2022 MVMA Winter Seminar

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Presenters

Jeremy Schefers, DVM, PhD, Assistant Clinical Professor/Laboratory Diagnostician, Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
Dr. Jeremy Schefers is a livestock diagnostician at the University of Minnesota Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. His professional interests include mostly aspects of livestock health and production. He earned all three of his degrees, bachelors of science, doctorate of veterinary medicine and doctorate of philosophy from the University of Minnesota. 

Portia Seckerson, DVM, Owner & Veterinarian, Northern Valley Livestock Services
Dr. Portia Seckerson is a practicing large animal veterinarian and a co-owner of Northern Valley Livestock Services in Plainview, MN. She is a 2014 graduate from the University of Minnesota. Before graduating from veterinary school, she completed two internships at Peterson and Smith Equine Hospital in Ocala, FL. Dr. Seckerson lives in Chatfield, MN with her husband and two children. In her spare-time she enjoys spending time with her family and helps run her family’s 800 cow dairy and feedlot.

Amy Dahlke, DVM, Food Animal Associate Veterinarian, Anderson Veterinary Service
Dr. Amy Dahlke started her interest in small ruminants growing up on a small farm in rural MN with beef cows and Suffolk sheep. She attended the University of Minnesota for both her undergraduate coursework and veterinary school. Dr. Dahlke graduated from the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine in 2014. Her family moved to Zumbrota, MN in 2016 where she saw the opportunity to grow the small ruminant portion of the practice. Dr. Dahlke has helped to advance the services and offering of care the clinic provides to its small ruminant clients. She resides with her husband (who is also a veterinarian) and 2 children on their beef cattle and sheep farm.

Seminar Day-Thursday, January 13
The 2022 MVMA Essentials for the Rural Large Animal Practitioner provides practical information, tips and "how-to's" related to large animal health and well-being.

7:45 am – 8:30 am: Registration & Continental Breakfast 

8:30 am – 8:45 am Seminar Welcome

We raise cattle differently than when the pathology textbooks were written 40 years ago. At the end of this session you will be able to:

• Identify changes in the environment, housing and feeding that have created new problems on the inside of cattle.

9:45 am  – 10:35 am: Salmonella Dublin: A Complex Disease – Dr. Jeremy Schefers
Salmonella dublin persists despite vaccinations, treatments and cleaning programs. At the end of this presentation you will be able to:

• List pathogen characteristics and
• Describe the root cause and resolution of S. dublin on farms

10:35 am – 10:45 am: Break 

10:45 am – 11:35 am: Equine Emergencies for the Non-Equine Veterinarian Part 1 – Dr. Portia Seckerson
There are currently more horses in the U.S. then dairy cattle, so the purpose of this 2 part session is to help large animal veterinarians be more comfortable in providing emergency care to this growing population. At the end of this 2-part session you will be able to:

• Describe how to treat the animal in its current state
• Create follow up plans to ensure a successful outcomes
• Outline specific treatment procedures and protocols via case examples
• Explain safe handling techniques
• Discuss limiting stress in emergent situations
• Improve client communication

11:35 am – 12:30 pm: Lunch

12:30 pm – 1:20 pm: Equine Emergencies for the Non-Equine Veterinarian Part 2 – Dr. Portia Seckerson
See above

1:20 pm – 1:30 pm: Break 

1:30 pm – 2:20 pm: Sheep and Goat Emergencies-Case Study Part 1 – Dr. Amy Dahlke
At the end of this session you will be able to:

• Discuss kidding/lambing time emergencies including symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

2:30 pm – 3:20 pm: Sheep and Goat Emergencies-Case Study Part 2  – Dr. Amy Dahlke
At the end of this session you will be able to:

• Describe youngstock emergencies for a case study format

3:20 pm – 3:30 pm: Seminar Summary and Closing