Chadron State to host Pre-Vet Symposium

This is the first time the symposium has been in Nebraska or on the campus of a college or university that does not have a veterinary school. The association had to amend its constitution last year so the symposium could be at Chadron State after the CSC Pre-Veterinary Club inquired about hosting it.

“We really feel honored that we were allowed to host the symposium, and have gone all out to obtain outstanding speakers and arrange activities that will make it a worthwhile experience for those who attend,” said Dr. Georgia Younglove, assistant professor of agriculture and co-sponsor of the Pre-Veterinary Club at Chadron State.

Younglove said Chadron State’s record for producing numerous students who are accepted at veterinary schools and the enthusiasm shown by CSC students when they submitted the bid at last year’s symposium at Oklahoma State University were major factors in landing the symposium this year.

In the past 15 years, approximately 30 CSC students have been accepted at veterinary schools, and all apparently have gone on to graduate.

There are 27 veterinary schools in the United States, but only 11 of them have hosted the symposium.

A dinner Friday night will open the symposium. Cowboy poet R.P Smith of Broken Bow will be the speaker. A bulk of the activities will be Saturday. A business meeting Sunday morning will conclude the symposium.

Two universities in the West Indies that have veterinary schools, Ross and St. George, are sponsoring the Friday and Saturday night banquets.

There are 16 speakers on the agenda, 13 of them veterinarians. They will discuss a wide range of topics involving both domestic animals and wildlife.

 

 

 

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A special feature will be laboratory sessions on artificial insemination and pregnancy testing of cattle, an ultrasound demonstration on horse reproduction and necropsies, or postmortem examinations, of various animals including cattle, dogs, a badger and a coyote, Younglove said. These activities will be Saturday from 11:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. at the Dawes County Fairgrounds.

Veterinarians who will speak and their topics include:

--Dr. Callan Ackerman, Alliance, “Nutritional Considerations for Beef Cattle.”

--Dr. John Duncan, USDA veterinarian at Casper, “Scabies and Brucellosis.”

--Dr. John Gamby, Chadron, “Observations from Anthrax Ourbreak in Sheridan County, Neb., Herd.”

--Dr. Kelly F. Lechtenberg, Oakland, Neb., “Establishing Veterinary Consulting Relationships” and “Opportunities in Veterinary Research.”

--Dr. Lynn Locatelli, Benkelman, “Utilizing Ultrasound Technology in the Feedlot to Facilitate Value-Based Marketing.”

--Dr. Eric Lovell, Pensacola, Fla., “Veterinary Responsibilities and Opportunities in the Poultry Industry.”

--Dr. Colleen Mitchell, Chadron, “Small Animals.”

--Dr. David Reid, Hazel Green, Wis., “Dairy Production Medicines” and “Opportunities in the Dairy Industry.”

--Dr. Butch Sahara, Chadron, “West Nile virus.”

--Dr. Aprill Sherman, Fremont, “African Wildlife Adventures.”

--Dr. Lynn Steadman, Chadron, “Investigating Large Animal Abortions” and “Small Animal Perinatology.”

--Dr. James Unwin, Oakland, Neb., “Foreign Animal Diseases.’

--Dr. Beth Williams, University of Wyoming, “Chronic Wasting Disease.”

 

.Others speaking will include Dr. Temple Grandin, an animal science professor at Colorado State University who will discuss handling livestock; Dr. Connee Quinn of Chadron, a rancher and representative for an animal health products supplier who will discuss effective interviewing; and Rob Reid of Crawford, a farrier who will talk on preventing and overcoming lameness in horses.