Scientific Sessions 2017

Programme

08.30 – 09.00 :  Registration

09.00 – 10.00 :  Opening Ceremony

09.00 – 09.10 :  National Anthem and Lighting of Oil Lamp

09.10 – 09.15 :  Welcome address: Prof. Basil Alexander, President, Sri Lanka Veterinary Association

09.15 – 09.50 :  Key Note Address: Prof. Ryan Brook, University of Saskatchewan, Canada

09.50 – 10.00 : Vote of Thanks - Dr. M.N.M. Fouzi, Assistant Secretary, Sri Lanka Veterinary Association

10.00 – 10.15 : Tea – Lobby

Technical Sessions I (Common session)

10.15 – 12.15 : Clinical and Case Reports - Main Auditorium

12.15 – 13.00 : Lunch – Lobby

Technical Sessions II (Parallel Sessions)

13.00 – 15.30 : Animal Health - Main Auditorium

13.00 – 14.45 : Animal Production - Small Auditorium

15.30 – 15.45 : Tea

Technical Session III (Common Session)

15.45 – 16.30 : Poster Session – Lobby

 

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Technical Sessions I (Common session)

Clinical and Case reports - Main Auditorium

Chairperson: Dr. D.S. Kodikara

10.15 - 10.30 :  

Ultrasonographic changes of pancreas and peripancreatic structures of dogs attributed to ingestion of Durian.

A.M.U. Atapattu, W.R.B. Kumara, D.R.A. Dissanayake

10.30 - 10.45 :

Successful correction of congenital leg deformities of two puppies with Ponseti casting technique.

M.L.W.P. De Silva, D.D.N. De Silva, W.R.B. Kumara

10.45 - 11.00 :

Prognostic relevance of cytological grades and sub types of lymphomas (using the updated Kiel’s classification) in forty cases of canine lymphomas.

H.M.H.S. Ariyarathna, T.M.S.K. Piyadasa, A.M.U. Atapattu, D.G.S.S. Bulumulla, M.L.W.P. de Silva, A.S. Lenagala, P.N. Uyanwatta, E.R.K.V. Edirimanne, M.G.C.M. Jayasinghe, W.R.B. Kumara, R.A.D.E. Indrajith, A.M.R.B. Adikari, I.D. Silva, D.D.N. De Silva

11.00 - 11.15 :

Diagnosis of canine cranial cruciate ligament disease and treatment using the Fabellotibial suture technique.

M. Seneviratne, D. Siriwardene, J. Collure, N. Obeysekere

11.15 - 11.30 :

Ultrasounographic characteristics of Sciatic nerve in Canine distemper myoclonus.

W.H.M.T.C. Chinthana Wijekoon, K.A.N. Wijayawardhane, W.R.B. Kumara

11.30 - 11.45 :

An outbreak of Haemorrhagic septicaemia in the Navithanveli veterinary range in Ampara district, Sri Lanka.

M.W.D.C. Weerathunga, J.K.H. Ubeyratne, M.A. Nadheer

11.45 - 12.00 :

Anaplasma marginale infection confirmed by Major Surface Protein 5(MSP5) gene sequencing.

S.S. Iddamaldeniya, K.H.D.T. Kasagala, K.G.J.S. Disnaka, N.D. Senasighe, N.A.D.E.M. Gunasekera, A.M.H. Atapattu, N.C.Gamagedera, G.M. Ranasinghe

12.00 - 12.15 :

Isolation and identification of Brucella melitensis from a swine herd in Sri Lanka.

P.S. Fernando, K.M.S.G. Weerasooriya, N. Liyanagunawardena, W.M.P.B. Bandara, M.N.D. Munasingha, M.I. Wijemuni

 

Technical Sessions II (Parallel sessions)

Animal and Health - Main Auditorium

Chairperson: Dr. Ranjni Hettiarachchi

13.00 - 13.15 :  

Identification of Mycoplasma gallisepticum from Chronic Respiratory Disease (CRD) suspected poultry flocks.

K.M.S.G. Weerasooriya,P.S. Fernando, N. Liyanagunawardena, M. Wijemuni

13.15 - 13.30 :

Prevalence and Economic impact of Contagious Pustular Dermatitis disease of Goats in Sri Lanka.

