13th Annual Donkey Welfare Symposium
"Seeking Truth: Exploring the balance between research, experience, and evolving knowledge in donkey care."
Sat-Sun, October 4-5, 2025
Davis, Ca
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Program
Saturday | October 4 |
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| 8:10 am – 8:30 am | Seeking the Truth: Information Quality and Analysis Alex Thiemann |
| 8:30 am– 8:40 am | Information Quality and Analysis Panel Alex Thiemann & Noel Dybdal |
| 8:40 am – 9:30 am | Managing cancer in donkeys Emily Berryhill |
| 10:40 am – 11:00 am | Hoof Rehabilitation Megan Hensley |
| 10:40 am – 11:00 am | Hoof Rehabilitation Panel Megan Hensley, Eric Davis & Karin Kelso |
| 11:00 am – 11:50 am | Parasites and Parasite Management Alex Thiemann |
| 11:50 am – 12:05 pm | Parasite Management Panel Alex Thieman & Eric Davis |
| 1:05 pm – 1:45 pm | UC Davis Global Programs Woutrina Smith Lab intro and dividing attendees Lais Costa |
| 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm & 3:30 pm – 3:15 pm | Parasitology Lab Alex Thieman, Eric Davis & UCD SVM Student Pathology club |
| 1:45 pm – 3:15 pm & 3:30 pm – 3:15 pm | Behavior and Hooves Lab Megan Hensley, Karin Kelso & Cindy Davis |
| 5:10 pm | Dinner & Music |
Sunday | October 5 |
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| 8:10 am – 9:05 am | So you had your forage tested, what now? Cindy Davis |
| 9:00 am – 9:15 am | Nutrition Panel Cindy Davis & Alex Thiemann |
| 9:15 am – 9:45 am | The second opinion Eric Davis |
| 10:10 am – 11:00 am | PPID, EMS, Insulin Dysregulation Cindy Xu |
| 11:00 pm – 11:40 am | Metabolic Disease Lab tests Erin Goodrich |
| 11:40 am – 12:00 pm | Metabolic Panel Cindy Xu, Erin Goodrich, Noel Dybdal & Alex Thiemann |
| 1:00 pm – 1:50 pm | Keratomas diagnosis and treatment Shaaban Fayez |
| 1:50 pm – 2:00 pm | Keratoma Panel Shaaban Fayez, Eric Davis & Megan Hensley |
| 2:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Tetanus Alex Thiemann |
| 2:30 pm – 2:50 pm | Botulism Andria Lessler |
| 2:50 pm – 3:05 pm | Clostridium Panel Andria Lessler, Alex Thiemann & Monica Aleman |
| 3:20 pm – 4:00 pm | Castrations in large numbers Victor Urbiola |
| 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm | Castrations Panel Victor Urbiola, Andria Lessler & Alex Thiemann |
| 4:30 pm | Questions, Closing and Plans for 2026 |
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