Program Schedule
Welcome to the Southeastern Food & Farm Veterinary Summit! Below you will find our conference program schedule, detailing all of the exciting events and activities we have planned for you. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us.
Earn 8 credit hours of CE on Saturday!
Events
7:00 am
7:00 am
7:30 am
11:50 am
6:00 pm
Attendee Devotional
Continental Breakfast
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Lunch with Exhibitors
Dinner with Downie Awards and Practice Tips
General Session for Mixed Animal Practitioners
8:00 am
Update from the Alabama Dept of Agriculture & Industries and Georgia Dept of Agriculture
Speakers: Tony Frazier, DVM and Janemarie Hennebelle, DVM
8:50 am
State Board Veterinarian Panel
Speakers: TBD
Saturday, March 29, 2025
Bovine Sessions
Speaker: Brent Credille, DVM
10:10 am
Antimicrobial Resistance in Bovine Respiratory Disease
12:50 pm
Practical Strategies for Effective Pain Management
Speaker: Brent Credille, DVM
3:15 pm
Infectious and Tick Borne Diseases of Cattle
Speaker: Brent Credille, DVM
Small Ruminants, Bees, Backyard Poultry, Pigs, Camelids Sessions
Speakers: Brigetta Hughes, DVM, MAM
10:10 am
Backyard Poultry - Useful Diagnostics and Practical Advise on Common Clinical Presentations
12:50 pm
Small Ruminant Parasitology
Speaker: Michael Pesato, DVM
3:15 pm
Small Ruminant Nutritional Management
Speaker: David Pugh, DVM
Commercial Poultry Sessions
8:00 am
Avian Influenza
Speaker: (USDA - AL)
8:50 am
Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center Report
Speaker: Karen Grogan, DVM (UGA PDRC)
9:15 am
Case Reports, AL Labs
Speaker: Brigetta Hughes, DVM, MAM (Mitchem Sparks Diagnostic Lab)
10:10 am
NPIP Update
Speaker: Katy Burden, DVM
10:35 am
Update on AL Diagnostics Lab System
Speaker: Heather Walz, DVM
11:00 am
PCR Auburn Lab
Speaker: Mohammad Ehsan, DVM
12:50 pm
Southeastern State Veterinarian Panel
Speakers: TBD
1:40 pm
Metapneumovirus Update
Speaker: Fred Hoerr, DVM
2:30 pm
Coccidia Vaccination of Broilers
Speaker: Nick Brown, DVM
3:10 pm
Extension Update
Speaker: Maggie Thompson, DVM, MAM
3:35 pm
Broiler Breeder Disease/Mortality Review
Speaker: Sam Christenberry, DVM
4:20 pm
Effective Communication Skills for Poultry Vets
Speaker: Steve Roney, DVM, MAM