DVM
Practitioner, Beloit, Kansas

Larry Hollis, DVM, MAg
Extension Beef Veterinarian, Kansas State University, Animal Sciences and Industry
Manhattan, Kansas

Gary Rupp, DVM, MS
Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Director, GPVEC, Clay Center, Nebraska

Mike Sanderson, DVM, MS
Associate Professor, Kansas State University
College of Veterinary Medicine
Manhattan, Kansas

George Teagarden, BS
Livestock Commissioner, Kansas Animal Health Department, Topeka, Kansas

John Thouvenelle, DVM
Practitioner, Russell, Kansas
  

Accommodations
In Manhattan In Hays
Comfort Inn
150 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-770-8000
Best Western Vagabond Motel
2524 Vine, 785-625-8879
Days Inn
1501 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-539-5391
Comfort Inn & Suites
1001 E 41st Street, 785-625-9322
Fairfield Inn
300 Colorado St., 785-539-2400
Comfort Inn
2810 Vine, 785-628-8008
Hampton Inn
501 E. Poyntz Ave., 785-539-5000
Days Inn
3205 N. Vine, 785-628-8261
Holiday Inn
530 Richards Drive, 785-539-5311
EconoLodge
3503 Vine Street, 785-625-4839
Motel 6
510 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-1022
Fairfield Inn
377 Mopar Drive, 785-625-3322
Ramada Inn
17th and Anderson, 785-539-7531
Hampton Inn
3801 Vine Street, 785-625-3006

Super 8 Motel
200 Tuttle Creek Blvd., 785-537-8468

Holiday Inn
3603 Vine Street, 785-625-7371

 
Manhattan area information

www.vet.k-state.edu/index/local.htm

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www.vet.k-state.edu/CE/index.htm

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