VDPAM “Roadmaps”

to Areas of Specialization

and

VM4 Rotation Information

Updated August, 2014

Dear Veterinary Students:

Thank you for your interest in taking courses from the department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine (VDPAM). Our goal is to provide you with the opportunity to get the pre-eminent, comprehensive, educational program in food supply veterinary medicine. There are 2 primary goals of this “Handbook”. The first is to make VM1-3 students aware early on about our recommendations for the best path or “roadmap” of courses to take and other experiences to get in order achieve your goal to become the best possible mixed animal practitioner or to focus in certain areas of specialization such as swine or beef or dairy production medicine. Our second goal is to produce a document that better informs VM3 students about the menu of VDPAM rotations in the VM4 year including where to meet the first day of the rotation, the objectives of the rotation, and what type and range of experiences you can expect in each rotation. Sincerely,

Pat Halbur DVM, MS, PhD

Professor and Chair, VDPAM

Executive Director, ISU VDL

Contents

SPECIES FOCUSED “ROADMAPS” TO SUCCESS .................................................................. 5

Road Map to Best Prepare for a PRODUCTION ANIMAL FOCUSED Practice ...................... 5

Road Map to Best Prepare for a SMALL RUMINANT FOCUSED Practice ............................. 5

Road Map to Best Prepare for a SWINE FOCUSED Practice ................................................. 6

Road Map to Best Prepare for a BEEF FOCUSED Practice ................................................... 6

Road Map to Best Prepare for a DAIRY FOCUSED Practice ................................................. 7

Road Map to Best Prepare for an ANIMAL WELFARE FOCUSED Practice ........................... 7

GENERAL GUIDELINES ........................................................................................................... 8

PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS for VDPAM 4TH YEAR ROTATIONS ...............................10

VDPAM VM4 ROTATIONS TOTAL STUDENT AVAILABILITY .................................................11

FIRST DAY MEETING REQUIREMENTS: ................................................................................12

ABBREVIATED SYLLABI FOR ON CAMPUS ROTATIONS .....................................................14

VDPAM 451: CLINICAL EMBRYO TRANSFER ....................................................................14

VDPAM 455: DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY PRACTICUM ....................................................15

VDPAM 465X: ANIMAL WELFARE .......................................................................................17

VDPAM 471: Theriogenology: FOOD ANIMAL ......................................................................18

VDPAM 476: FOOD ANIMAL AND CAMELID FIELD SERVICE ............................................18

VDPAM 477: FOOD ANIMAL AND CAMELID MEDICINE & SURGERY ...............................20

VDPAM 480: SWINE PRODUCTION MEDICINE ..................................................................21

VDPAM 481: ADVANCED COW/CALF MEDICINE ...............................................................22

VDPAM 483: BEEF PRODUCTION MEDICINE ....................................................................24

VDPAM 484: DAIRY PRODUCTION MEDICINE ...................................................................26

VDPAM 488: LABORATORY IN CLINICIAL MICROBIOLOGY..............................................27

VDPAM 494: ADVANCED DAIRY PRODUCTION MEDICINE ..............................................28

VDPAM 495: ADVANCED SMALL RUMINANT PRODUCTION MEDICINE ..........................31

OFF CAMPUS OFFERINGS .....................................................................................................34

GREAT PLAINS VETERINARY EDUCATIONAL CENTER IN CLAY CENTER, NE (GPVEC)

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VDPAM 421A: CALVING ...................................................................................................34

VDPAM 421B: BULL BREEDING SOUNDNESS ...............................................................35

VDPAM 421C: CLINICAL CALVING ..................................................................................36

VDPAM 421D: FEEDLOT MANAGEMENT ........................................................................36

VDPAM 421E: WEANING MANAGEMENT ........................................................................37

VDPAM 421F: PREGNANCY EXAMINATION ...................................................................37

VDPAM 421G: BOVINE REPRODUCTION .......................................................................37

VDPAM 421J: LAMBING ...................................................................................................38

VDPAM 421K: EQUINE DENTISTRY ................................................................................38

VDPAM 421M: PRECONDITIONING .................................................................................38

VDPAM 421P: GOMER BULL & LARGE ANIMAL SURGERY ...........................................39

VDPAM 421Q: SWINE HUSBANDRY ................................................................................39

VDPAM 421S: SPECIAL STUDIES....................................................................................39

VDPAM PRECEPTORSHIPS ................................................................................................40

VDPAM 420: PRECEPTORSHIP IN VETERINARY MEDICAL PRACTICE (MIXED ANIMAL

PRACTICE) .......................................................................................................................40

VDPAM 424X: PRECEPTORSHIP IN VETERINARY DIAGNOTSTIC PATHOLOGY ........40

VDPAM 466X: PRECEPTORSHIP IN ANIMAL WELFARE ................................................40

VDPAM 479: APPLIED SWINE PRODUCTION MEDICINE PRECEPTORSHIP ................40

VDPAM 482: APPLIED BEEF PRODUCTION MEDICINE PRECEPTORSHIP ..................40

VDPAM 485: APPLIED DAIRY PRODUCTION MEDICINE PRECEPTORSHIP ................41

SPECIES FOCUSED “ROADMAPS” TO SUCCESS

Road Map to Best Prepare for a PRODUCTION ANIMAL FOCUSED Practice

• Get to know Drs. Jim Thompson (2442 Lloyd Vet Med, jthompsn@iastate.edu) and Jen Schleining (2418 Lloyd Vet Med, jschlein@iastate.edu)

• Take VDPAM 310 Intro to Production Animal Medicine Spring semester VM3

• VDPAM 420 Applied Production Animal Medicine Preceptorship

• 420A Mixed Animal Practice with Food Animal Emphasis

• 420B General Mixed Animal Practice

• 420C Government Agency or Food Processing Company

• VDPAM 455 Diagnostic Laboratory Practicum

• VDPAM 471 Theriogenology: Food Animal or VCS 471C Comparative Reproduction VDPAM 476 Food Animal & Camelid Field Services (multiple times)

• VDPAM 477 Food Animal & Camelid Medicine and Surgery (multiple times)

• VDPAM 480 Swine Production Medicine

• VDPAM 483 Beef Production Medicine

• VDPAM 484 Dairy Production Medicine

• VDPAM 486 Introduction to Small Ruminant Production Medicine

•

Road Map to Best Prepare for a SMALL RUMINANT FOCUSED Practice

• Get to know Drs. Cassi Plummer (2428 Lloyd Vet Med cplummer@iastate.edu), Paul Plummer (2426 Lloyd Vet Med, pplumer@iastate.edu) and Jen Schleining (2418 Lloyd Vet Med, jschlein@iastate.edu)

• Take VDPAM 309 Into to Production Animal Informatics as VM1 or VM2

• Take VDPAM 310 Intro to Production Animal Medicine Spring semester VM3

• Take VDPAM 410 Llama Medicine Spring VM1-VM3

• Take VDPAM 486 Intro to Small Ruminant Production Medicine Spring semester of VM2 or VM3

• VDPAM 471 Theriogenology: Food Animal or VCS 471C Comparative Reproduction

• VDPAM 476 Food Animal Field Service X 2-3

• VDPAM 477 Food Animal & Camelid Medicine and Surgery X 2 (once in Fall, once in Spring)

• VDPAM 495 Small Ruminant Production (VDPAM 486 is a pre-requisite)

• Contact Drs. Plummer for additional options for further direction and experiences

Road Map to Best Prepare for a SWINE FOCUSED Practice

• Get to know Drs. Locke Karriker (2227 Lloyd Vet Med karriker@iastate.edu), Alex Ramirez (2231 Lloyd Vet Med, ramireza@iastate.edu), Butch Baker (2221 Lloyd Vet Med rbbaker@iastate.edu and Derald Holtkamp (2233 Lloyd Vet Med, holtkamp@iastate.edu

• Take VDPAM 308 Spanish for Veterinarians

• Take VDPAM 309 Into to Production Animal Informatics as VM1 or VM2

• Take VDPAM 310 Intro to Production Animal Medicine Spring semester VM3

• Take VDPAM 419 Advanced Swine Production Informatics

• VDPAM 479 Applied Swine Production Medicine preceptorship X 2-3

• VDPAM 480 Swine Production Medicine X 2

• Contact Dr. Karriker for access to Swine Medicine Education Center (SMEC) training modules

• Attend ISU Swine Disease Conference, AASV Meeting, Leman Conference

Road Map to Best Prepare for a BEEF FOCUSED Practice

• Get to know Drs. Terry Engelken (2438 Lloyd Vet Med, engelken@iastate.edu) and Grant Dewell (2237 Lloyd Vet Med, gdewell@iastate.edu)

• Take VDPAM 309 Intro to Production Animal Informatics as VM1 or VM2

• Take VDPAM 310 Intro to Production Animal Medicine Spring semester VM3

• Take at least 2 semesters of VDPAM 436 Beef Records Analysis (or VMED 596 Beef Cattle Production UN-L students)

• Get to Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center (VDPAM 421) for 2-3 rotations

• VDPAM 422 Beef Cattle Calving

• VDPAM 455x488 Clinical Microbiology & Diagnostic Laboratory Practicum

• VDPAM 463x Iowa Feedlot

• VDPAM 471 Theriogenology: Food Animal or VCS 471C Comparative Reproduction

• VDPAM 481 Advanced Cow/Calf Production Medicine

• VDPAM 482 Applied Beef Production Medicine Preceptorship X 2 (1 Fall, 1 Spring)

• VDPAM 483 Beef Production Medicine (if you do not take VDPAM 436 Beef Records Analysis)

Road Map to Best Prepare for a DAIRY FOCUSED Practice

• Get to know Drs. Pat Gorden (2416 Lloyd Vet Med, pgorden@iastate.edu), Jan Shearer (2436 Lloyd Vet Med, jks@iastate.edu) and Paul Plummer (2426 Lloyd Vet Med, pplummer@iastate.edu)

• Take VDPAM 308 Spanish for Veterinarians

• Take VDPAM 309 Intro to Production Animal Informatics as VM1 or VM2

• Take VDPAM 310 Intro to Production Animal Medicine Spring semester VM3

• Take VDPAM 351 Bovine Embryo Transfer Fall or Spring semesters of VM 2 or VM3

• Take VDPAM 402 Dairy Records in Spring of VM3 year

• Take VDPAM 416 Bovine Reproduction Evaluation Laboratory Fall or Spring semester VM3

• Take VDPAM 491 Advance Ruminant Nutrition Fall VM2

• VDPAM 451 Clinical Embryo Transfer

• VDPAM 471 Theriogenology: Food Animal or VCS 471C Comparative Reproduction

• VDPAM 476 Large Animal & Camelid Field Services X 2 (once in Fall, once in Spring)

