WORLD ASSOCIATION FOR BUIATRICS WELT-GESELLSCHAFT FÜR BUIATRIK SOCIÉTÉ MONDIALE DE BUIATRIE ASOCIACIÓN MUNDIAL DE BUIATRIA www.buiatrics.com Newsletter 4 2013 Dear Colleagues, On behalf of the World Association for Buiatrics we would like to wish you a merry Christmas and all the best for the coming year. BONNES FETES ET BONNE ANNÉE. FRÖHLICHE WEIHNACHTEN UND EIN GLÜCKLICHES NEUES JAHR FELIZ NAVIDAD Y PRÔSPERO AÑO NUEVO. We are looking forward to seeing you in Cairns, Australia where the 28 th World Buiatrics Congress will be held next summer. Yours sincerely, Walter Baumgartner president Ottó Szenci secretary general 1
Announcement: AABP Develops VCPR Guidelines The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) has developed guidelines for its members on the Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR). The VCPR is an important factor between veterinarians and their beef and dairy clients in regard to pharmaceutical use, protocols, residue avoidance and more. Find the VCPR Guidelines at http://aabp.org/resources/aabp_guidelines/vcprguidelinefinal11-2013.pdf AABP s newly revised Practical Euthanasia of Cattle is also available at http://aabp.org/resources/aabp_guidelines/practical_euthanasia_of_cattle-september_2013.pdf. Other AABP task forces are also working on guidelines for veterinarians to help them make decisions with their beef and dairy clients in the areas of proper drug use, castration and dehorning, lameness and more. Those guidelines will be available on the AABP website at www.aabp.org as they become available. International Congresses WBC2014 REPORT The WBC2014 Congress will be held from 27 th 31 st July next year and preparations are really on the move, and I hope that you will visit the website as soon as possible to keep up to date with what we have been progressing for you to participate and enjoy next year in Cairns. The scientific committee have collated all of the proposals and have put together keynote speakers from all parts of the world. We are already receiving abstracts in support of the streams of the congress and complimenting the keynote speakers. We would encourage you to consider submitting your abstract and help showcase the Buiatric achievements from your country and association. The social committee has a diverse range of activities for you. They have already decided on the overseas terminal in Cairns in which to hold the Gala dinner and have an exciting destination for both the local and overseas vets for the cultural evening. The committee is working with the Tablelands Veterinary Services to put together the pre and post conference workshops to be held in the Atherton Tablelands just behind Cairns. The committee has also been busy with the pre and post conference agricultural visits and tours, while the accompanying persons program can now be seen on the website. Our PCO, Kerry Wise from DCI has block booked accommodation in Cairns so that you stay where it best suits you. You will be pleased to know that all of it is within walking distance of the 2
convention centre. It is difficult to beat walking a few minutes in the warm balmy atmosphere of a tropical paradise to an international congress filled with the latest veterinary information. Kerry has worked very hard to get the best rates and has been in constant contact with the Cairns Convention Centre to make this the very best congress that Cairns has ever seen. Anne Cover is the Australian Cattle Veterinary (ACV) executive officer and has been busy in all areas of the congress but especially in relation to sponsorship. The ACV has an excellent relationship with all of the pharmaceutical companies, built up over many years. We can only again thank our sponsors for their generous support. We have also initiated sponsored vet visits from overseas vets into our local vet practices as a way of experiencing how we operate in Australia. You may be interested in this host/exchange program and Rob as reported that 40+ vets from Australia have already registered their interest and we hope that you consider this opportunity to visit an Australian vet practice. I hope that this gives you some idea of what this enthusiastic committee has put together for you for the Buiatrics congress next year. Kind Regards Please visit the website WBC2014 and we look forward to seeing you in Cairns in July. Bob Rheinberger Vice-President of the WAB and Chair of the local organising committee Warsaw, Poland, between May 26 to 29, 2014 In the late spring 2014 Warsaw, the capital city of Poland, will witness the XIV Middle European Buiatrics Congress. The congress is co-organized by the Polish Association for Buiatrics and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences-SGGW. The opening will take place on May 26 at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and for next three days the participants will 3
