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7th International Sheep Veterinary Congress Stavanger Forum 12-16 June 2009 Scientific Programme
*Friday 12 June*
13.00 -19.00	Registration
14.00 - 16.00	Utsira: Project Meeting: Animal Welfare Team (Adroaldo Zanella).
16.00 - 18.30	Grip/Runde: Bayer Sheep Symposium Dr. Abdülkerim Deniz Research and Development scientists at Bayer Animal Health have succeeded in developing Baycox Sheep (toltrazuril 5% suspension) for the excellent preventative control of coccidiosis in lambs. Different type of studies conducted in grazing and housed lambs on the epidemiology and control of coccidiosis in Norway, France and Germany will be presented .
19.00 - 20.00	Lindesnes: OPENING CEREMONY Cultural event (Barstad-Andresen) Welcome to the Congress, The Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, Rektor Lars Moe Welcome to Stavanger, The Mayor of Stavanger, Leif Johan Sevland Welcome to the Region, The Regional Mayor, Tom Tvedt The Minister for Higher Education and Research, Tora Aasland, opens the Congress (Sponsors Stavanger kommune, Sandnes kommune, Rogaland Fylkeskommune)
20.00 - 21.00	Lindesnes: Keynote: Riisnæs JA: Sheep and culture through 10 000 years!
21.00 - 21.30	Lindesnes: Ken Pettey: Greek highlights, ISVC 2005

Saturday 13 June

09.00 - 09.30

Grip/Runde:

Keynote: Vatn S: Sheep Industries in the Nordic countries

Grip/Runde

Dyna

Halten

09.30 - 10.15

Management/Flock Health 1

Chairpersons:

Sargison N, Scott P

Case Reports 1

Chairpersons:

Smith M, Winter A

Welfare & Zoonosis 1

Chairpersons:

Menzies P, Windsor P

Athanasiou LV*, Polizopoulou Z

Biochemical tests in sheep health management

Anderson R*, Bath G

A case report of a foreign body leading to an enterolith formation in the rumen of a Pedi ram

#Vellema P*, van den Brom R, Dercksen D

Q fever outbreaks in the Netherlands in 2007 and 2008

Berntsen H*, Haukaas C, Ulvund MJ

Immunoglobulin and vitamin B levels in newborn lambs from flocks with different colostrum administration practice

Assis I*

Outbreak of tetanus, in adult sheep associated with ear tag replacement

Hotzel H, Moog U*, Monicke S, Ehricht R, Klengel K,

Grimm H

Detection of transmission of Staphylococcus aureus from humans to cheese during the production procedure using DNA microarray and DNA sequencing

Astobiza I*, Barandika JF, Ruiz-Fons JF, Hurtado A, Juste RA, García-Pérez AL Coxiella burneti in ruminants in semi-extensive grazing systems from Northern Spain: Seroprevalence and bacterial shedding patterns in sheep flocks

Christodoulopoulos G*

Salivary abomasum disease in young lambs

Sheil M*, Lomax S, Dickson H, Windsor P

Analgesia for mulesing and other surgical husbandry procedures in sheep

10.15 - 11.00

Poster viewing - Coffee break

11.00 - 11.30

Grip/Runde:

Keynote: Dwyer C: Sheep welfare: Present and future perspectives

Grip/Runde

Dyna

Halten

11.30 - 13.00

Management/Flock Health 2

Chairpersons:

Sargison N, Scott P

Case Reports 2

Chairpersons:

Smith M, Winter A

Welfare & Zoonosis 2

Chairpersons:

Menzies P, Windsor P

#Farquharson B*

Animal health and production service to sheep clients

Jeckel S*, Browne E, Alony Y, Nevel M

Case study: Unusual presentations of pathological lesions due to caseous lymphadenitis in adult sheep

Hucker D*

Flies, mulesing and merino sheep in Australia

Ganter M*, Schröder C, Probst D, Runge M, Kubel D, Nagel-Kohl U, Keller B, Rickling S, Niemann H

Serological and virological follow-up investigation of small ruminants vaccinated against bluetongue disease with Bluevac-8^®

Mavrogianni VS*, Fthenakis GC

Case reports: Clinical, bacteriological,

cytological and

pathological

features of teat disorders in ewes

Vellema P*, Moll L,

Stegeman A

Tail docking does not prevent blowfly strike

Gelasakis AI*, Arsenos G, Valergakis GE,

Fortomaris P, Banos G

Foot lesions in dairy sheep of Chios breed in Greece

Giadinis ND*, Chochlakis D, Ioannou I, Kritsepi-Konstantinou M, Roubies N, Psaroulaki A, Karatzias H

A case of anaplasmosis in a ram in Northern Greece

Phythian CJ*, Clarkson MJ, Winter AC, Grove White D, Jones P, Cripps PJ, Michalopoulou E, Duncan J.S

