Our Extension goal is to bring the benefits of veterinary medicine to society by promoting animal welfare and public health through the on-going education of veterinarians and the dissemination of animal health production, food safety and animal welfare information to veterinarians, livestock producers, consumers, and related clientele.
Our strength is bringing people together to reach solutions. We work closely with commodity organizations, professional associations, and governmental regulatory agencies. We cooperate with the Iowa Veterinary Medical Association in the development and delivery of continuing education and other programs.
Our major activities include: practitioner support on problem cases, educational programs for livestock and poultry producers and animal owners, specific livestock and poultry educational programs (in cooperation with other faculty), formal continuing educational programs for veterinarians, and special training sessions in response to animal health issues as they arise.
Faculty
Veterinary Medicine Extension is a section of the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine (VDPAM) at Iowa State University. This section currently has four faculty members with species-specific expertise.
Beef
Grant Dewell
Associate Professor
gdewell@iastate.edu
5152942822
Dairy
Phillip Jardon
Clinical Associate Professor
pjardon@iastate.edu
5152947424
Jan Shearer
Professor
jks@iastate.edu
5152943731
Poultry
Mohamed El-Gazzar
Associate Professor
elgazzar@iastate.edu
5152941763
Yuko Sato
Associate Professor
ysato@iastate.edu
5152940710
Swine
Christopher James Rademacher
Clinical Professor
cjrdvm@iastate.edu
5152948792
Joseph Thomas
Clinical Assistant Professor
jtthomas@iastate.edu
515-294-5750