March
Newsletter
2012
UNH Pre-Veterinary
Club
[email protected]
Important Dates
March 5, 2012 (Monday) - Club Meeting
Location: Rudman G89
Time: 8:00pm
Description: The first meeting of the month! During this meeting, we will have some
representatives/ students from the dairy class CREAM. They will be talking to the club
about the class, its responsibilities, and the due dates for the application for fall 2012. If
you are interested at all in CREAM, I would definitely come to this meeting and bring
your questions!
March 12 - March 16 - SPRING BREAK!
Description: If you are home, this may not be a bad time to send out resumes to different
vet clinics or any other volunteer opportunities! Have fun with whatever you do over
break!
March 20, 2012 (Tuesday) - Club Meeting
Location: Rudman G89
Time: 8:00pm
Description: Second meeting of the month. *IMPORTANT* We will have an admissions
representative from The University of Missouri - College of Veterinary Medicine visiting
that night. He will be speaking in Rudman G89 at 7:00pm, right before the meeting. If
you are interested in vet school, this is another great opportunity to hear about admissions
and what vet schools are looking for! If you couldn’t make it to the meeting on the 5th,
please make it to this meeting! (If you are not coming at 7:00 for Missouri, please come
at 8:00, and just sneak in quietly in the back). (Also, if you aren’t interested in Missouri,
please do your best to come to the meeting on the 5th).
March 28, 2012 (Wednesday) - Guest Speaker Dr. Wells
Location: Spaulding 220
Time: 8:00pm
Description: This is an awesome opportunity to listen to Dr. Roger Wells, a professor
here on campus. He went to vet school at Ohio State University, following with working
US Army research, then at a mixed private practice in Ohio. Dr. Wells then went for a
pathology residency and graduate school at MSU before he taught toxicology here at
UNH. If you are looking for many different aspects in the field, this is the chance you are
looking for!
o Where was it?
New England Equine Medical and Surgical Center in Dover, NH.
o Was it a Job, Internship, or Volunteer position?
Internship
o How long were you/have you been there?
I was there for one week, but they do have apartments where you can stay for an extended amount of time.
o What did you do there?
I was basically an extra hand. I was able to participate in surgeries, appointments and the daily routine. I observed 3
surgeries, countless radiographs, dental work, a CT scan and an MRI. NEEMSC has some of the best veterinarians in the
country, so it allows you to experience procedures that can only be done by a few places in the area, as well as seeing a
unique array of cases that normal large animal veterinarians don’t work with.
o What species did you work with?
Horses- from Draft Horses to Miniature Horses (Einstein is their patient)!!
o What did you enjoy most about the experience?
I enjoyed the hands on experience. I was really a part of the team and I was able to do many things that I have never done.
I gained A TON of knowledge concerning equine medicine and the veterinarians were very good at explaining what was
happening. The staff was welcoming and eager to show me how to do different tasks as well as help me experience all of
the exciting procedures.
o Anything else you would like to share?
If you are interested in equine medicine this is the place to intern! You can email me with any questions,
[email protected] or go to their website www.newenglandequine.com
The blobfish, also known as Psychrolutes marcidus is found
off the coast of Australia and Tasmaniain, under the water about
800 meters where the pressure is almost 8 times greater than it is
at sea level! The blobfish is extremely different than other fish for
they do not have what is known as a gas bladder, rather they have
no muscle at all and are composed of a gelatinous substance that
is less dense then the water in which they live. The normal diet of
the blobfish is composed of mollusks and sea urchins that float
past them . . . they are very lazy creatures!
When reproducing, the female blobfish is known to lay
thousands of eggs that she will then actually stay with until they
hatch by floating slightly above them! In its lifetime, the blobfish
can get up to be 28 inches long and weight up to 21 pounds.
Other than this not much is known about the species due to its
difficult location.
Current Events
This month I browsed the February 15th edition of the Journal of Veterinary
Medicine (JAVMA) and ran across several interesting articles. This is a quick
summary of them and if you are interested in reading the whole article, I would
strongly encourage going to the library. Knowing what is going on in the world is
never a bad thing.
FDA Cancels 1977 Drug Withdrawal Bids (page 360):
This withdrawal occurred this past December and marks the cancelation of a 34year-old proposal. Back in 1977, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had
suggested that Penicillins and Tetracyclines should no longer be used in
livestock feed. From this date to the late 1980’s, the FDA has been conducting
research on the matter with outside organizations. However, the FDA has
neither proceeded nor cancelled the 1977 proposal. It wasn’t until December 22,
2011, that the Federal Register notice stated that the FDA was withdrawing its
notices of opportunity for a hearing connected with the proposals. With the
cancellation of this proposal, the FDA noted to the animal pharmaceutical
industry their expectation that they will cooperate in helping them phase out the
use of antimicrobials that are important for human medicine in livestock
production.
