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EXOTIC ANIMAL TRAINING: THE CONSTRUCTIONAL APPROACH TO ADDRESSING EXTREME FEAR RESPONSES AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOR Barbara Heidenreich 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Room 202 D Providing for the health and welfare of animals in managed care can mean training everything from snarling big cats to flighty herds of antelopes. Traditionally our first step to making a connection has involved delivering food. But some animals present such extreme fear responses or aggressive behavior in the presence of humans, that food holds little value. Trying to use desensitization, counterconditioning and keeping animals below threshold can be challenging to apply for many reasons. Results are often slowly realized in these cases, if at all. The constructional approach replaces fear or aggressive behavior with desired responses. Using this procedure, the animal is approaching to accept appetitives usually within one or two sessions. This presentation will address questions such as what is maintaining undesired behavior, why the usual advice of superimposition of positively reinforced behavior is less successful, and why behavioral interventions are non-linear. It will also provide video examples of how the constructional approach is helping a variety of species of animals commonly cared for in zoos and similar facilities caring for exotic wildlife. VETERINARIANS TRAINING TO IMPROVE WELFARE AND RELEASE SUCCESS OF ORANGUTANS IN BORNEO Barbara Heidenreich 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Room 202 D Releasing displaced or rehabilitated orangutans back into the wild is the primary goal of most orangutan conservation projects. However, unsustainable palm oil farming has led to hundreds of animals living in sanctuary situations in Indonesia. Some of these animals can be released with proper medical care. Others can experience improved welfare if they can learn to cooperate in day-to-day behavioral and medical care. In 2017- 2019, a team of animal behavior specialists visited two sites in Borneo to introduce staff members and approximately 650 resident Bornean orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus) to the benefits of behavioral technology There were many naive animals to train, which also meant the opportunity for tremendous transformation. Challenges to overcome included addressing animals showing fear responses or aggressive behavior, working with limited resources, tackling safety issues, and time constraints to produce results. Despite the challenges, this collaboration between animal trainers and orangutan specialists, many of them veterinary professionals, in Borneo is making an inspiring impact on the welfare and conservation of one of the rarest species on the planet. RABBIT DENTAL DISEASE; FROM MALOCCLUSION TO DENTAL ABSCESSES Todd Riggan, DVM, Diplomate ABVP-ECM 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM | Room 202 D In this session we will review the normal dental anatomy of the rabbit, then through case examples, discuss the various dental issues in rabbits including malocclusion, cheek teeth spurs, and dental abscesses. HEAD TILT TO PARESIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE IN THE DOMESTIC RABBIT Todd Riggan, DVM, Diplomate ABVP-ECM 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Room 202 D In this session we will review the more common and less common causes of neurologic disease in domestic rabbits with particular emphasis on head tilt and novel treatment modalities. FERRETS, THE BIG 3; ADRENAL DISEASE, INSULINOMA, & LYMPHOMA Todd Riggan, DVM, Diplomate ABVP-ECM 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM | Room 202 D We will discuss the diagnosis and treatment of three of the more common disease syndromes seen in domestic ferrets in the United States; Adrenal disease, insulinoma, and lymphoma.
