World Association for Transport Animal Welfare and
Studies
Registered Charity Number 1070042
TAWS 2010 Seminar (in association with
The Gambia Horse and Donkey Trust)
Pan-African Conference – Better
Management, Improved Performance
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Venue: Ocean Bay Hotel,
Influential
experts in the field gathered in The Gambia for the first Pan-African
conference on working equines. Speakers and delegates from Gambia, Mali,
Mauretania, Ethiopia, South Africa, Morocco and Sudan were present for this
unique learning opportunity.
The
conference programme consisted of presentations and discussions with
two central themes of management and prevention. The two-day seminar was followed by an optional extension to the GHDT base where a
further day and a half of practical demonstrations that enabled delegates to see some of the theory put into practice.
Itinerary:
19th
March: Arrive
20th:
Graduation of Animal Health Technicians at
21st
– 22nd March: Two day seminar
23rd
March: Optional extension to Sambel Kunda
24th
March: Demonstrations at Sambel Kunda
25th–
26th March: Further demonstrations at Sambel
Kunda, return to Bakau on
25th and depart on the 26th: Option to stay on longer.
Write up of the conference
(previously published on The Equine Independent). A longer version was also
published in The Veterinary Times.
PROGRAMME (with links to presentations)
Day 1: (21st
March 2010) “Better Management Improved Performance”
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Chairman:
Carl Boyde (TAWS) |
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9.15-9.30 |
Welcome to The Gambia and the first
TAWS seminar in |
Bakary Touray
(Gambian Vet Council) |
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9.30-10.00 |
Animal Resources of The |
Representative of the Ministry of
Agriculture |
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10.00-10.30 |
Training Animal Health Officers in
West African countries (with reference to practicals
with GHDT) |
Badou Senghore
E.C.O.W.A.S. ( |
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10.30-11.00 |
Equine modules for A.H.O. students, with
introduction to practical horse management (presentation) |
Rachel Conwell, ( |
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11.00-11.30 |
Break |
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Chairman:
Andrew Trawford (Donkey Sanctuary) Co-chairman:
Dr Daffeh (Veterinary Director) |
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11.30-12.00 |
Overview of Equine Diseases in West
Africa (presentation) |
Frans van-Gool
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12.00-12.30 |
African Horse Sickness and Equine
Viral Encephalosis (presentation) |
Philip Ivens
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12.30-1.00 |
Neurological disease due to Tropanosomes in donkeys? (presentation) |
Laura Peachey ( |
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1.00-2.15 |
Lunch |
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Chairman:
Frans van-Gool (Merial) Co-chairman:
Dr Daffeh (Veterinary Director) |
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2.15-2.45 |
Trypanosomiasis in Donkeys – Epidemiology and
Diagnosis |
Andrew Trawford
(Donkey Sanctuary) |
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2.45-3.15 |
Epizootic Lymphangitis
and Working Equines in Ethiopia: ...It’s not just about the horse (presentation) |
Claire Scantlebury
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3.15-3.45 |
Strangles – Epidemiology and Control |
Jamie Gartside
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3.45-4.15 |
Endoparasites of Horses and Donkeys in Tropical
Regions (presentation) |
Christopher Proudman
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4.15-4.45 |
Discussion |
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4.45 |
Tea
and Coffee |
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7.00 |
RECEPTION
and entertainment |
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Day 2: (22nd
March 2010) “Better Management Improved Performance”
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Chairman:
Dr Loun (DVM) Co-chairman:
Dr Touray (Gambian Vet Council) |
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9.15-9.45 |
Prevention is better than cure (presentation) |
Suzanne Rogers (WSPA) |
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9.45-10.15 |
Training and Prevention of Welfare
Problems in Donkeys in |
Amadou Doumbia
(SPANA, |
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10.15-10.45 |
Donkeys and Mules in Morocco: pack
wounds (presentation) |
Patrick Sells (TAWS Travel Scholar) |
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10.45-11.15 |
Break |
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Chairman:
Patrick Pollock ( Co-chairman:
Dr Loun (DVM) |
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11.15-11.45 |
Training and Prevention of Welfare
Problems in Donkeys in Mauretania (presentation) |
Mohammed Ouassat
(SPANA) |
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11.45-12.15 |
Extension Projects in Sudan and The
Gambia (farriery and carts) (presentation) |
Ramsay Hovell
(TAWS) |
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12.15-12.45 |
Working Animals in the Tourist
Industry: horsedrawn carriages in Spain and Malta (presentation) |
Carl Boyde
(TAWS) |
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12.45-1.00 |
Discussion |
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1.00-2.15 |
Lunch |
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Chairman:
Chris Proudman ( |
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2.15-2.45 |
Requirements for and limitations to
surgical procedures under field conditions |
Patrick Pollock ( |
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2.45-3.15 |
Empirical Solutions for Treatment of
Injuries and Other Conditions (presentation) |
Alex Thiemann (Donkey Sanctuary) |
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3.15-3.45
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Aims and Development of |
Heather Armstrong (G.H.D.T.) |
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3.45-4.00 |
Discussion and Closing Remarks |
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4.00 |
Tea |
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7.30 |
Dinner |
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Practical demonstrations to be held at
Sambel Kunda will include:
·
Ann
Varley (British Driving Society) – Practical
introduction to equine management (presentation)
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Ramsay
Hovell – Practical demonstrations: harnessing and
carts
Click here for details of the 2007
TAWS workshop
Click
here for details of the 2006 TAWS workshop
Click
here for details of the 2004 TAWS workshop
Click
here for details of the 2003 TAWS workshop
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