In December 2022, UW School of Veterinary Medicine faculty offered a first-of-its-kind training program for Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI) veterinarians in Hyderabad, India, called TEACH (Training in Emergency Animal Care and Handling). Emeritus Professor Christopher Olsen, Assistant Professors Keith …
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Smith: Avian Flu Outbreak Especially Worrisome for Endangered Whooping Cranes
Posted on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"We've had our eye on this issue since the early 2000s," said Dr. Barry Hartup, a veterinarian and ICF's director of conservation medicine. "We got especially involved with it in 2005 when there was a massive outbreak on wild birds in China."
Client Support Helps Find Cause of Common Dog Disease
Posted onWhen Allison Smith and Tom McManus noticed their Labrador Retriever, Beau, was breathing noisily more often and walking differently, they knew something was wrong. After taking Beau to the veterinarian, they discovered he had laryngeal …
Alumnus Aims to Make Veterinary Medical Technology More Accessible
Posted onWhen Zach Meyers DVM’22 took Artificial Intelligence in Veterinary Medicine as a fourth-year student, he didn’t think it’d turn into a business. “I have always been attracted to computer things,” says Meyers, a 2022 graduate …
Oktoberfest Names 2022 Festmaster and Frau, Douglas and Kimberly Kratt
Posted on La Crosse Tribune
He thought it was just another meeting to discuss another fundraiser.
Douglas Kratt and his wife, Kimberly, were in their La Crosse home meeting with two past Oktoberfest Festmasters working on auction items for an upcoming Gemütlichkeit Foundation fundraiser. One of the items was a complete set of past festival and Festmaster buttons. But, one of the buttons was different.
“They handed us a button with a sketch of Kim and me in Fest attire,” recalls Kratt. “And they asked us what we thought about adding that button to the collection.”
That’s when the Kratts discovered their next Oktoberfest would be more than a little different. They would be serving as the 2022 Oktoberfest Festmaster and Frau. They were introduced during the Festmaster’s Ball Wednesday, Sept. 28, at the La Crosse Center.
It will be new territory for the longtime veterinarians who own Central Animal Hospital in Onalaska. They have some familiarity with the fest — Douglas served on the board of directors and as president in the past, and he recently co-chaired the Forks and Corks fundraising event for the Gemütlichkeit Foundation. But, they know there will be lots of new adventures.
Two Honored With UW School of Veterinary Medicine 2022 Alumni Awards
Posted onThe University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) Alumni Association has recognized two graduates with 2022 alumni awards for achievements in advancing the veterinary medical profession, animal and human health, and humanity. The awards …
New Genetic Test Identifies Dogs’ Risk of Common Ligament Rupture
Posted onBy looking at him, you might not know Thabiso had two ruptured cruciate ligaments. “He was a massive dog, 125 pounds,” Allison Smith says about her beloved Labrador Retriever. When Smith got Thabiso in 2010, …
An Inspired Leader: Kate Meurs DVM’90
Posted onIn April, Kate Meurs DVM’90 was named dean of North Carolina State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. A strong leader, researcher, and teacher, Meurs joined NC State in 2011 as associate dean for research and …
UW School of Veterinary Medicine Hosts Regional Summit Promoting Diversity and Inclusion
Posted onThe University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine hosted the Iverson Bell Midwest Regional Diversity Summit on May 20-22, after a two-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The biennial summit, named after the first …
HPAI Outbreak: Infection Confirmed at Jefferson Co. Farm
Posted on Leader-Telegram
Darlene Konkle, the Wisconsin State Veterinarian, said the facility houses nearly 3 million birds, noting the outbreak was rapid in its onset and quickly spread among the laying hens. Staffers are monitoring bird populations in the surrounding premises, as the farm also housed two other flocks within 10 kilometers of the confirmed outbreak.