• VDPAM 477 Food Animal & Camelid Medicine and Surgery X 2 (once in Fall, once in Spring)

• VDPAM 484 Dairy Production Medicine

• VDPAM 485 Applied Dairy Production Medicine Preceptorship

• VDPAM 494 Advanced Dairy Production Medicine

Road Map to Best Prepare for an ANIMAL WELFARE FOCUSED Practice

• Get to know Dr. Suzanne Millman (2424 Lloyd Vet Med, smillman@iastate.edu)

• Take VCS 305 Shelter Medicine Spring Semester VM1

• Take VDPAM 312 Introduction to Animal Welfare Spring Semester VM1

• Take VDPAM 365 Animal Welfare Judging and Assessment Fall VM1-VM3

• Take BMS 340 Behavior of Domestic Animals Spring VM1-VM3

• VDPAM 465 Animal Welfare

• VDPAM 466x Preceptorship in Animal Welfare

GENERAL GUIDELINES Biosecurity Requirements: All VDPAM rotations will involve direct contact with livestock. To prevent transmission of foreign diseases to US herds/animals, all students must be in the US for 5 days (based on the date stamped on your passport) immediately prior to starting ANY VDPAM rotation either on campus or at one of the satellite locations. To prevent transmission of domestic diseases between herds, further downtime requirements may be added for specific rotations. Please be aware of any livestock contact you have during your clinical year as it may impact your participation in some of these rotations

Academic Dishonesty and the Honor Code Student conduct follows Iowa State University’s policy on academic dishonesty. The instructor/instructor-in-charge observing academic dishonesty reports the student suspected of academic dishonesty to the CVM Office of Academic and Student Affairs Director of Student Programs and/or Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs who reports the alleged violation to the Dean of Students Office. The violation also is submitted to the ISU CVM Honor Board. Additional campus- wide policies regarding academic misconduct are found at: http://www.dso.iastate.edu/ja/academic/misconduct.html. Disability Accommodation Individuals with physical or mental impairments who are otherwise qualified to pursue their studies may request reasonable accommodations to enable them to continue their studies. For more information, see: http://www.eoc.iastate.edu/discrimination/disability. Harassment and Discrimination Iowa State University strives to maintain our campus as a place of work and study for faculty, staff, and students that is free of all forms of prohibited discrimination and harassment. For more information, or if you believe you are a victim of discrimination or harassment, please visit the following URL for additional guidance: http://policy.iastate.edu/policy/discrimination/ . Religious, Civic, and Military Accommodations There may be times when an academic requirement conflicts with religious observances and practices, or required civic or military duty. If that happens, students may request reasonable accommodation of their religious practices http://www.eoc.iastate.edu/discrimination/religious Civic http://www.dso.iastate.edu/sa/juryduty Military http://www.veterans.iastate.edu/active-duty#leave Unforeseen Circumstances and Adaptation of the Syllabus Note: Information in the syllabus is subject to change. Changes will be announced in class and posted on the course site on Blackboard Learn or the appropriate Learning Management System. Attendance: All students are required to attend and participate in the rotation for the entire two weeks. Students are generally allowed one day of excused absence (illness, meeting, interview, etc.) with informed consent of instructor. Students will be held responsible for information presented during that day.

Students work until cases are completed, sometimes past 5 PM. Students may be expected to be “on call” on evenings or weekends during some rotations. Some rotations will require early start times and/or overnight stays away from campus.

Photography/video: In an effort to increase educational experiences as well as promote our college and department, photography and video capturing may occur throughout the rotation. If you prefer not to be photographed or video recorded (no reason is needed), simply mention it to your instructor.

As part of our production medicine courses you may also have the opportunity to take photographs or video at different livestock operations. You must have the permission of the instructor prior to taking photographs/videos and all photos/videos taken during course-related activities by students are the property of the VDPAM department and can ONLY to be used for teaching or diagnostic purposes and/or to promote our college, department, and/or the livestock industry. Please obtain permission from the owner/operator of the site prior to taking any photos/videotapes. Due to confidentiality issues, we ask that you do not identify the operation/producer when using such photos outside class unless specific permission has been granted by one of the instructors of this course.

Confidentiality:

You will be handling real client information and cases. It is absolutely critical that your respect client confidentiality and realize that even the rumor of health or other issues can adversely impact profitability, employee morale, and regulatory compliance for that producer. Additionally, discussing client cases outside of the rotation reflects poorly on your professionalism and Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine.

PREREQUISITE REQUIREMENTS for VDPAM 4TH YEAR ROTATIONS

COURSE COURSE NAME PREREQUISITE Semester offered

420A Mixed Animal Practice with Food Animal Emphasis Preceptorship 310 SS, Fall, Spring

420B General Mixed Animals Practice Preceptorship 310 SS, Fall, Spring

420C Government Agency or Food Processing Company Preceptorship 310 SS, Fall, Spring

421A GPVEC Calving 310 Spring

421B GPVEC Bull Breeding Soundness 310 Spring

421C GPVEC Clinical Calving 310 Spring

421D GPVEC Feedlot Management 310 Spring

421E GPVEC Weaning Management 310 Fall

421F GPVEC Pregnancy Examination 310 Fall

421G GPVEC Bovine Reproduction 310 Fall

421J GPVEC Lambing 310 Spring

421K GPVEC Equine Dentistry 310 Spring

421M GPVEC Preconditioning 310 Fall

421P GPVEC Gomer Bull Surgery 310 Fall

421Q GPVEC Swine Husbandry 310 Fall, Spring

421S GPVEC Special Studies 310 Fall, Spring

422 Beef Cattle Calving 310 SS, Fall, Spring

424X Preceptorship in Vet Diagnostic Pathology 310 & 455 SS, Fall, Spring

451 Clinical Embryo Transfer 351 SS, Fall, Spring

455x488 Clinical Microbiology and D Lab 4th yr status Fall, Spring

463X Iowa Feedlot 310, concurrent

enrollment in 421D Spring

465X Clinical Animal Welfare 4th yr status SS, Fall, Spring

466X Preceptorship in Animal Welfare 4th yr status SS, Fall, Spring

471 Theriogenology: Food Animal 4th yr status SS, Spring

476 Food Animal & Camelid Field Service 310 SS, Fall, Spring

477 Food Animal & Camelid Medicine/Surgery 4th yr status SS, Fall, Spring

479 Appl Swine Prod Med: Preceptorship 310 SS, Fall, Spring

480 Swine Production Medicine 310 SS, Fall, Spring

481 Advanced Cow/Calf Prod Med 2 semesters 436 or equivalent at UNL Spring

482 Appl Beef Prod Med: Preceptorship 310 SS, Fall, Spring

483 Beef Production Medicine 310 SS, Fall

484 Dairy Production Medicine 310 SS, Fall

485 Appl Dairy Prod Med: Preceptorship 4th yr status SS, Fall, Spring

494 Advanced Dairy Production Medicine 484 Spring

495 Advanced Small Ruminant Prod Med 486 Fall, Spring

VDPAM VM4 ROTATIONS TOTAL STUDENT AVAILABILITY

COURSE COURSE NAME BLOCKS OFFERED

MIN STUDENTS

MAX STUDENTS

TOTAL SPOTS

420A Mixed Animal Practice with Food Animal Emphasis Preceptorship 26 0 10 260

420B General Mixed Animals Practice Preceptorship 26 0 10 260

420C Government Agency or Food Processing Company Preceptorship 26 0 10 260

421A GPVEC Calving 3 1 4 12

421B GPVEC Bull Breeding Soundness 1 1 5 5

421C GPVEC Clinical Calving 1 1 2 2

421D GPVEC Feedlot Management 6 1 7 42

421E GPVEC Weaning Management 2 1 3 6

421F GPVEC Pregnancy Examination 3 1 4 12

421G GPVEC Bovine Reproduction 1 1 8 8

421J GPVEC Lambing 4 1 1 4

421K GPVEC Equine Dentistry 1 1 5 5

421M GPVEC Preconditioning 2 1 2 4

421P GPVEC Gomer Bull Surgery 1 1 4 4

421Q GPVEC Swine Husbandry 4 1 1 4

421S GPVEC Special Studies 3 1 1 3

422 Beef Cattle Calving 26 1 10 260

424X Preceptorship in Vet Diagnostic Pathology 26 0 10 260

451 Clinical Embryo Transfer 7 3 4 28

455x488 Clinical Microbiology and D Lab 17 4 6 102

463X Iowa Feedlot 2 4 12 24

465X Clinical Animal Welfare 2 6 12 24

466X Preceptorship in Animal Welfare 29 0 10 260

471 Theriogenology: Food Animal 12 1 4 48

476 Food Animal & Camelid Field Service 26 2 4 104

477 Food Animal & Camelid Medicine/Surgery 26 4 7 182

479 Appl Swine Prod Med: Preceptorship 26 0 10 260

480 Swine Production Medicine 6 4 9 54

481 Advanced Cow/Calf Prod Med 2 3 10 20

482 Appl Beef Prod Med: Preceptorship 26 0 10 260

483 Beef Production Medicine 2 5 15 30

484 Dairy Production Medicine 3 8 20 60

485 Appl Dairy Prod Med: Preceptorship 26 0 10 260

494 Advanced Dairy Production Medicine 2 2 6 12

495 Advanced Small Ruminant Prod Med 2 5 12 24

FIRST DAY MEETING REQUIREMENTS:

VDPAM 421: GPVEC Clinical Rotations Contact: Dr. Terry Engelken engelken@iastate.edu; Arrange your own housing at GPVEC by contacting Debbie George (402) 762-4501 dgeorge@gpvec.unl.edu. Coveralls and boots are required. You will need to provide your own transportation to GPVEC. See the GPVEC student handbook for additional information by visiting the following site: GPVEC Handbook.

VDPAM 451: Embryo Transfer Contacts: Dr. West jkwest@iastate.edu; Marianna Jahnke marianna@iastate.edu You will be contacted directly by the instructor via email in regards to meeting times and

locations. Clean coveralls and boots are needed for the rotation. Prepare to be on farms

throughout the rotation.

VDPAM 455x488: Clinical Microbiology and Diagnostic Lab Contacts: VDPAM 455: Dr. Gauger pcgauger@iastate.edu; Dr. Burrough burrough@iastate.edu; VDPAM 488: Joann Kinyon jkinyon@iastate.edu Prior to the first meeting, please review the syllabus and all orientation materials. Please be aware of any required assessments that need to be completed on WebCT/Blackboard Learn prior to the first meeting. Meet in the Veterinary Field Services lab (VFS 1219) at 8:00 AM on the first day of the rotation for VDPAM 488 orientation. Closed toed shoes, a clean lab coat, one sharpie marker and classroom attire are required. You will be exposed to biohazards and potential zoonotic disease therefore basic PPE is required. The VDPAM 455 rotation meets at 11:00 AM in the bacteriology conference room (1565B) and requires you to bring your own clean coveralls and boots that are used during necropsy and can be stored on site for the duration of the rotation.