The development of indicators for the on-farm assessment of sheep welfare

Hosie B*, Eaglesham L, Ritchie C, Gill I

A new web based Sheep Health Management System

Stevenson H*

Pathological fractures due to osteoporosis in hill lambs at weaning

Stubsjøen SM*, Svarstad Flø A, Moe RO, Janczak AM, Skjerve E, Valle P, Zanella AJ

Exploring infrared thermography and heart rate variability as noninvasive methods to assess moderate pain in sheep

Gill I*, Hosie B, Eaglesham L

Practical application of a new web based Sheep Health Management System

Ulvund MJ*, Brundtland E, Bårdsen K

A Norwegian case of atypical footrot resembling CODD

Valle P.S*, Kjærnes U, Stubsjøen S.M, Hektoen L, Døving R

Sheep welfare - from heart rates to concerns about market effects

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch - Lindesnes (Janssen Animal Health).

14.30 - 16.00

Kvitsøy (1^st floor):

The Janssen Animal Health Satellite Symposium.

Professor Mike Taylor, Head of the Veterinary Surveillance Team at the UK Central Science Laboratory.

Two key subjects will be covered: COCCIDIOSIS (diagnosis, building immunity, treatment regimes), and FLUKE (controlling fluke sustainably, importance of flukicide resistance, implementing a strategic rotation programme)

14.30 - 15.00

Grip/Runde:

Keynote: Jackson F*, Bartley D, Bartley Y, Kenyon F: Worm control in sheep in the future

Grip/Runde

Dyna

Halten

15.00 - 16.00

Management/Flock Health 3

Chairpersons: Mansley S, Plant J

Cestodes, Coccidia and Ectoparasites 1

Chairpersons: Ganter M, Besier B

Welfare & Zoonosis 3

Chairpersons: Phytian CH, Zanella A

Scott P*, Sargison N

Uses for ultrasonographic examination (excluding the thorax) in sheep practice

Epstein V, Pointing S*

Hydatid Disease - towards eradication in the Falkland Islands (Man v Worm)

#Windsor PA, Lomax S*,

Shiel M

Topical anaesthesia for pain management of husbandry procedures in Australian sheep flocks

Kaler J*, Medley GF, Hawker EM, Wassink GJ, Grogono-Thomas R, Calvo-Bado LA, Moore LJ, Wellington EMH, Green LE

Factors associated with change in foot integrity and locomotion in sheep on one farm in the UK

Bjorland J*, Torsteinbø WO, Bårdsen K

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in foetal tissues from sheep -

mouse inoculation and real-time PCR

Walker J, Ridler A*

Farmer and veterinary perceptions of pain in sheep in the UK

Leibovich H*, Abu-Siam M, Bloch A, Richard A,

Ben Zeev A

Evaluation of decoquinate in controlling coccidia in fast growing young lambs fed total mixed ration in Bedouin Awassi semi-intensive herds

Giadinis ND*, Terpsidis K, Diakou A, Papazahariadou M, Karatzias H

Treatment of ovine toxoplasmosis with sulfadimidine in Greece

Zanella AJ*,

deCarvalho M, Schroeer A,^, Janczak AM, Ramos A

Strategies to reduce fear in sheep through positive human-animal interactions

Midgley DJ*

Developing a strategy and management system for communal farming in Southern Africa by manipulating the breeding cycle of the ewe

Karlsson J*, Greeff J, Slocombe L

Breeding for resistance to myiasis in Australian Merino sheep

Scott P*

Investigation of joint lesions in adult sheep

16.00 - 16.30

Poster viewing - Coffee break

Grip/Runde

Dyna

Halten

16.30 - 18.00

Novartis Animal Health Symposium

The Science of ZOLVIX®

“The Science ZOLVIX, The Delivery of Innovation to the Marketplace”

Arthur Redpath: Welcome

Lesley Stubbings:

The need for a new anthelmintic

Arthur Redpath: Introducing ZOLVIX

Ronald Kaminsky:

The Research

Barry Hosling:

The Development

Andrew Little:

The Delivery

Q&A

Cestodes, Coccidia and Ectoparasites 2

Chairpersons: Ganter M, Besier B

Management/Flock Health 4

Chairpersons: Mansley S, Plant J

Mundt H-C*, Dittmar K, Bangoura B, Grzonka E, Daugschies A

Study on the comparative efficacy of toltrazuril and diclazuril against ovine coccidiosis in housed lambs

Moon C, Scott L, Berke O Menzies P*, Reid-Smith R, Avery B, Janecko N, McEwen S

Drug use patterns in Ontario sheep flocks-preliminary results

Gjerde B, Vatn S*, Dahl J, Nielsen B, Mundt H-C

Efficacy of toltrazuril and diclazuril in the prevention of coccidiosis in naturally infected lambs on pasture in Norway

