Faculty and Clinical Expertise
The
VMTRC faculty and clinicians support service activities related to their area
of expertise including epidemiology, food safety, young stock management,
nutrition, udder health, theriogenology, microbiology, pathology, chemistry,
parasitology and animal behavior
The VMTRC provides physical facilities and support
for the California Animal Health & Food Safety Laboratory System, Tulare
Branch. The CAHFS provides quality diagnostic laboratory support services
to practicing veterinarians for livestock disease control, enhancement of
livestock health management, protection from diseases common to animals and
humans and recognition and dissemination of new knowledge on animal diseases.
CAHFS also has a two-year Diagnostic Pathology Residency Program.
Informational Seminars
The VMTRC hosts information
seminars for dairy producers. Each year the VMTRC works with Nutrius to organize
a Production Medicine Seminar for veterinarians and nutritionists. This one-day
seminar is held in February. When the Foot & Mouth Disease outbreak in
the
Food Animal Continuing Education Program
The mission of this program
is to advance the profession of food animal production advisors through the
continuing education of veterinarians, ag consultants, nutritionists, ag lenders,
and others who work with producers to improve production animal health and
welfare, increase farm profitability, and insure food safety environmental
health. For more information, contact Rhonda Gillum
.
The VMTRC hosts several tours
annually. The school tour participants range in age from elementary school
to college students. Other tours include the California Milk Advisory Board
interns, Pro-Youth Tulare, Leadership Tulare, government officials and other
dairy industry related groups. During their visit, these groups develop a
better understanding of the
High School Internship Program
The Milk Quality Laboratory offers an internship program for high school students. The students who participate in this program are exposed to a professional working environment. They have the opportunity to work in the laboratory and learn basic laboratory skills. For more information about this program, contact Kathy Glenn.
World Ag Expo
The VMTRC displays a booth
at World Ag
Expo in
The
goal of this event is to expose high school students to career opportunities
available in the agriculture industry. Faculty from the VMTRC does presentations
at this event each year. For more information about the
Each year,
The VMTRC was involved in
the 2001 & 2002 Farm
Bureau Annual Dinner decorating a table with information about
the
Media Relations
The VMTRC has a relationship
with local media outlets. The Director and faculty are called regularly to
provide opinions on food animal practices, disease outbreaks, bioterrorism
and other timely topics. The VMTRC hosted the UC Cooperative Extension Animal
Ag Media Seminar in 2001. This seminar provided information to reporters about
research projects and activity at the VMTRC facility.
Community Involvement
The VMTRC believes it is important
for faculty and staff to participate in the community. Employees at the Center
are involved in a variety of community activities.