S. Piratheepan, E.R.K. Perera, S. Puvanendiran

13.30 - 13.45 :

Re- emerging of Haemorrhagic Septicaemia in Sri Lanka.
P.S. Fernando, K.M.S.G. Weerasooriya, N. Liyanagunawardena, M.D.N. Jayaweera, H.P.V.D.S. Bandara, S.A. Thalagoda, S.K. Gunathilake, P.M.K. Abayaratne, D.M.S.N.B. Dissanayake

13.45 - 14.00 :

Occurrence of Brucellosis in cattle and buffalo in Trincomalee district during 2011-2016.
T. Mayurathi, T. Nirogini, K.G.S.K. Ranathunga, K.M.S.G. Weerasooriya, S. Puvenendiran

14.00 - 14.15 :

Prevalence of Salmonella, Campylobacter, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus spp and detection of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) associated with E. coli isolated from commercial poultry layer farms in Kurunegala district.
S.A.I.C. Subhasinghe, H.M.T.K. Karunaratha, S. Uluwatta, R.S. Kalupahana, K.S.A. Kottawatta

14.15 - 14.30 :

Effect of water temperature on the occurrence of iridovirus in Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer).
M.N.M. Fouzi, V. Sakajamary

14.30 - 14.45 :

Monitoring of Theileria orientalis major piroplasm surface protein (mpsp) genotypes in cattle in Polonnaruwa and Nuwara Eliya districts of Sri Lanka.
T. Sivakumar, H. Kothalawala, S.S.P. Silva, S. Puvanendiran, N. Yokoyama

14.45 - 15.00 :

Reporting the preliminary results of synthesizing a thermosensitive nanoparticle to target solid tumors.
S.M. Wijayarathna, B.R. Fernando

15.00 - 15.15 :

Evaluating immune memory resilience using sheep lymphatic cannulation model.
Thilini A.N. Mahakapuge, Musammat Nahar, Alison L. Every, Jean-Pierre Y. Scheerlinck

15.15 - 15.30 :

Sero-prevalance of Neospora caninum antibodies in a dairy farm.
N.D. Senasinghe, S. Chandrasekera, S.S. Iddamaldeniya, N.C. Gamagedara, A.H.M. Athapaththu

 

Technical Session II (Parallel Sessions)

Animal Production – Small Auditorium

Chairperson: Dr. S.P. Gunarathne

 13.00 - 13.15 :

Development of an online feed formulation platform by transforming grouped square method into a computer automated software.
H.M.K.M. Herath, L.J.P.A.P. Jayasooriya, D.A. Satharasinghe

 13.15 - 13.30 :

Antimicrobial use and Emerging Multi-Drug Resistant ESBL producing Escherichia coli in northern poultry production in Sri Lanka.
Muralithas Mahalingam, Warangkhana Chaisowwong, Arumugam Murugananthan, Kalamathy Murugananthan, Maximilian P.O. Baumann, Uwe Rösler

 13.30 - 13.45 :

Study on Beta casein A1 and A2 polymorphism in Ayrshire and Holstein Friesian dairy cattle populations in two upcountry dairy farms.
Ruwini K. Rupasinghe, Saumya Wickramasinghe

 13.45 - 14.00 :

Antimicrobial resistance of contaminating bacteria of curd and yoghurt produced by small-scale processors in Kandy district.
P.P. Jayasekara, J.C. Hapugoda, S.A.I.C. Subhasinghe, R.S. Kalupahana

 14.00 - 14.15 :

Lessons learnt from the Heifer Calves Rearing (HCR) scheme in Vaddukkodai, Jaffna.
Nirojini Arulrasa, Komathy Maheswaran, Muraliths Mahalingam

 14.15 - 14.30 :

Evaluation of farmer attitudes on dairy cattle welfare in Central province of Sri Lanka.
H.A.D.K. Senanayake, T.S. Samarakone, E. Rajapaksha, W.P.C.G. Weerasinghe, M.P.B. Wijayagunawardane

 14.30 - 14.45 :

Assessment of suitability of indirect milk quality tests in determining the microbial load of raw milk
M.K.U.T. Amarasiri, B.R. Fernando, P.S. Fernando, R.S. Kalupahana 

 

Technical Session III
Posters – Lobby

01:

Correction of premolar and molar tooth malocclusions in a Rabbit: A case study.
Chandika Wickramasinghe, K.K.N. Laknath, C.G. Wijesinghe

02:

Successful correction of a colorectal obstruction in a dog- A case Report.
S. Pemachandra, W.S. Gothami, P.G. Eshwara, C. Kodithuwakku, L. Ranasinghe, L. Nanayakkara

03:

Tetanus in a dog after whelping: A case-report.
W.H.M.T.C. Wijekoon, N.C. Gunarathne, G.M.G.C.K. Premachandra, H.M.D.N. Shyamali, M.D.H.S. Mallikarachchi, A.M.R.B. Adhikari, M.G.C.M. Jayasinghe, K.A.N. Wijayawardhane

04.