be the guests of the Warsaw Airport Hotel Gromada. Following scientific topics regarding ruminants health will be included: clinical pathology of infectious and non-infectious diseases, food hygiene and public health, herd health and economics, infectious diseases and immunology, internal medicine, neonatology, nutrition and metabolic diseases, parasitology, pharmacology, physiology, reproduction and udder health, small ruminant diseases, surgery and lameness and wild ruminants. Everyone concerned with ruminant health problems may feel welcome to enroll and submit a scientific paper. The congress is a great chance for both practitioners and scientists interested in ruminant diseases to deepen their understanding of the most up-to-date issues and share their experiences with colleagues from around the world. For the most current details regarding locations, deadlines, fees etc. please visit the website of the congress: http://www.mebc-warsaw.pl 4
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National Buiatrics Congresses Animal Health Service Burgenland (AHS-B) and Austrian Association for Buiatrics (AAB) January 14, 2014 at 9 00 p.m. in Neufeld / Leitha, Landegger Straße 7, Austria Topics: Medicine of ruminants and swine 09.00-09.10: Opening ceremony 09.10-09.30: Dr. Biermayer (Alvetra Werfft): Influence of beta-carotene on reproduction 09.30-10.15: Univ. Prof. Dr. W. Baumgartner, Dr. J.L. Khol (VU Vienna): New aspects of paratuberculosis in cattle, sheep and goats 10.15-11.00: Dr. H. Pothmann (VU Vienna): Dairy production medicine 11.10-11.55: Dr. S. Borchardt (FirstFarms, Slowakia): Management of mastitis 11.55-12.15: Dr. C.-C. Gelfert (MSD): How do dry off cows 12.15 13.15: Lunch break 6
13.15-14.00: Univ.Prof. Dr. Heinrich Prosl (Tulln): Control and treatment of parasite infestation in food animals 14.00-14.30: Dr. H.J. Zumbusch (Vetoquinol): Usage of antibiotics in cattle 14.30-14.45: whr Dr. R. Fink (Vet.-Dir. Burgenland): Guidelines for application of chemotherapeutics 14.45-15.15: Dr. M. Viehmann (VU Vienna): Actual respiratory diseases in pigs 15.15-16.00: Dr. A. Griessler (Traunkreis Vet Clinic): Optimisation of animal health 16.00-16.30: Discussion Dr. C. Mramor (managing director AHS-B) Univ.Prof. Dr. Dr.h.c. W. Baumgartner (president of AAB) Conference and Annual General Meeting. Sheraton Hotel, Calgary, AB. January 16-18, 2014 Canadian Association of Bovine Veterinarians (CABV/ACVB) Contact: info@wcabp.com; www.wcabp.com Japanese Society of Farm Animal Veterinary Medicine http://jvma2014.umin.jp/ (In Japanese) Date: February 21-23, 2014 Site: Chiba, Japan Subject: Annual Conference of Japanese Society of Farm Animal Veterinary Medicine, Japan Veterinary Medical Association 7
Topics: 1. Symposium Dairy production medicine Biotechnology in bovine reproduction Treatment of metabolic diseases Pathology of amyloidosis in cattle Control of animal product safety Farm animal veterinary clinical education 2. Short communication Various aspects of bovine practice and health management Name of the organizer: Japanese Society of Farm Animal Veterinary Medicine, Japan Veterinary Medical Association E-mail: rakunonakao@kyp.biglobe.ne.jp 47th Annual AABP Conference American Association of Bovine Practitioners Albuquerque, New Mexico September 18-20, 2014 The American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) cordially invites you to the 47 th Annual Meeting in the great American Southwest. The conference will include scientific sessions for beef and dairy cattle veterinarians, veterinary students and technicians. Also featured will be numerous preconference seminars Sept. 14-17, practice tips, clinical forums, an exhibit hall featuring over 100 exhibitors, social events, entertainment and a 5K run. The American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners will hold its meeting jointly with the AABP. Online registration opens May 1, 2014. You can find out more about the conference at www.aabp.org. Name of organizer: AABP E-mail:mgriddell@aabp.org 8
NEWS FROM CHILE 1) XI Chilean Buiatrics Congress The XI National Buiatrics Congress was held in Osorno, Chile from November 21 to 23 2013 More than 200 delegates participated and exchanged knowledge and experiences in the buiatrics field with practical results included in domestic and foreign research in recent times. The scientific program was organized around four symposia and conferences on major issues of Buiatrics, 23 sessions with keynote lectures were presented by 17 national and 4 overseas speakers from USA, Italy and Argentina. For oral presentation were selected some of the scientific research that are regularly reported as Poster. Also was awarded the best poster "Mycoplasma Mastitis in Chilean dairy herds" of the researchers F. Ulloa, A. Mella, J. P. Soto and J. Kruze, Institute of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences, Universidad Austral de Chile. 2) Regular Meeting of the Chilean Buiatrics Society During this Congress the XI Ordinary General Assembly of the Chilean Buiatrics Society chaired by Dr Paul Köpfer Schöbitz took place and nine members of the board were selected for the upcoming 2013-2015. The respective charges will be distributed during a future meeting. 3) Collaboration Agreement with the Peruvian Society Buiatrics During the opening ceremony an agreement between the Peruvian and Chilean Buiatrics Societies was signed represented by Dr Paul Köpfer Schöbitz President of the Chilean Buiatrics Society and Dr Jorge del Campo Santa Cruz President of the Peruvian Buiatrics Society. This agreement will allow both partners to participate in the conference without registration fees, accommodation and meals for two delegates during each Congress. 9
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