VDPAM 471: Theriogenology: Food Animal

Contact: Dr. Phillips, ovadoc@iastate.edu Meet in Food Animal rounds room (1219 Lloyd) at 8:00 AM. Bring at least 2 pairs of coveralls, boots, scissors, stethoscope, thermometer and a pen and pocket notebook. Prepare to be in clinic and on farm. Bring Lunch.

VDPAM 476: Food Animal & Camelid Field Service

Contacts: Dr. Gorden pgorden@iastate.edu; Dr. Engelken engelken@iastate.edu Meet in Food Animal rounds room (1219 Lloyd) at 8:00 AM. Bring at least 2 pairs of coveralls, boots, stethoscope, thermometer and a pen and pocket

notebook. Prepare to be on farms and bring your lunch.

VDPAM 477: Food Animal & Camelid Medicine and Surgery

Contacts: Dr. Thompson jthompsn@iastate.edu; Dr. Schleining jschlein@iastate.edu Meet in the Food Animal rounds room (1219 Lloyd) at 8:00 AM. Bring at least 2 pairs of coveralls, boots, stethoscope, thermometer, and a pen and pocket

notebook. You will be exposed to potential zoonotic diseases and biohazards.

VDPAM 480: Swine Production Medicine Contacts: Dr. Karriker karriker@iastate.edu; Dr. Ramirez ramireza@iastate.edu Meet at the round table at the top of the stairs in the Lloyd building at 8:00 AM. Bring coveralls and boots. You will be on farm. Bring your lunch. You must have had no

previous contact with pigs for 72 hours prior to this course.

VDPAM 481: Adv. Cow/Calf Production Medicine Contact: Dr. Engelken engelken@iastate.edu Meeting room varies and you will be contacted by Dr. Engelken. Meet at 9:00 AM. Classroom attire and laptops are required for the first day. Coveralls, boots and digital camera

are required for the remainder of the rotation.

VDPAM 483: Beef Production Medicine Contact: Dr. Engelken engelken@iastate.edu Meeting room varies and you will be contacted by Dr. Engelken. Meet at 9:00 AM. Classroom attire and laptops are required for the first day. Bring coveralls, boots, and stethoscope. Prepare to be on farms and bring your lunch. Prepare for an overnight trip in the second week of the rotation.

VDPAM 484: Dairy Production Medicine Contacts: Dr. Gorden pgorden@iastate.edu; Dr. Timms ltimms@iastate.edu Meet at the ISU Dairy Farm at 8:00 AM. Coveralls, boots and laptops are required for the first day. Due to biosecurity rules, you must be able to document that you were in the USA for the 5 days immediately prior to the first day of class. Prepare for an overnight trip in the second week of the rotation.

VDPAM 494: Adv. Dairy Production Contact: Dr. Gorden pgorden@iastate.edu Meeting room varies and you will be contacted by Dr. Gorden. Classroom attire and laptops are required for the first day. Bring coveralls, boots, and stethoscope. Prepare to be on farms and bring your lunch. Prepare for early departures, late returns and/or overnight stays during the rotation.

VDPAM 495: Small Ruminant Medicine Contacts: Dr. Cassi Plummer cplummer@iastate.edu; Dr. Paul Plummer pplummer@iastate.edu You will be contacted directly by the instructor via email in regards to meeting times and locations. Coveralls and boots are needed for the rotation. Prepare to be on farms throughout the rotation. Prepare for an overnight trip during the rotation, the instructor will email trip details prior to the start of the rotation.

ABBREVIATED SYLLABI FOR ON CAMPUS ROTATIONS

*Disclaimer: These are provided as examples of course structure and activities. They are

not the official syllabi and students should rely on the official, full current version

obtained directly from the course instructor for guidance on how to successfully

complete the course.*

VDPAM 451: CLINICAL EMBRYO TRANSFER

Instructor: Dr. Jim West 2416 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr. PH: 294-1095 email: jkwest@iastate.edu The Clinical Embryo Transfer Elective provides the opportunity for students to expand their

knowledge and experience related to reproductive physiology, embryo transfer and related

assisted technologies. The rotation consists of discussions on topics related to embryo transfer

and hands on experience on embryo handling, embryo evaluation and embryo cryopreservation.

Rotation Schedule: 2 week rotation from Mon- Fri 8:00-5:00 pm unless other times are

specified by the instructor. Prior to the start of the rotation students will receive an e-mail with

more specific time and location to meet on the first day. Class won’t meet during University

holidays. If the holiday falls on a Monday course will not start until the following Tuesday. Bring

coveralls and boots and expect to be on farms during the rotation. Students will be responsible

for their own transportation to the ISU Dairy and the ISU ARS site approximately 3 miles south

of Ames.

Required Clothing and equipment: Clean coveralls and rubber boots are required.

Course Objectives: To provide for clinical education of students in the area of Reproductive

Physiology and Bovine Embryo Transfer to include embryo recovery, embryo assessment and

cryopreservation.

Attendance: All students are expected to attend and participate in this rotation for the entire two

weeks. If there are any problems with attending class please contact Dr. West.

Students are not “on call” on evenings or weekends during this rotation, but may have take-

home assignments.

Course Content and Major Topics to be addressed:

Reproduction Physiology: o Reproductive tract: students will identify structures on the ovary, the cervix , uterine

body, uterine horns, external and internal bifurcation, pass catheter and inflate the cuff to identify the position during embryo recovery

o Discussion on reproductive hormones

Synchronization: o Protocols o Create synchronization protocols for different scenarios presented

Superovulation: o Types of FSHs available o Superovulation protocol o Administer FSH injections to donor cows

Animal Handling o Administration of epidural anesthesia o Jugular and tail bleeding o Casting of an animal o Casliks surgery

Semen Handling o Video on embryo and semen handling ( Dr. Brad Strout) o LN2

Reproductive Techniques o Palpation o AI o Placement of the catheter

Embryo recovery o Placement of the catheter and recovery of embryos

Embryo evaluation o Evaluation of embryo pictures o Embryo handling of fresh and preserved embryos under the microscope o Embryo washing (holding media) o Straw loading

Embryo Processing o Embryo cryopreservation o Embryo biopsy o Embryo sexing

Embryo Transfer o Fresh

Loading the embryo in the straw Loading the ET gun

o Frozen Thawing Loading the gun Epidural Placement of the ET gun in the horn Ways to enhance pregnancy rate

Hot Topics o Sexed semen o Gestation length in different breeds o Genetic testing of embryos

VDPAM 455: DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY PRACTICUM

Instructors: Dr. Phil Gauger Dr. Eric Burrough 1653 Vet Med 1655 Vet Med PH: 294-2437 294-1950 email: pcgauger@iastate.edu burrough@iastate.edu Course Objectives:

Necropsy Techniques o Proficiency in basic necropsy techniques of companion and production animals o Proficiency in basic gross examination and description of diseased tissues o Proficiency in observation of gross tissue changes: ID the abnormal

Differential Diagnosis o Understand the differentials for diseases of different systems

o Learn to base differentials on the clinical history, clinical signs and associated lesions

o Prioritize differentials based on most common/contemporary diseases o Formulate diagnostic questions that tests can answer

Specimen Selection o Proficiency asking the appropriate diagnostic question(s) o Proficiency selecting appropriate samples/tissue for testing/analysis

Diagnostic Tests o Know and understand available diagnostic tests o Understand when particular tests are appropriate for use o Learn the advantages and disadvantages of particular tests o Appreciate costs of diagnostics: was it worth the expense

Diagnostic Laboratory o Familiarity with the role of diagnostic laboratory o Gain a perspective of veterinary practitioner

Attendance: All students are required to attend and participate in this rotation for the entire two weeks. Students are allowed one day of an excused absence (illness, meeting, interview, etc.) with informed consent of the instructor or the pathologist on duty. Students will be held responsible for information presented during that day. Students work until cases are completed, sometimes past 5 pm. Students are not “on call” on evenings or weekends during this rotation, but may be asked by case coordinators to assist with afterhours necropsies. VDPAM 455: Required Clothing and equipment: Clean coveralls and durable rubber boots are required. The ISU VDL will supply you with a necropsy kit containing necropsy knife, forceps, scissors, safety glasses, indelible marker, pen and pencil. We will check these out to you and you are expected to keep track of the contents. At the end of the course, you will check it back in with all contents intact. You will be expected to replace anything that is missing. Lockers are available for storage during the rotation. Bring a lock that you can use to secure your belongings while in the necropsy area. It is your responsibility to have personal items clearly labeled. The VDL is not responsible for lost or stolen items and anything left after the rotation will become VDL property. Proficiency on the necropsy floor describing lesions and performing particular diagnostic or necropsy techniques is assessed with a Proficiency Worksheet. Proficiency in managing client diagnostic cases, developing differential diagnosis and developing a testing strategy will be assessed with the Case Worksheet. The case critique presented the final day of the rotation is based on two cases of the student’s interest and describes the overall diagnostic process from sample submission to completion. Grading is subjective and based on the student’s interest, attitude, completion of the proficiency worksheet, case worksheets, pathologist follow-up discussions and the case critique. The final examination includes questions from lectures and from laboratory experiences, including differential diagnosis for common diseases as well as tissues and tests necessary to confirm various rule-outs.

VDPAM 465X: ANIMAL WELFARE

Instructor:

Dr. Suzanne Millman

2440 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr

PH: 294-2817

email: smillman@iastate.edu

Required Clothing and Equipment: Coveralls and boots are needed for the rotation. Prepare

to be on farms throughout the rotation.

Course Objectives: Upon completion of this course, students will have the skills to:

Develop a protocol and inspection form to assess an animal facility in terms of animal welfare

Conduct an animal welfare assessment at an animal facility

In written format, communicate the key findings from an animal welfare assessment

In oral format, communicate the key findings from an animal welfare assessment

Identify short term and long term animal welfare goals with the owner of an animal facility

Develop a treatment plan to assist the owner of an animal facility achieve short term and long term animal welfare goals

Identify animal welfare marketing opportunities for a client

Explain animal welfare legislation relevant to a client’s business

Collect and interpret data relevant to an animal cruelty investigation

In written format, justify professional opinion about an animal cruelty allegation

In oral format, justify professional opinion about an animal cruelty allegation

Discuss the American Veterinary Medical Association animal welfare policies in relation to food, companion, laboratory and exotic species. Explain the process for developing animal welfare policies.

