Small Ruminant Session
Tuesday January 10, 2023-
6:00-9:00  p.m.
Exhibit Hall Board Room

*Pre-registration requested

Moderator: Dr. Kwame Matthews, Ph.D, Delaware State University Small Ruminant Specialist

6:00-6:45 
Changes in Antibiotic Access for Small Ruminant Producers, VCPR’s and Building a Successful Relationship with a Veterinarian
Dr. Tara Gaab, VMD, Diplomate, American College of Animal Welfare, Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware

6:45-7:15 
Dinner Break- Sponsored by the Delaware State University Small Farms Program

7:15 – 7:45
Small Ruminant Program Updates
Dr. Kwame Matthews, Ph.D., Delaware State University Small Ruminant Specialist

7:45 – 8:15 
Cache Valley Virus in Sheep and Goats
Dr. Tara Gaab, VMD, Diplomate, American College of Animal Welfare, Assistant Professor of Animal Science, Department of Animal and Food Sciences, University of Delaware

8:30 – Questions and Wrap Up

Dr. Tara Gaab, VMD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal and Food Sciences at the University of Delaware where she teaches courses such as Introduction to Equine Science, Functional Anatomy, Equine Disease and Lameness and Animal Behavior. She has a B.S. in Animal Science from Pennsylvania State University and completed her veterinary degree at the University of Pennsylvania. She came to UD from the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine where she did her Residency in the Food Animal Field Service at New Bolton Center. She holds active licenses to practice veterinary medicine in Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland and is a member of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners the American Association of Swine Veterinarians and the Dairy Cattle Welfare Council. Her interests include preventative care and husbandry practices of dairy and beef cattle, small ruminants, equids, camelids and swine and animal welfare and compliance with university and commercial standards in dairy and beef cattle, small ruminants, equids, camelids and swine.

*Please register at TBA by TBA if you plan to attend so we can plan accordingly for meals and materials and accommodating any special needs