Kansas
State University achievements
2006
Veterinary Medicine
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Several K-State College of Veterinary Medicine students presented
papers and received awards and scholarships at the American Association
of Bovine Practitioners convention in Minneapolis, Minn., Sept.
19-23. Elliot Stevens, third-year veterinary medicine student,
and Robert Rust, fourth-year veterinary medicine student, earned
individual awards. Stevens' presentation, "Short Term Effects
of Exposure to BVD Virus on Health and Performance of Feedlot
Cattle," was named one of the top 10 research presentations
in a competition of case studies. Rust's work was named one of
the top three research presentations at the national convention.
The topic of Rust's paper was "Effects of Castration Method
and Lidocaine on Health and Performance of Feedlot Cattle."
Keith Dedonder and Matt Bartlett, both third-year veterinary medicine
students, were named Amstutz Scholars and received $2,500 scholarships.
Becky Funk, fourth-year veterinary medicine student, was awarded
one of the three graduate assistantships given out by the association.
Her research proposal was "Sensitivity of Pooled Antigen
Capture ELISA Testing for Bovine Viral Diarrhea and Economic Impact
of Herd-wideTesting." October 2006
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K-State's College of Veterinary Medicine has received an $815,000
sponsorship from Merial to fund research on ticks that infest
dogs and cats. The research, to be conducted by Michael Dryden,
professor of veterinary parasitology, will help veterinarians
and pharmaceutical companies understand more about the biology
of ticks and how to prevent them from infesting domestic animals.
Dryden is a world-renowned expert on fleas, having reversed misconceptions
about fleas during his 20 years of research. This research led
to the inception of Merial's products, Frontline and Frontline
Plus. March 2006
2005
Veterinary medicine
2004
Veterinary medicine
2003
Veterinary medicine
2002
Veterinary medicine
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