Norderhaug, A*, Ulvund, MJ, Øpstad S,Garmo T,

Hegrenes A, Kittelsen E, Nilsen L,Thorvaldsen P, Vandvik V, Velle LG, ^,Vikane JH

“Feral Sheep” in coastal heaths - developing a sustainable local industry in vulnerable cultural landscapes

Mundt H-C*, Le Sueur C, Mage C

Efficacy of toltrazuril (Baycox^® 5% suspension) in natural infections with pathogenic Eimeria spp. in housed lambs

Pettey KP*

How to be a good shepherd in the classroom

Christodoulopoulos G*,

Theodoropoulos G

A survey of cestode-larva

disease in Greek-sheep industry

Rautiainen J*

Good management practice in Finnish sheep production chain

Tegtmeyer PC*, von Samson Himmelstjerna G, Ellendorff F, Ganter M

Monieziosis in sheep.

A survey of the effectiveness of metaphylactic treatment with praziquantel

Vellema P*, Moll L,

Dercksen D

Bluetongue in sheep in The Netherlands

18.05 - 19.00

FORMAL INAUGURATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHEEP VETERINARY ASSOCIATION ISVA - I. Interim Organizer Gareth Bath: General Meeting.

Agenda: Welcome and announcements, Attendance and apologies, Background, Election of Office Bearers, Arrangements for bids for 2013 ISVC, any other business.

20.00 - 23.00

The Red Seahouses (”De røde sjøhus”). Dinner & Dance. Music “Moonlight” (Merial)

Sunday 14 June

09.00 - 09.30

Grip/Runde:

Keynote: Nesbakken T: Food safety in a global market: Do we need to worry?

Grip/Runde

Dyna

Halten

09.30 - 10.30

Chronic/Slow Disease 1

Chairpersons

Vellema P, Dercksen D

Genetics & Nutrition 1

Chairpersons

Karlsson J, Sivertsen T

Medicine and Disease 1

Chairpersons

Stuen S, Granquist EG

Barizzone F*, Stella P, Vivas-Alegre L

European food safety authority risk assessment on human and animal exposure risk related to transmissible spongiform encephal opathies (TSEs) from milk and milk products derived from small ruminants

Conington J, Nieuwhof GJ, McLaren A, Lambe N, Hosie B*, Bishop SC, Bünger L

Breeding for resistance to footrot in UK sheep

Duehlmeier R*, Fluegge I, Parvizi N, Ganter M

Insulin resistance in sheep - A pathogenic factor in the development of pregnancy toxaemia?

Ersdal C, Lie K-I, Espenes A, Ulvund MJ, Press C*

Distribution and density of PGP 9.5 positive nerve fibers in the ileal Peyer’s patch follicles of sheep are influenced by age and PrP genotype and not by scrapie infection

Humann-Ziehank E*, Ganter M, Renko K, Köhrle J, Schomburg L

Investigation of selenoproteins in sheep

Janowetz B*, Kurth E, Keller W, Graunke W, Kern S, Obermaier S, Böttcher J

Coxiella burnetii phase 1 and 2 specific immuneresponse in sheep after infection and vaccination, respectively

Hopp P*, Olsaker I, Moldal T, Åkerstedt J, Sviland S, Viljugrein H

Estimation of the prion protein genotype distribution in the Norwegian sheep population using Bayesian methods

Boman IA, Klemetsdal G, Blichfeldt T, Nafstad O,

Våge DI*

Three different myostatin (MSTN) mutations, affectingcarcass conformation and fatness, are segregating in Norwegian sheep

Kaler J*, Daniels SLS,

Wright J, Green LE

Effect of six individual treatments on the time to recovery from lameness in sheep with footrot: A randomised controlled trial on a farm in UK

#Kipanyula MJ*, Chuma IS, Brundtland E, Bårdsen K, Ulvund MJ

Prion protein (PrP) gene polymorphismin Red Maasai and Black Head Persian sheep breeds in Tanzania: Consistent profile regardless of locations

Cummins L*

Progeny testing for prime lamb production

Mavrogianni VS, Brozos C*

Reflections on the causes and diagnosis of peri-parturient deaths in ewes

10.30 - 11.00

Poster viewing - Coffee break

11.00 - 11.30

Grip/Runde:

Keynote: Winter AC: Footrot-control and eradication (elimination) strategies

Grip/Runde

Dyna

Halten

11.30 - 13.00

Chronic/Slow Disease 2

Chairpersons

Ulvund M, Voigt K

Genetics & Nutrition 2

Chairpersons

Vatn S, Cummins L

Medicine and Disease 2

Chairpersons

Stuen S, Granquist EG

Sørby R, Austbø L,Press C*, Skretting G, Landsverk T, Espenes A

Low expression of PrP mRNA in tissue compartments accumulating PrP^SC in the sheep spleen during experimental scrapie

