Our Mission
Who we are, what we do
The Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences provides an academic home to faculty who implement the teaching, research, extension, and service missions of the College in the primary areas of equine health, production animal (food animal) health, aquatic animal health, and companion animal health. Our work is accomplished through disciplines including large animal surgery, large animal internal medicine, multi-species comparative reproduction, production animal health, anesthesiology and pain management and epidemiology.
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Educational experiences offered to students at the UF College of Veterinary Medicine provide professional (D.V.M.) and graduate (M.S./Ph.D.) students with comprehensive skills and the knowledge base to contribute to meaningful impacts in animal and human health.
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