SATURDAY JULY 13		SUNDAY JULY 14			MONDAY JULY 15		TUESDAY JULY 16
PRESIDENTIAL CHAMBER B SPEAKER READY ROOM 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM		PRESIDENTIAL CHAMBER B SPEAKER READY ROOM 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM			PRESIDENTIAL CHAMBER B SPEAKER READY ROOM 7 AM TO 6 PM		PRESIDENTIAL CHAMBER B SPEAKER READY ROOM 7 AM TO NOON
GOVERNORS SECTION AAVP REGISTRATION TABLE 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM		GOVERNORS SECTION AAVP REGISTRATION TABLE 8:00 AM TO 7:00 PM			GOVERNORS SECTION AAVP REGISTRATION TABLE 8:00 AM TO 6:00 PM
DELTA ISLAND BOARD ROOM AAVP EXEC. Board Meeting/Lunch 10:00 AM – 1:30 PM		GOVERNORS A Session V: Equine Protozoal Encephalomyelits (I) 8:00 – 10:00 AM	GOVERNORS E Session VI: Companion Animal Ectoparasiticides (I) 8:30 – 10:00 AM		GOVERNORS C Session: XIII: Protozoa 8:00 – 10:00 AM	GOVERNORS D Session XIV: Nematodes of Companion Animals / Avian Parasites 8:00 – 10:00 AM	HERMITAGE A & B AAVP/AVMA JOINT SYMPOSIUM AVMA SECTION ON PUBLIC & CORPORATE PRACTICE 8:00 AM – Noon Current Topics in Companion Animal Parasitology 8:00 – 8:45 AM. Heartworm Update. John McCall 8:45 – 9:30 AM. Flea Insecticide Resistance: A 2002 Perspective. Byron L. Blagburn.
GOVERNORS A Opening Remarks: President A. Zajac VP/Program Chair: C. Reinemeyer 2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
GOVERNORS A Session I: MERIAL SYMPOSIUM “Chronic infection and disease” 2:15 – 3:45 PM
BREAK 3:45 TO 4:15 PM		BREAK 10:00 - 10:30 AM			BREAK 10:00 - 10:30 AM		BREAK 9:30 - 10:00 AM
GOVERNORS A Session II: Swine 4:15 – 5:15 PM	GOVERNORS E Session III: Anthelmintic Resistance 4:15 – 5:30 PM	GOVERNORS A Session VII: Equine Protozoal Encephalomyelits (II) 10:30 AM – Noon	GOVERNORS E Session VIII: Companion Animal Ectoparasiticides (II) 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM		GOVERNORS C Session XV: Parasitology Educator’s Forum No formal presentations: Group Discussion Everyone who is interested is invited 10:30 AM - Noon		Current Topics in Companion Animal Parasitology 10:00 – 10:45 AM. Canine Leishmaniasis. Stephen C. Barr 10:45 – 11:30 AM. What do Veterinarians and Pediatricians really know about Zoonoses? Julie Gauthier.
GOVERNORS A Session IV: FORT DODGE ANIMAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM Research Update on Moxidectin 5:30 TO 7:00 PM		Lunch Break Noon – 1:30 PM			PRESIDENTIAL BOARDROOM B AAVP Graduate Student Luncheon/Mixer Noon – 1:30 PM
PRESIDENTIAL BALLROOM C & E FORT DODGE ANIMAL HEALTH SOCIAL 7:00 To 9:00 PM					Lunch Break Noon – 1:30 PM
		GOVERNORS A Session IX: Student Papers (I) 1:30 – 3:30 PM		GOVERNORS E Session X: Ruminants 1:30 – 3:30 PM	GOVERNORS C Session: XVI: AAVP Symposium “Mass destruction, bass production, and class instruction” 1:30 – 3:15 PM
		BREAK 3:30 – 4:00 PM			BREAK 3:15 – 3:45 PM
		GOVERNORS A Session XI: Student Papers (II) 4:00 – 5:15 PM		GOVERNORS E Session XII: Recent Developments In Applied Parasitology at Bayer 4:00 – 5:00 PM	GOVERNORS C AAVP Business Meeting 3:45 - 4:30 PM
					GOVERNORS C Presidential Address & Awards 4:30 – 5:30 PM
		PRESIDENTIAL BALLROOM C & E Bayer Social 7:00 – 9:00 PM			PRESIDENTIAL BALLROOM C & E AAVP & CORPORATE SPONSORS SOCIAL 7:00 – 9:00 PM

