Schedule
* All times are based on Europe/London BST.
08:00
Europe/London
08:15
Europe/London
Small Litter Whelp Protocol and Utilizing Best Practices in a 24-Hour Whelping Facility
Kristine Gonzales DVM, DACT, Guide Dogs for the Blind This session will focus on the resources, instrumentation, and guidelines used during labor and delivery in a 24-hour whelping facility. There will be an emphasis on GDBs approach to handling whelps with known small litter sizes. Dr. Gonzales will offer alternatives to prescriptively taking a dam to cesarean section with a small litter. Statistical whelping data from GDBs breeding colony that manages 10-12 whelps per month will be discussed.
09:10
Europe/London
Puppy Socialization Application with limited Staff and Resources: How-Tos
Natalie Ergler, Guide Dogs of America The goal is to give practical, sustainable advice when managing puppy socialization practices and procedures. Upskilling volunteers to give individualized experiences to puppies. Creative thinking and making socialization work with limited time, staff, and resources.
10:15
Europe/London
Smart Collar Project, Dr. Dave Roberts, PhD, North Carolina State University
Using devices pups wear, we capture data that can help us better predict success and help raisers to be more successful by understanding the environmental influences on success. Using “smart collar” technology to collect data during puppy testing while puppies are being raised in a puppy raising program, artificial intelligence is then applied for predictive outcomes that can lead to cost savings for programs and production planning.
11:10
Europe/London
13:00
Europe/London
Genetic and genomic investigations into canine atopic dermatitis
Tom Lewis, PhD Canine atopic dermatitis is a common but complex condition that represents the most common health related reason for withdrawal for Guide Dogs. This study utilised SNP data on 347 dogs to determine genomic heritability and identify genes with potential influence on the disease.
13:50
Europe/London
15:00
Europe/London
15:50
Europe/London
Canine atopic dermatitis – using big data!
Stephen Shaw BVetMed CertSAD DVD PhD PgCAP FHEA MRCVS Clinical Associate Professor in Veterinary Dermatology, University of Nottingham 1. What is atopic dermatitis, and how can we make a diagnosis? 2. Developing tools for bigger studies involving results, behavior, the effects of the environment, genetics 3. The power of big data - why it is worth contributing to breeder and public surveys!
16:40
Europe/London
IWDR Feature Update and IWDR 2.0
Dani Prebensen and Rachel Goldammer, International Workings Dog Registry Review of current functionalities like Breeder Host/Foster Management, Health Surveys, and Test Matings. A sneak peek at new functionalities that are coming to the IWDR database to support data management!