2009 Equine Institute

Welcome to the Equine Institute presentations, which are provided by the Central Florida Livestock Agents' Group, and were held at the Marion County Livestock Pavilion on September 17, 2009.

The Central Florida Livestock Agents' Group (CFLAG) is composed of University of Florida Extension faculty representing Brevard, Citrus, Flager, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Seminole, Sumter, and Volusia counties, in addition to research faculty and Extension specialists located at various research centers and departments at the University of Florida. A major goal of this program is to coordinate Extension and research activities for enhanced cattle production in Central Florida.

Workshop Presenters and Panelists

The presentations are being made available on this CD-ROM in the order in which they appeared. Please click on the links on the right to be connected to the presentations on the CD. 

System Requirements: Windows XP or Windows 7 PC with Windows Media Player 9.x installed.  Presentations will play on a Mac using Firefox 3.5x with Windows Media Player 9 or Silverlight installed.

Presentations:

• Dr. Jay Ferrell, UF/IFAS Extension Weed Specialist: "Identifying Florida Weeds: Control and Herbicide Selections"
• Dr. Ray Kaplan, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, "Dewormer Resistance and New Strategies for Parasite Control"
• Dr. Ray Kaplan, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Georgia, "Recommendations for Effective Parasite Control in Horses"
• Dr. Clint Depew, Dept. of Animal Sciences, Louisiana State University, "Riding with Rhythm"
• Dr. Clint Depew, Dept. of Animal Sciences, Louisiana State University, "Defining Rhythm, Increase Responsiveness and Increasing Expectations"
• Dr. Amanda House, UF/IFAS Equine Extension Veterinarian, "The Unwanted Horse in the U.S.: An Overview of an Issue"
  
  
  Disclaimer: Product brands mentioned during the course of the presentations are for educational purposes only and are not directly or indirectly endorsed by the University of Florida/IFAS.

Central Florida Livestock Agents' Group