Program for 2002 AAVP Meeting

Saturday, July 13, 2002

10:00 AM-7:00 PM Registration

Room: Governors Section

10:00 AM-1:30 PM AAVP Executive Committee Meeting & Luncheon

Room: Delta Island Board Room

2:00-2:15 PM Opening Remarks

Room: Governors A

President: A. Zajac

Vice President & Program Chair:

C. Reinemeyer

Session I. Room: Governors A

MERIAL SYMPOSIUM:

“Chronic infection and disesase”

Moderator: D. Carithers

2:15 1 Are all diseases infectious?

E.B. Breitschwerdt*

3:00 2 Comparative medical features of canine and human bartonellosis.

E.B. Breitschwerdt*

3:45-4:15 BREAK

Session II. Room: Governors A

Topic: Swine

Moderators: J. Urban, Jr., N. Steenhard

4:15 3 Use of real-time RT-PCR analysis to detect local responses to Toxoplasma gondii in swine. S. Nishi*, J. Lunney, E. Beshah, G. Solano-Aguilar, J.P. Dubey, J.F. Urban, Jr., H. Dawson

4:30 4 Verification of a Th1/Th2 paradigm of cytokine gene expression in swine infected with Toxoplasma gondii and Ascaris suum using real-time RT-PCR analysis. H. Dawson, E. Beshah, S. Nishi, G. Solano-Aguilar, M. Morimoto, A Zhao, K. Madden, H. Kringel, T. Ledbetter, J.P. Dubey, T. Shea-Donoghue, J. Lunney, J.F. Urban, Jr.*

4:45 5 A TGF-β homologue within populations of Ascaris suum 4^th stage larvae (L4): Evidence for multiple splicing and regulated transcription between L4 in the jejunum and ileum following spontaneous cure. D.S. Zarlenga*, M. Morimoto, J.F. Urban, Jr., J.P. McCarter

5:00 6 Nutritional deworming: Anthelmintic effect of inulin on Oesophagostomum dentatum. S. Petkevicius*, K.D. Murrell, K.E. Bach Knudsen

Session III. Room: Governors E

Topic: Anthelmintic Resistance

Moderators: C. Faulkner, R. Tandon

4:15 7 Characterizing two glutamate receptor subunits from the cattle nematode Cooperia oncophora. A.I. Njue, R.K. Prichard*

4:30 8 Prevalence of anthelmintic resistance on horse farms in the southern United States. R.M. Kaplan*, T.R. Klei, E.T. Lyons, D.D. French, G.D. Lester, C.H. Courtney

4:45 9 Comparison of cyathostome control and selection for benzimidazole resistance using moxidectin gel or Panacur® Powerpac paste. C.R. Reinemeyer*, A.W. Farley

5:00 10 Prevalence of anthelmintic resistance in gastrointestinal nematodes of goats. R.M. Kaplan*, L.L. Mortensen, L.H. Williamson, T.H. Terrill, R. Kircher, M. Larsen

5:15 11 Treatment and control of parasitic infection in goats with Golden Blend Dewormer (morantel tartrate). C.T. Faulkner*, K. Smedley, S. Patton

Saturday, July 13, 2002 (continued)

FORT DODGE ANIMAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM:

Session IV. “Research update on moxidectin”

Room: Governors A

Moderator: D. Rock

5:30 12 PROHEART® 6 and PROHEART® SR-12 research update: Larvicidal effects against hookworms; safety evaluation in puppies and safety at 15X PROHEART® 6 in adult dogs. K. Heaney*, S. Ranjan, R.M. Cleale, R.D. Rulli, D.D. Bowman, L. Hulsebos, M. Holm-Martin, R. Atwell

