This event has been rescheduled for Spring 2010.

We look forward to seeing you in the spring!

To register, contact Sandy Popelka at (515) 294-2531

Sponsored by:

• Participants will learn about diseases of puppies, current breeding techniques, veterinary management of stud dogs, semen evaluation, shipping, and freezing, testicular and prostatic disease, and hermaphroditic conditions.
   
• After attending this seminar you will have been exposed to the most current medical (surgical, genetic) and reproductive technologies allowing you to be a more effective breeder.
   
• Our orthopedic surgeon will discuss stifle injuries and orthopedic certification programs (hips, elbows, etc).
   
• Dr. Ned Patterson of the University of Minnesota, the scientist who discovered the gene responsible for Exercise-Induced Collapse in Laborador Retrievers, will deliver our keynote dinner address on genetic disease in dogs.
   

The Cost of registration is $150 ($75 student registration) includes breakfast, lunch and banquet dinner.

Students will need to bring a student ID the day of the symposium

Map and Directions

Map for Sheman Building

If using a GPS unit that does not recognize the above address, navigate to the corner of Duff Avenue and S. 16th Street, then proceed west about 1.5 miles on 16th, turning left into the entrance marked "A" (see map)

Symposium Topics

8 CE hours for Veterinary Technicians

Semen Evaluation & Preservation
Dr. Bruce Christensen, Iowa State University

Testicular & Prostatic Disease
Dr. Bruce Christensen, Iowa State University

Intersex Conditions
Dr. Bruce Christensen, Iowa State University

Stifle Injuries
Dr. Karl Kraus, Iowa State University

Orthopedic Certifications
Dr. Karl Kraus, Iowa State University

Breeding Options & Techniques
Dr. Lin Kauffman, Iowa State University

Puppy Genetic Disease
Dr. Valerie Parker, Iowa State University

Puppy Infectious Disease
Dr. Lin Kauffman, Iowa State University

Veterinary Management of the Stud Dog
Dr. Lin Kauffman, Iowa State University