Winter Conference Schedule

Join us for breakfast in the exhibit hall to start your morning with good food and good conversation. It’s an easy way to connect with colleagues, meet our exhibitors, and learn about the products and services that support your work. Take your time, visit a few booths, and enjoy a relaxed start to the day before sessions begin.

Equine Medicine

Presented by: Dr. Christopher Blevins

Equine Medicine

Presented by: Dr. Christopher Blevins

Take a moment during the break to visit the exhibit hall. Our exhibitors bring valuable tools, services, and expertise that support your daily work, and they’re here to answer questions and share what’s new. It’s a good chance to make connections, pick up practical ideas, and thank the partners who help make this conference possible.

Equine Medicine

Presented by: Dr. Christopher Blevins

NVMA Membership Luncheon and Installation of Officers 

Bovine Medicine

Presented by: Dr. Tera Barnhardt

Bovine Medicine

Presented by: Dr. Tera Barnhardt

Take a moment during the break to visit the exhibit hall. Our exhibitors bring valuable tools, services, and expertise that support your daily work, and they’re here to answer questions and share what’s new. It’s a good chance to make connections, pick up practical ideas, and thank the partners who help make this conference possible.

Bovine Medicine

Presented by: Dr. Tera Barnhardt

Bovine Medicine

Presented by: Dr. Tera Barnhardt

Join us for breakfast in the exhibit hall to start your morning with good food and good conversation. It’s an easy way to connect with colleagues, meet our exhibitors, and learn about the products and services that support your work. Take your time, visit a few booths, and enjoy a relaxed start to the day before sessions begin.

Metabolic Diseases of Ruminants Part 1

Presented by Dr. Rachel Friedrich

This session will focus on individual and herd level management of common metabolic disorders of both large and small ruminants including ketosis and mineral metabolism disorders.

Metabolic Diseases of Ruminants Part 2:

Presented by Dr. Rachel Friedrich

This session is a continuation of part 1. 

Take a moment during the break to visit the exhibit hall. Our exhibitors bring valuable tools, services, and expertise that support your daily work, and they’re here to answer questions and share what’s new. It’s a good chance to make connections, pick up practical ideas, and thank the partners who help make this conference possible.

Ruminant Dermatology

Presented by Dr. Rachel Friedrich

In this session, participants will review the common and not-so-common manifestations of ruminant skin disease including discussion of therapeutic options.

Small Ruminant Abortions and Infertility

Presented by Dr. Rachel Friedrich

A timely topic, practitioners often receive requests from producers concerning pregnancy loss in small ruminants. This session will review causes, treatment and prevention options, and diagnostic work-ups to maximize chances of obtaining useable results.

Common Camelid Disease Presentations and Therapeutic Options

Presented by Dr. Rachel Friedrich

Camelids are often a small percentage of a practice’s patients, yet many general practitioners are asked to provide basic and emergency care. This session will focus on common camelid diseases and treatment options for the general practitioner that can be accomplished in the field.

Take a moment during the break to visit the exhibit hall. Our exhibitors bring valuable tools, services, and expertise that support your daily work, and they’re here to answer questions and share what’s new. It’s a good chance to make connections, pick up practical ideas, and thank the partners who help make this conference possible.

Backyard and Pet Livestock Medicine

Presented by Dr. Rachel Friedrich

Livestock are more and more commonly being kept as pets, and backyard livestock are increasingly common in suburban areas. This session will focus on ways that general practitioners can incorporate this growing segment into practice, including practical on-farm diagnosis, treatment, and control approaches to a variety of common diseases.

So you’re going to be a “fair vet”; what to know before you go

Presented by Dr. Rachel Friedrich

From county fairs to large national exhibitions, veterinarians play a key role in the exhibition industry. However, there are pitfalls to accepting these positions. This session will discuss common services provided by exhibition veterinarians and considerations for practitioners when entering an exhibition position.