University of Missouri’s new Veterinary Education and Training (VET) ECHO will create a collaborative and inclusive community to support veterinarians through case-based learning and evidence-based education. A team of livestock medicine specialists will consult with practitioners to ultimately improve outcomes for producers. MU VET ECHO’s interactive online learning sessions will be held from 12 to 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. Click here to download flyer. Click below to register.
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Goals & Objectives
- Share evidence-based knowledge and build a community for discussing important topics in livestock medicine
- Facilitate collegial consultation on herd health and individual livestock animal health concerns
- Provide virtual opportunities for continuing education credit for practicing veterinarians
What Does This ECHO Offer?
- Free continuing education: Approved for 1 hour of veterinary continuing education by the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine
- Collaboration and ongoing learning with a variety of experts in livestock medicine
- No cost to participating sites and individuals
Topics for Learning & Discussion
- Forage-related livestock morbidity in the “fescue belt”
- Lameness in cow/calf operations
- Swine vaccination: commercial vs pet
- Antimicrobial stewardship
- Pain management in beef calves
- Calf diarrhea
- Backyard poultry medicine
- Bovine orthopedics – practice tips
- Anaplasmosis in cattle
- BVD – testing and management
- Mineral deficiency in beef cows
Meet the Expert Team
Pamela Adkins, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, Food Animal Internist, MU VHC Food Animal Clinic
Tim Evans, DVM, MS, PhD, DACT, DABVT, Toxicologist/Theriogenologist, MU VMDL Toxicology
Corinne Bromfield, DVM, Extension Veterinarian – Swine, MU Veterinary Extension
Craig Payne, DVM, MS, Extension Veterinarian – Beef, MU Veterinary Extension
Tamara Gull, DVM, PhD, DACVIM, DACVPM, DACVM, Food Animal Internist/Microbiologist, MU VMDL Bacteriology
Scott Poock, DVM, DABVP, Extension Veterinarian – Dairy, MU Veterinary Extension
Brian Shoemake, DVM, MS, DACVIM (LAIM), Food Animal Internist/Herd Health, Texas A&M University, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Christopher Baughman, DVM, State Extension Specialist – Small Ruminants, Lincoln University Cooperative Extension
Cody Secrest, DVM, Rural Large Animal Practitioner, Countryside Veterinary Clinic
