THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE SOCIETY FOR THERIOGENOLOGY …from the president Winter is waning and Spring is near! For Theriogenology, Spring is always a busy time, no matter what your favorite species. our Executive Board just returned from a very busy DR. DWIGHT WOLFE Winter Board meeting in Charleston, SC, and we are Yexcited about the future for the SFT. We welcome new SFT board members Dr. Tamara Dobbie, equine practitioner from New York, Dr. Scott Pretzer, small animal practitioner from Kansas, and Dr. Richard Hopper, Assistant NANDI, SACRED BULL AND SYMBOL OF FRUITFULNESS news Professor at Mississippi State University, to their first SFT Executive Board meeting. Vol. 28, No. 1 Dr. Walter Zent and his program committee have an excellent Annual Conference WINTER 2005 planned for our August meeting. The 2005 Annual Conference is rapidly approach- ing. The Francis Marion Hotel, located in the historic district of scenic Charleston, From the President . .1 S.C., provides an outstanding venue for our next conference. Make your hotel Make Plans for Charleston . .2 reservations now so not to miss this excellent CE opportunity. Charleston is a charming city that everyone will enjoy. Thanks to the generosity of Pfizer, Inc. Charleston Attractions . .3 Family Night will be at the Charleston Aquarium, a fabulous facility boasting one of the largest tanks in the United States. The evening proves to be a fun and enter- Annual Conference & Symposia Schedule . .4 taining evening for everyone to relax and visit with old friends and new. SFT Selects Publishing Partner . .6 The SFT Executive Board approved 2 important new initiatives for our organization. New Member Services . .7 Dr. Tom Riddle chairs a task force establishing the Society for Theriogenology SFT Board Nominations Form . .8 Foundation, providing a tax-deductible, non-profit avenue by where we ensure the future of our discipline. As funds accrue the foundation will be able to expand edu- Bartlett Award Recipients . .8 cational, promotional and service opportunities for our membership. Over the next Bartlett Award Nominations Request . .8 several months the Foundation Task Force will work to establish this fund within Internal Revenue Service guidelines. Typically this process requires about 18 Bartlett Award Entry Form . .9 months to complete submission and to receive IRS approval. Many thanks to Dr. Riddell and his Foundation Task Force for this effort which is so important to the In Memorium . .10 future of Theriogenology. Some Thoughts . .11 Since I joined the SFT more than 20 years ago there have been recurring dis- cussions such as the following: House of Delegates Report . .12 “What is Theriogenology?” AVMA Leadership Conference . .13 “Who are we?” “What do Theriogenologists do?” Classifieds . .13 “Should we change the name Theriogenology so that people know what we do?” SFT Order Form . .15 “What is the difference between the Society for Theriogenology and the American College of Theriogenologists” SFT Board of Directors . .16 Continued on page 14 PURCHASING MADE EASY THROUGH THE SOCIETY WEBSITE It is that time of year again, time to start those Bull and Stallion Breeding Evaluations! All it takes is logging on to www.therio.org and a couple of clicks of your mouse, and you can order your soundness evaluation forms along with your morphology stain right from the comforts of your office without even picking up the telephone. Once you are on the home page of the Society for Theriogenology click on the left navigation button that reads “Buy Forms/Books” and you may order all of your forms and stain with ease. Please do not forget while you are ordering your forms and stain that you may need books or office supplies, if this is the case then you may go to the “Member Mall” which you will also find on the SFT home page. With a click or so of the mouse you can have all of your supplies ordered without trudging out in traffic to the Office Depot and worrying about long lines. Remember when you pur- chase through the “Member Mall” section of the SFT website, a percentage of what you spend will be rebated to the Society, allow- ing us to provide more benefits for all members. Come and Join Your Colleagues for Some True Southern Hospitality in Beautiful Charleston, South Carolina aving just spent a week-end defects in cattle. at the Francis Marion Hotel in The small rumi- SFT/ACT Charleston, SC, the site of the nant program will H2005 SFT convention, I can’t help but be combined with think what an enjoyable venue it will the cattle program be. The hotel has a lot of southern and contain infor- charm being one of the Historic Hotels mation on the use of the United States. It is located down of biotechnology town in walking distance of many in these species. restaurants, the