UC Davis Goat Day - "The Value of Diagnostics"
November 4, 2023, UC Davis Giedt Hall
Online Registration & Information: https://registration.ucdavis.edu/Item/Details/1073
Online Registration ends on 11/2/23
Registration available at the event starting at 8 am, cash or check only
Adults: $15.00, Youth 17 & Under: Free
Box Lunches available for purchase: $15.50 each. Pre-order by 5 pm 10/27/23, pay onsite. Includes sandwich (Turkey, Ham, Roast Beef or Vegetarian), chips, cookie & a drink. Gluten-free option available.
Hosted By:
- The UC Davis Department of Animal Science
- The UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
Morning Schedule – Giedt Hall, Room 1001
8-10:30 am: Full Day Registration Open
- Coffee, Donuts & Water Served
9:00-9:40 am: Welcome & Facility Updates
- Welcome: Dr. Anne Todgham, Department Chair, UC Davis Animal Science
- UCD Animal Science Goat Facility Update: Ben Rupchis, Goat Facility Manager, UC Davis Animal Science
- UCD Veterinary Medical Center Update: Dr. Meera Heller, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine
- UCD Veterinary Medicine Extension Update: Dr. Rosie Busch, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine
9:40-10:00 am: Systemwide Diagnostic Resources
- California Animal Health & Food Safety Lab System (CAHFS): Dr. Ashley Hill, CAHFS
- UC Davis Veterinary Genetics Lab (VGL): Dr. Liza Gershony, UC Davis VGL
10:00-10:30 am: Research Updates
- Mastitis Pathogens: Katherine Choo, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine
- Toxoplasmosis Serologic Survey: Dr. Hibah Abuhamdieh, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine
- Coccidia Diagnostics: Dr. Rosie Busch, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine
- Kid Rearing Survey: Jordan Tonooka, UC Davis Animal Science
10:30 -10:45 am Break
10:45-11:05 am: Overview of Infectious Disease
- Dr. Joan Dean Rowe, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine
11:05-11:25 am: Strategies for Disease Control
- Dr. Fauna Smith, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine
11:25-11:45 am: Importance of Nutrition on Health and Production
- Dr. Payam Vahmani, UC Davis Animal Science
11:45-12:00: ADGA Updates
Central Counties DHIA
- Milk Scale Certification for $25/scale
- Purchase a calibrated scale $65/scale (Limited supply)
- Drop scale off 8-9 am, pick up 12:30-1pm
- Check only (no cash)
Afternoon Schedule – TLC
12:00 - 1:00 pm Lunch Break
- Boxed lunches delivered if reserved
1:00 – 3:00 pm Tracks, Giedt Hall and Animal Science Teaching Facility (ASTF)
- Choose any 2 tracks- 45 minutes each with 15 minutes to rotate
Track 1: Necropsy, ASTF
- Step-by-step field necropsy demo, Submission options
- Dr. Anibal Armien, CAHFS & Dr. Rosie Busch, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine
Track 2: Sampling for diagnostic submission: Plans & techniques, ASTF
- Blood draw, Milk sampling, Abortion diagnostics, Abscesses
- Dr. Meera Heller, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine & Ben Rupchis, UC Davis Animal Science
Track 3: Understanding Diagnostics, Giedt Hall
- Test interpretation & understanding results
- Dr. Wendi Jackson, CAHFS & Dr. Fauna Smith, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine
Track 4: Resources to Build a Biosecurity Plan, Giedt Hall
- Mapping your farm, Risk assessment checklist
- Dr. Alda Pires & Dr. Joan Dean Rowe, UC Davis Veterinary Medicine
Track 5: Nutrition Resources, Giedt Hall
- Feed ID, Read a feed tag, Feed analysis
- Dr. Payam Vahmani, UC Davis Animal Science
Location and Parking Information:
Due to an Aggies home football game and family weekend, recommended parking for Goat Day is in Parking Lot 47 at the intersection of Bioletti Way and La Rue Rd. Registration and the morning program will take place Giedt Hall. Afternoon programs will be split between the Animal Science Teaching Facility and Giedt Hall. Click on the link below for map and information.
https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1kcvXt8g03AsEy1cWLpgPgv9FGI9p7RY&usp=sharing
Contact Ben Rupchis at 434-327-8226 with any questions.
Thank You to Our 2023 Goat Day Sponsors:
Universal Biomedical Research Laboratory: Livestock Diagnostics