Course Content and Major Topics to be Addressed:

Animal welfare assessment

Animal welfare certification programs

Animal welfare legislation – federal, state and international

Animal welfare regulations, programs and inspection protocols relevant to: a. Agricultural animal facility b. Slaughter facility c. Livestock market d. Animal shelter or pound e. Research facility f. Racing establishment g. Zoo or exotic animal facility

Animal cruelty response – inspection, forensics, seizure and rehabilitation

American Veterinary Medical Association animal welfare policies

Advances in animal welfare research

Hot topics in animal welfare

Major project – conduct an animal welfare inspection at an animal facility, discussion animal welfare goals with the client, collect and interpret data, provide a practical treatment plan for short and long term goals, and communicate findings in a written report and oral presentation.

VDPAM 471: Theriogenology: FOOD ANIMAL

Instructor: Dr. Patrick Phillips 2434 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr. PH: 294-4244 email: ovadoc@iastate.edu Other instructors:

Dr. Swanand Sathe, Dr. Tyler Dolhman Course Objectives: To provide for the clinical education of students in the areas of Food Animal Theriogenology, Medicine and Surgery to include gamete assessment and cryopreservation. General Information:

Students must have a stethoscope, working thermometer, scissors, clean rubber boots and coveralls at all times. Clean coveralls must be available each day.

Room 1219 Lloyd Vet Med Center will serve as a conference room, resource reserve area and general meeting/study room. If you are not in this room, leave explicit information concerning your location. No boots or dirty coveralls are allowed in this room.

Students are required to be in the hospital until dismissed for either lunch or the end of the day.

The student assigned to individual cases are responsible for the history of incoming cases, maintaining records in the SOAP format and treatment of the animals. Do not give instructions for unloading or unload animals without first checking with a clinician. Whether unloading or moving hospitalized cases, adequate help must be available and all outside doors and gates must be closed/secured.

For aggressive bulls or cows in stalls, do not enter the pen or containment area without a clinician present.

Weekend duties will begin at 8:00 AM on both Saturday and Sunday unless other arrangements are made with the duty clinician.

Schedule: The students will form a pool comprising the Production Animal Medicine, Field Service Unit and Food Animal Reproduction. The overall rotation will be two weeks in duration.

Initial orientation: Meet in Room 1219 Lloyd Vet Med Center at 8:00 on change day.

Hospital rounds/Presentations will be in Production Medicine Rounds Room M,T,W, Th, F from 8-9 AM.. Hospital rounds may include discussions, special topics, case reports, etc. Daily clinical assignments will be made by this time.

o Food Animal Medicine and Surgery: New and previously hospitalized cases. o Theriogenology: Outpatient cases primarily, but with inpatient and field cases as

well.

VDPAM 476: FOOD ANIMAL AND CAMELID FIELD SERVICE

Instructors:

Dr. Pat Gorden Dr. Terry Engelken

2432 Lloyd Vet Med Center 2438 Lloyd Vet Med Center

PH: 294-3096 294-2192

email: pgorden@iastate.edu engelken@iastate.edu

Other instructors: Dr. Jim Thompson, Dr. Jen Schleining, Dr. Amanda Kreuder, Dr. Mike Kleinhenz, Dr. Tyler Dohlman, Dr. Kelly Still-Brooks

VDPAM 476 is an elective course in food animal and camelid field services. Students will

accompany the clinicians in the ISU Veterinary Field Services unit as they provide ambulatory

services to the ISU Farms and private farms in the local area.

Rotation Schedule: is variable and depends on the call schedule. Students will meet with

clinicians daily in the Food Animal Rounds Room (1219) Monday through Friday at 8:00 am.

Case rounds will be discussed.

ISU Dairy- Daily

Kirkman Dairy- Tuesday of every week

On Call Schedule: An on call schedule will be established on the first day of the rotation. Duties will include in house cases as well as Veterinary Field Services.

Required Clothing and Equipment:

Bring 2 pairs of clean coveralls each day

Slip on rubber overboots (like Tingleys) that go over shoes.

Stethoscope

Thermometer

Pen and pocket pad to take notes

Course Objectives:

Learn about Food Animal and Camelid Medicine from a field perspective. o Students will ride with clinicians to ISU Farms and other farms in the Ames

regional area. Based on the cases that come in, the students will be expected to research and investigate outcomes.

o Students will experience large dairy reproductive programs at the Kirkman Dairy. o Students will obtain subjective data based on on-farm observations.

Objectively interpret data to support subjective observations made previously. o Students will collect and submit samples for laboratory analysis to support

subjective evaluations and to be used in management recommendations for correction of problems.

o Students will learn to do parasite fecal analysis from farms visited on calls. o Students can utilize ration formulation programs to evaluate current rations being

fed on farms and to re-formulate rations to re-solve problems.

Develop and describe practical and useful management recommendations based on data interpretation.

o Using data reports and objective measures, students will develop management recommendations that are both practical and useful for solving nutrition and milk quality problems.

o Students will develop monitoring parameters to monitor progress or failure from said management recommendations.

Have fun and learn! Do not get hurt!

Course Policies: Class attendance is highly recommended as class participation is part of the grading system. Written assignments are due on or before the assigned dates. Each student will be involved in group projects / presentations and individual assignments. Expectations are that each student will contribute equally to the development, conducting, and presenting of group projects/ assignments.

Assignments / grading: Most of the logistics (dates, times, individuals or teams responsible for assignments, reference articles for reading and presentation) will be assigned per case affiliation.

Newsletter Topic: A newsletter topic will be assigned to the students to address common issues on farms.

VDPAM 477: FOOD ANIMAL AND CAMELID MEDICINE & SURGERY

Instructors: Dr. Jim Thompson Dr. Jen Schleining 2442 Lloyd Vet Med Center 2418 Lloyd Vet Med Center PH: 294-3943 294-1720 email: jthompsn@iastate.edu jschlein@iastate.edu Other instructors:

Dr. Pat Gorden, Dr. Amanda Kreuder, Dr. Terry Engelken, Dr. Mike Kleinhenz, Dr. Tyler Dohlman

Rotation Schedule: The students will form a pool comprising the Production Animal Medicine and Field Service Unit. The overall rotation will be two weeks in duration.

Initial orientation: Meet in Room 1219 Lloyd Vet Med Center at 8:00 on change day.

Hospital rounds/Presentations will be in Production Medicine Rounds Room T, Th from 8-9 AM. Ward rounds will begin at 8:10 AM on M and 9:10 AM on T - F. Hospital rounds may include discussions, special topics, case reports, etc. Daily clinical assignments will be made by this time.

o Food Animal Medicine and Surgery: New and previously hospitalized cases. o Theriogenology: Outpatient cases generally.

Required Clothing and Equipment:

Clean coveralls

Clean rubber boots

Stethoscope

Thermometer Course Objectives: To provide for the clinical education of students in the areas of Food Animal Medicine and Surgery, and Theriogenology. General Information:

Room 1219 Lloyd Vet Med Center will serve as a conference room, resource reserve area and general meeting/study room. If you are not in this room, leave explicit information concerning your location. No boots or dirty coveralls are allowed in this room.

Students are required to be in the hospital until dismissed for either lunch or the end of the day.

The student assigned to individual cases are responsible for the history of incoming cases, maintaining records in the SOAP format and treatment of the animals. Do not give instructions for unloading or unload animals without first checking with a clinician. Whether unloading or moving hospitalized cases, adequate help must be available and all outside doors and gates must be closed/secured.

For aggressive bulls or cows in stalls, do not enter the pen or containment area without a clinician present.

Weekend duties will begin at 8:00 AM on both Saturday and Sunday unless other arrangements are made with the duty clinician.

VDPAM 480: SWINE PRODUCTION MEDICINE

Instructors Dr. Locke A. Karriker Dr. Alex Ramirez Dr. Rodney "Butch" Baker 2227 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr 2231 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr 2221 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr PH: 294-2283 294-7463 294-1041 Cell: 515-450-0729 515-451-7728 515-520-1041 email: karriker@iastate.edu ramireza@iastate.edu rbbaker@iastate.edu Boots and coveralls are needed for this rotation. You must be in the USA for the 5 days immediately prior to the start of the rotation and away from all swine for at least 72 hours prior to the first day of the rotation. Prepare for early start times and late arrivals during the rotation. An overnight stay is possible during the rotation. Expectations

• Attendance is mandatory. There is no opportunity to make up sessions or elements of the course. Students are responsible for material covered during their absence. Missing two or more days will result in a failing grade.

• Active attention and participation in discussion will dramatically improve your experience, understanding of concepts, and final grade.

• The course schedule indicates the general daily schedule for the course. As opportunities arise that have instructional value, the course schedule is subject to change on short notice. Your patience and flexibility is appreciated.

• A final exam will be conducted. All material assigned, all discussions, and all presentations by classmates are fair game for the exam.

• Students must comply with all biosecurity requirements at sites visited. • You will be handling real client information and cases. Respect client confidentiality and

realize that even the rumor of health issues can adversely impact profitability, employee morale, and regulatory compliance for that producer. Additionally, discussing client cases outside of the rotation reflects poorly on your professionalism and Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine. Any suspicion of violation of confidentiality policies will result in an “incomplete” grade for all involved until a complete investigation can be conducted.

• Collecting audio or video of farm or course activities, or posting either to the internet without the specific permission of all of the course instructors, is strictly prohibited. Such activity will result in immediate dismissal from the course and a failing grade. This is a violation of respect for client confidentiality. The course instructors have experience considering how well intentioned audio or video might be used to disparage students, the University, or pork producers.

• Clients will be contacted after your visits for feedback on your professionalism, client interaction skills and technical proficiency during your visit to their farms.

Legacy Projects are activities that help you acquire additional knowledge and skills and have an end product that consists of a tool that you will use in practice, subsequent students will use in the rotation, or both. The projects and the output are defined on an ad hoc basis. Field Investigations are on-farm health investigations and cases that you organize, manage, and complete with faculty guidance. These include at least one farm visit. The product of these visits is both a Case Report that describes the case and your recommendations at your highest level of understanding, and a Client Communication Report that describes the case and your recommendations at the clients’ level of understanding. There are templates and guidelines for these to facilitate a professional product in a limited time. Consult Cases may be any request for information from simple email inquiries to those that require some research and synthesis. The product of these activities is usually a Case Report only.

Schedule: Specific course activities and schedules are determined by case opportunities in the Swine Section. In general, you can expect to use Monday, Wednesday, and Friday to prepare reports, present farm visits to class for discussion, participate in lectures and discussions, complete Blackboard Learn activities including exams, research information for cases, and complete project assignment activities. Tuesdays and Thursdays are reserved for farm investigations. Generally, a single site is visited by each team of students on Tuesday. Thursdays may consist of a return to that same site or a new site depending on the results of class discussion and faculty input on Wednesday. Photography/video: In an effort to increase educational experiences as well as promote our college and department, photography and video capturing may occur throughout the rotation. If you prefer not to be photographed or video recorded (no reason is needed), simply mention it to one of the instructors. Also, as part of our production courses you may have the opportunity at different times to photograph/video different operations. All photos/videos taken during official class activities by students are property of the VDPAM department and can ONLY to be used for teaching and/or to promote our college, department, or the swine industry. Due to confidentiality issues, we ask that you do not identify the operation/producer when using such photos outside class unless specific permission has been granted by one of the instructors of this course.

