LACE Courses

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  Course 01: Anthelmintic Drug Selection and Use

  The goal of this session is to review the characteristics of each drug and class that matter clinically. It will include information impacting all the ruminant species. $35.00
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  Course 02: Field Intervention for Scouring Calves

  This session covers clinical assessment and development of an effective treatment plan for the individual calf when diagnostic capabilities are limited by geography or economics. $35.00
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  Course 03: Local Anesthetic Techniques in Ruminants

  This is a review of the most common local and regional anesthetic blocks needed for procedures in ruminants, including blocking for horns, eyes, flanks, feet, and the pelvis. $35.00
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  Course 04: Retained Fetal Membranes

  This module will provide the evidence for and against the various therapies used and provide guidance for decision making for individual cases. $35.00
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  Course 05: Liver Fluke Associated Disease

  I'll cover what you need to know about the common flukes, as well as the clostridial diseases they help induce. $35.00
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  Course 06: BVD in Cow Calf Operations

  A case of BVD in a cow-calf herd is presented that features the most significant hallmarks of the disease. Diagnostic strategy and test interpretation is covered as we work through this herd. $35.00
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  Course 07: Herd-Level Approach to Small Ruminant Parasites

  This session is all about how to go into a herd, evaluate management, and begin to solve the problem. Although the focus here is sheep and goats, these principles apply to any species, particularly those where Hemonchus is Public Enemy #1. $35.00
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  Course 08: Decision Making for the Urinary Obstructed Small Ruminant

  This session will outline a diagnostic approach that gets to prognosis and treatment options quickly while making the best use of owner finances. $35.00
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  Course 09: What Do We Know About Urolithiasis Prevention?

  This session will go stepwise through assessing the risk for animals on the individual operation based on expected (or known) stone type and the new and old standby research into how the most common stone types develop. $35.00
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  Course 10: Top Ten Requests from Llama and Alpaca Owners

  Here's what you need to know in a jiffy about vaccinations, parasite control, meningeal worm, foot care, dental care, sedation/anesthesia (including weight ranges!), castration, BVD testing, microchip placement and blood collection. $35.00
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  Course 11: Copper Toxicity

  Copper toxicity rears its ugly head periodically on a regional or national level when there are feed mixing errors of commercial feeds, but also occurs on a smaller scale with small feed mill errors. This session will discuss diagnosis, treatment and documentation of copper toxicity. $35.00
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  Course 12: Managing Ruminant Coccidiosis

  Coccidiosis causes significant economic losses and is a health and welfare concern for ruminants and camelids. In this session, we will review the pathophysiology of coccidia infection, diagnostic test interpretation and challenges, and treatment options for cattle, sheep, goats, and camelids. $35.00
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  Course 13: National Board Review – Ruminant

  Take advantage of this opportunity to get fast-fact summaries of the major ruminant diseases, with 90% of them illustrated through case videos and photos. $0.00
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  Course 14: Camel Medicine Starter Pack

  In this session, we will cover vaccinations, parasite control, weight estimation, sedation, castration and a couple of common diseases you may encounter, fibrous osteodystrophy and whipworms. $35.00
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  Course 15: Small Ruminant Fluid Therapy

  Using bloodwork from an actual case, we highlight common abnormalities present in ill small ruminants and how to specifically address each with your fluid composition. $35.00
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  Course 16: Pregnancy Toxemia in Ewes and Does

  Pregnancy toxemia is a challenging and common metabolic disorder of sheep and goats. Guidance for the client conversation regarding pregnancy maintenance and termination is provided as is client education for prevention in the herd or flock. $35.00
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  Course 17: Neurologic Diseases in Sheep and Goats

  We will focus on diseases that are tricky in their diagnosis or treatment, including covering principles that can be used across diseases and neurologic presentations. $35.00
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  Course 18: Neurologic Diseases of Cattle

  This is a fun one - this module is all photos and videos demonstrating localization of neurologic lesions. Common areas of confusion are clarified using real-life examples. $35.00
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  Course 19: Neonatal Care of Lambs and Kids

  This session discusses normal birthing events and milestones and how to know when to intervene. Postnatal resuscitation is discussed in detail and a formulary for resuscitation drugs is provided. $35.00
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  Course 20 Approach to the Down Beef Cow

  This session will provide a practical approach to the down animal, including differential diagnoses and realistic treatment options. $35.00
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  Course 21 Working Up the Ruminant with Abdominal Disease

  We will go through a differential list for the specific abdominal shapes, interpretation of bloodwork, and review the process and interpretation of procedures such as rumen fluid collection and evaluation and abdominocentesis. $35.00
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  Course 22 Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection, Transtracheal Wash, Liver Biopsy

  These are my three favorite ancillary diagnostic techniques that I wish all practitioners knew they could offer in the field to their clients and patients. $35.00
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  Course 23 Small Ruminant Vasectomy Procedure

  Vasectomy is a straightforward procedure that is used alone or in combination with other procedures to create teaser animals. This brief module covers restraint, sedation/anesthesia, the surgical procedure and recommendations for aftercare. $0.00
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  Course 24 Appropriate Drug Use in Food Animals

  The rules regarding the proper use of drugs in food producing animals can be unclear. Here, we will help clarify the rules are as a foundation and then deal with the real-world implications of dispensing, providing extended withdrawal times and client compliance. $35.00
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  Course 25 Small Ruminant Respiratory Disease

  This session covers examination for suspected respiratory disease and how not to get tricked into thinking that all animals that are breathing hard and have a fever have pneumonia! $35.00
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  Course 26 Step Wisely: When to call the veterinarian

  Something's wrong - do you know how to tell when it's time to call your veterinarian? Not eating, weight loss, bloat, straining, down or weak or wobbly, difficult birth, not nursing, and lameness - this presentation takes each of these situations and covers what might be the problem. $0.00
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  Course 27 Blood Transfusion in Ruminants

  This session provides all you need to know about performing blood transfusion, from causes of anemia and hypoproteinemia to evaluating the need for transfusion through to transfusion logistics. $35.00
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  Course 28 Interpretation of Bloodwork in Ruminants

  Interpretation of the CBC and serum biochemistry is an art based on science and some physiologic quirks of the ruminants need to be kept in mind. We will go over the most important analyses and their interpretation. $35.00
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  Course 29 Herd Health Considerations for Sheep and Goats

  Interpretation of the CBC and serum biochemistry is an art based on science and some physiologic quirks of the ruminants need to be kept in mind. We will go over the most important analyses and their interpretation. $35.00
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  Course 30 Bovine Leukemia and Lymphoma

  Bovine leukemia and lymphoma are the severe, but uncommon sequelae of BLV infection. In this session, we will review the nature of the virus, along with the prevalence of the virus versus the prevalence of the disease. $35.00
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  Course 31 Anesthesia and Surgery of the Eye

  This session is full of photos and videos demonstrating anesthetic and surgical procedures for eyes. Seven clinical skills and their indications are presented. $35.00
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  Course 32 Field Survival Guide

  This one is super fun, guys. We'll talk all about working in the field, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Providing ambulatory service is so important to how we serve our clients and it is good for our souls too! $35.00
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  Course 33 Ruminant Caesarean Section Techniques

  The ruminant C-section is deconstructed and presented by using videos for every step. This module is full of tips and tricks and visuals to leave you confident and prepared! $35.00