This month's expert: Diana Hassel, DVM, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Equine Emergency Surgery and Critical Care and the Equine Section Chief at the College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University.
One of the biggest advancements in the equipment concerns minimally invasive procedures using endoscopy, according to David Twedt, DVM, DACVIM, a professor of clinical sciences at Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
“Communication in animal care is important, because you might be talking about where you give a cow an injection, and that location affects how long the medicine is in the cow’s system, and how well that medicine will work,” said Dr. Noa Roman-Muniz, a CSU veterinary alumna who is now as associate professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and a CSU Extension dairy specialist. “So it’s about human and animal health and safety, as well as food quality.”
The funding will support resources, stability and safety for young families in Larimer County.
Driver Jay Howard’s car is sporting a green-and-black paint scheme, with the familiar Rams’ head Colorado State University logo prominently displayed on the front and along both sides. It’s part of a sponsorship deal, arranged and paid for by an anonymous donor, to promote the university’s One Cure project for cancer research
The goal of sedation is to induce muscle relaxation, reduce the horse’s anxiety and provide some pain relief so the horse will stand quietly and comfortably for the duration of the work. -Dr. Jim Latham, Jr., who runs an equine dental practice with his wife Dr. Patty Latham, in Archuleta County, Colorado.
Dr. Diane Brown has worked as a general practitioner, as a researcher in the pharmaceutical industry, as a primary investigator at Harvard University, and as a leader in the non-profit world. Now, as the chief executive officer at the American Kennel Club Canine Health Foundation, she draws upon all of those experiences daily to improve the health of dogs.
“Please take care of this.” That’s what 93-year-old Jim Ingram told staff of CSU’s Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising on May 23 as he donated the complete, pristine uniform he wore during his World War II service in the 194th Glider Infantry Regiment.
Dr. Ragan Adams, coordinator of the CSU Veterinary Extension Specialist Group, wrote this piece for The Conversation, an independent collaboration between editors and academics that provides informed news analysis and commentary to the general public
Dr. Jerry Billquist has done it all in veterinary medicine: small animal practice, service in the U.S. Army, caring for rodeo horses. He was recently recognized for his significant impact when he received the 2017 Zoetis PRCA Veterinarian of the Year Award.