VDPAM 481: ADVANCED COW/CALF MEDICINE

Instructor: Dr. Terry Engelken 2438 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr. PH: 294-2192 email: engelken@iastate.edu Expectations:

Attendance is mandatory. There is no opportunity to make up sessions or elements of the course. Students are responsible for material covered during their absence. If you know ahead of time that you need to miss class let Dr. Engelken know (email works great).

Active attention and participation in discussion will dramatically improve your experience, understanding of concepts, and final grade.

The course schedule indicates the general daily schedule for the course. As opportunities arise that have instructional value, the course schedule is subject to change on short notice. Your patience and flexibility is appreciated.

You will be handling real client information and cases. Respect client confidentiality because discussing this information outside of the rotation reflects poorly on your professionalism and Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine.

Collecting audio or video of farm or course activities, or posting either to the internet without the specific permission of all of the course instructors, is strictly prohibited. The producers will know that you will want to take pictures for your reports. However, be sure and ask them anyway. Common sense in this area will be very helpful in respecting our profession and our industry.

Clients will be contacted after your visits for feedback on your professionalism, client interaction skills and technical proficiency during your visit to their farms.

Field Investigations are on-farm health investigations and cases that you organize, manage, and complete with faculty guidance. These include at least one farm visit. The product of these visits is both a Case Report that describes the case and your recommendations at your highest level of understanding, and a Client Communication Report that describes the case and your recommendations at the clients’ level of understanding. These reports should emphasize:

a clear understanding of the problem presented that includes: clinical signs, organ system affected, management group involved, and economic ramifications

diagnostic strategy and testing to be done (or what has been done)

discussion of all risk factors that lead to the expression of the disease process

intervention strategies – both long and short run considerations

suggestions for follow up at critical points in the future Grading: Grading will be based on class attendance, participation, and the quality of the final case reports.

Attendance 20% Participation 20% Case Reports 60%

There will not be a final examination. Schedule: subject to change but the topics listed are representative of a typical rotation

Monday • Case-based presentations on bovine gastrointestinal disease

- lesion recognition - diagnostic sampling and interpretation of results

• Strategic deworming programs • The cost of intervention in animal disease

Tuesday • Knocking the Rust Off (Engelken)

“Geez, don’t you remember anything from Beef Records?” • Conducting an outbreak investigation / Understanding Causation

Wednesday • Breeding bull development and management • Using median pregnancy / calving date in decision making • Afternoon: Set up your farm visit – contact producer and veterinarian

Thursday • Groups visit respective farms with veterinarian and producer

Friday • Groups work on their farm work-up and case report • Shane Ellis, MS – Dept. of Economics / Iowa Beef Center

Beef Cattle Industry Outlook • Case discussion on farm findings – VDPAM faculty invited

Monday • Final comments on farm work up • Lifetime effects of FPT and neonatal disease on productivity • Adding value to market cows and bulls • Conducting on farm field trials

Tuesday • Client letter from first farm visit is due • Discussion on clinical cases in toxicology • Mr. Gary Felger – Igenity®: Use of Gene Markers for Animal Selection • Set up your farm visit – contact producer and veterinarian

Wednesday • Groups visit respective farms with veterinarian and producer

Thursday

• Groups work on farm work-up and case reports • Dr. Rick Sibbel – Intervet Schering Plough: A risk factor approach to solving beef calf

scours problems • Case discussion on farm findings – VDPAM faculty invited

Friday • Final comments on farm work up • Class wrap up and evaluation

VDPAM 483: BEEF PRODUCTION MEDICINE

Instructor: Dr. Terry Engelken 2438 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr. PH: 294-2192 email: engelken@iastate.edu This course is designed to give an overview of the veterinarian’s role in beef cattle production medicine programs. The class combines lectures, labs, and field trips to give students first-hand knowledge and experience in this field. Students will have the opportunity to visit cow/calf and feedlot units in order to reinforce concepts taught in the class and interact with successful managers. Part of each rotation (2-3 days) is spent at the Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center (GPVEC) in Clay Center, NE. This allows the students to interact with the production medicine experts on faculty at that facility. It is anticipated that there will be two to three sessions of this class offered each academic year. Objectives:

Understand the basics of production medicine programs for both cow/calf and feedlot operations. This includes herd health programs, vaccine selection and timing, nutritional basics, and economic terminology.

Understand how to calculate and use animal health and production benchmarks in order to evaluate production efficiency in cow/calf and feedlot operations. Once weaknesses are identified, students will be expected to develop strategies to correct deficiencies.

Develop a working knowledge of the BRaNDS™ nutritional software. Students will receive instruction on how to develop and evaluate rations for replacement heifers, breeding bulls, and mature cows.

Develop a working knowledge of the Cow/Calf 5™ record keeping software. Students will enter data on individual animals as well as importing data from Excel spreadsheets. Data will then be sorted and reports generated to evaluate production efficiency.

Field trips will be utilized to reinforce class concepts by having the students interact with successful cow/calf and feedlot producers. This interaction allows these producers to articulate to the students their expectations of practicing veterinarians.

An example of typical course schedule is below:

Monday Week 1

Introduction and class overview

Suckling Calf Management

Heifer Development

Controlling Production Costs

Tuesday Week 1

Assignment of Heifer Development Problem

2010 Estrus Synchronization Planner lab

BRaNDS nutritional software - review and problem solving

BRaNDS nutritional software – problem solving

Wednesday Week 1

Veterinarian’s role in nutritional management of beef herds

Supplementation strategies for grazing animals

Event management / Herd Health Calendars

Thursday Week 1

Leave for Royal Beef (Jim & Julie Christensen) at Royal, IA

5,600 head capacity monoslope buildings (http://www.royalbeef.com/)

Bring coveralls and boots

Friday Week 1

Heifer problem presentations and discussion

Catch up on topics of interest

Dr. Dan Loy – Dept. Animal Science

Implant programs for feedlot cattle

Receiving rations for new cattle

Feedbunk management

Monday Week 2

Dr. Grant Dewell – ISU Beef Extension Veterinarian

Receiving programs for feedlot cattle

Managing treatment programs in the feedyard

Tour Couser Cattle Company and John Hall & Sons

Monoslope building and hoop sheds

Tuesday Week 2

Breeding Season Evaluation in Beef Herds

Problem assignment

Leave for GPVEC – Clay Center, NE

Supper in York, NE

Arrive at GPVEC approximately 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday Week 2

Orientation and overview of GPVEC

Feedlot visits

Thursday Week 2

Cow/calf 5 and options for electronic data capture

Feedlot visits

Friday Week 2

Breeding season evaluation problem presentations

Dr. Jerry Stokka – Pfizer Animal Health

Cow/calf and feedlot case discussion

VDPAM 484: DAIRY PRODUCTION MEDICINE

Instructors: Dr. Patrick J. Gorden Dr. Leo Timms 2432 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr 123 Kildee Hall PH: 294-2416 294-4522 Cell: 515-450-6133 515-291-7371 email: pgorden@iastate.edu ltimms@iastate.edu Class will meet each day from 8 am- noon and 1-5 pm in the classroom at the ISU Dairy unless other times and places are specified on schedule. You must be in the USA for 5 days prior to the start of the rotation. Prepare for an overnight trip during the second week of rotation. Course Objectives:

Subject matter – terms, etc.

Evaluation tools

Evaluation skills

CE (reading, etc.)

Communication skills (oral, written, teamwork)

Opportunities for veterinarians

Have fun and learn!!!!! Course Policies: Class attendance is highly recommended as class participation is part of the grading system. Written assignments are due on or before the assigned dates. If there are any problems with attending class or field trips (illness, etc.) or with assignment deadlines, or concerns about course materials, etc., please contact Dr. Gorden or Dr. Timms in person or at the above phone numbers. Each student will be involved in 4 group projects / presentations and 2 individual assignments. Expectations are that each student will contribute equally to the development, conducting, and presenting of group projects/ assignments. Farm visits - Students are expected to have clean coveralls & rubber boots, pen, clipboard, calculator & tape measure. Confidentiality: You will be handling real client information and cases. Respect client confidentiality and realize that even the rumor of health or other issues can adversely impact profitability, employee morale, and regulatory compliance for that producer. Additionally, discussing client cases outside of the rotation reflects poorly on your professionalism and Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine. Pictures, video, and / or audio: Taking pictures, etc. on visits is encouraged to help facilitate visual recall as well as provide educational support for presentations and recommendations. However, it would be prudent to ask the herd owner if it is ok to take pictures upon arrival at the farm. All pictures, video, and/or audio become the property of VDPAM department. Therefore, these materials shall be removed from all memory cards/computers, etc as soon as you have completed using them. Collecting pictures and / or audio or video of farm or course activities, or posting any of these to the internet without the specific permission of all of the course instructors and the herd owner is a violation of client confidentiality and is strictly prohibited. Assignments / grading: Most of the logistics (dates, times, individuals or teams responsible for

assignments, reference articles for reading and presentation) are on the class schedule or list of

article presentations and/or Dairy Teams. There are 7 areas or assignments that make up the

total grade for this course: These areas/assignments and % of grade are as follow :

Team oral presentations:

o Evaluations of 3 dairy herds using paper DHI Herd Summary 20% o Field investigation including final written and oral report 40%

Individual oral presentations: One (1) Reference article review 10%

Individual written assignment: Herd evaluation (DC305 or PC-Dart) 15%

Class participation: read and discuss reference articles, other herds, etc. 15% Comments about the Field Investigation Presentation & Written Report: It is expected that this report will be written in a professional manner that can presented back to the herd owner(s) and their consulting veterinarians upon the completion of this course. The purpose of this exercise is to make it useful both to the students and the herd owners. When developing your presentation and written report, you should include projected cost/benefit analyses for the recommendations that you make. For example, if you make a recommendation that the dairy start feeding XYZ feed additive or make a capital expenditure, you should include with your recommendation the cost of such inclusion or expenditure and what the breakeven point would be. Herd owners and their veterinarians have been invited to attend the final presentations, so be prepared for questions about your recommendations. Please utilize all of your resources (instructors, reference materials, etc) to complete your presentations.

VDPAM 488: LABORATORY IN CLINICIAL MICROBIOLOGY

Instructor: Joann Kinyon 1567 Vet Med PH: 294-9411 email: jkinyon@iastate.edu Expectations:

Meeting time: 8 AM – 11 AM M - F; this course is paired with VDPAM 455

Weekend duty: None required

Clean Lab coat required.

