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…
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…
By Sarah Carey Click here for video GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine was an early advocate of training veterinary students in the importance of business skills for success in veterinary practice, launching a unique program in 2014 that continues to…
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…
By Sarah Carey Thanks to a diverse team of University of Florida veterinarians and months of extensive physical therapy, a 2-year-old Katahdin ram named Lionel is back home with the University of Florida-IFAS sheep herd, nearly two months after an altercation with another ram left him with spinal injuries…
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…
In an effort to support the owners of equine athletes and other animals visiting Ocala’s new world-class World Equestrian Center, the University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine has embarked on a strategic alliance with the center to provide leading-edge patient care in a new 40,000-square-foot hospital facility located on…
UF virtually hosts international aquatic group meeting The UF Aquatic Animal Health and veterinary extension programs virtually hosted the annual meeting of the International Association for Aquatic Animal Medicine, the specialty association for aquatic animal health, on June 27-28. It was the first time UF has hosted the event, although…