accreditation status, accreditation renewal date, Accreditation Category, and the States where you are authorized to perform accredited duties; • list the various agencies and steps involved in the health certification process for Category I animals; • find current import/export information for Category I animals traveling interstate or internationally; • apply proper principles when completing health certificates for Category I animals and avoid making common errors; and -explain the roles and responsibilities of an accredited veterinarian (AV) as they relate to Category I animal health certificates. Sponsor: USDA INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES – HOW TO SUCCEED! Megan Schmid, DVM 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM | Room 108 Providing clients with the service of issuing international health certificates can be a valuable part of a clinic’s repertoire. This presentation will provide valuable resources, guidance and keys to success when completing health certificates for both small and large animals. Attendees will learn where to go to begin the process, how to navigate both the USDA Pet Travel and Live Animal Export Regulations websites, and who to contact for help. Presenters will clarify common missteps and provide valuable insight into the submission and endorsement processes. Sponsor: USDA VETERINARY EXPORT HEALTH CERTIFICATION SYSTEM: SAVE TIME AND HEADACHE BY SUBMITTING INTERNATIONAL HEALTH CERTIFICATES ELECTRONICALLY Megan Schmid, DVM 4:30 PM - 5:20 PM | Room 108 The updated Veterinary Export Health Certificate System (VEHCS) was rolled out in the summer of 2018. VEHCS allows Accredited Veterinarians to electronically sign and submit health certificates for a variety of animals and germplasm. This presentation will provide resources, guidance and helpful contacts for the successful submission of electronic international health certificates. Presenters will explain the multiple advantages to utilizing this option and encourage attendees to create a VECHS user account to see for themselves all the ways it can be of benefit. Sponsor: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 TRICH CERTIFICATION/RECERTIFICATION TRAINING FOR TAHC APPROVED PERSONNEL Lewis Dinges, Dr. , DVM 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 108 This presentation is a training certification/recertification required for accredited veterinarians to perform regulatory Trich testing in Texas. This recertification is required every 5 years. It includes information on the disease, history of the Trich program in Texas, current and proposed regulations, and guidance on the testing procedures. Sponsor: CWD ANTEMORTEM VETERINARIAN TRAINING FOR TAHC APPROVED PERSONNEL Steve Velasco, DVM 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 108 This presentation is a training certification/recertification required for accredited veterinarians to perform regulatory Trich testing in Texas. This recertification is required every 5 years. It includes information on the disease, history of the Trich program in Texas, current and proposed regulations, and guidance on the testing procedures. Sponsor: A LOOK INTO THE FUTURE OF ANIMAL DISEASE TRACEABILITY Scott Munger, DVM 10:30 AM - 11:20 AM | Room 108 This presentation will be about the future of animal ID and
disease traceability. It will cover the importance of traceability and what it means in the face of a foreign animal disease outbreak, new ID types (i.e. ultra-high frequency tags), and any updates from the USDA as far as a timeline for tag rule changes. Sponsor: UPDATE ON EIA AND EQUINE PIROPLASMOSIS IN TEXAS AND THE US Scott Munger, DVM 11:30 AM - 12:20 PM | Room 108 This presentation will be an update on the incidence and trends of EIA and equine piroplasmosis in Texas and the US as well as current regulations. It will also cover equine piroplasmosis treatment protocol and follow up testing for release of quarantine. Sponsor: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 DOES DERM’ MAKE YOU SQUIRM? A STRATEGIC KISS APPROACH TO THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF SKIN CASES Jay Tischendorf, DVM 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 202 C Derm cases crowd our waiting areas and exam rooms. So is it any wonder that veterinarians and technicians tend to either love or hate dermatology? This 1 hour presentation provides a strategic, yet simple and straightforward roadmap for effectively diagnosing and proactively managing skin cases. Through this program you will learn to take the time it takes, so it takes less time! Sponsor: NON-TRADITIONAL/EXOTICS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23 TRAINING ANIMALS TO COOPERATE IN MEDICAL CARE. IT CAN BE EASIER THAN YOU THINK! Barbara Heidenreich 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM | Room 202 D Veterinary medicine and force free animal training are two disciplines that are married in their approach of attending to high standards in animal welfare. Merging the practical application of these two fields can lead to improved animal welfare not only physically but also behaviorally. Implementing a few basic principles of learning can often be enough to reduce or eliminate stress for an unanticipated medical procedure. Easy to train foundation behaviors, such as targeting and stationing, can facilitate medical care for the life of the animal. More complex medical behaviors can be built from this foundation using shaping procedures, often in surprisingly short amounts of time. This presentation will explore techniques used to gain cooperation in medical care via non-coercive training technology for unexpected and planned medical procedures. This presentation features numerous video examples from zoos around the world. STRATEGIES TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE STRESS FOR UNTRAINED ANIMALS WHEN PROVIDING HEALTH CARE Barbara Heidenreich 9:00 AM - 9:50 AM | Room 202 D In an ideal world, animals are trained to cooperate in medical care in advance. This means routine procedures are easily administered. However, many patients have not been exposed to training and the risk for examinations to be stress inducing are high. Fortunately, there are simple strategies to consider that can dramatically reduce or eliminate stress. These include strategic use of antecedent architecture, identifying functional reinforcers, shaping procedures that utilize the smallest of approximations, providing more degrees of behavioral freedom, utilizing Fear/ Fierce to Friendly procedures, and demonstrating excellent sensitivity to body language. This presentation will provide examples of how to get the job done when the animal is not trained to participate while keeping stress responses minimal. This presentation features numerous video examples from zoos around the world.
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