Students should bring a blue or black Sharpie and ball point pen.

Objectives: To gain proficiency in clinical bacteriology, mycology and immunology and to relate clinical data to case material.

The accuracy of diagnosis and efficiency in attaining it are stressed. Daily presentation and discussion of case material is important.

Students are graded with a letter grade on a plus-minus basis. Evaluation stresses accuracy, efficiency, and discussion of material.

Consumption of food or beverage in the lab is prohibited. Tardiness and unauthorized "breaks" disrupt the lab routine and will not be tolerated.

Several biohazards exist in the lab - chemical, biochemical and pathogenic bacteria - please use good laboratory practice.

This course is available as an elective credit 1 credit hour = 40 hours of laboratory work

Questions may be addressed to jkinyon@iastate.edu.

The lab in Room 1567 performs microbiology culture and sensitivity tests as well as a few other

tests. Tests available and samples required are posted on the bulletin board inside room 1567

and listed in the fee books. Supplies used to submit samples such as sterile swabs, blood

culture bottles, sterile petri dishes, etc. can be obtained from 1751 (Medicine Treatment).

All submissions must be identified with the medical record number and site.

All tests must be ordered by entering the appropriate request into VETSTAR (see Vetstar/VADDS training manual for instructions).

A form consisting of 3 labels will print on a printer located in micro room 1567. Match up your submission with the form and set them together on the front counter. Do not remove any labels as the lab uses all 3 of them

Please be sure your sample has been labeled with patient record number and animal ID number.

After hours - place form on front counter and place sample in the refrigerator under the counter. Or if you are trained, set up the sample according to protocol on the bulletin board.

Staff are available from 8:00-11:50 am and 1:00-5:00 pm Mon.-Fri., and 8-10 am Sat. The after hour key lock code is 5213. The Lab manual and directions are available on the first counter inside lab. Keep samples cold - see refrigerator under counter.

Interim reports are sent via EMR. COMPLETED REPORTS (pink copy) ARE AVAILABLE IN CLIN MICRO.

Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory: Samples for toxicologic examination and special analyses

are taken to the Diagnostic Lab. Submission forms to accompany the sample are at the

technician’s station, wards, or the admission desk of the lower level Diagnostic Lab.

Consult with your clinician before you submit samples. Make notation on White Patient Visit Sheet.

For after hours placement of specimens and animals there are specific instructions to follow. See the Night Clerk at the Small Animal Desk.

VDPAM 494: ADVANCED DAIRY PRODUCTION MEDICINE

Instructor: Dr. Patrick J. Gorden 2432 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr PH: 294-2416 Cell: 515-450-6133 email: pgorden@iastate.edu Class will meet each day from 8 am- noon and 1-5 pm in the classroom at the ISU Dairy unless other times and places are specified on schedule. Learning Competencies and Objectives:

Describe how data relating to milk quality and nutrition problems are collected on dairy operations.

o Students will describe data collection from various sources and manage said data.

o Students will obtain subjective data based on on-farm observations.

Objectively interpret data to support subjective observations made previously. o Students will analyze current production parameters (i.e. milk production/cow,

somatic cell counts), understand how they are measured and define the interactions and interrelationships between different parameters.

o Students will collect and submit samples for laboratory analysis to support subjective evaluations and to be used in management recommendations for correction of problems.

o Students will utilize ration formulation programs to evaluate current rations being fed on farms and to re-formulate rations to re-solve problems.

o Students will analyze milking systems using current accepted guidelines from the NMC (National Mastitis Council).

o Students will analyze on farm herd management data (using software programs like Dairy Comp 305 or PCDart) to develop objective reports to support subjective measurements.

o Students will describe benchmarks used by the dairy industry and interpret how the data they developed performed compared to said benchmarks.

o Students will manipulate data to produce printed reports useful in troubleshooting o problems relating to nutrition and milk quality.

Develop and describe practical and useful management recommendations based on data interpretation.

o Using data reports and objective measures, students will develop management recommendations that are both practical and useful for solving nutrition and milk quality problems.

o Students will develop monitoring parameters to monitor progress or failure from said management recommendations.

Demonstrate how management recommendations will impact the dairy operation financially.

o Students will describe important financial benchmarks useful to dairy operations relating to nutrition and milk quality.

o Students will be able to describe how their recommendations will impact the dairy in form of increased production, decreased losses or both.

Course Policies: Class attendance is highly recommended as class participation is part of the grading system. Written assignments are due on or before the assigned dates. If there are any problems with attending class or field trips (illness, etc.) or with assignment deadlines, or concerns about course materials, etc., please contact Dr. Gorden or Dr. Timms in person or at the above phone numbers. Each student will be involved in group projects / presentations and individual assignments. Expectations are that each student will contribute equally to the development, conducting, and presenting of group projects/ assignments. Farm visits - Students are expected to have clean coveralls & rubber boots, pen, clipboard, calculator & tape measure. Assignments / grading: Most of the logistics (dates, times, individuals or teams responsible for assignments, reference articles for reading and presentation) are on the class schedule or list of article presentations and/or Dairy Teams. There are 3 assignments that make up the total grade for this course, these areas/assignments and % of grade are as follows:

Team oral presentations: o Train Wreck Herd Investigation Reports 25% o Case Reports 25% o Field investigation including final written and oral report 30%

Class participation: read and discuss reference articles, other herds, etc. 20% Train Wreck Herd Investigation Reports: This group presentation will be given during the afternoon of the first Friday of the rotation. Each group will research their topic and present an in depth presentation about the topic including pathogenesis, epidemiology, treatments, etc. In addition, the group must include a printed table that can be incorporated into a Job Aid for the class to use as a reference in practice. Specific areas that must be included in the Job Aid are: 1. Common presentation of the disease outbreak 2. Tests used to diagnosis the disease in order of accuracy/usefulness 3. Sample size needed to develop an accurate diagnosis(if applicable) 4. Outcomes expected from the testing/diagnostics. 5. Control & Prevention Strategies – Include monitors of prevention. 6. Time horizon for improvement. 7. Additional references – if necessary. It is expected that the presentations will include all of the components that are included in the Job Aid handout. All of the materials presented in the Job Aid will be compiled into one report and distributed to the entire class. Topic assignments are:

Group 1 Ketosis – Type 1 and Type 2

Group 2 Subacute Rumen Acidosis/Hemorrhagic Bowel Syndrome Group 3 Milk Fever

Case Studies Reports: There is no standard format in which these presentations need to be made. Most case reports have multiple sections to them. It is expected that your group will answer the questions from a section before moving to the next section. Some of the case reports within WebCT are set up with a quiz at the end of each section to allow for a time reference to determine when the previous section was uploaded to the website. Groups not assigned a specific case study are expected to have read through the case prior to it being presented in class. Case Study Assignments:

Group 1 – Milk Quality 1 & Nutrition 4. Group 2 – Milk Quality 2 & Nutrition 5. Group 3 – Milk Quality 3 & Nutrition 3.

Case studies will be presented on Tuesdays. Comments about the Field Investigation Presentation & Written Report: It is expected that this report will be written in a professional manner that can presented back to the herd owner(s) and their consulting veterinarians upon the completion of this course. The purpose of this exercise is to make it useful both to the students and the herd owners. When developing your presentation and written report, you should include projected cost/benefit analyses for the recommendations that you make. For example, if you make a recommendation that the dairy start feeding XYZ feed additive or make a capital expenditure, you should include with your recommendation the cost of such inclusion or expenditure and what the breakeven point would be. Herd owners and their veterinarians have been invited to attend the final presentations, so be prepared for questions about your recommendations. Please utilize all of your resources (instructors, reference materials, etc) to complete your presentations. Herd Assignments for Presentations:

NE IA Dairy – Group 1 Gibbs Dairy-Group 2

Evaluation of the ISU Dairy Farm: This report should be given either after the herd visit or on one of the Fridays. This is an oral report to be given as if reporting directly to the herd owner. Typical Schedule

Monday: Lloyd Conference Room • Evaluating Milking Equipment, What's Important to the Cow • Intro, course format, assignments, teams, grading • Evaluating & Troubleshooting Teat Condition • Managing Milk Quality/Mastitis Information

Tuesday: Lloyd Conference Room • Mycotoxin Webinar • Monitoring & Troubleshooting Nutrition • Re-formulating Rations

Wednesday: Lloyd Conference Room

• Parlor Throughput - How Do We Maximize Throughput • Pen Spacing Needs - Designing Transition Facilities • Troubleshooting Forage Problems-ISU Dairy • Parlor Review-Procedures, Timing & Throughput, Teat Cond.

Thursday VMRI Building 35 • Parlor Review-Procedures, Timing & Throughput, Teat Cond. • Equipment Evaluation Wet Lab-Cont. ISU Dairy Parlor Walkthrough • Bacteria Counts in Milk

Friday • Grand Rounds • Prudent Intra-mammary Therapy • Troubleshooting Calf Growth Problems • On-Farm Train Wrecks & Facilities Designs

Second Week of Class at ISU Dairy unless noted on schedule

Monday • NE IA Farm Visits

Tuesday • Calf Barn Evaluation • Student Case Reports

Wednesday Blood Dairy • Evaluate Fresh Cow Procedures • Setting Up Treatment Protocols On-Farm • Mastitis Wet Lab

Thursday • Issues of Locomotion in Cattle

Friday Lloyd Conference Room-All Day • Grand Rounds • Student Case Reports

VDPAM 495: ADVANCED SMALL RUMINANT PRODUCTION MEDICINE

Instructors: Dr. Cassandra Plummer Dr. Paul Plummer 2428 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr 2426 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr PH: 294-7074 294-8522 email: cplummer@iastate.edu pplummer@iastate.edu Advanced small ruminant production medicine is an intensive two-week rotation focused on production medicine of goats and sheep. In this course we will investigate the various small ruminant industries, further evaluate disease prevention and management, and participate in hands-on activities designed to increase your skills on small ruminant procedures. Coveralls and boots are required for farm visits. Prepare for an overnight stay during the second week of rotation. Grading: This class will be graded as a pass/fail. 25% of the grade will be determined based on your performance on the SOP assignment. The remainder of your grade will be determined based on a combination of attendance, professionalism, participation, and performance in labs and class discussions. As part of this rotation we will be interacting with a large number of producers, other professionals, as well as industry people. Professional conduct is expected throughout the rotation.

Photographs may be taken as part of this rotation and are the property of VDPAM and may be used for promotional and or teaching purposes. If you wish to not have your picture taken please let the instructors know - no reason is necessary. Any photographs that are taken by the students, should be approved by the instructors prior to be used in public. Also, there should be no identification of the farms or individuals in any presentations. Learning Goals:

Perform a complete physical exam on a small ruminant

Presented with a small ruminant patient, the student will perform a physical exam and identify the affected systems.

