During my first year of vet school, I applied for two summer programs: the Zoetis externship and an Animal lab externship in New York. I was selected to participate in the Bovine Zoetis externship, I was the only student from my veterinary school that was chosen to participate in this externship. After I finished my first […]
A Good ‘Ol Ambulatory Rotation
I recently did an externship at a mixed practice in Central Maine. The practice is near one of the densest dairy farm areas in the state, so it is never at a lack for cow clients. There are also a lot of other farms in the area, guaranteeing a steady stream of other cow clients […]
Out of my Element
While driving to a farm call with my externship mentor, I was getting drilled with questions about the various causes of lameness in a horse, reasons for bloat in a cow, and the numerous toxic plants affecting livestock. Aside from me hating being put on the spot, I realized that I did not know quite […]
