October 2013 Newsletter

Australia, Illinois, and Davis DPM students team up at the VMTRC!

Welcome to our DPM students from left, Kathrine Lang from Australia; Amber Likens, Illinois; Samantha Haw, Katrina Thompson, and Brian Edick from UC Davis. We are glad you all are here.

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Golden Oak HEART, Thanks for coming!

On Monday, 14 Oct. 2013, Morgan Jacobsen from the Golden Oak HEART site of the Pro Youth HEART program, brought some vibrant 5th and 6th graders to us!  They were thrilled to speak with our three Dairy Production Medicine students, Cassie Clemens, April Larsen and Lauren Blair, who told about the pets and incidents that [...]

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May the force be with your . . . liver?

When George Lucas created midi-chlorians as organelles that gave humans ‘the Force’ he wasn’t too far from real life. In the Star Wars Universe, midi-chlorians exist within all creatures, are the foundation of life, and determine how much of the Force is exhibited by a being. In real life, mitochondria are the workhorses of the [...]

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Cardboard Cow goes to the Tulare Union High School Career Day!

  Thank you Lisa Munoz for inviting me and Cardboard Cow to the Tulare Union High School Career Day! For an Ag Careers talk, Lisa placed me in a conference room at Living Christ Church, with Ms. Christina Ashford from J. D. Heiskell, and Ms. Tricia Stover Blattler, from Tulare Farm Bureau. Tricia challenged the [...]

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Welcome to our DPM Students!

Welcome to our DPM Students:  Jimmy Rose, UCDavis; Lauren Blair, Illinois; Anastasia McHaney Kansas; April Larsen and Cassie Clemens, UCDavis.  I caught them “horsing around” at the lockups this afternoon.  Looks like Lauren Blair is not too happy with Jimmy Rose acting like the veterinarian.

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Caring begins on the FARM

Veterinarians and dairy farmers implement animal well-being program

This “Success Story in Sustainability” is provided by Dairy Cares. Art Van Beek was one of the first dairy farmers in the state to voluntarily have his farm evaluated according to the guidelines of the National Dairy FARM Program: Farmers Assuring Responsible Management. “The process is thorough. [...]

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Dairy Production Medicine Students rolling into a new year at the VMTRC!

The VMTRC gives a hearty Tulare welcome to our current Dairy Production Medicine Students:  Jimmy Rose, Amy Archille from UCDavis; Mara Elton from Ross U; Jeff Pearson from Kansas; and Rebecca Hall from UCDavis.  They are locked into attaining their graduation goals. May your weeks here be filled with learning, and maybe a little fun!

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