Colorado’s new dean comes from wildlife background (page 365):
Colorado State University is ranked number two in the country for its veterinary
school and now they’re going to have something else to brag about. CSU will
gain a new dean in July, Dr. Mark D. Stetter, who was the head of the Waly
Disney Co.’s animal operations. This announcement was made on December 4,
2011. He will be succeeding Dr. Lance E. Perryman who has been the dean
since 2001. Dr. Setter oversaw quite a few things while working at Disney. This
includes overseeing the health and daily care of several thousand animals for the
company’s programs and parks around the world, helped to oversee the
company’s international wildlife research and conservation programs and
managed a team of more than 500. This team consisted of veterinarians,
curators, zookeepers and aquarists. As if this man wasn’t already busy enough,
he is also the chair of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians’ Research
Committee, as well as being active on several other boards. I think it’s safe to
say that CSU has found someone with a wide variety of hands on experience to
be their new dean!
Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine
Place: Iowa State University College of veterinary medicine is located in Ames, Iowa. This town has a
population of 58,965 people, including the students that attend the University. This Beautiful city is
located right in the middle of the state, and is full of parks that are each about 50 miles long. Ames offers
many family friendly activities to the public, making it a wonderful town to raise a family.
Vet School Campus: Iowa State University College of veterinary medicine is located in one of the world’s
most intensive livestock-producing areas, which provides a lot of food-animal clinical and diagnostic
cases. The College provides its students with education in a wide variety of animal species and disciplines.
The program starts the first two years preparing the students for the clinical experiences happen during
their last 2 years of schooling. National Animal Disease Center and The National Veterinary Services
Laboratories provide additional research opportunities for all of the vet students. Also the State
Diagnostic Laboratory is part of the college and allows the students to work with a wide range of
different cases. Iowa State University has an amazing program that allows their student to spend time
with private practitioners and experience that they need in order to success in their future careers.
Class Information: Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine has a total of 800 applicants a
year, and out of those 800 about 140 are accepted. This number includes: 60 seats for residents, 42 seats
for nonresidents, and 38 seats for contract students. Iowa has contracts with North Dakota, South
Dakota, and Connecticut resident, but priority is given to Iowa Residents.
Facilities: Founded as the first vet school in the United States in 1979, Iowa State has come a long way
throughout the years. The campus now includes newly renovated Veterinary Medical center, classrooms,
and laboratories to provide their students with an amazing environment to practice veterinary medicine.
Iowa Center of Advanced Neurotoxicity, Swine Medicine Education Center, and the Institute for
International Cooperation in Animal Biologics are a few center located on campus that provide the
students with experience working with food animal medicine.
Admissions: Admission requirements for Iowa State University are very similar to those of other vet
schools, with an exception that they require a public speaking class, which most veterinary schools don’t
require. As for GPA, you will need to have a GPA of a 3.0 or better to be considered, but the most recent
entering class had a GPA of 3.5. It is also required to take the GRE.
Climate: Iowa generally has hot summers, wet springs, and cold winters. The winter can get as cold as
20F, whereas the summers can get as hot as 90F. The springs and fall seasons usually fall between 40F
and 85F.
Dr. Guerino, an exotic
veterinarian came for a
presentation and brought
some friends!
Charlie, the bird, and Dante, the snake, loved all the
attention they were getting from the club members!
Who knew you could take a radiograph
of a fish!
UNH Little Royal Livestock Show
st
Saturday, March 31 2012
Livestock Activities Center
9AM
Cooperative Real Education in Agricultural Management
Learn to
manage a
dairy herd
One year
8 credits
Deadlines:
 Application due by Friday March 23rd
 Observe a current CREAMer on shift between Monday March
19th and Sunday, April 1st – Schedule shadowing with Sarah,
[email protected]
 Interview with Dr. Drew Conroy between March 26th-30th.
Any questions email Sarah at [email protected]
Applications available at www.unh.edu/cream
“Roger” the four-month-old goat kid started with
shifting leg lameness a month ago. That progressed to
what the owners described as a “drunken gait” (ataxia).
The owners call you out to look at “Roger”. He is bright,
alert and interested in food but his limbs are weak and
he is unable to stand (paresis). What’s your diagnosis?