AgriLife Extension veterinary camp readiesfor seventh year

To Members of the Horses Rock Vet Science Project, Travis County:

The West Texas Youth Veterinary Science Workshop, open to all Texas youth, will be June 21-25 at the Tom Green County 4-H Center in San Angelo.

     The seven-year-old event introduces high school students to careers in veterinary science.  Instructors will include veterinarians, university and research faculty, and AgriLife Extension and Texas Animal Health Commission personnel.

     Course topics will include: zoology, the Beef Quality Assurance Program, toxicology, parasitology, anesthesiology, anatomy, nutrition, first aid, beef feedlot health management, large and small animal practice, necropsy and horse medicine.

·         The workshop will include classroom study, lab work and field trips.

·         Enrollment is limited to 30 students

·         Participants must be of high school age, have an interest in veterinary science and be willing to work in teams.

 

     Applications must be submitted to the AgriLife Extension office in

Sutton County by May 29. Participants will be informed of their

acceptance by June 5.

·         View Video from Last Year: http://sutton-co.tamu.edu/publications/2008vetscioverview.wmv

·         Download Student Application:  http://sutton-co.tamu.edu/publications/09VetWorkshopApp&Med.pdf

    

     Individual registration is $200 and due on June 10. In the event of

cancellation, refunds will be offered in full until June 15, but the fee

is non-refundable afterward.      Adult project guides are also needed, but must pass a background check before participating, Hernandez said.  Adult Applications:  http://sutton-co.tamu.edu/publications/09VetWorkshopVolunteerApp.pdf

     For more information, call the AgriLife Extension office in Sutton

County at 325-387-3101. Pascual Hernandez, 325-387-3101,

p-hernandez@tamu.edu, is the AgriLife Extension agent for Sutton County and the workshop’s coordinator.