Obtain a complete herd and individual health history

Given a small ruminant patient, the student will develop a set of questions to ask the owner designed to collect information regarding management, other herdmates, clinical signs, duration, and previous treatments administered to the patient.

Given a small ruminant farm operation, the student will develop a set of questions designed to evaluate management, industry benchmarks, welfare and profitability of that operation

Based on the results of their physical exam and history, the student will develop an appropriate list of prioritized differential diagnosis (minimum of three) and a diagnostic plan for further evaluation of the individual or the herd.

Provided with a brief history and a CBC or blood chemistry panel the student will be able to identify abnormal parameters and develop an appropriate explanation for a comprehensive evaluation of the clinical pathology.

Perform a milk quality evaluation of a dairy farm

Presented with a set of DHIA reports, the student will be able to interpret the reports and determine if there is a problem on the farm.

When visiting a small ruminant dairy operation, the student will be able to evaluate the milk hygiene, udder preparation, and milking system management problems that exist.

Given a milk sample, the student will be able to appropriately perform a CMT test, interpret the results, and discuss the significance of the results.

Given the results of a milk or bulk tank bacteriology culture the student will be able to identify likely mastitis organisms and discuss treatment options.

Develop a nutritional plan for a farm

When presented with a ration formulation, the student will evaluate the ration with regards to energy, protein, mineral balance and mineral content to determine if the ration is appropriate for a specific class of small ruminant (ie. feedlot lamb, lactating dairy doe.)

When given a specific class of small ruminant (ie. feedlot lamb, lactating dairy doe), the student will be able to develop a balanced ration that provides adequate energy, protein, and nutrients.

Describe the industries associated with small ruminant production

Given a particular type of small ruminant production system (ie. commercial lamb, dairy goat, meat goat, etc.) the student will be able to discuss important industry standards, guidelines/benchmarks, and accepted practices relevant to animal health management.

Given a particular type of small ruminant production system the student will be able to identify key management factors that affect profitability of the operation and discuss means of increasing profitability.

Given a particular type of small ruminant production system the student will be able to discuss relevant industry associated welfare concerns important in animal health and production.

Explain the transmission, pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of small ruminant diseases

When presented with a CAE/OPP positive herd of goats or sheep, the student will implement an eradication plan for either CAE or OPP including diagnosis, prevention of transmission, and biosecurity measures involved.

Given a positive scrapie diagnosis, the student will discuss appropriate reporting measures to state authorities as well as be able to discuss the use of genetic testing in herd disposition decisions.

The student will describe the differences between the clinical signs, diagnosis, and management of bovine, ovine, and caprine Johne’s disease

Given a case history and physical exam findings the student will describe the differentials and diagnostic testing options for a neonatal small ruminant diarrhea.

Given information regarding a farm, the student will develop and discuss appropriate means of preventing urinary calculi.

Explain reproductive management of a small ruminant herd.

When presented with a farm situation, the student will develop and describe a breeding management program for that farm.

Based on the farms reproductive goals, the student will develop an estrus synchronization protocol describing methods used to synchronize estrus and any drugs that will be used in the protocol.

The student will be able to describe advanced reproductive techniques (AI and ET) used in small ruminants, as well as list the advantages and disadvantages of each procedure.

Implement appropriate drug selection for small ruminants using AMDUCA guidelines.

When presented with a case study, the student will select an appropriate drug, dosage, route of administration, and withdrawl time for use in that patient based on AMDUCA guidelines.

When presented with a particular drug, the student will be able to discuss drug residue avoidance in a food producing small ruminant.

OFF CAMPUS OFFERINGS

GREAT PLAINS VETERINARY EDUCATIONAL CENTER IN CLAY CENTER, NE

(GPVEC)

Instructor: GPVEC Contact:

Dr. Terry Engelken Debbie George

2438 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr.

PH: 294-2192 402-762-4501

email: engelken@iastate.edu dgeorge@gpvec.unl.edu

The complete student handbook including clothing, equipment and housing descriptions can be

found at:

http://gpvec.unl.edu/handbook/default.asp

ALL rotations at GPVEC are one week in duration and students receive 1 credit

VDPAM Faculty and Staff recognize that the one week duration may present a hardship in

scheduling for some students. Students participating in GPVEC electives are encouraged to

consider adding a one week preceptorship elective (such as VDPAM 482; see VDPAM

Preceptorship General Syllabus for a listing of VDPAM Preceptorships at

http://vetmed.iastate.edu/sites/default/files/vdpam/Students/vdpam%20preceptorships%20syllab

us%209-19-13.pdf) or an Independent Study Elective (VDPAM 490- MUST obtain instructor

approval PRIOR to departure/enrollment).

General Requirements:

Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from to the GPVEC.

Housing is available at GPVEC for the duration of your stay. o Residence Hall fees are $75 per weekly elective. o Participating students are not required to stay in the residence hall and may make other arrangements. Under these circumstances, students will be responsible for their transportation to and from the GPVEC.

GPVEC operates on a federal holiday schedule. If a holiday falls on a Monday, courses will not start until the following Tuesday. Most rotations end on Friday, but a few will run until Saturday. Students are responsible for checking with GPVEC (via website or with Debbie) for the latest schedule.

Electives begin on Monday at 8 am unless students are notified otherwise.

VDPAM 421A: CALVING

The Calving Elective provides an opportunity to expand knowledge and experience in all phases of calving management. The program is structured around normal calving operations at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC). The GPVEC and USMARC veterinary staff will make an effort to include students in veterinary activities that take place during the Calving Elective. The opportunity exists for assistance in diagnosis, treatment, and management of many commonly encountered situations in the dam and calf. Students are encouraged to make every effort to become involved in USMARC calving activities. Direct involvement includes routine husbandry activities beyond those involving traditional veterinary roles which are expected of the student. Students are encouraged to offer suggestions and recommendations to the staff. At the same time, they must realize that the final decisions, as well as responsibilities regarding intervention,

method of delivery, and level of assistance by the student, or the time and method of treatment for periparturient disease conditions will rest upon the USMARC employees and established protocol. The primary mission of USMARC is research. Therefore, the main concern is collecting research data in an orderly and repeatable manner. It is important that each student realize the limitations imposed regarding the development of experience at critical times due to the demands of research protocol and the established chain of responsibility. Assistance with C-sections may be possible but are not a guaranteed event. Students are expected to learn as much as possible about the entire calving management operation. Some possible activities are:

1. Recognition of the characteristics of "springers." 2. Detecting early signs of impending parturition. 3. Observation of the normal birth process. 4. Determining the optimum time of intervention for calf and dam health while following

established guidelines for collection of research data. 5. Handling animals properly to minimize injury and improve mothering ability. 6. Performing rectal and vaginal examinations. 7. Assisting in the delivery of dystotic animals. 8. Developing decision making criteria and evaluating results. 9. Care and monitoring of postpartum calves and dams for good preventive health and

early disease detection. 10. Performing routine husbandry chores such as feeding, cleaning, assisting calves to

nurse, etc. Students involved in the Calving Elective will be assigned to duties following their arrival. A schedule for transportation to the areas will be provided when the students arrive at the GPVEC. Students participating in this program may be asked to complete a paper and present it to the GPVEC faculty and other students. Students are required to participate in necropsy and rounds. Required Clothing and Equipment:

Two pairs of coveralls

Overshoes or Rubber Boots

Student ID / Badge This rotation ends Saturday at noon.

VDPAM 421B: BULL BREEDING SOUNDNESS

The Bull Breeding Soundness Examination Elective involves training in all phases of the examination and evaluation procedure for herd bulls and/or sale bulls as recommended by the Society for Theriogenology. Required Clothing and Equipment:

Two pairs of coveralls

Overshoes or Rubber Boots

Student ID / Badge

VDPAM 421C: CLINICAL CALVING

This clinical rotation involves participation in veterinary field services at the USMARC during calving season. Activities include examination, diagnosis, treatment, and intensive care of individual animals as well as occasional herd problems. Additional activities include clinical and/or microbiological diagnostic techniques, clinical pharmacology, record keeping, and health surveillance. Students will accompany the "on duty" veterinarian on all cases, including emergency out of hour calls. The majority of clinical activities during calving season are related to peri-parturient, perinatal and neonatal problems. Students will assist in handling difficult calf deliveries and cesarean sections and will be involved with the necropsy examination of all animals lost during the previous 24 hours. Required Clothing and Equipment:

Two pairs of coveralls

Overshoes or Rubber Boots

Appropriate winter clothing

Stethoscope

Student ID / Badge This rotation ends Saturday at noon.

VDPAM 421D: FEEDLOT MANAGEMENT

The students in this elective will visit the USMARC feedlot and commercial feed yards. This elective focuses on production management, the veterinarians role in production management and economic analysis of production decisions. The activities of the students enrolled in the Feedlot Production Management and Health Consulting Elective vary depending on weaning schedule at the USMARC. Students enrolled during the time USMARC weans their spring born calves will have the opportunity to actively participate in the hands-on cattle handling and care activities of the USMARC calves. During the other offerings of the elective students will spend time at different commercial feed yards, but will not have the opportunity to have the intensive hands-on activities. All students will learn how to evaluate production techniques and evaluation of production including ration and feeding management, health management program development and evaluation, environmental management, quality assurance, feedlot necropsy and microbiology techniques, and break even analysis. Working on approaches to solve seasonal health problems within the management objectives for different feed yards is the strong emphasis of this elective. Students will be given several computer aided health and management evaluation programs. Students may have the opportunity to follow cattle to a packing plant to learn the methods for tracking animals into the food chain, identifying production problems that are not diagnosable at the feedlot level, and monitoring beef quality assurance. Appropriate biosecurity activities will be emphasized and practiced between visits to different operations. Required Clothing and Equipment:

Two pairs of coveralls

Overshoes or Rubber Boots

Stethoscope

Student ID / Badge

Appropriate footwear to change for use in the field or classroom and residence hall.

VDPAM 421E: WEANING MANAGEMENT

This is a hands-on elective in which students participate in the weaning management at the USMARC. Students will be involved with processing, feeding, finding, and treating sick calves. Additionally, students will be introduced to developing weaning rations and managing feed delivery. Students will also learn how to develop vaccination and treatment protocols and each student will have as an objective the development of their own vaccination and treatment protocol template. As time allows students will visit commercial feed yards and cover production management topics. Required Clothing and Equipment:

Two pairs of coveralls

Overshoes or Rubber Boots

Stethoscope

Student ID / Badge

Appropriate footwear to change for use in the field or classroom and residence hall.