battery, wharf, market, There will be DR. WALTER ZENT many beautiful southern homes and a slight change in 2005 CONFERENCE CHAIR many other attractions that will interest the conference the entire family. The staff at the hotel with the first symposium on pharmacol- CONFERENCE went out of there way to be helpful and ogy beginning on Tuesday afternoon the & SYMPOSIA had plenty of suggestions for places to 9th of August; the Happy Hour Abstracts eat and things to do. For the experience will be Tuesday night. The main pro- CharlestonCharleston of the city alone this meeting will be gram will begin Wednesday morning. worth the trip. Two post convention programs are AUGUST 9-13, 2005 The continuing education portion of planned for the Saturday following the Francis Marion Hotel the meeting will be full of practical and convention. A small animal symposium scientific information. There will be a will be held at the convention hotel with Charleston, South Carolina considerable amount of information on the presentation of new information on genetics, which is the overall theme of canine and feline semen and insemina- the meeting; however, we have made a tion. An equine symposium and wet lab considerable effort to keep the informa- will be held on Saturday that will cover MARK YOUR CALENDAR tion practical and useful for the practi- new information on the mare and the SFT/ACT Annual Conference tioner and academician alike. Other top- stallion and some new diagnostic uses & Symposia ics will include the handling and evalu- for the ultrasound machine. ation of frozen semen in several differ- Family night will be at the South Charleston, South Carolina ent species, the diagnosis and treatment Carolina Aquarium on Thursday evening August 9-13, 2005 of placentitis and endometritis in the which should be an enjoyable and mare. The small animal program will informative evening for young and old St. Paul, Minnesota have papers on both feline and canine alike — so bring the whole family there August 22-26, 2006 reproduction with most of the emphasis will be plenty for everyone to do in on the male. The food animal program Charleston. Monterey, California has new information on the economic I am looking forward to a very August 7-11, 2007 and practical value of using natural enjoyable and informative meeting in service in the dairy industry along with Charleston and hope that many of you some good information on congenital will join us. NEWS FLASH The new Stallion Reproductive Evaluation Form is now available on the Society website. This form (copyright © 2005) is available to members of the Society at no charge. To access the form, go to www.therio.org and click on the left navigation link “Buy Forms/Books.” The form may be downloaded Tour de Therio 2005 as either a PDF or a Word document. Permission is Pre-Therio Meeting • Charleston, South Carolina granted to members to maintain a copy on your com- If interested let me know puter for your personal or clinic use for as long as Dr. Ronnie Elmore you are a member of the Society. [email protected] • Ph No. (785) 532-5660 2 WINTER 2005 NEWSLETTER RENDEZVOUS WITH HISTORY… This year our conference will be hosted in a city rich in historic culture, blended with modern conveniences and served-up with good old southern hospitality. Make plans now to join us for an exciting week of Quality Continuing Education combined with the opportunity to explore one of the South’s most beautiful destination sites. Our optional tours this year Our optional tours this year will include the following: will include the following: • Ghost Walking Tours • Ghost Walking Tours • Charleston IMAX Theater • Fort Sumter National Monument • Harbor Boat Tours • South Carolina Aquarium (Thursday Night Event Sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health) To learn more about Charleston or make your hotel reservations on- line, please visit our web site www.therio.org. We have direct links, that Charleston– will make your trip planning a snap! WHERE HISTORY LIVES WINTER 2005 NEWSLETTER 3 2005 SFT/ACT Annual Conference August 10-12, 2005 EQUINE FOOD ANIMAL SMALL ANIMAL ❏ Genetics As A Tool In Reproduction, Doug ❏ Diagnostic Approaches To Congenital ❏ Vaginal And Cervical Anatomic Modifications Antczak Abnormalities, Dave Steffen During The Oestrus Cycle In Relation To ❏ Reproduction As A Tool For Genetic ❏ Survey Of Congenital Abnormalities Of Current Transcervical Catheterization In The Domestic Information, Doug Antczak Concerns, Dave Steffen Cat, Daniele Zambelli ❏ ❏ Using Genetic Information In A Breeding ❏ Economics Of Natural Service Bulls In Dairy Theoretical Aspects Of Canine Semen Program, Glenn Blodgett Herds, Mike Overton* Evaluation, Bruce Eilts ❏ ❏ Handling Of Frozen Semen, Paul Loomis ❏ Comparison Of AI