Sivertsen T*, Garmo TH, Lierhagen S, Bernhoft A, Waaler T, Steinnes E

Trace elements in sheep and sheep pastures in Norway

Mavrogianni VS,

Fthenakis GC*

Efficacy of difloxacin against respiratory infections of lambs

Kenigswald G*, Van-Straten M

The effect of maedi-visna virus (mvv) positive serology on milk and meat production in Israeli “Assaf” sheep herd

Grøva L*, Olesen I,

Steinshamn H, Stuen S

Weight gain, immunity and robustness related to tick-borne fever in sheep

Orfanou DC*, Fragkou IA, Fthenakis GC, Mavrogianni VS

Control of liver abscess syndrome in lambs with marbofloxacin

Spyrou V, Psychas V,

Sofianidis G, Mavrogianni VS,

Kalaitzakis M, Fthenakis GC, Billinis C*

Evidence of natural transmission of a sheep isolate of small ruminant lenti viruses from sheep to goats-findings from Greece

Karlsson J* & Greeff J

Breeding sheep for fitness traits

Vatn S*, Malmo T, Svendsen S, Fredriksen B

Factors related to levels of immunoglobulins and survival of neonatal lambs

Voigt K*, Baird G, Munro F, Murray F, Brülisauer F

Eradication of caseous lymphadenitis from a large Scottish hill flock - a progress report

Kerkmann A*, Ganter M, Ostmeier M, Hewicker-Trautwein M,

Distl O

Results of breeding experiment on epidermolysis bullosa in sheep

Watt BR*

Liver Disease in sheep in New South Wales

Nagel-Alne GE*, Sølverød LS, Valle PS, Simon-Nilsen M

Prevalence and handling of caseous lymphadenitis in sheep flocks in Malangen peninsula in Troms county

Sargison N*, Jackson F, Gilleard J

Development of genetic crossing methods to identify genes potentially associated with macrocyclic lactone resistance in Haemonchus contortus

Waage S*, Wangensteen G

Outcomes of ewes and their offspring following caesarean section

Scott P*, Sargison N

The collection and interpretation of cerebrospinal fluid in sheep practice

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 - 16.00

Grip/Runde:

Round Table

Keynote lecture: Hendricks G: The spread of bluetongue in Europe Chairperson: Vellema P

16.00 - 16.30

Poster viewing

16.30 - 17.00

Utsira: Ordinary General Meeting of the Sheep Veterinary Society.

16.30 - 17.00

Kvitsøy: ECSRHM Board Meeting. Room to be announced. (Updates, report, election of new de facto Diplomates, Committees, Constitution, fees, next meeting, any other business)

18.00

Departure to Byrkjedal

19.00 - 23.00

Traditional food, trolls and regional culture, among and inside rocky mountains

24.00

Arrival at the hotels

Mondag 15 June

09.00 - 09.30

Grip/Runde:

Keynote: Morris ST: Economics of Sheep Production

Grip/Runde

Dyna

Halten

09.30 - 10.30

Helminth disease 1

Chairpersons

Bath G, Roger P

Bacteriology 1

Chairpersons

Juste R, Jeckel S

Disease control and eradication programme 1

Chairpersons

West D, Ridler A

#Bath G* and Van Wyk J

The five point check for targeted selective treatment of small ruminants at risk of parasitosis

#Calvo-Bado LA, Ul-Hassan A, Kaler J, Medley GF, Grogono-Thomas R*, Moore LJ, Green LE, Wellington EMH

Bacterial diversity during footrot infection in sheep

Scott L, Moon C, Menzies P*, Reid-Smith R, Berke O, Avery B, Janecko N, McEwen S.

The prevalence of antimicrobial resistance on Ontario sheep farms and associations between antimicrobial use and resistance

Anderson R*, Bath G, Van Wyk J

The effect of application of the famacha© system on selected production parameters in sheep

Rogdo T*, Fjeldaas T, Hektoen L, Bårdsen K, Djønne B

A preliminary study of infectious claw diseases including clinical findings and bacteriological analyses for Dichelobacter .nodosus in mixed sheep and cattle herds to investigate if cross-infection had occurred

Windsor PA*, Eppleston J, Whittington R

How efficacious is vaccination in the control of ovine paratuberculosis in Australia?

Besier RB*

Targeted anthelmintic treatment : A new concept in sustainable sheep worm control

Ganter M*, Bürstel D

Sanitation of Brucella ovis

infections complicated by

caseous lymphadenitis

King, A*

Bluetongue vaccine as part of disease control in the UK

Hosking B*, Dobson R, Leathwick D, Coles G, Dorchies P

Can we preserve the life of a new class of anthelmintic?

