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    Program Outline:

    1 March

     

    7:30 8:30 Registration
    8:30 8:50 Welcome by SAVA representative J Marais
    8:50 9:10 Welcome and trade introduction G Simpson
    9:10 9:50 Soil, Grass and Rumen Health: How do these relate to Herbivore Health? W Schultheiss
    9:50 10:10 Rehabilitation of Southern Africa’s savannah to increase the carrying capacity and palatability of agricultural pastures for livestock and ungulate wildlife species. J vd Basch
    10:10 10:40 Tea
    10:40 11:20 Macro/micro mineral and vitamin deficiencies /intoxications diagnosed in wildlife at the Faculty of Veterinary Science, Section Pathology, University of Pretoria. L Prozesky
    11:20 12:00 Hypomagnesemia, Hypocalcemia, and ruminitis in Captive Ruminants – An Under-recognized Syndrome? M Miller
    12:00 12:20 Occurrence of Gastrointestinal Nematodes and anthelmintic resistance in the wild equine population in German zoos L Herold
    12:20 13:10 Lunch
    13:10 13:50 Breeding without antiparasitics A Lewis
    13:50 14:10 Resistance in parasites D Midgley
    14:10 14:40 VPN specialist workshop feedback S McKernan/ G Bauer
    14:40 15:10 Tea
    15:10 15:30 SAVC feedback C Marwick
    15:30 16:15 Legal – license for dispensing and compounding: possible impacts on the veterinary profession and mitigating R Doms
    16:15 17:00 Legal – veterinary compounding – legal frame work and practical consequences R Doms
    17:00 19:30 AGM  
    19:30 21:30 Cocktail party/ Dinner

     

     

    2 March

    7:30 8:30 Registration
    8:30 8:50 Understanding the fatal Elephant Endotheliotropic Herpesvirus (EEHV) infection – Possible correlated hereditary disorder and protective factors S Fontes
    8:50 9:10 The Value of Performing Post-Mortem Examinations on Neonatal Ungulates to Identify Indicator Lesions of Possible Feed Related Problems R Last
    9:10 9:30 Vagal indigestion in a captive adult cape buffalo (Syncerus caffer) J Hewlett
    9:30 10:10 Review – Vagal indigestion in wild ruminants T Shakespeare
    10:10 10:40 Tea
    10:40 11:00 Sponsor V-Tech
    11:00 11:20 The evaluation of anti-bovine, anti-equine and recombinant protein A/G horseradish peroxidase conjugates for cross-reactivity to wildlife serum antibodies using ELISA. A Cloete
    11:20 11:40 Use of the Qiagen QuantiFERON TB Gold In-Tube System for Detection of Mycobacterium bovis Infection in Wildlife M Miller
    11:40 12:00 TB control in wildlife A Michel
    12:00 12:20 Systematic review on brucellosis in wildlife in Africa G Simpson
    12:20 13:10 Lunch
    13:10 13:20 Wildlife Wikipedia J Steyl/N Kriek
    13:20 13:40 Effect of Azaperone on Blood Pressure and other Cardiorespiratory Parameters in Etorphine-Immobilised free-ranging African elephants – Role in managing Anesthetic Complications P Buss
    13:40 14:00 Serum Protein Electrophoresis in healthy and injured white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) E Hooiberg
    14:00 14:20 Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Intra Muscular Carprofen in White Rhinoceros – Exploring its Potential as an Analgesic Drug for Critically Injured White Rhinoceros M Leiberich
    14:20 14:40 Optimising welfare to promote conservation: effects of rehabilitation method on the welfare and adaptation potential of orphaned white rhinos M Fàbregas
    14:40 15:10 Hand-rearing as an aspect of conservation – Case study of a Rothschild giraffe calf (Giraffa camelopardalis rothschildi) J Meuffels
    15:10 15:30 Tea
    15:30 15:50 Sponsor Wildlife Pharmaceuticals
    15:50 16:10 Successful Semen Collection from free-ranging Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis) by means of Electro-ejaculation I Luther
    16:10 16:30 “How to train your lion?”: positive reinforcement conditioning to collect samples from unanaesthetized lions (Panthera leo) for reproductive studies I Callealta
    16:30 19:00 Free Time for gym, spa, drinks  
    19:00 19:30 Gala dinner
    19:30 20:10 Dinner Talk – The history and status of the wildlife industry in South Africa J d P Bothma
    20:10 22:00 Gala dinner cont. & announcements  
    22:00 0:00 Dance DJ

     

    3 March

    7:30 8:30 Registration
    8:30 8:50 The pathology of captive and free-ranging impalas (Aepyceros melampus) in South Africa E Mitchell
    8:50 9:10 Radiographic study of appendicular fractures in impala (Aepyceros melampus) F v Heerden
    9:10 9:30 Evaluation of the effectiveness of pulse oximetry at different attachment sites to detect hypoxaemia in immobilized impala (Aepyceros melampus) T Mtetwa
    9:30 9:50 The absorbance characteristics of haemoglobin and the oxygen dissociation curve of the white rhinocero (Ceratotherium simum) and their relevance to the monitoring of the arterial oxygen saturation of haemoglobin in this species J Reiners
    9:50 10:10 Effects of transport on clinical chemistry analytes in Black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis) translocated in South Africa F Pohlin
    10:10 11:00 Tea
    11:00 11:20 Effect of Azaperone on Blood Pressure and Other Cardiorespiratory Parameters in Etorphine-Immobilized Free-Ranging African Elephants – Role in Managing Anesthetic Complications P Buss
    11:20 11:40 The use of Bamanil for the safe immobilization of a variety of southern African wildlife species S Pfitzer
    11:40 12:00 Immobilisation of cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) with zoletil or ketamine in combination with medetomidine RK Buck
    12:00 12:200 A veterinary survey of factors associated with capture-related mortalities in cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) A Tordiffe
    12:20 13:20

    Comparison of chemical capture efficacy of a non-potent opioid drug combination to the preferred etorphine based combination in zebra (Equus zebra).

    G Stemmet
    13:20 14:20 Lunch

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