Ag Animal Club The Ag Animal Club has been busy since the school year began! Earlier this year they had several speakers including Dr. Richard Veeman from St. Paul and Dr. Dave Bonhert, a nutritionist from eastern Oregon. They’ve also had several wet labs, including hoof trimming with Dr. Vanegas, palpating with the Therio Club, dairy herd […]
Archive for February, 2010
Student clubs update
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Research Grants and Awards
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010Dr. Claudia Häse has recently been awarded two new grants. The first is a Saltonstall-Kennedy grant (SK grant) titled “Fieldable Early Detection Method for Vibrio tubiashii toxin from marine hatcheries” and is funded by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) and approved by National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). It is for $187,500 and ends on 7/31/2011 The second […]
OSU Food Drive for 2010 is underway
Monday, February 1st, 2010Each year OSU conducts a food drive competition during the month of February to support Linn Benton Food Share, the regional food bank for Linn and Benton Counties. Linn Benton Food Share prevents hunger by soliciting, transporting, storing and distributing over five million pounds of food each year to 70 area agencies such as emergency […]
Dr. Erica McKenzie featured with equine high speed treadmill
Monday, February 1st, 2010The recently installed high speed equine treadmill received local and national media attention when Dr. Erica McKenzie presented the new equipment to television and newspaper reporters on January 20. Go to the CVM home page to find a full list of links to media coverage.
DVM students get glimpse of racetrack medicine at Portland Meadows
Monday, February 1st, 2010On January 18, Dr. Michael Huber led a group of 21 student members of the American Association of Equine Practitioners (AAEP) to Portland Meadows Racetrack for a glimpse of racetrack medicine. The group toured both the front and the backside of the racetrack. On the back side, they visited a racing barn where the horses […]
9th Annual Oregon Veterinary Conference and SCAVMA dinner
Monday, February 1st, 2010Oregon Veterinary Conference The time has come once more to register for the 9th Annual Oregon Veterinary Conference (OVC). This year’s conference will be held March 5-7 and offers an outstanding variety of lecture topics for veterinarians, technicians and students to attend throughout each day of the conference.The Oregon Veterinary Conference is a cooperative effort […]