The free lecture is part of Penn Vet’s First Tuesday Lecture Series Tuesday, January 8, 6:30-7:30 PM

[December 13, 2012; Kennett Square, PA] –On Tuesday, January 8, New Bolton Center will present Easy Keepers: Metabolic Disease in Horses. The lecture is part of the First Tuesdays Lecture Series at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center in Kennett Square, PA. The series offers the public open lectures on equine topics, at no charge, the first Tuesday of each month.

The January 8 lecture will be a presented in New Bolton Center’s Alumni Hall by Olivia Schroeder, VMD, DAVBP and a member of the Boucher Field Service at Penn Vet’s New Bolton Center. Dr. Schroeder will address common metabolic diseases in horses including Equine Metabolic Syndrome and Pituitary Pars Intermedia Dysfunction (PPID or Equine Cushing’s Disease). The talk will focus on diagnosis and management of these diseases.

The First Tuesday Lecture Series offers faculty and clinicians at New Bolton Center an opportunity to share current information on topics of interest and relevance to horse owners and caregivers throughout the region. Upcoming lecture topics include eye cancer in horses (February), neurologic horses (March) and drug research and testing (April).

For a complete list of scheduled lectures visit http://www.vet.upenn.edu/FirstTuesdays.

Though the lectures are free, seating is limited. Please RSVP to beltb@vet.upenn.edu.