Iowa State University - Production Medicine Rotations

Introductory Courses:

VDPAM478 (2 weeks, 2 credits) Introduction to Swine Production Medicine

Instructor in charge: Dr. Locke Karriker

Class Limits: Maximum of 8 students per rotation

Description: This course is designed as an introduction to swine production medicine and emphasizes trouble shooting at the herd level. Course time is split between field/laboratory based activities (35%), and classroom lectures and discussions (65%). There may be one overnight fieldtrip depending on case availability. The student will be exposed to most of the common veterinary and production techniques and will have the opportunity to master techniques such as collecting blood samples and pregnancy diagnosis. Field based and classroom activities emphasize production record analysis, herd observation, environmental evaluation, and pig flow.

Offered:

Advanced production medicine courses requiring completion of the introductory course are:

VDPAM480 (2 weeks, 2 credits) Advanced Swine Production Medicine

Instructor in charge: Dr. Locke Karriker

Class Limits: Students who have completed Introduction to Swine Production Medicine (VDPAM478). Max 5 students. Additional sections will be added for 3 or more students.

Description: This course is designed for students who have intense interest in the swine industry. Course time will be split between field/laboratory-based activities (70%), classroom lectures and discussions (30%). Field based activities will emphasize production and disease control program development, economic assessment of interventions, health monitoring, and manipulation of pig flow to mediate disease. Classroom activities will emphasize advanced use of production performance measures and diagnostic laboratory data.

Offered:

VDPAM483 (4 weeks, 4 credits fall session, 2 weeks, 2 credits spring session) Advanced Beef Production Medicine

Instructor in charge: Dr. Terry Engelken

Class Limits:

Two week advanced clinical rotation in beef production medicine. Fifteen hours recitation/discussion and 20 hours clinical experience per week. This course is designed to expose students to cow-calf and feedlot production concepts. The activities scheduled for the rotation depend greatly on the time of year. When ever possible, the class incorporates field trips. Students should anticipate that travel is required and overnight stays may be required. These field trips can vary in length from several hours to several days and may include weekends. Typically, 3-4 days of the rotation are spent at the Great Plains Veterinary Education Center, Clay Center, NE. Students should, therefore, plan accordingly and contact the instructor, immediately, if they anticipate a conflict. Students should not schedule Grand Rounds during this rotation.

Cost: $250

Offered: 5/21-6/3/12 - full, 9/24-10/7/12, 10/22-11/4/12

Iowa State University - Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine (VDPAM)

For more information contact:

Terry J. Engelken, DVM MS

Veterinary Diagnostics & Production Animal Medicine

1710 Veterinary Medicine

Iowa State University, College of Vet. Med.

Ames IA 50011-1250

Phone: 515-294-2192 (O)

Phone: 515-294-1072 (F)

e-mail: engelken@iastate.edu

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