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Academics

Courses in veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine provide students with basic and advanced skills in diagnostics, reproduction, medicine, surgery, production, and health management of the major livestock species.

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Empowering Future Production Animal Veterinarians

Production animal medicine emphasizes the integration of veterinary medicine with nutrition, genetics, economics, food safety, and other disciplines, enabling graduates to acquire and use a broad knowledge base to support the health and improve the production and efficiency of the food supply chain.

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Summer Opportunities

Since summer 2006, the Veterinary Internship Program has enabled over 400 students to supplement their classroom learning with hands-on, real-life experiences alongside practicing food animal veterinarians.

Faculty and Staff

Learn more about our VDPAM team.