Elizabeth Johnstone is pursuing a degree in veterinary medicine and a master’s degree in livestock behavior and welfare at Colorado State University. The results of this survey served as part of her master’s degree thesis.
Dr. Apryl Steele served in the Army Veterinary Corps during Operation Desert Storm. She went on to earn her veterinary degree from Colorado State University in 1997.
A new animal welfare class helps better equip DVM students to recognize and manage welfare issues across species.
Ron Carsten, DVM, PhD, CVA, CCRT was one of the first veterinarians in Colorado to use the integrative approach, has lectured widely to veterinarians, and has been a pioneer in the therapeutic use of food concentrates to manage clinical problems.
Watkins has joined with veterinary chronic pain specialist Rob Landry, who owns the Colorado Center for Animal Pain Management in Westminster, to launch the IL-10 research study in dogs.
Dr. Noa Roman-Muniz, an associate professor in the Department of Animal Sciences and extension dairy specialist at CSU, recommends that veterinarians, when talking with farm workers, listen, watch body language, encourage questions and stories, have humility, and emphasize that they share the goal of raising healthy and productive cows.
Well-known Alamosa resident and veterinarian Dr. Benjamin “Ben” H. Konishi, 92 died October 29, 2018 at the Evergreen Nursing Home in Alamosa. Following his graduation from the CSU College of Veterinary Medicine, he moved to the San Luis Valley.
Tom Noffsinger, DVM, a Colorado native and a graduate of Colorado State University, lives in Benkelman, Nebraska. He is among the growing number of leaders who teach low-stress handling of livestock.
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The clinic, held for the fifth year, brings in veterinarians and students from Colorado State University’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Fort Collins to help local owners who can’t afford high-cost pet care in an area with few local clinics.