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OSU/OVMA Virtually Host Annual Summer Seminar

Wed, Jul 21, 2021

Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) recently held their annual Summer Seminar, successfully offering the continuing education opportunity virtually June 18-19.

Continuing EducationCollege of Veterinary Medicine

Veterinary Viewpoints: Controlling Internal Parasites in Sheep and Goats

Tue, Jul 20, 2021

Spring through early summer in the U.S. is an ideal climate for internal parasites in such animals as sheep and goats. This year’s rainfall will promote larval hatching — and consumption by these small ruminants.

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Vet Med Faces of Research: Dr. Lara Maxwell

Tue, Jul 06, 2021

Lara Maxwell, DVM, Ph.D., DACVCP, is a pharmacology professor in the Department of Physiological Sciences at Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. She started doing research while earning her DVM degree and continues to do so some 26 years later.

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OSU College of Veterinary Medicine and INTERACT to Host Nobel Laureate

Fri, Jul 02, 2021

Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and its Institute for Translational and Emerging Research for Advanced Comparative Therapy are excited to welcome Nobel Laureate Dr. Bruce Beutler. Beutler will make the keynote address at INTERACT’s first research symposium slated for Oct. 12 at the McKnight Center on the OSU Stillwater campus.

Nobel LaureateCollege of Veterinary Medicine

OSU dairy research improves production for industry

Thu, Jul 01, 2021

Oklahoma State University Department of Animal and Food Sciences researchers Andrew Foote and Leon Spicer will be presenting research related to dairy cow nutrition at the American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) conference this summer.

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Veterinary Viewpoints: Fighting Johne’s Disease

Wed, Jun 30, 2021

Johne’s Disease is a slow, contagious disease that is typically fatal to cattle, but there are ways beef producers can keep it out of herds.

Animal Health and SciencesCattleCollege of Veterinary Medicine

Know how horses respond to hot summertime temperatures

Mon, Jun 28, 2021

Add the values of the temperature and humidity to get the heat index when determining whether to reduce animal activity.

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Tick talk: Time for parasite prevention, OSU experts say

Fri, Jun 18, 2021

Oklahomans are noticing they’re inadvertently bringing home tiny, uninvited hitchhikers this summer, Oklahoma State University experts said. It's tick season.

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OSU/A&M Regents approve personnel actions

Fri, Jun 18, 2021

Numerous Oklahoma State University personnel actions were approved during the OSU/A&M Board of Regents meeting Friday at OSU-OKC.

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Veterinary Viewpoints: Summer travel with your pet

Thu, Jun 17, 2021

Summer is here, and with it often comes travel. If you plan to take your furry friend with you, there are a few things to consider before you head out on the highway or purchase that plane ticket.

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Vet Med Faces of Research: Dr. Todd Holbrook

Wed, Jun 02, 2021

Dr. Todd Holbrook started doing research about 25 years ago during his equine residency at the University of Georgia and never stopped. A professor board certified in both veterinary internal medicine and sports medicine and rehabilitation, Holbrook holds the June Jacobs Chair in Veterinary Medicine at Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.

Animal Health and SciencesCollege of Veterinary Medicine

OSU Veterinary College hosts Kenya Ambassador

Wed, Jun 02, 2021

Oklahoma State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine recently hosted Ambassador David Gacheru, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of the Republic of Kenya to the United States of America, and a small group of Oklahoma and OSU leaders.

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