Program - Symposium on Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine (SAVY 3.0)

11:00 Registration Opens

12:45 Welcome Address

1:00 Keynote: David Jaffray, PhD

2:00 Break Sponsored - Boehringer Ingelheim

2:15 Abstract Presentations: Large Language Models for Clinical Insight

^{Georgina Barry, Royal Veterinary College,}^{Barking Up the Right Tree: Using Error Analysis to Refine Prompt Engineering for Extracting Common Canine Disorders from Veterinary Electronic Health Records in VetCompass}^{Noel Kennedy, Royal Veterinary College,}^{Self-Consistency as a Reliability Signal in Large Language Model Phenotyping of Veterinary Clinical Records}^{Shumin Li, Jilin University,}^{Assessing a Foundational Veterinary LLM: A Multicenter, Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Diagnostic Accuracy and Workflow Utility}

3:00 Industry Talk - Boehringer Ingelheim - Eko Vet+™ | CANINEBEAT® AI
Micah Stockwell-Goering, DVM, MBA

3:15 Break Sponsored - Boehringer Ingelheim

3:30 Keynote: "Challenges and Opportunities for AI in VetEd"
Chris Trace, BVetMed, GLCT, FHEA, NTF, CATE, FAcadMEd, MRCVS

4:30 Break Sponsored - Boehringer Ingelheim

4:45 Abstract Presentations: Machine Learning to Advance Livestock Health

^{Elly Kirwa, Iowa State University,}^{Predicting Farrowing Success to Inform Breeding Decisions in Commercial Sow Herds}^{Dan Lin, Cornell University,}^{AI Catalyzes Mastitis Diagnosis}^{Katherine Koebel, Cornell University,}^{Unsupervised Machine Learning Identifies Antimicrobial Use Patterns in Dairy Cattle through Cluster Analysis}^{Gayatri Anil, Cornell University,}^{Machine Learning Imputation of Antimicrobial Resistance Data Results in Smaller Bias than Other Imputation Methods}

5:45 Industry Talk - Vet Rec - "The AI-Ready Vet"
Dr. Jessica Dalton, DVM

6:00 Industry Talk - IDEXX - "Clinical Validation of a Veterinary Ambient Scribe"
M. Alexis Seguin, MS, DVM, DACVIM-SA

6:15 Poster Session and Reception - Sponsored by IDEXX

7:30 Breakfast - Sponsored by Vet Rec

7:50 Welcome Back

8:00 AVI Sponsored Session: "Agents Gone Wild? Hallucinations, Trust, and the Rise of Agentic AI in Veterinary Medicine and Clinical Practice"
Jonathan Lustgarten, MS, PhD, VMD, CSPO

8:50 Break

9:00 AVI Sponsored Session: "Harnessing Big Data in the Animal Welfare Industry"
Jyothi Robertson, DVM, DABVP (Shelter Medicine), and Ross Mauck, BA

9:50 Break

10:00 Abstract Presentations: AI Systems, Governance, and Privacy

^{Lea-Ann Germinder, University of Missouri,}^{From Guidelines to Practice: Communicating Responsible Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine}^{Gary Peters, PupPilot Corporation,}^{From Systems of Record to Context-Aware Agents: Rethinking Front-Office AI in Veterinary Medicine}^{Joshua Glass, Cornell University,}^{Strategic Model Adaptation: Customizing Personally Identifiable Information Detection for Novel Veterinary Data Formats}^{Amelia Nelson, Cornell University,}^{Impact of Privacy-Preserving Anonymization on Predictive Modeling of Salmonella and Campylobacter in Broiler Chicken Carcass Surveilance}

11:15 Break

11:25 Keynote: "From Biology to Algorithms: Applied AI for Precision Livestock Systems"
Julio Giordano, DVM, MS, PhD

12:25 Lunch - Sponsored by Zoetis

1:20 Abstract Presentations: AI and One Health

^{Luizza Nicacio Dalla Pria, Northeastern University,}^{Public Risk Perception and Online Discourse During the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak in the US}^{Luizza Nicacio Dalla Pria, Northeastern University,}^{Assessing Semantic Consistency of GPT-5 Responses to Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1-Related Questions}^{Jessica Pezold, AstraZeneca,}^{Refining Post-Op Pain Management: Advancing Rodent Welfare Through Remote Activity}^{Beth Venit, American Association of Veterinary State Boards,}^{Regulatory Considerations for AI in Vet Med}

2:05 Break

2:15 Keynote: "Challenges and Opportunities of AI in Global Aquaculture Production"
Stephen Ende, MSc, PhD

3:15 Break

3:30 Abstract Presentations: AI Applications for Companion Animal Health

^{Adam Williams, University of Liverpool,}^{Comparison of Transformer Encoder-Based Text Classifiers in Identifying Canine Involvement in Road Traffic Accidents}^{David Brundage, University of Wisconsin-Madison,}^{CERBERUS: Cancer Early Recognition By Encoding Records and Unifying Signals}^{Halie Rando, Smith College,}^{Differentiating Effects of Neural Network Architecture versus Dataset in Computer Vision's Dog Breed Identification Problem}^{Chunho Li}^{, University of California, Davis,}^{Development of a Standardized Cancer Registry for Dogs: Illustrating the Value Using Data from the UC Davis-VMTH}^{Celeste Allaband, University of California, San Diego,}^{Dry Kibble Diet has a Bacterial Composition Linked to Metabolic Disease in Healthy Domestic Cats (Felis catus)}

4:45 Industry Talk - Zoetis - "AI Innovation at Zoetis Diagnostics"
Cory D. Penn, DVM, Eric Morissette, DVM DACVP, Kristin Owens, DVM, DACVP

5:00 Industry Talk - Pointer Health - "Veterinary Medicine Enters the Prognostic Era"
Nadia T. Saklous, DVM, PhD

5:15 Hors d'oeuvres - Sponsored by Pointer Health

6:00-8:30 AI Workshop

7:30 Breakfast - Sponsored by Radimal

7:55 Welcome Back

8:00 AVI Sponsored Session: "The Connected Learning Health System: Using AI to Transform Veterinary Workforce Development"
Patrick Welch, DVM, MBA, DACVO and Julie Noyes, DVM, PhD, MA,MS

8:50 Break

9:00 AVI Sponsored Session: "GPT for DVMs: Navigating LLMs with Confidence and Care"
Zachary Meyers, DVM

9:50 Break

10:00 Industry Talk - Radimal - "Trust, Calibration, and the Radiologist-in-the-Loop: Lessons from Deploying AI Across 1,000's of Clinics"
Alan Weissman, CEO and Co-Founder

10:15 Plenary Discussion with Keynote Speakers

11:15 Break

11:30 Discussion, Concluding Remarks, and Poster Awards

12:15 End