5:45 13 Evaluation of moxidectin (PROHEART® 6 and PROHEART® SR-12) against 3-, 4-, and 6-month-old infections of Dirofilaria immitis in Beagles. J.W. McCall*, P. Supakorndej, M.T. Dzimianski, A. Mansour, J-J. Jun, N. Supakorndej, S.D. McCall, K. Heaney, R.D. Rulli

6:00 14 Effects on non-pest insects in dung from cattle treated with endectocides: a comparison of four products. K.D. Floate, D.D. Colwell

7:00 - 9:00 PM Presidential Ballroom C & E

fort dodge animal health social

Sunday, July 14, 2002

Session V. Room: Governors A

Topic: Equine Protozoal Encephalomyelitis (I)

Moderators: T. Kennedy, G. Gupta

8:00 15 Evaluation of in vitro and in vivo cell-mediated immune response of horses immunized with a killed Sarcocystis neurona vaccine. A.E. Marsh*, J. Lakritz, M. Miller, A.E. Halaney, P.J. Johnson, Y-W. Chiang, H-J. Chu

8:15 16 Development of an ELISA to detect antibodies to rSAG1 in the horse. S.P. Ellison*, T. Kennedy, K. Brown

8:30 17 Mining the Sarcocystis neurona sequence database for parasite antigens/virulence factors. D.K. Howe*

8:45 18 Prevention by ponazuril of CNS infection in S. neurona-challenged mice. R.F. Franklin*, R.J. Mackay, K. Gillis, P. Ginn, T. Kennedy

9:00 19 Anti-Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora sp. antibodies in healthy French horses from two farms with previous EPM-like cases. P.H. Pitell, D.S. Lindsay, S. Romand, S. Caure, S. Pronost, G. Gargala, S.M. Mitchell, C. Hary, P. Thulliez, G. Fortier, J.J. Ballet*

9:15 20 A case for latency in development of EPM due to Sarcocystis neurona. C.M. Brown, A.J. Murphy*, M.G. Rossano, J.A. Bell, J.S. Patterson, L.S. Mansfield

9:30 21 Effect of Sarcocystis neurona sporocyst inoculation dose on the induction of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). C.D. Sofaly*, S.M. Reed, J.C. Gordon, J.P. Dubey, W.J.A. Saville

9:45 22 Equine model for Sarcocystis neurona infection. S. Ellison*, T. Kennedy, K. Brown

10:00-10:30 BREAK

Session VI. Room: Governors E

Topic: Companion Animal Ectoparasites (I)

Moderators: S. Little, McCoy

8:30 23 The onset of action of Capstar® (nitenpyram) against cat fleas (C. felis). S.C. Parks*, J. Cunningham, R. Everett

8:45 24 Efficacy of nitenpyram (CAPSTAR®) against Ctenocephalides felis over the first three hours following treatment of cats. R. Schenker*, G. Strehlau

Sunday, July 14, 2002 (continued)

9:00 25 Effect of 0.29% w/w fipronil spray on adult flea mortality and egg production of three different cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis (Bouché), strains infesting cats. P.A. Payne*, M.W. Dryden, V. Smith, R.K. Ridley

9:15 26 Efficacy of selamectin and fipronil/(s)-methoprene against the adult cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis and flea eggs on cats. M. Dryden*, P. Payne, V. Smith, D. Mouzin, L. Thompson

9:30 27 The efficacy of selamectin in the treatment and control of flea allergy dermatitis (FAD) in dogs and cats exposed to infestations of fleas (Ctenocephalides felis felis). S.K. Dickin, T.L. McTier*, R. Bond, I.S. Mason, M.G. Murphy, M. Payne-Johnson, D.G. Smith, N.A. Evans, A.D. Jernigan, T.G. Rowan

