Drinks and cocktail at exhibitors - 7pm

MONDAY  |  08 May  |  BEEF

GENERAL SESSION

07:00 Registration, All

08:00 Welcome, RuVASA Chair

08:10 SAVC.  Nandipha Toyota Ndudane

08:25 Public-Private Partnerships - a prerequisite for sustainable animal and public health systems for the delivery of veterinary services. Gideon Brückner

09:00 The Role of the Veterinarian in certifying health status (FMD as a reference point). Liezel Wasserman

09:25 Q and A, All

09:35 Presenting the Sponsors

09:50 TEA

GRAZING AND NUTRITION: BEEF OPERATION

10:30 Introduction to Session

10:40 Influence of grazing practices on natural veld. Frits van Oudtsthoorn

11:05 The influence of nutrition and BCS on reproduction in the beef herd. Willem Schultheiss

11:30 The influence of micro-minerals on reproduction in the beef herd. Jackie Tucker

11:55 Q and A, All

12:05 Draxxin just got even better! Schabort Froneman  SPONSOR SESSION ZOETIS

12:20 LUNCH

PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY IN A BEEF OPERATION

13:30 Introduction to Session

13:40 Trich: Veterinary Consensus. Dietmar Holm (PLEASE FILL IN SURVEY)

14:05 Abortions in beef herds: A practical work-up. Johan Vorster

14:30 Beef herd records - A valuable tool for the herd veterinarian. Leslie Bergh

14:55 Q and A, All

15:05 TEA

BEEF HERD HEALTH

15:25 Introduction to Session

15:35 Trypanasomiasis: How to handle cases as CCS Vet. Sponsored by Octavoscene. Veon Kuhn

16:00 APAC - Feedback 1 year later.  Francois Knowles

16:25 Implementing a Beef Herd Health Program. Danie Odendaal

16:50 Q and A, All

18:00  AGM (Members only)

19:00 Braai @ Carnivore Restaurant

TUESDAY  |  09 May  | DAIRY 

FOCUS SESSION: UDDER HEALTH 

07:00 Veterinary Practitioner’s role in Udder Health. Inge-Marie Petzer

GRAZING AND NUTRITION: DAIRY OPERATION

08:00 Introduction to Session

08:10 SAVA.  Paul van der Merwe

08:35 Micro mineral status in a Dairy Herd. Elizabeth Kuhn

09:00 Environmental impact of rotational grazing of pastures at different management intensities in South Africa.  Pieter Swanepoel

09:25 Q and A.  All

09:35 Streptococcus uberis: the most frustrating bacteria. Dr Marga Penelas López Position of speaker: HIPRA Global Product Manager - mastitis vaccines SPONSOR SESSION HIPRA

10:05 TEA

GRAZING AND NUTRITION: DAIRY OPERATION

10:45 Introduction to Session

10:55 Heifer development - Setting the stage for production success.  Chris Fourie

11:20 Optimal reproduction: The relationship between Negative Energy Balance and BCS. Riaan Putter

11:45 Dairy Bull Calf Welfare and Management.  Mark Chimes

12:10 Q and A.  All

12:20. Broad-spectrum Anthelmintic wise!  Professor Gareth Bath SPONSOR SESSION ELANCO

12:50 LUNCH

PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY IN A DAIRY OPERATION

13:50 Introduction to Session

14:00 Dairy Herd Biosecurity in Practice. Cilliers Louw

14:25 Antimicrobials:  A valuable tool, an awesome responsibility. Chris van Dijk

14:50 Physiologic management of Repeat breeders. Stephen Hughes

15:15 Q and A, All

15:25 TEA

DAIRY HERD HEALTH

15:55 Introduction to Session

16:05 Welfare considerations in dairy lameness. Mark Chimes

16:30 Dairy herd records - A valuable tool for the herd veterinarian.  Suretha Frances

16:55 Q and A, All

19:00 GALA Dinner

WEDNESDAY  |  10 May  | SMALL STOCK 

   FOCUS SESSION: SMALL STOCK REPRODUCTION  

07:00     Intensive reproduction management in small stock.  Fanie Steyn

PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY IN A SHEEP OPERATION

08:00 Introduction to Session

08:10 From ambulance vet to a small stock flock consultant. Johan van Rooyen

08:35 Lamb management - preventing losses in intensive lambing systems.  D’Wall Hauptfleisch

09:00 The role of the veterinarian in goat production.  Ariena Shepherd

09:25 Q and A, All

09:35 Employer expectations of new graduates in rural practice. Charmaine Hattingh

09:50 TEA

PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY IN YOUR PERSONAL LIFE

10:30 Introduction to Session

10:40 Succession planning.  Andrew Christie

11:05 Adopting an Aardvark Attitude: An outlook on work-life integration. Jackie Tucker

11:30 Motivational speaker.  Peter van Ketz 

12:30 Implementation of herd/flock health and production management in communal rural areas.  A case study on four enterprises in the Eastern Cape. Sheperd Kuziva Marimbire 

12:45   Closing

13:00 LUNCH