Update on Thyroid Disease, Vaccine Issues, Nutrition in Dogs
On Saturday 9 June 2012 at Hilton Manchester Airport Hotel - Manchester Airport Outwood Lane Ringway, Manchester M90 4WP, United Kingdom (Tel: 0161 4353000. Preferential rates available, quote APDT)
9am til 5pm
On Sunday 10th June at Roade Village Hall, Northamptonshire
9.30am to 5pm – Registration from 9am
Discount available for block bookings of 10 or more
Please contact Christine for BACS details or return the form with a cheque to the address below
Refunds for cancellation are not available but the organiser will make every effort to resell tickets. A refund of 75% of ticket price will be made if this is possible
For further information please contact
Christine Stansfield
Tel: 01944 738714
Email:
c_stansfield@btinternet.com
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Dr W Jean Dodds DVM
Seminar 10th June 2012, Roade Village Hall
Name: ……………………………………… Tel: …………………………………..
Address: ……………………………………………………………………………..
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No of tickets ………….. Cheque enclosed: £…………….
Please make cheques payable to C Stansfield and return to
Thirkleby Manor, Kirby Grindalythe, Malton YO17 8DF
£70 per person including refreshments and lunch both days
Thyroid Disease
Hypothyroidism is the most common endocrine disorder of dogs, and up to 80% of cases result from an autoimmune disease that progressively destroys the thyroid gland (autoimmune thyroiditis). Once more than 75% of the gland is destroyed by this process, classical clinical signs of hypothyroidism appear. Because the condition is heritable, it has significant genetic implications for breeding stock. Accurate diagnosis of the early stages of autoimmune thyroiditis offers important genetic and clinical options for prompt intervention and case management. However, it is often difficult to make a definitive diagnosis.
Vaccine Issues
Modern vaccine technology has permitted us to protect companion animals effectively against serious infectious diseases. However, the challenge to produce effective and safe vaccines for the prevalent infectious diseases of animals has become increasingly difficult. In veterinary medicine, evidence implicating vaccines in triggering immune-mediated and other chronic disorders (vaccinosis) is compelling. While some of these problems have been traced to contaminated or poorly attenuated batches of vaccine that revert to virulence, others apparently reflect the hosts genetic predisposition to react adversely upon receiving the single (monovalent) or multiple antigen “combo” (polyvalent) products given routinely to animals. Animals of certain susceptible breeds or families appear to be at increased risk for severe and lingering adverse reactions to vaccines.
Nutrition
Wholesome nutrition is key to maintaining healthy immune function and resistance to disease. Discussion will focus on the basic ingredients and trace vitamins, minerals, and immune-balancing nutrients that promote healthy endocrine and immune function as they apply to health and disease. The exciting new field of nutrigenomics is an emerging science that studies the molecular relationships between nutrition and the response of genes in promoting health. Different diets elicit different patterns of gene and protein expression as well as metabolite production; these are termed molecular dietary signatures.
New diagnostics for detecting food sensitivities and intolerance are now available using saliva, instead of serum or faeces.
Discount available for block bookings of 10 or more
Please contact Christine for BACS details or return the form with a cheque to the address below
Refunds for cancellation are not available but the organiser will make every effort to resell tickets. A refund of 75% of ticket price will be made if this is possible
For further information please contact
Christine Stansfield
Tel: 01944 738714
Email:
c_stansfield@btinternet.com
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Dr W Jean Dodds DVM
Seminar 10th June 2012, Roade Village Hall
Name: ……………………………………… Tel: …………………………………..
Address: ……………………………………………………………………………..
………………………………………………………………………………………….
………………………………………………..Post Code: …………………………
No of tickets ………….. Cheque enclosed: £…………….
Please make cheques payable to C Stansfield and return to
Thirkleby Manor, Kirby Grindalythe, Malton YO17 8DF