Published January, 2014

The schedule for the 2014 University of Kentucky Department of Veterinary Science Diagnostic and Research Seminar Series at the UK Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory kicks off Thursday, Jan. 30, with two speakers discussing inflammatory airway disease.

Laurent Couetil, DVM, PhD, professor at Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine, and Jean- Pierre Lavoie, DMV, professor at the University of Montreal will speak from 3:30-5:30 p.m. on Thursday. 

All seminars, except the showcase, short course, and October symposium, are free. The showcase and short course on Feb. 7 and 8 are held at the Four Points by Sheraton.

The seminar series is co-sponsored by Boehringer-Ingelheim, Kentucky Association of Equine Practitioners (KAEP), TheHorse.com, and UK Ag Equine Programs. The series is hosted by the UK Gluck Equine Research Center and UKVDL.

For those who cannot attend in person, TheHorse.com films and archives these lectures, which are free to registered

users at Horse Health videos through sponsor Boehringer-Ingelheim.

January 30 4:00 pm

Inflammatory airway disease—Laurent Couetil, Purdue University; Jean Pierre Lavoie, University of Montreal

February 7 1:00 - 5:30 pm

UK Equine Showcase—Multiple speakers; A program highlighting the university’s current equine programs and findings relevant to the industry. Location: The Four Points by Sheraton

February 8 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Kentucky Breeders’ Short Course—Multiple speakers; An in-depth program on equine reproduction and horse management issues.

Location: The Four Points by Sheraton

February 27 3:30 - 5:30 pm

Hot topics in equine reproduction presented at the 11th International Symposium on Equine Reproduction (ISER) in New Zealand—Barry Ball, Ed Squires and Mats Troedsson, UK Gluck Equine Research Center

No seminars in March, April or May

June 19 4:00 pm

Equine welfare—Tom Lenz, Zoetis

July 31 4:00 pm

Foot—Debra Taylor, Auburn University

August 28 4:00 pm

Foal diseases—Pam Wilkins, University of Illinois

September 25 3:30 - 5:30 pm

Equine Herpes Virus-1 (EHV-1)—Steve Reed, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital; and Udeni Balasuriya and Peter Timoney, UK Gluck Equine Research Center

October 20 1:30 - 5:00 pm

Racetrack Breakdown Symposium—Mary Scollay, Kentucky Racing Commission; David Horohov, UK Gluck Equine Research Center; and John Pelosa, Equine Medical Center of Ocala

November 20 4:00 pm

Shock wave therapy—Scott McClure, Iowa State University

Jenny Evans, MFA, is the marketing and promotion specialist senior at the Gluck Equine Research Center.