Guilory M, Wichtel J*, Lopez A

Diverse clinical presentations associated with an outbreak of Clostridium perfringens type D enterotoxaemia

Hektoen L*, Høyland B, Vatn S, Kampen A

Prevalence of footrot in

Norwegian sheep - clinical examination of one million feet

10.30 - 11.30

Poster viewing - Coffee break

Grip/Runde

Dyna

Halten

11.30 - 13.00

Helminth disease 2

Chairpersons

Bath G, Roger P

Bacteriology 2

Chairpersons

Juste R, Jeckel S

Disease control and eradication programme 2 Chairpersons

Petty K, Hektoen L

Hodne AJ, Heggberget T, Stuen S*

Appearance and prevention of gastrointestinal parasites of feral sheep on the isle Ytre Skjervøy, Norway

#Juste RA;*Beltran de

Heredia I, Arranz J, Minguijon E

Lamb mortality as a collateral effect of colostrum feeding for maedi control in an outbreak of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis mastitis

Vatn S*, Hektoen L, Høyland B, Kampen AH, Skarra TK

Surveillance, control and eradication of footrot in Norway

Domke AM*, Chartier C, Gjerde B, Leine N, Vatn S, Østerås O, Stuen S

Control practices against gastro-intestinal nematode infections in small ruminant flocks in Norway

Mavrogianni VS*, Cripps PJ,

Fthenakis GC

Bacterial flora and risk of infection of the ovine teat duct and mammary gland throughout lactation

Kønig U*, Bjørk Averpil H

Efforts to eradicate ovine footrot in nineteen Swedish herds

Mederos A, Fernández S Peregrine A, Kelton D, Menzies P*, VanLeeuwen J, LeBoeuf A, Corriveau F, Guthrie A, Martin R

Population dynamics of gastrointestinal nematodes in organic and conventional sheep farms in Canada-descriptive statistics

Fragkou IA*, Skoufos J,

Cripps PJ, Kyriazakis I,

Papaioannou N, Boscos CM, Tzora A, Fthenakis GC

Differences in susceptibility to

Mannheimia haemolytica -

associated mastitis, between two breeds of dairy sheep

Ridler A*, Wilson D, Nixon N

Effect of environmental and climatic conditions on footrot in sheep in the UK

Moors, E* ,Gauly M

Influence of a Moxidectin treatment in ewes on the growth rate of their lambs

Stuen S, Bergström, Birtles R

Reservoir hosts for Anaplasma phagocytophilum

Ganter, M* , Ennen, S

A field trial to control ovine footrot by

Vaccination

Reichel R,* Scholes S

Congenital malformations,

abortions and infertility in

a sheep flock, associated

with the use of a benzimidazole containing product during pregnancy

Granquist EG*, Barbet AF, Bergstrøm K, Stuen S.

Anaplasma phagocytophilum outer membrane protein MSP(P44), A protective antigen against tick borne fever?

#Ganter M*,Ennen S, Distl O, Hickford J

A field trial to control ovine footrot using genetic markers for the improvement of a vaccination program

13.00 - 14.30

Lunch

14.30 - 15.30

Grip/Runde:

Round Table

Keynote lecture: Ftenakis GC: A new opportunity for veterinarians: Membership of the European College of Small Ruminant Health Management (ECSRHM)

Chairperson: Roger P

Grip/Runde

Dyna

Halten

15.30 - 16.00

Helminth disease 3

Chairpersons

Høglund J, Domke A

Mammary Gland 1

Chairpersons

Mørk T, Bjorland J

Disease control and eradication programme 3

Chairpersons

Petty K, Hektoen L

#West D*, Pomroy W, Kenyon P, Morris S, Smith S

Estimating the cost of

sub-clinical parasitism in grazing ewes

Giadinis N*, Arsenos G,

Tsakos P, Psychas V,

Dovas C, Papadopoulos E1,

Karatzias H, Fthenakis GC
“Milk drop syndrome”

in dairy ewes: Clinical and

diagnostic approach

Dhungyel OM*, Whittington R

New approach to

vaccination for treatment,

control and eradication of footrot in sheep and goats

Rufener L*, Mäser P, Roditi I, Kaminsky R

Haemonchus contortus acetylcholine receptors of the DEG-3 subfamily and their role in sensitivity to amino-acetonitrile derivative (AAD) anthelmintics

Gougoulis DA, Kyriazakis I,

Papaioannou N,

Papadopoulos E, Taitzoglou IA,

Fthenakis GC*

Subclinical mastitis changes the patterns of maternal-offspring

behaviour in sheep

Plant, J *, Egerton JR

The “eradication” of virulent footrot from New South Wales

16.00 - 16.30

Poster viewing - Coffee break

Grip/Runde

Dyna

Halten

16.30 -17.30

Helminth disease 4

Chairpersons

Høglund J, Domke A

Mammary Gland 2

Chairpersons

Mørk T, Bjorland J

Economics

Chairpersons

Bøe K, Thompson R

#Taylor M*, Learmount J,

Lunn E, Morgan C, Craig B

Multiple resistance to anthelmintics in sheep nematodes and comparison of methods used for their detection

