Educational Resources

Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)

The fundamentals of how clinical, diagnostic, production and financial information is obtained and used by production animal operations will be presented. Students will acquire skills to create and use spreadsheets for manipulating and summarizing data. They will also acquire knowledge of where to find inexpensive and readily available resources with information on how to use spreadsheets and other software. Students will also have the opportunity to work with record keeping programs used by food animal operations.

Credits: 1

Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)

The role of the veterinarian in the management of animal health and production in populations including evaluation tools in dairy and beef cattle herds, beef feedlots and swine herds will be described. Provides veterinary students with a starting point to understand the principles and techniques that are the basis of food-animal population health diagnosis management programs. Course available on-line, attendance is not required.

Credits: 2

Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)

An introduction to diagnostic medicine including strengths and weaknesses of various testing technologies, how to choose appropriate tests and technologies, sampling strategies in diseased and non-diseased populations and interpretation and integration of results of tests to achieve an accurate diagnosis are discussed.

Credits: 1

Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)

Elective clinical assignment in Food Animal Theriogenology involving male and female breeding soundness exams, dystocia management, advanced diagnostic and surgical procedures, surgical and non-surgical insemination programs in small ruminants, and semen cryopreservation. Medical and surgical correction of reproductive disorders in cattle, swine and small ruminants.

Credits: 2

Prereq: VDPAM 7310; Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)

Students will assist university veterinarians in delivering individual animal health care and herd-based production management services to the ISU livestock farms and other livestock farms in the local area. Focus on the establishment of best practices for herd management of production systems at the university and in the region.

Credits: 1-2

Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)

Clinical assignment focused on the management of food animal and camelid medicine and surgery cases. Specific instruction in clinical evaluation of cases coupled with appropriate diagnostic testing and therapeutic intervention will be emphasized. Additional instruction will be provided in disease prevention, intensive care and management of food animal and camelid species. Particular emphasis will be placed on appropriate on-label and extra-label drug usage in food animal species.

Credits: 2

Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)

Survey of small ruminant production systems, common management practices, and disease processes of small ruminants and camelids. This course is intended to give the student a background in small ruminant medicine. Herd health, disease monitoring and prevention, nutrition, and typical management systems will be emphasized in lecture.

Credits: 1

Prereq: Doctor of Veterinary Medicine Students or (Instructor Permission or Permission of College Approver)

Two week clinical rotation in small ruminant production medicine. Field trips (including overnight stays) will be incorporated when possible. Topics to be covered include small ruminant industries (milk, meat, and fiber), milk quality, nutrition, reproduction, and disease management of small ruminants.

Credits: 2