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Stephanie Stein

Graduate student receives scholarship from national dairy group

Dr. Ana Beatriz Montevecchio, a UF College of Veterinary Medicine Ph.D. student, has received a National Dairy Leadership Scholarship from the National Milk Producers Federation. The $4,000 scholarship is awarded to students who exhibit academic excellence and whose research demonstrates a strong, positive contribution to the dairy…

Baxter the goat: A tale of urinary stones and second chances

By Sarah Couson Baxter the goat, pictured in the middle, was successfully treated at UF’s Large Animal Hospital for urinary stones stuck in his urethra. Baxter, a Nigerian dwarf goat, found himself in a predicament last September. He couldn’t pee! This seemingly simple problem was actually a…

UF Researchers to Study Pain, with Help from Horses

Original Article in Florida Veterinarian By Dorothy Hagma From left to right: Samantha Brooks, Ph.D.; Adam Biedrzycki, BV.Sc, Ph.D.; Yenisel Cruz-Almeida, MSPH, Ph.D.; and Kyle D. Allen, Ph.D., are coming together to study osteoarthritic pain in horses — and better understand how pain manifests in both humans and…

Service Awards for UF Superstars!

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…

College researchers honored for innovations, discoveries at recent event

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…

Stallion with rare form of colic survives after surgery at UF

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…