9:45 28 Activity of selamectin, fipronil and imidacloprid on flea egg production and viability in cats. T. McTier*, M. Dryden, D. Young, T. Osterling, L. Thompson

10:00-10:30 BREAK

Session VII. Room: Governors A

Topic: Equine Protozoal Encephalomyelitis (II)

Moderators: A. Marsh, M. Rossano

10:30 29 Effect of ponazuril on Sarcocystis neurona infection of horses. R.J. Mackay, S.T. Tanhauser, K. Gillis, I.G. Mayhew, T. Kennedy*

10:45 30 Preliminary analysis of the equine immune response to Sarcocystis neurona antigens. J.S. Hoane*, M. Mroz-Barrett, S.V. Blanco, R.Y. Gaji, D.K. Howe

11:00 31 Pyrantel tartrate alters Sarcocystis neurona sporocyst infecton in gamma interferon knock-out mice. E.A. Kruttlin*, M.G. Rossano, R.A. Vrable, A.J. Murphy, J.B. Kaneene, H.C. Schott, J. Patterson, L.S. Mansfield

11:15 32 Molecular and antigenic characterization of a Sarcocystis neurona-like isolate. G.D. Gupta*, C. Hyun, M. Butcher, A.E. Marsh

11:30 33 Experimental inoculation of domestic cats (Felis domestica) with Sarcocystis neurona or S. neurona-like merozoites. M. Butcher*, J. Lakritz, A. Halaney, K. Branson, G. Gupta, J. Kreeger, A.E. Marsh

11:45 34 Assessing the agreement of western blot antibody test results of paired serum and cerebrospinal fluid samples from horses tested for Sarcocystis neurona infection. M.G. Rossano*, J.B. Kaneene, H.C. Schott, K.D. Sheline, L.S. Mansfield

12:00-1:30 LUNCH

Session VIII. Room: Governors E

Topic: Companion Animal Ectoparasites (II)

Moderators: T. McTier, A. Varela

10:30 35 Imidacloprid + ivermectin topical solution for the control of fleas and prevention of heartworm infection (Dirofilaria immitis) in dogs. R.G. Arther*, D.D. Bowman, L.R. Cruthers, R.L. Slone, T.L. Settje

10:45 36 The use of FRONTLINE® Spray Treatment to prevent transmission of Borrelia burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, from infected black-legged ticks, Ixodes scapularis, to dogs. J.S. Hunter, J.W. McCall*, R. Alva, J. Irwin, L.G. Cramer, P. Jeannin, A. Eschner

Sunday, July 14, 2002 (continued)

11:00 37 Evidence of Borrelia lonestari infection in white-tailed deer from the southeastern US. S.E. Little*, V.A. Moore, A.S. Varela, M.J. Yabsley, W.R. Davidson

11:15 38 Presence of antibodies reactive to Sarcoptes scabiei in wild red foxes and coyotes. S.E. Ambrose, S.E. Little*, W.R. Davidson

12:00-1:30 LUNCH

Session IX. Room: Governors A

Topic: Student Papers (I)

Moderators: S. Patton, H. Mejer

1:30 39 Antigenic variations of Anaplasma marginale. P.F. M. Meeus*, K.A. Brayton, G.H. Palmer, A.F. Barbet

1:45 40 Disease agents in the lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) from northeastern Georgia. A.S. Varela*, V.A. Moore, S.E. Little

2:00 41 Responses of normal and cytokine deficient (iNOS and INF-gamma) mice to infection with an American isolate of Leishmania infantum. A.C. Rosypal*, D.S. Lindsay, A.M. Zajac, R.B. Duncan

2:15 42 Prevalence of agglutinating antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in urban wildlife from Connecticut. S.M. Mitchell*, D.S. Lindsay, D.J. Richardson, A.M. Zajac

2:30 43 Survey of raccoons (Procyon lotor) in northern Virginia for zoonotic parasites. K. Hancock*, A.M. Zajac, F. Elvinger, D.S. Lindsay