Keningswald G*, Van Straten M

The effect of subclinical

intramammary infection

with coagulase negative

staphylococci (CNS) on

milk production in

“Assaf” dairy sheep

#Thompson R*

Prospects for continued sheep production

on the English hills and uplands

Papadopoulos E, Fragkou IA,

Mavrogianni VS, Gougoulis DA, Orfanou DC, Gallidis E, Ptochos S, Taitzoglou IA, Parker L, Fthenakis GC*

Persistent prophylactic efficacy of long-acting moxidectin (2% inj.sol.)

for control of Trichostrongylid infections of sheep

Lovatt FM*, Green LE

Observational study of

clinical signs associated

with different treatmens

for acute mastitis in ewes

Bush RD*, Windsor PA, Toribio JA, Webster SR

Financial modelling as a tool to manage ovine Johne’s disease in southern New South Wales sheep flocks

Höglund J*, Gustafsson K, Donnan A, Skuce P

Anthelmintic resistance in Swedish sheep flocks

Shwimmer A*, Keningswald G, Van Straten M, Merin U, Leitner G

Dry-off treatment of sheep and goats: Management tool for improving milk quantity and quality

Parsons, C*

Comparing rates of gain of market lambs on three different feeding regimes

Sargison N, Wilson D, Scott P, Bartley D, Jackson F

Preliminary characterisation of a moxidectin resistant population of Teladorsagia circumcincta isolated from a sheep flock in the south east of Scotland

Waage S*, Vatn S.

Risk factors for ovine clinical mastitis in the early postpartum period and during lactation

Valergakis GE*, Gelasakis AI, Oikonomou G, Arsenos G, Fortomaris P, Banos G

Cost effectiveness of a dairy sheep genetic improvement program using artificial insemination

17.30 - 18.30

Grip/Runde: FORMATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SHEEP VETERINARY ASSOCIATION - II. Voting for the 8^th ISVC in 2013. Two bids received.

20.00 - 24.00

Lindesnes: Congress Grand Finale Dinner - Stavanger Forum.

Results of voting for the ISVC 2013 to be announced.

Tuesday 16 June

Grip/Runde

Dyna

Halten

09.00 - 10.00

Diagnostics

Chairpersons

Vatn S, Willmington JA

Mammary Gland 3

Chairpersons

Waage S, Athanasiou LV

Reproduction

Chairpersons

Mavrogianni VS, Lawrence K

#Willmington JA*, Davies IH

Reasons for failing to reach a diagnosis in laboratory submissions from sheep

#Athanasiou LV*, Orfanou DC,

Fragkou IA, Gougoulis DA,

Nerou C KatsoudasVL,

Fthenakis GC

Lincomycin and spectinomycin concentrations in ewes’

milk

Piperelis SG*, Vafiadis D, Alexopoulos C

Quality and kinematic characteristics of filtrated ram semen

Bath G*

An international electronic resource for sheep diseases

Athanasiou LV*, Orfanou DC,

Fragkou IA, Gougoulis DA

Nerou C , Katsoudas VL,

Vachratidis GC, Fthenakis GC

Proposals for withdrawal

time of sheep milk for

some commonly used

veterinary medicinal products

Piperelis SG*, Vafiadis D, Alexopoulos C.

Sesonal variations in kinematic characteristics of Chios breed ram ejaculates

Våge ÅØ*, Ulvund MJ

Clinical pathology in a normal Norwegian sheep flock as a background and tool for evaluation of clinical emergence of ketosis

Brozos CN^*, Papaioannou N, Boscos C, Kiossis E

Endoscopic and histopathologic investigation of teats in dairy ewe

Pozzi N, Sellem E, Breard F, Medina P, Humbolt P, Mathevet P, Guerin B*.

Vaccination of rams against bluetongue with a BTV-8 killed vaccine: Effects on semen quality parameters

Syrjälä P*, Anttila M, Dillard K, Collin K, Haltia L, Nylund M, Perko-Mäkelä P, Raunio-Saarnisto M, Schulman K, Fossi M

Endemic diseases detected in 611 sheep and goat necropsies in Finland in 1999-2007

Fragkou IA*, Dagleish MP,Papaioannou N, Cripps PJ,

Boscos CM, Ververidis HN, Orfanou DC, Solomakos N, Finlayson J, Govaris A, Kyriazakis I, Fthenakis GC

Role of inducible-lymphoid follicle-like

structures at the teat duct of ewes after

experimental challenge with

Mannheimia haemolytica

Lawrence K*, Laven R.

