Food Animal Veterinary DVM Certificate

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The goal of the Food Animal Veterinary Certificate (FAVC) program is to prepare graduates for long-term success in food animal veterinary practice by incorporating skills in varied areas including animal health, production medicine, practice management, and client communications. Achieving this goal will result in a veterinary workforce capable of meeting the needs of livestock producers in a sustainable practice environment.

Required Core Courses

Third Year

CS 712 - Food Animal Medicine Credits: 4
CS 728 - Theriogenology Credits: 3
CS 741 - Veterinary Practice Management Credits: 1

Fourth Year

CS 748 - Livestock Local Practice Credits: 2
CS 749 - Livestock Medicine & Surgery Credits: 2
DMP 785 - Diagnostic Medicine Credits: 2

Electives

Note: Must take at least 4 pre-clinical and 4 clinical electives.

Pre-clinical

CS 713 - Beef Production Medicine Credits: 1
CS 778 - The Basics of Bovine Theriogenology Credits: 1
CS 811 - CS Veterinary Medicine Elective Credits: 0.5-3
DMP 719 - Herd Disease Outbreak Investigation Techniques Credits: 2
DMP 804 - Ecotoxicology Credits: 1
DMP 816 - Trade and Agricultural Health Credits: 2
DMP 888 - Globalization, Cooperation, & the Food Trade Credits: 1

Clinical (4th Year)

CS 726 - Clinical Externship and/or Programmed Study Credits: 1-3
CS 769 - Advanced Feedlot Production Management Credits: 2
CS 770 - Advanced Cow-Calf Production Management Credits: 2
CS 774 - Advanced Rural Food Animal Business Management Credits: 1
CS 780 - Food Animal Reproduction Credits: 2
DMP 825 - Dairy Production Medicine Credits: 3
Relevant course at another academic institution

Required Core Experiences

Member of at least one national veterinary professional association (e.g. AABP, AVC, AASRP, AASV)
Complete required procedure log (Appendix 1)
Complete required number of procedures from elective procedure log (Appendix 2)
Demonstrated proficiency at core clinical skills (fourth year)
Externship with food animal emphasis (fourth year)
College-wide case and experience portfolio presentation seminar (fourth year)

Kansas State University

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