2:45 44 Speed of flea kill with nitenpyram tablets compared to imidacloprid spot on and fipronil spot on in dogs. M.W. Dryden, C.M. McCoy*, P.A. Payne

3:00 45 Acquired resistance to cyathostomes in ponies following experimental and natural challenge infections. M.A. Baudena*, M.R. Chapman, T.R. Klei

3:15 46 In vitro larval development assay (DrenchRite®) for the detection of anthelmintic resistance in cyathostomes in horses. R. Tandon*, R.M. Kaplan

3:30-4:00 BREAK

Session X. Room: Governors E

Topic: Ruminants

Moderators: L. Gasbarre, J. Trout

1:30 47 Use of a candidate gene array to delineate gene expression in cattle selected for resistance or susceptibility to gastrointestinal nematodes. R.N. Araujo*, T.S. Sonstegard, D. Zarlenga, T. Padilha, L.C. Gasbarre

1:45 48 Identification of genomic regions affecting resistance to gastrointestinal parasites of cattle. L.C. Gasbarre*, T. Sonstegard, C.P. Vantassell, T. Padilha

2:00 49 Changes in colic lymph node and peripheral blood lymphocytes from calves with a primary infection of Oesophagostomum radiatum. C. Siefker*, B.L. Boyd

2:15 50 Post-winter survival of cattle strongyle juveniles on a South Dakota pasture. K.J. Mertz, W.B. Epperson, M.B. Hildreth*

2:30 51 Time to elicit clearance (<95%) for selected anthelmintics against Haemonchus contortus and Trichostrongylus colubriformis infections in jirds, Meriones unguiculatus. S.S. Johnson*, G.A. Conder

Sunday, July 14, 2002 (continued)

2:45 52 Persistent efficacy of moxidectin (Cydectin®) pour-on against Ostertagia ostertagi in cattle. S. Ranjan*, L. Smith, M. Wulster-Radcliffe, K. Heaney, D. Amodie

3:00 53 Field efficacy of endectocide pour-on formulations against cattle gastrointestinal nematodes. W.G. Kvasnicka*, D.H. Bliss

3:15 54 Efficacy of dietary Quebracho on experimental Haemonchus contortus infection in goats. A.M. Zajac*, S. Wildeus, K. Turner

3:30-4:00 BREAK

Session XI. Room: Governors A

Topic: Student Papers (II)

Moderators: A. Farley, A. Rosypal

4:00 55 Biology of Cryptosporidium parvum in pigs from weaning to market. N.J. Guselle*, A.J. Appelbee, M.E. Olson

4:15 56 Epidemiology of helminth infections in pigs born and raised on contaminated pastures. H. Mejer*, A Roepstoff, L. Eriksen

4:30 57 The effect of three different doses of Oesophagostomum spp on the excretion and mucosal persistence of Salmonella typhimurium in pigs. N.R. Steenhard*, T.K. Jensen, D.L. Baggesen, A. Roepstorff, K. Møller

4:45 58 Experimental transmission and isolation of a novel Ehrlichia sp. from white-tailed deer. C. Tate*, U. Munderloh, P. Luttrell, D. Mead, E. Howerth, V. Dugan, M. Yabsley, W. Davidson

5:00 59 Anti-parasitic efficacy of herb extracts for Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum. H.J. Youn*, D.Y. Kim, J. Lakritz, G.E. Rottinghaus, A.E. Marsh

Session XII. Room: Governors E

Topic: “Recent Developments in Applied Parasitology at Bayer”

Moderators: R. Arther

4:00 60 Imidacloprid + Permethrin: A novel formulation for control of fleas and ticks on dogs. R.G. Arther*, J.R. Cunningham, T.L. Settje, D.R. Young

4:15 61 Imidacloprid (Advantage®) international flea susceptibility monitoring: Update 2002. M.B. Vaughn*, B.L. Blagburn, D.L. Bledsoe, I. Denholm, M.W. Dryden, O. Hansen, T. Hopkins, D.E. Jacobs, H. Mehlhorn, N. Mencke, P. Payne, M.K. Rust, I. Schroeder

