Looking for a place where you can not only get answers to your questions, but also obtain intensive day to day experience on a working alpaca farm with a focus on getting you truly prepared for caring for your own farm and alpacas? Check this out! Close-Knit Intern-to-Learn! Whether a student or a new alpaca owner looking for hands-on experience and one-on-one attention, you are welcome to Close-Knit Intern-to-Learn! If you're serious about getting alpacas and becoming an alpaca farmer, you want to know about this exciting new Close-Knit program for both college students AND people readying to launch their own alpaca farm! What better way to prepare and make sure you're confident and ready than to actually DO THE FARMING along side someone with real experience, learn a few things, and have fun at the same time? Ever hear of a "dude ranch?" Well, this is the dude ranch of the alpaca world! Woohoo! Click HERE for all the details, or click the picture to the left to go to this site's page dedicated to the program! Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine Presents Camelid Conference for Breeders Cornell's College of Veterinary Medicine and Close-Knit Alpacas invite you to attend an informative day of lectures and labs emphasizing general health issues and preventative management with your alpacas. Join others in learning the latest updates in alpaca health, and participate in one of two labs offered in the afternoon. Dr. Stephen Purdy will lead a Lab covering Fecal Sample Exams and Tubing Crias; while Dr. Mary Smith and Dr. Sylvia Bedford-Guaus will conduct a Lab on "Interpretation of Ultrasound of the Reproductive Tract (demonstration only)." March 8th, 2008 Click on image for printable brochure Proceeds benefit the Camelid Program at Cornell University... Speakers Special Guest: Steven Purdy, DVM Director, Camelid Program of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, University of Massachusetts Sylvia J. Bedford-Guaus, DVM, PhD, Dip ACT Assistant Professor, Theriogenology Department, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine Edward Dubovi, DVM, PhD, Dip ACVM Director, Virology Section, Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine Linda Mizer, DVM, MSc, PhD Senior Lecturer, Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine Gillian Perkins, DVM, Dip ACVM Lecturer, Large Animal Medicine and Chief, Section of Large Animal Medicine, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine Mary Smith, DVM, Professor Ambulatory and Production Medicine, Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, Cornell University, College of Veterinary Medicine Saturday Lecture Topics Anatomy of the Digestive System (Dr. Linda Mizer) Biosecurity for Alpaca Farms (Dr. Stephen Purdy) Our Experiences with Camelid Medical Disorders (Dr. Gillian Perkins) Diagnosis and Treatment of Female Infertility (Dr. Stephen Purdy) Foot and Leg Problems of Camelids (Dr. Mary Smith) Intestinal Parasite Control (Dr. Stephen Purdy) Viruses Associated with Infections of Camelids (Dr. Ed Dubovi) Laboratory Topics Lab 1 Dr. Mary Smith & Dr. Sylvia Bedford-Guaus Interpretation of Ultrasound of the Reproductive Tract (demonstration only) Lab 2 Dr. Stephen Purdy Fecal Sample Exams and Tubing Crias Please bring a sample of fecal pellets from your farm in a ziplock freezer bag if you plan to select this Lab 2 Fees Include: Continental Breakfast Lunch Refreshment Breaks One Laboratory Conference Notes Pre-Registration is required. Early-Bird Registration is $175 (if made before February 15th) After February 15th: Registration Fee is $225 Please CLICK HERE for a printable brochure with REGISTRATION FORM. Please, plan to arrive for the Program by 7:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 8th. Program concludes by 5 p.m. the same day. Cancellations: Cancellations received in writing before February 15th will receive a full refund minus a $50 processing fee. Cancellations received after February 15th are subject to a $100 cancellation fee. Location COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE Cornell University, Ithaca, New York Please, Send Payment to: Continuing Education College of Veterinary Medicine T1 002 Veterinary Research Tower Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853-6401 For more information: Phone: 607-253-3200 Fax: 607-253-3198 or Email Amanda Mott: amm36@cornell.edu www.vet.cornell.edu/education/ConEd.htm Click on this picture to be taken to the article on the First International Workshop on Camelid Genetics, held February 2008 in Scottsdale, AZ