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Welcome Dr. Stockler!

Feb 7
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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

Ever felt your stomach twist up in a knot?

Nov 2

Well something twisted up this cow’s stomach! (or rather the abomasum part of this cow’s 4 part stomach)  When this happens in a cow, surgery is an option for correcting the condition.  Under the direction of our third year resident, Dr. Alex Glover, our current Dairy Production Medicine students worked together to relieve this cow’s pain and to help her digestive tract to move . . .

back on track!

Filed Under: Dairy, Education, Kansas, Residents, Students, UC Davis

Dairy Production Medicine Students still learning at the VMTRC

Sep 24

Kevin Bauer, Joshua Betschart, Lu Dao all from UC Davis; Darla Dwyer from Kansas

Are Dairy Production Medicine Students still learning at the VMTRC?  Yes! and Why not?  Four new students arrived today 24 Sept., 2012; one from Kansas, three from UC Davis.  They are ready to learn and we are ready to teach.  Today they are participating in a CAHFS necropsy and a farm visit.  Welcome to Kevin Bauer, Joshua Betschart, and Lu Dao all from UC Davis; Darla Dwyer from Kansas

Filed Under: California, Dairy, Education, Residents, Students, UC Davis

Learn to see, hear, feel, and smell on the dairy

Sep 15

Assumptions and Physical Examination:

Subjective:

2500 head “Openlot” dairy. Holstein cow (lactation >2) found acutely recumbent during a scheduled palpation visit, the rest of the cows in this lactating pen where locked-up in the stanchions.

(The assumption) The owner instructed the herdsman to treat for milk fever…………………………an “astute” clinician thought a golden opportunity for veterinary assessment (physical exam) was presenting itself.

 

“ Learn to see, learn to hear, learn to feel, learn to smell and know that by practice alone can you become experts”, Sir William Osler

 

Eric Rooker – Wisconsin, learning to hear on the dairy

 

 

Objective:

-Sternal recumbency with odd posturing of the head and neck, unable to rise

-Tachycardia

-Pale mucus membranes and teat skin

-Hypovolemia (cold extremities)

-Chest auscultation normal

-Abdominal auscultation normal

-Internal exam revealed small amount of feces and a few blood clots in the distal part of the intestinal tract.

Assessment:

The presentation of the cow and the physical exam findings lead to a diagnosis most consistent with Jejunal Hemorrhage Syndrome (JHS)

Plan:

Discussed our findings with the owner and recommended humane euthanasia due to grave prognosis. The cow was euthanized utilizing a captive bolt followed by 250mls of concentrated KCL IV. A field necropsy was performed and the diagnosis confirmed.

 

 

Filed Under: California, Dairy, Education, National, Residents, Students, UC Davis

Cow Repair?

Sep 5

A show Holstein heifer at the Tulare High School Dairy lacerated an area of skin on her jaw.  Dairy Production Medicine Students Haley Andersen (Penn) and Conner Enz (UC Davis),  cleaned the wound and sutured it closed.  Dr. Jessica Davis, VMTRC’s First Year DPM Resident describes, “We were able to explain to the high school student, what we were doing.  The student will be showing her next week at the Fair in downtown Tulare. The heifer is doing well and we expect her to have minimum scarring and be beautiful for the show!”

Filed Under: California, Dairy, Education, Residents, Students
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