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Birthing Pavillion

2011 Nebraska State Fair
Birthing Pavilion
by Racheal Slattery

Volunteer staff for the 2011 NE State Fair included members from the Nebraska Veterinary Medical Association (NVMA) with additional help on weekends from members of the UNL Pre-Vet club. SVMBS staff were Racheal Slattery and Dr. Richard Randle. The species of livestock at the birthing pavilion this year were: sheep (provided by Eric Stehlik, Extension Agent from Dorchester), poultry (Animal Science Department), swine (donated by Waldo Farms from DeWitt), and dairy cattle (Steve Wolf, owner of Wolfden Dairy near Kearney). During the fair 4 sows farrowed, 4 cows calved, 3 sheep lambed and chicks hatch continuously, so there was always baby livestock for the public to see. We were fortunate to have 1 sow farrow, 2 ewes lamb, and 1 cow calve with the public present, giving the staff several opportunities to communicate with the audience and explain what was happening.
The NE State Fair is a great opportunity to talk with the public about the Agricultural industry. That may be through explaining the birthing process or answering questions that they may have about equipment or facilities that are used in the industry. It’s an excellent way to get accurate information out and correct any misinformation affecting the public’s perception of common agricultural practices. Another important function of the birthing pavilion is to give students hands-on experience in both veterinary technique and public communication.

 

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Bottom of VBMS Building

Class of Armenian Veterinarians and InstructorsSurgery Room
Class of Armenian Veterinarians
and Instructors
Surgery Room 
      

SVMBS Professors Travel to Armenia
By Dr. Brad Jones

This past August, Drs. Jim Keen and Brad Jones traveled to Yerevan, Armenia. Joining them were Dr. Guillermo Risatti (PhD from UNL VBS) from the University of Connecticut and Dr. Luke Borst from North Carolina State University. They went to train Armenian Veterinary faculty to present curriculum developed by Dr. Keen and Dr. Jeff Ondrak from GVPEC and Drs. Risatti and Borst. The curriculum was created to train veterinarians to recognize and properly sample animals for confirmatory tests with especially dangerous veterinary or zoonotic pathogens. The diseases were so named especially dangerous pathogens based on their ability to cause great animal loss, economic loss, and/or zoonosis. Topics covered with each disease included Epidemiology, Pathology, infectious disease, and clinical exams. Dr. Keen stayed an additional three weeks to oversee the implementation of the training materials and methods in further sessions.

 

Spring 2012 SEMINAR SCHEDULE

 

Meeting time and place will be 4:00 p.m., 145 VBS