Cornell’s Equine Seminar Series will focus on characteristics of donkeys so that owners and veterinarians can recognize and manage emergency situations.
Baby donkey in pasture.
The seminar will review unique aspects of donkey behavior and important information regarding clinical assessment, restraint and sedation.
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WHAT: Dr. Erin Goodrich, Associate Professor of Practice in the Department of Population Medicine and Diagnostic Sciences, and with the Animal Health Diagnostic Center, will discuss the important characteristics of donkeys that are necessary for owners and veterinarians to be familiar with so that they can recognize and manage emergency situations.
WHEN: Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 6:00-7:00 p.m. ET
WHERE: Via Zoom; registration required: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/7417337743083/WN_nsZe6esRTHWzFOenmTJ3Lw#/registration
The event is free and open to the public. Media members are asked to RSVP to Len Johnson, Len.Johnson@Cornell.edu
This seminar will focus on important characteristics of donkeys that are necessary for owners and veterinarians to be familiar with so that they can recognize and manage emergency situations. It will review unique aspects of donkey behavior and important information regarding clinical assessment, restraint and sedation. It will also describe some unique characteristics of donkeys by body system in relation to disease processes.
Dr. Erin Goodrich is a 2008 graduate of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Cornell, and a 2004 Animal Science graduate of the Cornell College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. She practiced veterinary medicine in two mixed animal practices in central New York prior to joining Cornell’s Animal Health Diagnostic Center in December of 2013 as a member of the Veterinary Support Services (VSS) team.
She became board-certified by the American College of Veterinary Preventive Medicine in 2017. Now serving as the Director of VSS, she works to provide diagnostic support to veterinarians in their daily encounters with disease outbreaks, control, and surveillance. Through her personal and professional experiences, she has also developed a keen interest in donkey health and welfare, a subject she has introduced into the veterinary curriculum at Cornell and conferences both here in the US and abroad.
This seminar is part of the Cornell Equine Seminar Series, and will be presented on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. Eastern Time via Zoom. Please register in advance: https://cornell.zoom.us/webinar/register/7417337743083/WN_nsZe6esRTHWzFOenmTJ3Lw#/registration
The Cornell Equine Seminar Series is presented by the Cornell Equine Hospital and Cornell Cooperative Extension. Held monthly, equine experts present on important equine health and management topics. The event is free and open to the public. Media members are asked to register with Len Johnson at Len.Johnson@Cornell.edu.
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Press release by Len Johnson