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The University of Florida becomes like a second home for so many of us who work here that the start of our careers often leads to many faithful years of service through many changes and different developments. Please congratulate and celebrate: Kelly Kirkendall-Merritt, Senior Biological Scientist from our own LACS…
Image of Dr.Biedrzycki from UFInnovate Several University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine researchers were honored recently along with other scientists campuswide in recognition of their scientific innovations and discoveries. UF Innovate’s Tech Licensing group sponsored the evening event, held Oct. 18 at The Hub on campus and dubbed “Standing…
The Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems, led by the University of Florida, and the Animal Health Innovation Lab, overseen by Washington State University, have teamed up to work on a nearly $2 million initiative over three years to explore One Health approaches to mitigate brucellosis, a globally widespread…
Faculty member honored by national dairy group. The award is given annually to recognize outstanding research in dairy cattle physiology.
By: Sarah Carey https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OinmBhH6W9c&t=2s Almost three months after a young goat named Daisy Mae came to UF’s Large Animal Hospital unable to walk due to a rare disease, she is now a dress- and diaper-wearing “house goat” at home in The Villages®, where she continues to recover, showered with…
By Sarah Carey Morriston resident Valerie Frederick still is haunted by the loss of a beloved Friesian colt that succumbed to colic several years ago. So when her second Friesian, a 20-year-old stallion named Hannibal, began showing signs of the illness, she knew she would do everything possible to save…
Dr. Rafael Bisinotto, a faculty member in the UF College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, has received a 2022 Excellence Award for Assistant Professors from the University Provost’s Office.
Dr. David Freeman, Martha and Arthur Appleton Endowed Professor, received the American College of Veterinary Surgeons’ Founders’ Award for Career Achievement, given to recognize board-certified veterinary surgeons who have made significant contributions to the development of surgical techniques and methodology, and in disseminating knowledge to colleagues, residents and students. He was presented with the award during the group’s annual surgery summit meeting, held October 12-15 in Portland, Oregon.
With two intertwined projects funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for $1 million, Klibs Galvão, D.V.M., Ph.D., is using unique, integrative approaches to investigate better ways of understanding the bovine uterine microbiome and its impacts on calf production.
Jaw-dropping recovery: UF veterinarians save injured dairy calf using creative 3D solution Published: Dec 20, 2021 By: Sarah Carey Category: University of Florida, UF Health, College of Veterinary Medicine Share Tweet Dr. Fiona Maunsell scratches the chin of a calf that UF veterinarians treated for a broken jaw. The calf, nicknamed Potato by the UF team, is now a growing heifer at the UF-IFAS dairy unit in Hague. (Photo by Jesse Jones) Dr. Fiona Maunsell scratches the chin of a calf that UF veterinarians treated for a broken jaw. The calf, nicknamed Potato by the UF team, is now a growing heifer at the UF-IFAS dairy unit in Hague. (Photo by Jesse Jones) Thanks to a creative solution devised by University of Florida veterinarians using 3D printing technology, a newborn calf that sustained a broken lower jaw soon after birth at the UF dairy farm in Hague has fully recovered and is now an 11-month-old growing heifer in the herd.