VDPAM 421F: PREGNANCY EXAMINATION

The Pregnancy Examination Elective involves students, the GPVEC faculty, and USMARC personnel during pregnancy examination. Activities involve rectal examinations for pregnancy, collecting data and entry into the CowHerd/CowCalf computer software program to evaluate the reproductive performance of the herd. This elective is designed for students who have some palpation experience and are interested in honing their skills. Some ultrasound technology will be utilized. Pregnancy Examination occurs during yearly fall herd work at the USMARC, therefore, speed and accuracy will be stressed, rather than basic technique. Introduction into rectal examination for reproductive use is stressed during the Bovine Reproduction Elective. Required Clothing and Equipment:

Two pairs of coveralls

Overshoes or Rubber Boots

Appropriate winter clothing

Student ID / Badge

Sleeve protectors or rubber suits are recommended but not required.

VDPAM 421G: BOVINE REPRODUCTION

This elective involves some of the clinical techniques utilized in beef cattle reproductive management. The majority of time will be spent in the examination of cows for pregnancy and the collection of ovarian data from non-pregnant cows. Additional opportunities will involve hands on activities such as data collection and analysis, breeding herd nutrition, artificial insemination, and the use of ultrasound technology. Required Clothing and Equipment:

Two pairs of coveralls

Overshoes or Rubber Boots

Appropriate winter clothing

Student ID / Badge

Sleeve protectors or rubber suits are recommended but not required.

VDPAM 421J: LAMBING

The Lambing Elective involves students with the USMARC lambing crew and GPVEC faculty in observations, assistance with delivery when necessary, and routine lambing duties. Students will work with veterinary personnel in sheep necropsy and loss surveillance. Students will be involved with daily necropsies. Activities and objectives closely parallel to those listed in the Calving Elective. Self study material will be provided covering topics such as pre-breeding and breeding, pregnancy diagnosis, pregnant ewe management, pre-lambing ewe/lambing management, feeder lamb health and nutrition management, and replacement ewe and ram management. Required Clothing and Equipment:

Two pairs of coveralls

Overshoes or Rubber Boots

Student ID / Badge

VDPAM 421K: EQUINE DENTISTRY

The Equine Dentistry Elective provides the opportunity for students to expand their knowledge and experience related to equine dentistry. The rotation consists of lectures on topics relevant to equine dental care and hands-on laboratories during which students practice routine dental care procedures on USMARC horses. Equine Dentistry will involve both lecture and lab time at about equal shares. Required Clothing and Equipment:

Two pairs of coveralls

Overshoes or Rubber Boots

Student ID / Badge

VDPAM 421M: PRECONDITIONING

The Preconditioning Elective provides the opportunity for students to expand their knowledge and experience in the development and implementation of calf preweaning programs. Students will assist GPVEC and USMARC personnel during routine processing of USMARC spring-born calves prior to weaning. GPVEC faculty will also lead discussions related to vaccine and dewormer protocols, preweaning nutrition, and other topics related to preparing beef calves for weaning. As time allows, students will visit commercial feed yards and cover production management topics. Required Clothing and Equipment:

Two pairs of coveralls

Overshoes or Rubber Boots

Student ID / Badge

VDPAM 421P: GOMER BULL & LARGE ANIMAL SURGERY

The Gomer Bull Surgery Elective is designed to give students interested in food animal surgery an opportunity to practice their surgical skills by performing penile translocations and epididymectomies on USMARC teaser bull candidates. Lectures specific to gomer bull surgery as well as other topics related to food animal surgery will be presented during this elective. Required Clothing and Equipment:

Two pairs of coveralls

Overshoes or Rubber Boots

Student ID / Badge

VDPAM 421Q: SWINE HUSBANDRY

The Swine Husbandry Elective provides students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience related to the daily activities of an intensively managed confinement swine unit. Rotation participants will work closely with USMARC Swine Unit personnel as they complete their daily routines in the farrowing and breeding areas of the USMARC Swine Unit and will participate in piglet delivery, neonatal pig processing, artificial and natural breeding, necropsies, and other activities as they arise. Students will be expected to follow all USMARC Swine Unit biosecurity protocols prior to and during this elective including:

No exposure to pigs for a minimum of 72 hours prior to the start of the rotation.

No exposure to any pigs outside the USMARC Swine Unit during the rotation.

Showering into the unit each morning.

No personal items, except for lunches, will be allowed in the Swine Unit (e.g. clothing, cameras, phones, jewelry).

The Swine Husbandry Elective begins Monday at 6 a.m. unless students are notified otherwise.

VDPAM 421S: SPECIAL STUDIES

Available Upon Request / Approval

Veterinary students may request special electives if they have preceptorships or externships

and would like to spend time with faculty or veterinarians in local practices or on special

projects, clinical rotations, or areas of research assistance. This may involve one or more

weeks and must be approved with a specific faculty member and/or practitioner in advance.

Students participating in this program may be asked to complete a paper and present it to the

GPVEC faculty and other students.

Students will be graded on ability, improvement, attitude, participation, and personal skills. In cases where students have worked closely with clients, practitioners, or personnel other than faculty, these parties may be consulted regarding the final grade.

VDPAM PRECEPTORSHIPS

VDPAM 420: PRECEPTORSHIP IN VETERINARY MEDICAL PRACTICE (MIXED

ANIMAL PRACTICE)

VDPAM 420A: Mixed Animal Practice with Food Animal Emphasis Instructor:

Dr. James Thompson 2442 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr.

PH: 294-3943 Email: jthompsn@iastate.edu

VDPAM 420B: General Mixed Animal Practice Instructor:

Dr. Jennifer Schleining 2418 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr.

PH: 294-1500 Email: jschlein@iastate.edu

VDPAM 420C: Government Agency or Food Processing Company

Instructor: Dr. Alex Ramirez 2231 Lloyd Vet Med Center

PH: 294-7463 Email: ramireza@iastate.edu

VDPAM 424X: PRECEPTORSHIP IN VETERINARY DIAGNOTSTIC PATHOLOGY

Instructor: Dr. Eric Burrough 1655 Vet Med

PH: 294-1950 Email: burrough@iastate.edu

VDPAM 466X: PRECEPTORSHIP IN ANIMAL WELFARE

Instructor: Dr. Suzanne Millman 2440 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr PH: 294-2817 email: smillman@iastate.edu

VDPAM 479: APPLIED SWINE PRODUCTION MEDICINE PRECEPTORSHIP

Instructor: Dr. Locke Karriker 2227 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr.

PH: 294-2283 Email: karriker@iastate.edu

VDPAM 482: APPLIED BEEF PRODUCTION MEDICINE PRECEPTORSHIP

Instructor: Dr. Terry Engelken 2438 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr.

PH: 294-2192 Email: engelken@iastate.edu

VDPAM 485: APPLIED DAIRY PRODUCTION MEDICINE PRECEPTORSHIP

Instructor: Dr. Patrick Gorden 2416 Lloyd Vet Med Ctr.

PH: 294-3096 Email: pgorden@iastate.edu

Deliverables for students

Unique, highly relevant, hands-on veterinary experience for students

Development of specific skill sets

Documented experience that is highly valued by future employers

Enhance cultural and professional awareness for participation students through interaction with active practitioners

Exposure to diverse practice and livestock production environments

Learning Objectives - After completion of a VDPAM preceptorship, students will be able to:

Perform clinically relevant, species specific, veterinary procedures specific to the chosen preceptorship

Describe general daily professional activities of the mentor and classify them as technical veterinary, business management, personnel management, or public service activities.

Complete a detailed case report in the specified format in accordance with the instructions provided by the preceptorship course instructor-in-charge. Describe the impact of the experience on future career objectives..

Expectations

These courses incorporate a practitioner to mentor your activities and travel to their practice environment rather than relying on a university instructor and hospital case load to facilitate information delivery and practical application of concepts you have learned during your VM1-3 education. This improves the quality and quantity of your existing experience by adding further practical experiences.

During the preceptorship, you will seek out, acquire, test your knowledge or ability in, and document clinical skills.

Attendance during the business hours of the work week as defined by the Mentor is mandatory.

There is no opportunity to make up sessions or elements of preceptorships.

Students are responsible for notifying both the mentor and course instructor-in-charge of absences that can not be avoided prior to the absence. Absence from the course does not relieve the student of completing the minimum course activities for a grade.

Withdrawal from a preceptorship with less than 1 month prior notice to the mentor and course instructor-in-charge will result in a failing grade.

Active attention and participation in discussion will dramatically improve your experience, understanding of concepts, and final grade.

The University Policy on class cancellation for weather will be followed.

The Student Honor Code applies to these preceptorships. Any suspicion of cheating will result in an “incomplete” grade for all involved until a complete investigation can be conducted. Confirmed cases will be dealt with as harshly as University Policy allows.

In most instances, you will be handling real client information and cases. Respect client confidentiality and realize that even the rumor of health issues can adversely impact profitability, employee morale, and regulatory compliance for that producer. Additionally,

discussing client specifics outside of the preceptorship reflects poorly on your professionalism and Iowa State College of Veterinary Medicine. Any suspicion of violation of confidentiality policies will result in an “incomplete” grade for all involved until a complete investigation can be conducted.

There is no required textbook for these preceptorships. No final exam will be conducted.

All requirements must be completed before a grade will be assigned for the course. Required elements include a Case Report written in scientific journal manuscript form (i.e. JAVMA), PxDx Skills Log, Mentor Evaluation, Clinic Evaluation, and Exit Interview with Course Instructor.

A final exit interview will be conducted by the Course Instructor-in-charge once all other assignments are submitted. It is the responsibility of the student to schedule and complete this exit interview within 4 weeks of completing the preceptorship. This is a required activity.

An evaluation of the student by the preceptorship mentor will be solicited by the course instructor-in-charge and this evaluation will be part of the final grade for the course.

Students must comply with all biosecurity requirements at sites visited.

You are responsible for your own safety. If you are concerned that circumstances present an unnecessary risk, please ask the mentor for guidance on minimizing risk before continuing an activity. If you are still concerned for your safety, you may choose to discontinue participation and consult with the course instructor-in-charge on how to handle the situation.

You will be working on and observing active production farms. You are present at the Mentor’s discretion. Please respect their objectives, be courteous, and helpful at all times. Follow all safety instructions and ask for clarification when you do not understand how to complete a task or activity.

The following criteria are grounds for immediate dismissal from a preceptorship course, assignment of an unsatisfactory or failing grade, and possible criminal prosecution:

o Violation of safety procedures outlined by the Mentor. o Violation of farm biosecurity requirements. o Behavior defined as “unprofessional” or “dishonorable” conduct in any state’s

Veterinary Practice Act. o Any violation of the Iowa Veterinary Practice Act. o Any violation of the ISU CVM Student Honor Code. o Any mistreatment/abuse of animals.

Any activity that threatens the livelihood of the Mentor or their clients