Last semester I sat in on a lunch talk given by one of my classmates about his experiences during the Smith-Kilborne Fellowship. It’s a program offered annually by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), which is operated under the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Its purpose is to enhance veterinary students’ understanding […]
Foot and Mouth Disease in Pigs
As a future large animal veterinarian, it is especially important to be well-versed in reportable diseases and foreign animal diseases, particularly Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV), which spreads very quickly and has the potential to devastate livestock populations in the United States. Classic clinical signs of FMDV in ruminants include oral ulceration and lameness. […]
