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Animal Science Symposium
2019 State Animal Science Symposium
June 17 - 18, 2019
UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine
One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616
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About the Symposium
The 4-H Animal Science Symposium is a train-the-trainer professional development conference with educational sessions on animal welfare and animal health led by specialists on animal welfare, animal health, and species-specific issues.
Who should attend
4-H staff, key 4-H adult volunteers, 4-H teen youth (13-19 year olds) and Future Farmers of America (FFA) supervisors/teachers
Event Information
Event Flier
To download the event flier, please click here.
Schedule:
| Monday, June 17 | |
| 11:00am-12:00pm | Welcome & Keynote Address |
| 12:00pm-12:45pm | Lunch |
| 12:45pm-1:45pm | New 4-H Curriculum Showcase |
| 1:50pm-2:50pm | Poultry Care & Welfare/Service Learning: Biosecurity & Predator |
| 2:50pm-3:15pm | Break |
| 3:15pm-4:15pm | Poultry Care & Welfare/Service Learning: Biosecurity & Predator |
| 4:15pm-4:45pm | Questions & Answers |
| Tuesday, June 18 | |
| 7:45am-8:30am | Breakfast |
| 8:30am-9:30am | 4-H Goat Curriculum Activities Part I |
| 9:30am-9:45am | Break |
| 9:45am-10:45am | 4-H Goat Curriculum Activities Part II |
| 11:00am-1:00pm | UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine Tour/Lunch |
| 1:10pm-2:10pm | Expert Panel: Cooperative Extension Specialists |
| 2:15pm-2:45pm | Wrap-up & Evaluations |
Schedule is subject to change
Keynote Speakers:
Joan Dean Rowe - BS, DVM, MPVM, PhD
Professor; Population Health & Reproduction
Research Focus:Reproductive epidemiology in cattle, sheep and goats; Caprine lentivirus infection: Caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus epidemiology and control; Caprine abortion and reproductive failure; Minor species drug approval (small ruminant); Small ruminant estrus synchronization
Planning Committee
Martin Smith, Associate Specialist in Cooperative Extension, Department of Population Health and Reproduction, Veterinary Medicine Extension and Human Ecology, UC Davis, mhsmith@ucdavis.edu, (530) 752-6894
Jessica Bautista, Program Advisor for STEM, UC ANR, jbautista@ucanr.edu, (530) 750-1341
Cheryl L. Meehan, Staff Research Associate, UC Davis
Registration
Registration Opens Monday, March 11.
Please click here to register.
Space is limited to 50 Participants
20 spaces are reserved for teens (ages 13-19) on a first come, first serve basis.
Sponsors
Sponsorship opportunities are available for companies and individuals for the 4-H Animal Science Symposium. Please review the Sponsorship Levels for more details about the benefits of sponsorship. Please contact Jessica Bautista at jbautista@ucanr.edu or (530) 750-1341 with any questions or to apply.
Keynote Sponsor: $5,000 +
Presenting Sponsor: $2,500 - $4,999
Partner Sponsor: $500 - $2,499