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Hanford High brings a Vet Science Class!

May 20

: Dr. Lehenbauer, introducing the VMTRC

: Kathy Glenn, Milk Quality Lab

: Dr. Moeller illustrates contributions of veterinarians to world health

: Karen Tonooka, DNA Lab

: Hanford High, Vet Science Class, 2013

Welcome, Hanford High School, Veterinary Science Class! We are glad that you came.

Here are photos of your visit:

Dr. Lehenbauer introduced our center.

Dr. Moeller illustrated pathology.

Kathy Glenn showed some growth of organisms on plates

Karen discussed DNA-level science research.

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A warm VMTRC “Thank You” to all who visited our 2013 WAE booth!

Feb 12

: Marcos and Francielli from Brazil join Dairy Food Safety Lab director Jen Crook at our booth in the Farm Credit Dairy Center

: Youngsters enjoy the animal posters, given by Angela Silva, UCD Vet Genetics Lab (background blue vest), Pepper Jung (back middle), Manny Parriera (back right). Betsy Karle UCCE (right center, white vest) helps with the producer survey.

: Jenn Crook DFSL rolls posters from neighboring booth, Angela Silva rolling poster for waiting attendee, Betsy Karle looks on

: Former UCD Admin Staff, Melanie Adrade (front, center), came by.

Thank you for coming to our booth at the 2013 World Ag Expo! We welcomed international visitors, students from elementary school through university, producers, old friends, and many new attendees who stopped to say hello and to claim a magnet or poster.

Filed Under: California, Dairy, Education, International, National, Students, UC Davis, Uncategorized, World Ag Expo

Welcome Dr. Stockler!

Feb 7

: Dr. Ricardo Stockler, Dairy Production Medicine Clinician

Welcome Dr. Stockler!

Dr. Ricardo Stockler joined the Veterinary Medicine Teaching and Research Center as a Dairy Production Medicine Clinician, effective January 1, 2013.

Dr. Stockler obtained his DVM from the College of Veterinary Medicine “FIFEOB” in Sao Joao da Boa Vista, State of Sao Paulo in Brazil in 2002. After graduating from veterinary school, Dr. Stockler completed a one-year dairy internship program at Green Meadow Farms, Elsie, MI and Michigan State University which provided advanced training in dairy medicine, surgery, herd health, nutrition, and epidemiology. In 2007, he completed a three-year residency program at University of Illinois and received a Master of Science degree in veterinary clinical medicine. During his residency at University of Illinois, Dr. Stockler completed the requirements for the certification program of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners – Dairy Practice and was awarded Diplomate status in November 2011.

Prior to his appointment to the VMTRC, Dr. Stockler was an Assistant Clinical Professor at Mississippi State University, Department of Pathobiology and Population Medicine (Food Animal Clinic and Field Services). While at MSU, his responsibilities included teaching, providing clinical service in the food animal clinic and ambulatory service, and serving on several college-wide committees and in other administrative roles.

His research interests include mastitis & milk quality, pharmacology, lameness and metabolic diseases in dairy cattle.

Dr. Stockler will be a clinician in the VMTRC’s Dairy Production Medicine Program. His primary responsibilities will be to teach senior veterinary medicine students and residents rotating through the Tulare Clinical Program and to provide clinical services to VMTRC core herd clients.

Please join us in welcoming Dr. Stockler to the VMTRC!

Filed Under: Dairy, Education, International, Residents, Students, UC Davis, Uncategorized

Congratulations to Dr. Alex Glover

Oct 1

Congratulations to Dr. Alex Glover for her successful presentation of her MPVM project data during the research summaries at the 45th Annual Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) held in Montreal, Quebec. Dr. Glover received third place in the competition for her presentation “A Randomized Clinical Trial for the Effect of Oral Zinc Supplementation as a Treatment for Diarrhea in Neonatal Holstein Calves”. Congratulations, Dr. Glover, on your outstanding accomplishment! Thank you for representing the VMTRC in such a remarkable manner.