The evidence for reduced veterinary treatment of vaginal prolapse since the UK 2001 FMD outbreak

10.00 - 10.30

Kvitsøy: 2nd Annual General Meeting of the ECSRHM College. Room to be announced (Update on College’s business, Report by the President and Secretary, Report by the Treasurer, Election of Honorary Member, New Members, Announcement of Committees, Membership subscription fees for the year 2009, Election of Auditors, Any Other Business)

10.30 - 11.00

Closing session

11.00 - 11.30

Lunch - “Grab and go”

# proferred keynote presentations

POSTERS

1. Anderson R*, Bath G, Thompson P, Stadler M: A CASE REPORT OF OESOPHAGEAL OBSTRUCTION (CHOKE) IN DORPER EWES CAUSED BY FEED IMPACTION

2. Azevedo H*, Bicudo S Maia M, Sousa D, Rodello L, Sicherle C: INFLUENCE OF PLASMATIC MEMBRANE CRYORESISTENCE ON THE ACROSOMAL INTEGRITY IN RAM SPERMATOZOA SUBMITTED TO CRYOPRESERVATION

3. Boman IA*, Våge DI: A MUTATION IN BCDO2 CAUSES YELLOW FAT IN NORWEGIAN LAMBS

4. Brozos C*, Mavrogianni VS, Tzora A, Skoufos I, Athanasiou LV, Fthenakis GC: EFFICACY OF DIFLOXACIN FOR TREATMENT OF CONTAGIOUS AGALACTIA OF SHEEP

5. Bürstel D, Adams W, Ganter M*: Reproductive performance of Rams after Blue tongue disease

6. Bårdsen K*, Meling S, Brundtland E, Ulvund MJ: Detection of prion protein by immuno-PCR

7. Carcangiu V*, Mura MC, Pazzola M, Luridiana S, Maricosu G, Dettori ML, Bini PP, Vacca GM:

EFFECT OF MELATONIN TREATMENT ON FERTILITY OF SARDA BREED SHEEP SUBJECTED TO ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION

8. Chirico, J, Schwan O*, Aspan, A: NO ACARICIDE RESISTANCE DETECTED IN TICKS, ALTHOUGH CONTINOUS PROBLEMS WITH ANAPLASMA PHAGOCYTOPHILUM

9. Domes U*, Graunke W: PELVIC CHONDROSARCOMA IN A SHEEP

10. El-Battawy KA: INDUCTION OF SEXUAL ACTIVITY OF EGYPTIAN RAMS USING SHORT DAYS AND MELATONIN 11. Ezzi A*, Pourbakhsh SA, Moradi Bidhendi S: Study on Mycoplasmal pneumonia at the Ziaran abattoir 12. Ganter M*, Perbix C, Demeler J, von Samson-Himmelstjerna G: Resistance of parasitic nematodes against Moxidectin in German sheep Flocks 13. Ghalamkari GH*, Rahmatim M, Tabatabaee SN, Forouzande AD, Eghbal Saeid SH: THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF OLIVE CAKE ON LIPID PROFILE OF FATTENING KURDISH FINISHING LAMBS 14. Greenwood S L*, Alzahal O, Steele MA, Hook SE, McBride BW: NUTRITIONAL INDUCTION OF METABOLIC ACIDOSIS 15. Gustafsson K*, Grönlund-Andersson U: CLINICAL MASTITIS IN EWES: BACTERIOLOGY AND ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE 16. Howe M, Scott, P*, Sargison N, Wiliams D: IMPROVING SHEEP WELFARE BY INFORMATION TRANSFER TO FARMERS - THE NADIS PROJECT 17. Huntley S*, Green L: A study of temporal trends of infection, sub-clinical and clinical mastitis in British ewes in order to propose a prevention and treatment plan 18. Hughes PL*, Dowling AF, Callinan APL: Resistance to macrocyclic lactone anthelmintics and associated risk factors on sheep farms in the lower North Island of New Zealand

19. Idris A, Bubnick C, Herrmann A, Moors E*, Erhardt G, Gauly M:

Relationships between morphometric traits and Haemonchus contortus infection in different sheep genotypes

20. Katsoulos PD, Christodoulopoulos G*: PREVALENCE OF DUCTAL AND GALL-STONES IN SHEEP

21. Katsoulos PD, Christodoulopoulos G*, Kontopidis G, Minas A, Tzivara A, Kritas SK: LEUCOCYTES COUNTS OF BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUIDS OBTAINED FROM NORMAL AND MAEDI-VISNA INFECTED SHEEP

22. Katsoulos PD, Christodoulopoulos G*, Minas A: THE ROLE OF ASPARTATE AMINOTRASFERASE (AST), LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (LDH) AND ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE (ALP) IN MILK SERUM FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF CLINICAL AND SUBCLINICAL MASTITIS IN SHEEP

