Small ruminant rotation?

[KittenKiller]

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Any good small ruminant related (or predominately small ruminant) at any of your schools?

Far too late for sheep station, which is the only one I know about.

 

[WhtsThFrequency]

Yup, we have a small ruminant rotation at VMRCVM (my beloved alma mater), led by the awesome Dr. Sponenberg, genetics, rare LA species, and SR expert. He has a big herd of myotonics that are sweet as heck, s well as some very intteresting Spanish equine breeds if you are interested, and invited everyone to dinner all the time, Tons of fun!!

 

[alliecat44]

If you're into camelids, we have Dr. David Anderson, arguably the world's foremost camelid expert. 🙂 Seeing SR and camelids are part of our LA rotations, not their own separate thing. Super nice guy and great teacher!

 

[dyachei]

we see a lot of small ruminants at UTK, but there is no specific rotation. We see tons of sheep and goats in our farm animal rotations. We also have many camelids.

 

[parietal]

I've heard we get quite a few cases in Minnesota. I think there is one small ruminant and one camelid rotation.

 

[breenie]

I've heard we get quite a few cases in Minnesota. I think there is one small ruminant and one camelid rotation.

Ohhh Minnesota... I wasn't going to apply to you... and then you reeled me back in...

 

[parietal]

Ohhh Minnesota... I wasn't going to apply to you... and then you reeled me back in...

😀 Go for it! We don't have a supplemental application or anything! (Just a fee.)

Plus we have a third-year elective on small-ruminant reproduction!

And if you take one of our first-year electives, Neonatology, you can serve on the foal/cria response team in the spring. This year, the patients included twin foals that both made it. The year before, they had a baby giraffe from a nearby zoo. 😀 (Granted, not small ruminant-related, but cool nonetheless, right?)

Edited to add:
OK, I remembered reading something about the caseload in Minnesota's 2007 self-study report, so I looked it up:
In 2006 (old, I know), our hospital saw 268 camelids, 143 goats/antelopes and 41 sheep. I have no idea how that compares to elsewhere. However, there was a strong positive trend here in camelids (up 644% from 2002!) and caprines (up 151%), so the numbers are probably higher now. (Ovines were down slightly from 2002 to 2006.) About another 250 goats, 250 sheep and 500 camelids were seen in our ambulatory services in 2006.

Just for comparison's sake: In 2006, camelids were the second most common patients in our large animal hospital after equines. Caprines were the fourth most common (after bovines). Sheep were fifth (before pigs).

Any good small ruminant related (or predominately small ruminant) at any of your schools?

Here are the descriptions of our rotations (from the same source, so the numbers may be outdated):
Small Ruminant Health and Production - students visit 15-20 flocks/herds on area farms and perform routine health procedures on approximately 300-1000 small ruminants and camelids

Camelid – students visit 15-30 camelid farms in the metro area and perform routine health procedures on approximately 400-900 camelids

Sorry for the information overload: I found this stuff fascinating and kind of got caught up in the research! Hope it is helpful! 🙂

 

[breenie]

😀 Go for it! We don't have a supplemental application or anything! (Just a fee.)

Plus we have a third-year elective on small-ruminant reproduction!

And if you take one of our first-year electives, Neonatology, you can serve on the foal/cria response team in the spring. This year, the patients included twin foals that both made it. The year before, they had a baby giraffe from a nearby zoo. 😀 (Granted, not small ruminant-related, but cool nonetheless, right?)

Edited to add:
OK, I remembered reading something about the caseload in Minnesota's 2007 self-study report, so I looked it up:
In 2006 (old, I know), our hospital saw 268 camelids, 143 goats/antelopes and 41 sheep. I have no idea how that compares to elsewhere. However, there was a strong positive trend here in camelids (up 644% from 2002!) and caprines (up 151%), so the numbers are probably higher now. (Ovines were down slightly from 2002 to 2006.) About another 250 goats, 250 sheep and 500 camelids were seen in our ambulatory services in 2006.

