Insight: Research Edition

Fall 2005

CVMBS Hosts 67th Annual Conference for Veterinarians

Veterinarians from Colorado and around the nation will be coming to Colorado State University January 7-9, 2006, for the 67th Annual Conference for Veterinarians hosted by the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.

The conference features a comprehensive continuing education program, displays, guest speakers, networking time and more. Dr. Temple Grandin, an Associate Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences at CSU is the keynote speaker for the event. Other guest speakers include: Dr. Joseph Bartges of the University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine, small animal guest speaker; Dr. John Maas, University of California-Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, large animal guest speaker; and Drs. Paul Lunn and Pat McCue, both of CSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, equine guest speakers.

Dr. Temple Grandin is a designer of livestock handling facilities and an internationally known expert on animal handling and welfare. Facilities she has designed are located in the United States, Canada, Europe, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries. She also has developed an objective scoring system for assessing handling of cattle and pigs at meat plants. Dr. Grandin teaches courses on livestock behavior and facility design at Colorado State University and consults with the livestock industry on facility design, livestock handling and animal welfare. She has appeared on numerous television shows and in many publications. She has authored more than 300 articles in both scientific journals and livestock periodicals on animal handling, welfare, and facility design, and written four books.

To learn more about the 67th Annual Conference for Veterinarians, go to www.cvmbs.colostate.edu/clinsci/ce. The cost of the conference is $285 for registrations received on or before Dec. 15, and $325 after Dec. 15. For additional information, or to request a brochure or registration packet, contact Lori Williams at (970) 297-1273, or
1-800-457-9715.