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Large Animal Speakers

Don Goodman

DVM

Friday, February 28

  • Ferappease – Mitigating the Negative Effects of Stress in Food Animal Production

  • Ferrappease – Mitigating the Negative Effects of Stress in Food Animal Production – Continued

Don Goodman, DVM Comes from Navasota, Texas. As a practicing veterinarian, almost every day of the past 45 yearS has found him inside a cattle producer’s oow(s) or pens. With his •in the trenches” experience, he has developed a passion for designing and implementing complete herd health programs for cattle producers including the aspects of biosecurity, immunization, nutrition, parasitology and ranch management.

As a first career he decided to make his fortune as a cowboy. He failed miserably and decided to become a veterinarian. He graduated from the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine in 1979. He continues to practice and sold his business in 2017, enabling him to consult as a Technical Service Veterinarian. He recently decided to invest in the next generation of veterinarians by serving as a Large Animal Veterinarian Clinical Assistant Professor at the Texas A&M Vet School.

He is a member and past office of many state and national professional organizations, a speaker and the author of numerous magazine articles. He enjoys ranching and fly fishing and is a classic car enthusiast. He and his wife, Dee, have been married for almost 48 years. They have two adult children, a daughter-in-law and two handsome grandsons.

Robert Rust

DVM

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Friday, February 28

  • This is Why Autogenous and Why it Matters

  • Latest Updates on Pinkeye, Respiratory, Enteric Organisms

Dr. Robert Rust grew up in a small farming town in northern Kansas where his love of the outdoors and veterinary medicine began. The family had a row crop and cattle operation as well as raising greyhounds for the racetrack. His father, along with his uncles, owned a car dealership where much time and learning were spent developing his work ethic and business principles. Dr. Rust graduated high school and attended Kansas State University where he graduated with a degree in wildlife biology. After working for Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks for several years, he took a position with a group of counties in Northern Kansas doing environmental projects. Ten years later, he realized that his passion for veterinary medicine was still alive and submitted his application to vet school. Upon graduating with a DVM from Kansas State, he became an associate in a couple of different clinics before starting his own clinic with his wife and children in Wamego, KS. The last six years, Dr. Rust has spent his time in various technical service roles in industry, specializing in the development of autogenous vaccines for the cattle industry.

Lisa Willis

DVM, CVAP

Friday, February 28

  • Bovine Sports Medicine – Dealing with Fractious or Horned Cattle

  • Chute Side Diagnostics

  • FLASC – Fast Localized Abdominal Scan of Cattle

Dr. Willis is originally from the Western Slope of Colorado and currently the owner and sole practitioner of Mid-Texas Veterinary Associates. She did a Masters Program at Texas A&M in Equine Reproduction and worked in Lexington, KY, at Rood and Riddle prior to graduating with her DVM from Auburn University in 2005 and then went to work at Elgin Veterinary Hospital. In 2009, she opened a referral center for all large animals requiring specialized medical and surgical care. She completed her Acupuncture Certification at CSU in 2010. She specializes in rodeo stock, performance animals, lameness, ultrasound and exotic hoof stock.
Dr. Willis has over 19 years of experience.

Phil Jones

DVM, MS, DACVS-LA

Saturday, March 1

  • Hind Limb Lameness: A Pain in the…

  • Front Limb Lameness; How High Can You Go?

  • Field Radiography; The World is 18% Gray

  • Western Performance and Rodeo Horse Lameness; In the Field and at the Event

Dr. Phil Jones received his DVM from The Ohio State University, completed an internship at Peterson & Smith Equine Hospital in Ocala, Florida followed by a surgical residency at Kansas State University. Phil worked 4 years in private practice in Oklahoma where he also served as a veterinarian for the North American Sport Horse Federation Stallion Testing. He then spent 4 years at Scone Equine Hospital in New South Wales, Australia, the largest private practice in the Southern Hemisphere. While in Australia, Dr. Jones served as the official veterinarian for the Australian Bushmen’s Campdraft and Rodeo Association National Finals and the Australian Barrel Horse Association National Finals. After returning to America in 2016, Phil worked 3 years at Tryon Equine Hospital, the referral hospital for the 2018 World Equestrian Games. Dr. Jones joined the University of Tennessee in 2019.  His interests include lameness, orthopedic, soft tissue and colic surgery.

Frank Andrews

DVM, MS, DACVIM (Internal Medicine)

Saturday, March 1

  • Gastric Ulcers, Where Are We Now?

  • Colonic Acidosis, What Does it Look Like?

  • Colonic Ulcers, Differentiating Them From Gastric Ulcers

Bio Coming Soon!

Frank Andrews

DVM, DACVIM (Internal Medicine)

Sunday, March 2

  • Update on Pars Intermedia Pituitary Dysfunction

  • Evaluating Foals and Determining Prognosis on the Farm

  • How to Choose a Supplement for Your Clients

Speaker Bio Coming Soon!

Christine Cocquyt

DVM, DACVIM (Large Animal)

Sunday, March 2

  • Ultrasonography of the Abdomen and Thorax: Focus on Colic

  • Wet Lab – Ultrasonographic Evaluation of the Colic Patient

Dr. Christine received her veterinary degree from Kansas State University. After an internship and a few years in ambulatory equine practice in New York, she returned to academia for a Large Animal Internal Medicine residency at the University of Tennessee.  She is board-certified in Internal Medicine.  Dr. Christine has helped develop the internal medicine services at Tennessee Equine Hospital over the last 10 years and also functions as Hospital Director. In the few hours not spent working, Dr. Christine enjoys trail running and managing her hobby farm of misfits with her husband.

Karen Wolfsdorf

DVM, DACT

Sunday, February 12

  • Hormonal Manipulation of Abnormal (and Normal) Estrous Cycles in the Mare

  • Diagnosis and Management of Twins in the Mare

Dr. Karen Wolfsdorf attended veterinary school at the University of Florida and graduated in 1992.  After completion of her DVM, she began an equine field service internship at North Carolina State University.  In 1995, Dr. Wolfsdorf completed a residency in Theriogenology at the University of Florida and became board certified in Theriogenology.  Before coming to Hagyard Equine Medical Institute, she spent time working in Australia with Dr. Pascoe at Oakey Veterinary Hospital.  In 1996, Dr. Wolfsdorf joined Hagyard as an Associate and in 2002 she became one of the first two woman Members of the Practice.  Dr. Wolfsdorf’s main area of interest is infertility in the mare and problems during pregnancy.  She spends her time working as a field veterinarian and as a specialist at the McGee Fertility Center.

She has authored many chapters on equine reproduction as well as lectured worldwide and published research regarding progesterone, retained endometrial cups and equine twin reduction with cranio-cervical dislocation.

Kathy MacGillivray

VMD, DACVIM-LA

 

Sunday, February 12

  • Common Disorders of the Neonatal Foal Part I

  • Common Disorders of the Neonatal Foal Part II

Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Veterinary School and subsequently did rotating hospital rotating internship at Peterson and Smith in Ocala Florida. Working with Carol Clark at P&S furthered my desire to specialize in internal medicine.  Returned to the University of Pennsylvania and completed my residency in internal medicine at New Bolton Center.

My husband and I liked the area and decided to buy a small farm near New Bolton and stay in the area.  Right after our barn was built, I learned of a job opening at Hagyard Equine.  After a visit, I knew this was my “dream job” and convinced my husband we should sell the farm and move to Lexington Kentucky.  I have been an internist at Hagyard since 2003.

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