4:30 62 Synergic effect of febantel and praziquantel in a gerbil model of giardiasis. M.E. Olson*, T. Kennedy

4:45 63 Efficacy of Marquis® (ponazuril) as a treatment for equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. M. Furr, F. Andrews, R. Mackay, S. Reed, W. Bernard, F. Bain, D. Byars, T. Kennedy*

7:00-9:00 P.M. Presidential Ballroom C & E

BAYER SOCIAL

Monday, July 15, 2002

Session XIII. Room: Governors C

Topic: Protozoa

Moderator: M. Olson, E. Kruttlin

8:00 64 Effects of a cysteine protease inhibitor on cardiac function and pathology in acute canine Chagas’ disease. S.C. Barr*, K. Warner, J.H. McKerrow, B. Kornreich, J. Piscitelli

Monday, July 15, 2002 continued

8:15 65 Cryptosporidium felis in two children with chronic diarrhea. M.E. Olson*, A. Appelbee

8:30 66 Toxoplasma gondii as a surrogate for Cyclospora cayatanensis. D.S. Lindsay*, K. Kniel

8:45 67 Toxoplasma gondii infection in U.S. swine herds: Serologic test results of the 2000 National Animal Health Monitoring System (NAHMS). S. Patton*, K. Smedley, A. Anderson, C. Faulkner, E. Bush

9:00 68 Comparison of four serological diagnostic techniques for canine leishmaniasis. J. McFarland, A.M. Zajac, C.C. Dykstra, D.S. Lindsay*

9:15 69 Cross-sectional study of Leishmania donovani in US dogs. N. Grosjean, R. Vrable, A.J. Murphy, L.S. Mansfield*

9:30 70 Canine visceral leishmaniasis in North America: Current status of epidemiologic investigation. P. Schantz*

9:45 71 Prevalence of Giardia in dairy calves and cross-species transmission potential. J.M. Trout*, M. Santin-Duran, J.A. Higgins, R. Fayer

10:00-10:30 BREAK

Session XIV. Room: Governors D

Topic: Nematodes of companion animals /

Avian parasites

Moderators: J. McCall, K. Hancock

8:00 72 Histopathologic changes in the lungs of cats experimentally infected with Dirofilaria immitis. F.C.L. Maia, J.W. McCall, L.C. Alves*, P. Supakorndej, N. Supakorndej, V.A. Silva, Jr., M.A.G. Faustino, C.A. Peixoto

8:15 73 Efficacy evaluation of ProHeart® 6 (moxidectin) 6 Month Injectable and Sentinel® Flavor Tabs® (milbemycin oxime/lufenuron) for the removal of naturally acquired Toxocara canis (roundworm) infections in dogs. D.D. Bowman*, W. Legg, D.G. Stansfield

8:30 74 Efficacy evaluation of ProHeart® 6 (moxidectin) 6 Month Injectable and Sentinel® Flavor Tabs® (milbemycin oxime/lufenuron) for the removal of naturally acquired Trichuris vulpis (whipworm) infections in dogs. D.D. Bowman*, W. Legg, D.G. Stansfield

8:45 75 Chemotactic behavior of Strongyloides stercoralis infective larvae on a sodium chloride gradient. W.M. Forbes*, F.T. Ashton, R. Boston, G.A. Schad

9:00 76 Efficacy of moxidectin canine sustained release injectable against larval/immature stages of T. vulpis, A. caninum, and U. stenocephala infection in dogs. S. Ranjan*, K. Heaney, K. Simkins

9:15 77 Determination of the limit of detection of commercial point-of-care (POC) heartworm antigen detection tests. J.A. Spencer*, B.L. Blagburn

9:30 78 Effectiveness and benefit of fenbendazole treatment of turkeys infected with Ascaridia dissimilis under simulated field conditions. T.A. Yazwinski*, C. Tucker, A. Stelzleni, Z. Johnson, J. Robins, K. Downum, M. Fincher, J. Matlock, H.D. Chapman.