The NC State Ruminant Medicine Service invites owners, breeders, and producers to attend the 2026 Small Ruminant and Camelid Owner Workshop

Please join us at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine for continuing education regarding small ruminant and camelid husbandry! This full day learning experience is targeted towards small ruminant (sheep and goat) and camelid owners, breeders, and producers. Our amazing clinicians will provide 50-minute lectures on critical topics relating to small ruminant and camelid husbandry. We will also have TWO different wetlabs, one on how to perform a physical examination and refresher on how to perform a fecal McMasters. Breakfast and lunch will be served, and all registrants will receive a care package. Please come and join us!

Registration

Registration for this event is $75.00 and includes workshop notes, breakfast and lunch!

Schedule

Time	Topic	Presenter
7:00 – 7:45 AM	Registration and Breakfast
8:00 – 8:05 AM	Welcome	Dr. Jennifer Halleran
8:05 – 8:55 AM	Birthing Preparedness/Neonatal Care	Dr. Siena Mitman
9:05 – 9:55 AM	Debunking Common Myths	Dr. Jake Eldridge
9:55 – 10:10 AM	Break
10:10 – 11:00 AM	Gastrointestinal Parasites	Dr. Catharine Found
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM	Urolithiasis	Dr. Michael Center
12:00 – 1:00 PM	Lunch
1:00 – 1:15 PM	Introduction to Wetlabs	Dr. Jennifer Halleran
1:20 – 2:30 PM	Group 1 (Fecal McMasters) Group 2 (PE and Injection Sites)	Dr. Danielle Mzyk, Dr. Catharine Found, Dr. Jake Eldridge Dr. Jennifer Halleran, Dr. Siena Mitman, Dr. Michael Center
2:30 – 2:40 PM	Break
2:40 – 3:50 PM	Group 1 – (PE and Injection Sites) Group 2 – (Fecal McMasters)
4:05 – 4:55 PM	Open Discussion
4:55 – 5:00 PM	Closing Remarks	Dr. Jennifer Halleran

Speakers

Dr. Catharine Found was born and raised in Iowa. She grew up with many different animal species. She went to San Antonio, TX for her undergraduate degree and Iowa State University for veterinary school. She then practiced rural mixed practice for three years before coming to NCSU to focus on her special affinity for ruminants

Dr. Michael Center graduated from Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine in 2020. He then accepted a position with Ohio State’s ambulatory service as an intern where he worked with cattle, goats, sheep, horses, and pigs. After his internship he joined the faculty at Lincoln Memorial University’s College of Veterinary Medicine as an anatomy and farm animal clinical skills instructor. Dr. Center has a passion for teaching, and hopes to remain in academia where he can continue to be a resource to veterinary students, and farm animal owners.

Dr. Jake Eldridge is from Baldwyn, Mississippi, a small rural town in the northeastern part of the state. He went to vet school at Mississippi State University and is now doing a farm animal internship here at NCSU. Dr Eldridge really enjoys cattle work, but is happy to work on all farm animal species. His career goal is to become a boarded large animal internist and work in academia to educate the next generations of veterinarians.

Dr. Jennifer Halleran is originally from New Jersey. She received a B.S. in Animal Science and Microbiology from University of Rhode Island. She attended Colorado State University for veterinary school and received her DVM in 2014. From there, she completed a ruminant health internship at North Carolina State University, followed by a large animal internal medicine residency at Oklahoma State University. She became a diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine Large Animal in 2019. Following her residency, she completed a PhD in Infectious Disease at NCSU. She is currently on faculty at NCSU with a research focus pertaining to enteric bacteria and their antimicrobial resistance profiles in large animals.

Dr. Siena Mitman is the Ruminant Health Resident at North Carolina State University. She recently completed a Ruminant Health Management internship at NC State (which she loved so much, she had to stay!). Dr. Mitman attended veterinary school at Tufts University, and obtained her Master of Public Health from the University of Minnesota. She is passionate about working as a team with ruminant owners and producers to maximize the health of their animals, and to feel empowered while they do so!

Emily O’Connor is a Clinical Technician for the NCSU Farm Animal Medicine Service. She received a B.S. in Animal Science, a B.S. in Agricultural Education and a B.A. in German Studies from NC State University. Prior to working at NCSU, Emily was a high school Animal Science teacher and worked in mixed animal veterinary practices in NC and CO. Client education is a passion of hers and she believes helping livestock owners improve their husbandry practices will ensure the best possible outcome for their animal’s health. 

Dr. Danielle Mzyk is a field service clinical veterinarian in the Department of Population Health and Pathobiology at North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine. In addition to completing her alternate-track resident for the American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology this spring, Dr. Mzyk works as the lead responder for the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) program at NC State.  Dr. Mzyk received her PhD (2018) and Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (2019) degrees from NC State University College of Veterinary Medicine. Prior to her current role at NC State, Dr. Mzyk practiced as a mixed animal veterinarian in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin specializing in small ruminant health.