Cloppenburg and Lüsche, Germany, February 26-28, 2016

This course shall provide participants with state-of-the-art lectures on the clinical management of mares in the week before and after parturition and of foals in the first week after parturition as well as provide unique opportunities to improve hands-on clinical skills in diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Lectures will also be given on the clinical management of the newborn foal including radiographic and ultrasound imaging techniques.

Program:

Friday, February 26: lectures (Park Hotel, Cloppenburg) 10:00 to 18:15 hours
(Accredited by Akademie für tierärztliche Fortbildung with 6 hours of CPD)

– Endocrinology and parturition: MRLS, placenta, varices, abnormally long gestations, risk of specific hormones or drugs and induction of parturition. Peter Daels
– How to predict foaling? Patrick McCue
– Management of dystocia. James Crabtree
– Problems of the pregnant mare including retained placenta. Patrick McCue
– Care of the postpartum mare. James Crabtree
– Fetotomy techniques. Peter Daels

Saturday, February 27: Wetlabs and lectures (Tierklinik Lüsche, Lüsche) 9:00 to 15:30 hours
(Accredited by Akademie für tierärztliche Fortbildung with 7 hours of CPD)

Three groups will be built. Work will be divided into three parallel sessions of 90 minutes each.

Participants will rotate among sessions.

Wetlab A: Fetotomy techniques. Peter Daels
Wetlab B: Managing mares with dystocia. James Crabtree
Wetlab C: Evaluation of the pregnant mare for placentitis (CTUP, etc.) and evaluation of the placenta after passage. Patrick McCue

Lectures 15:30 to 18:00

– Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome: new options for therapy. Patrick McCue
– Foal rejection: Fostering foals onto nurse mares. Peter Daels
– Imaging of foals. James Crabtree

Sunday, February 28: Wetlabs (Tierklinik Lüsche, Lüsche) 8:30 to 15:45 hours
(Accredited by Akademie für tierärztliche Fortbildung with 6 hours of CE)

Three groups will be built. Work will be divided into three parallel sessions of 90 minutes each.

Participants will rotate among sessions.

Wetlab A: Mare and foal Diagnostic tests (milk calcium, pH to predict foaling, colostrum evaluation). Peter Daels
Wetlab B: Application of the Madigan squeeze technique for foals. Patrick McCue
Wetlab C: Ultrasound imaging of the newborn foal. James Crabtree