Just for comparison's sake: In 2006, camelids were the second most common patients in our large animal hospital after equines. Caprines were the fourth most common (after bovines). Sheep were fifth (before pigs).




Here are the descriptions of our rotations (from the same source, so the numbers may be outdated):
Small Ruminant Health and Production - students visit 15-20 flocks/herds on area farms and perform routine health procedures on approximately 300-1000 small ruminants and camelids

Camelid – students visit 15-30 camelid farms in the metro area and perform routine health procedures on approximately 400-900 camelids

Sorry for the information overload: I found this stuff fascinating and kind of got caught up in the research! Hope it is helpful! 🙂

Oh golly, that all sounds amazing. I'm from Wisco, and Green County (close to UW) has the 2nd highest dairy goat population in the US. I'm ALL about goats, and love the other small ruminants, too. I wasn't going to apply to Minnesota because I'm a little nervous about living in the twin cities (I have a horse and am not sure I can do much more urban that Madison), but... goats... I cannot resist the pull of goats. I feel like UW doesn't make enough use of its goat population around here.

Thanks so much for all of your info! I might have to apply, now! You have a horse, right? How do you work out where you keep it? Is board pricey around the cities? Do you have to travel a long way?

 

[parietal]

Oh golly, that all sounds amazing. I'm from Wisco, and Green County (close to UW) has the 2nd highest dairy goat population in the US. I'm ALL about goats, and love the other small ruminants, too. I wasn't going to apply to Minnesota because I'm a little nervous about living in the twin cities (I have a horse and am not sure I can do much more urban that Madison), but... goats... I cannot resist the pull of goats. I feel like UW doesn't make enough use of its goat population around here.

Thanks so much for all of your info! I might have to apply, now! You have a horse, right? How do you work out where you keep it? Is board pricey around the cities? Do you have to travel a long way?

Hey, breenie!

I'm kind of an odd case. I'm a non-trad and have a little hobby farm about an hour up the freeway from the vet school. I really don't want to sell and boarding in the Cities is expensive (especially for two horses!), so I'm going to be commuting most days and staying in the Cities one or two nights a week. We'll see how it goes.

When I did board in the Cities, it was possible to find small farms within a 45-minute drive or so that provided good, but not fancy care at a reasonable price. (At my favorite one, a nanny goat was my gelding's best friend. I think that's when I fell for goats, too. I can't wait to get one on my farm.)

If you do end up applying and coming here, we could definitely talk about you boarding your horse at my place. I have had three horses here before and I try to keep my boarding costs minimal. It's definitely not fancy, but it's safe and the horses get to be horses (i.e., not in a stall all day) but still have 24/7 access to the barn. Plus you could catch a free ride to my place with me any time I'm going. 🙂 Heck, I may even be looking for a horse-savvy roommate next year, and you can't get much more rural!

 

[breenie]

Hey, breenie!

I'm kind of an odd case. I'm a non-trad and have a little hobby farm about an hour up the freeway from the vet school. I really don't want to sell and boarding in the Cities is expensive (especially for two horses!), so I'm going to be commuting most days and staying in the Cities one or two nights a week. We'll see how it goes.

When I did board in the Cities, it was possible to find small farms within a 45-minute drive or so that provided good, but not fancy care at a reasonable price. (At my favorite one, a nanny goat was my gelding's best friend. I think that's when I fell for goats, too. I can't wait to get one on my farm.)

If you do end up applying and coming here, we could definitely talk about you boarding your horse at my place. I have had three horses here before and I try to keep my boarding costs minimal. It's definitely not fancy, but it's safe and the horses get to be horses (i.e., not in a stall all day) but still have 24/7 access to the barn. Plus you could catch a free ride to my place with me any time I'm going. 🙂 Heck, I may even be looking for a horse-savvy roommate next year, and you can't get much more rural!

Okay, this doesn't sound too bad! Thanks so much for the info. Excuse me while I go check the Minnesota box on my VMCAS! 😉