International Speakers and Beautiful Birds Draw Attention at Purdue Veterinary Student-Led Conference

Vibrant birds and interesting talks have been the order of the working day last weekend at the two-working day Medication of Mammalian and Avian Species (MMAS) Symposium hosted at Lynn Hall by pupils in the Unique Animal Club.  The method provided attendees with lectures covering fundamental medication, managing, nourishment, intubation, anesthesia and a lot of other subject areas for avian and small mammals.

More than 60 folks attended, possibly in-person at Lynn Hall or practically through Zoom.  Symposium coordinator for the Exotic Animal Club, Keishla Marrero-Acosta, of the DVM Class of 2024, said attendees specifically appreciated the a variety of wetlabs, which bundled an avian triage and bandaging lab, a modest mammal intubation and intraosseous catheter placement lab, an avian handling lab and a smaller exotic mammal managing lab.

The symposium, held Saturday and Sunday, Oct 22-23, opened with a keynote lecture on Conservation of Bearded and Egyptian Vultures by Mr. Anton Vaidl and Dr. Helena Vaidlová of the Prague Zoo.  The husband and spouse workforce from the Czech Republic is properly acknowledged for their standing and knowledge in the discipline of avian and exotic drugs.  The symposium also showcased talks by a dozen other speakers, including avian and unique animal experts from the College of Veterinary Medication and private specialty techniques, who presented lectures and lead fingers-on labs.

The Symposium was open to veterinarians, veterinary nurses, veterinary and veterinary nursing learners, and undergraduates, and highlighted concurrent lecture tracks covering avian and exotic companion animal medication.

The keynote speakers introduced a wealth of information and perception.  Vaidl, a existence-extended hen lover, was the incubator attendant and assistant to the hen curator at the Prague Zoo from 1995 to 2006.  The year following, he served as curator-guide at the Morocco Birds Global, Inc. fowl park in the Philippines. Numerous months later on, he returned to the Czech Republic in which he has labored as the curator of birds at the Prague Zoo because 2008.  About the earlier 20 yrs, he has experienced the possibility to work with far more than 600 various bird species such as about 80 parrot species.  Through his time doing the job as curator, the Zoo commenced to breed Palm cockatoos, Pesquet’s parrots, Hyacinth macaws, Kea parrots, Blue-naped parrots, Golden shouldered parakeets, Yellow and black-bellied Jamaican amazons, Red-tailed amazons and other parrot species.

Vaidl and Dr. Vaidlová alongside one another wrote a detailed e-book on the challenge of parrot breeding and veterinary care. Vaidl also has released article content on the breeding of different species of birds and has offered his lectures in far more than 20 international locations all over the environment. Dr. Helena Vaidlová graduated in 2004 from the University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Brno, Czech Republic. All through her scientific tests and next graduation, she attained an internship and labored in Southeast Asia with elephants and parrots. In 2008 she and her partner opened a veterinary clinic focused on birds. She now also will work part-time for the Prague Zoo and is a Parrot TAG veterinary advisor for the European Affiliation of Zoos and Aquaria.

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Kevin Doerr
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