Successful management of canine diabetes using human insulin injection.
M.K. Widurusinghe, S. L.S.K. Peramune, J.C.N. Jayasinghe

05.

Ovarian Adenocarcinoma in backyard poultry in Homagama veterinary range, Sri Lanka.
S.K.S. Rathnasiri, D.A. Gamage, G.I.S. Perera

06.

Histopathological confirmation of pulmonary aspergillosis in a captive Flamingo in Sri Lanka.
G.I.S. Perera, S.M.T.S. Manchanayake, P.S. Fernando, D.K. Sonnadara, D.M. Nambuge, S.K.S. Rathnasiri

07.

Wild-type Edwardsiella tarda, possible cause of unnatural mass death of Asian Openbill (Anastomus oscitans) at Kotuatthawala bird sanctuary in Nikawaratiya.
J.K.H. Ubeyratne, G.M.C.R. Karunarathne, M.D.N. Jayaweera, K.H.D.T. Kasagala, W.M.P. Bandara, H.P.V.D.S. Bandara, G.A.T. Prasad, P.A.U. Kariyawasam, S.K. Gunathilake

08.

Survey of bacterial flora in the nasal cavity of horses in an upcountry stable.
W.M.N.K. Jayathilake, G.D.R.K. Perera, H.R.N. Jinadasa

09.

Existing knowledge on Foot and Mouth Disease among livestock farmers in the Ampara district of Sri Lanka.
P.M. Akalanka, R. Hettiarachchi, L.G.S. Lokugalappatti, Ryan K. Brook

10.

Possibility of using Cyclea peltata plant extract as a substitute for Gelatin in set yoghurt.
R.A.D.D. Ranathunga, M.N.P. Perera, R.M.C. Deshapriya

11.

Possibility of application of TiO2 photocatalytic technique to reduce the bacterial count in bovine milk
M.T.I. Hansika, R.M.C. Deshapriya, G.R.A. Kumara

 

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69th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association - 2017

Date: 26th May, 2017 

Venue: Plant Genetic Resources Centre, Gannoruwa, Kandy

Time : 8.30 am to 4.00pm

69th Annual Scientific Sessions of the Sri Lanka Veterinary Association - 2017 provides a meeting point to share recent research findings, clinical experiences and knowledge on the current developments in veterinary and allied sciences. This year sessions are scheduled under four thematic areas (Clinical Communications, Animal Health, Animal Production and Poster) to improve its scientific visibility and commemorates the notable abstracts submitted with awards and recognition.

