Shelie Laflin, DVM Clinical Assistant Professor Agricultural Practices Phone: 785-532-5700 E-mail: slaflin@vet.k-state.edu

Professional Training:

• Bachelor of Science: Chadron State College
• DVM: Kansas State University
• Internship: Colorado State

Teaching:

• Clinical Skills (3rd year)
• Food Animal Medicine (3rd year)
• Principles of Animal Disease Control (3rd year)
• Production Medicine (3rd year)
• Veterinary Surgery II (3rd year)
• Theriogenology (3rd year)
• Grand Rounds (3rd year)
• Food Animal Local Practice (4th year)
• Food Animal Medicine and Surgery (4th year)
• Supplemental Food Animal Local Practice (4th year)
• Supplemental Food Animal Medicine and Surgery (4th year)
• Advanced Feedlot Production Management (4th year)

Research:

• N/A

Clinical:

Dr. Laflin teaches food animal rotations involving field service calls to clients in the area for procedures such as palpation, ultrasounding for pregnancy, cesarean sections, castration, dehorning and vaccinations. Her other interests include small ruminant and beef cattle production.

Selected Publications, Presentations, or Articles:

• Laflin, SL. Carcass Ultrasound Uses in Beef Cattle Production Settings. CVT. In Press.
• Sandberg, SL. Styne PF, VanMetre DC, Uhrig JL, Callan RJ. Evaluation and Treatment of Decreased libido Associated with Painful lumbar Lesions in Two Bulls. JAVMA. 224:565-570, 2004.
• Sandberg, SL. Gnad DP, Walz P. Rumen Cannulation and the Utilization of a Donor Animal. The Bovine Practitioner. 38: 54-58, 2004.