Farm Animal

Species Priority Area

Overview

The Farm Animal Priority concentrates on preparing students to treat a host of species such as cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep, and goats. Farm Animal veterinarians are involved in both preventative and curative medicine. On the farm, veterinarians vaccinate food animals against disease, treat them when they are sick, perform surgeries and consult with farmers on management practices and nutrition. Career opportunities include livestock medicine, academia, research, allied industry and military.

Years 1-3 Requirements

Required Courses

There are no required electives or selectives for this species priority.

Recommended Courses

Electives

VMP 989: Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment

Third Year Core Electives

VMP 901: Small Ruminant Medicine
VMP 906: Bovine Reproduction
VMP 908: Advanced Ruminant Medicine and Surgery
VMP 904: Swine Industry

Selectives

VMP 991: Bovine Educational Experience
VMP 991: Current Issues in Food Animal Medicine
VMP 992: Food Animal Residue Avoidance
VMP 992: International Pork Production
VMP 991: Swine Health Management
VMP 991: Hot Topics in Animal Welfare
VMP 992: Diagnosis of Poultry Disease

Year 4 Requirements

Core Rotations
- Six four-week core rotations
  - Diagnostic Concentration
  - Anesthesia
  - Internal Medicine
  - Primary Care
  - Surgery
  - Urgent/Emergency Care
- Two two-week core rotations:
  - Population Medicine/Shelter Medicine/Epidemiology
  - Non species priority medicine/primary care/surgery
Elective Rotations
- Nine two-week elective rotations determined by species priority leaders