Key Dates for the Scientific Sessions 2017

01st January 2017 - Call for Abstracts

31th March 2017 - Extended deadline for submission of Abstracts - CLOSED

20th April 2017 - Return of reviewed abstract to authors for correction

30th April 2017 - Submission of corrected final abstracts

26th May 2017 - 69th Annual Scientific Sessions

 General Policies

  • Only a Member of the SLVA (with updated subscription) shall be permitted to submit an abstract of a paper for presentation at the Annual Scientific Sessions, and s/ he shall be the Corresponding Author. The abstract may have co-author/ swho may be SLVA members (life / ordinary / student), or Session Members (other scientists / researcher who is not a SLVA member). 
  • Only a Member of the SLVA (with updated subscription) shall be permitted to present a paper (oral or poster) at the Scientific Sessions. In the event an author is unable to make the presentation due to ill-health or any other valid reason, it shall be the responsibility of the presenter to notify the Secretary/ SLVA in writing three days prior to the day of the presentation and by identifying a co-author as the official presenter. 
  • All members should not be in arrears of membership fees including the current year subscription at the time of submitting the abstracts. All arrears, if any, should be paid by cheque drawn in favour of ‘Sri Lanka Veterinary Association’ before the deadline for submission of abstracts.  Members may call SLVA treasurer (Dr. RMC Deshapriya, 0718501967, 0777604440) to check the status of their subscription.
  • Receipt of submission of abstracts will be acknowledged by e-mail within three working days after the closing date. SLVA will communicate on matters related to the respective abstract only with the corresponding author. 
  • Following a preliminary review of all abstracts by the SLVA Scientific Sessions Committee, those that meet the basic requirements will be forwarded to at least two independent reviewers. Notice of acceptance (with instructions for necessary improvements, if any) or rejection will be sent to the corresponding author within one month.
  • Submission of the edited final version of accepted abstracts will be due in two weeks after mailing to the authors. The reviewers’decision on whether the abstract is accepted for oral or poster presentation will be notified to the corresponding author. 
  • By submitting an abstract the author(s) agree to publish the abstract in the Book of Abstracts, which will be distributed to all participants attending the Annual Scientific Sessions/ AGM and in the Sri Lanka Veterinary Journal (SLVJ).

 Format of the Abstract

  • All abstracts must be in English, prepared using MS-Word, page size of A4 with 2.5 cm (1 inch) margins and font Times New Roman 12. 
  • Abstracts must be based on original research or clinical information
  • The content/ information in the abstract should contribute to the advancement of knowledge of the veterinary professionals in Sri Lanka.
  • The word count should be limited to a maximum of 350 words( single line spaced) excluding title of paper, names and affiliations of authors.
  • Name of the corresponding author should be underlined. A telephone number and an e-mail address of the corresponding author should be provided. 
  • The general structure for a research abstract shall include: (a) Introduction – a statement of the hypothesis or research question; (b) Methods - the study design and experimental methods used; (c) Results - a concise summary of the major findings, with sufficient data to permit evaluation by the reviewers; and (d) Conclusions - summary of the overall findings and the importance of the study.
  • The format for clinical case reports shall have an Introduction, Clinical examination and laboratory and other diagnostic findings, Diagnosis, Treatment and discussion
  • Clinical papers could cover aspects of clinical and translational studies including treatment, prevention, screening, and diagnosis. Publication priority will be determined by factors such as novelty and impact upon clinical practice.
  • Abstracts that present single clinical cases of previously reported diseases, clinical cases where the outcome of the treatment procedures was negative, investigations of compounds that involve inadequate numbers of study subjects, or studies that lack quantitative data will not be accepted. 
  • No tables, graphs, figures or references are allowed in the abstract. Whenever possible, generic names for drugs and SI units should be used. Non-standard or uncommon abbreviations should be avoided, but if essential they must be defined at the first mention.
  • Source of funding may only be acknowledged (in one sentence).
  • Authors should declare any conflicts of interests.

 Submission of Abstracts

Abstracts should be emailed to scientific_sessions@slva.org  in electronic format on or before the deadline along with scanned copy of duly signed author declaration form. Abstracts submitted without author declaration form will not be considered.

Please contact Dr. Chanaka Rabel, the Secretary of Sri Lanka Veterinary Association, for further details.

Dr. Chanaka Rabel
Secretary
Sri Lanka Veterinary Association
Department of Farm Animal Production & Health
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine & Animal Science
University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya 20400
Tel : 0713179379, 0768889379
Email : chanakarabel@yahoo.com

Scientific Session Awards

Each year the SLVA commemorates notable abstracts submitted for its Annual Scientific Sessions with awards and recognition. Following awards will be offered.

  • Dr. Hector C. Perera Memorial Award for the most outstanding Clinical Communication - Rs 10,000.00 cash award
  • Dr. and Mrs. A.R. Mohamed Award for the best presentation in the Animal Health - Rs 10,000.00 cash award
  • Air Commodore Dr. R.M.P.A. Dassanayake Award for the best presentation in Animal Production - Rs 15,000.00 cash award
  • Dr. Arunasiri Iddamalgoda Award for the best Poster - Rs 5,000.00 cash award

SLVA reserves the right to determine the number of awards made and to cancel the competition if submitted abstracts are deemed to be of inadequate quality or interest.

All awards of the Scientific Sessions will be presented at the forthcoming Presidential Induction Ceremony of the SLVA.

Dr. Perumal Pillai award for the best research paper published in the Sri Lanka Veterinary Journal will also be presented at the same ceremony.