23. Meling S*, Ulvund MJ: FLOCK HEALTH VISITS IN 17 SHEEP FLOCKS IN ROGALAND

24. Meling S*, Bårdsen K, Brundtland E, Bjørnstad A, Ulvund MJ: SEARCHING FOR BIOMARKERS IN SHEEP WITH CLASSICAL SCRAPIE

25. Meling S*, Ulvund MJ: CLOSANTEL TOXICITY IN LAMBS IN NORWAY

26. Moog U*, Früh R: Supply of ewes with selected quantity and trace elements on extensively cultivated grassland sites in Thuringia
27. Moors E*, Gauly M: Comparison of different methods for measuring the colour of mucous membranes in naturally parasite infected German sheep

28. Moshfeghi S: Study of plasma total antioxidant capacity(TAC) of ewes in late pregnancy and its correlation with newborn lambs

29. Mushi DE*, Eik LO, Thomassen MS, Mtenga LA, Sørheim O, Ådnøy T: Fatty acid composition in meat from female Norwegian lambs, castrated Cashmere and Norwegian goats

30. Mustonen E*, Orro T, Kivinen T, Soveri T: COMPARISON OF HEALTH INDICATORS AND GROWTH RATE IN LAMBS GROWN IN A CONVENTIONAL WOODEN HOUSE AND IN A NEW GREENHOUSE TYPE PRODUCTION HALL

31. Nematollahi A: Survey on infestation in goats to Muelleris capillaris in slaughterhouse of Tabriz

32. Orfanou DC*, Fragkou IA, Athanasiou LV, Gougoulis DA, Fthenakis GC, Mavrogianni VS: USE OF OXYTOCIN TO CONTROL POST-PARTUM METRITIS IN EWES

33. Phythian CJ*, Michalopoulou E, Cripps PJ, Winter AC, Duncan JS: THE PREVALENCE OF WHITE LINE DISEASE IN SHEEP IN NORTH ENGLAND AND NORTH-MID WALES

34. Piperelis SG*, Vafiadis D, Alexopoulos C: UTILIZATION OF LOW VIABILITY RAM EJACULATES USING A NEW SIMPLE FILTRATION PROCEDURE

35. Pourjafar M*, Hayatifard M: The effect of peppermint (Mentha piperita) on ruminal physiological parameters in Lori sheep

36. Rashtian A*, Mesdaghi M, Boldaji F: Diet selection by sheep and goats in steppe regions of Yazd province, Iran

37. Rautiainen J: HERD HEALTH TOOLS FOOR THE VETERINARY, ADVISOR AND FLOC OWNER

38. Ripoll R*, Molina E, Villalba D: ANALYSIS OF HERD DYNAMICS AND REPRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY IN A SHEEP INTENSIVE OPERATING SYSTEM (STAR)

39. Robertson L*, Furuseth Hansen E, Gjerde B: ZOONOTIC POTENTIAL FROM CRYPTOSPORIDIUM AND GIARDIA INFECTIONS IN YOUNG LAMBS IN NORWAY

40. Scholes S, Edwards G, Foster A, Holliman A, Whitaker K*, Mitchell S, Davies I, Jones J: Unusual encephalopathy in weaned lambs - a consequence of water deprivation?

41. Scott P*, Sargison N: THE APPLICATION OF SOUND ANALYSIS IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF OVINE RESPIRATORY DISEASE

42. Scott P: Epidural analgesic regimens for common surgical procedures in sheep practice

43. Stevenson H: PHOTOSENSITISATION ASSOCIATED WITH COPPER POISONING IN EWES 44. Tabatabaei SN*, Rahmati M, Frozandeh AD, Ghalamkari GH, Eghbal Saeid SH: The Effect of Different Level of Olive Cake on Performance and Carcass Characteristics of Fattening Kurdish Lambs

45. Tatar A*, Amirkhani M : An investigation on the comparison forage quality of three grasses (Aeluropus lagopoides, Aeluropus littoralis, Puccinilia distance) in saline and alkaline habitats of Incheh-bourn in Golestan provices

46. Vidal E, Bolea R, Monleón E, Márquez M, Monzón M, Acín C, Vargas A, Pumarola M, Badiola JJ*: DIFFERENCES IN THE BRAIN PRP^SC DISTRIBUTION CURVES (BPDC) OF TYPICAL AND ATYPICAL SCRAPIE

47. Walsh SR, Menzies PI*, Foster RA, Wootton SK: Full-length Sequence Analysis of Enzootic Nasal Tumor Virus from Sheep Nasal Tumors and Construction of a Molecular Clone

48. Wilson DJ, Sargison ND*, Scott PR, Phil SM, Penny CD: Gastrointestinal nematode epidemiology in a commercial sheep flock: the post-treatment rise and its potential implications

49. Zarogiannis S, Christodoulopoulos G*, Hatzoglou C, Stefanidis I, Gourgoulianis K, Molyvdas PA: ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF VISCERAL PLEURA IN SHEEP AFFECTED BY MAEDI-VISNA

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