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September 2008 - Vol. 3 No. 8 |
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Top Stories
Back to school Big check for the CVM |
Regular Features
Check
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Grant makes research painless for Dr. Coetzee This is one grant that could perhaps be described as a cash cow, and Dr. Hans Coetzee couldn’t be more pleased. Over the summer, he led a research team on the initial phase of a project that investigated the pharmaco-kinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs used to alleviate pain in cattle. This research project was funded by a $325,000 grant from the Animal Well-being section of the USDA-National Research Initiative. According to Dr. Coetzee, “The primary focus of this research is to understand the relationship between analgesic drug administration and alleviation of pain in cattle. Pain is unavoidably associated with dehorning and castration in farm animals; yet, remarkably there are no drugs specifically approved for pain relief in livestock in the United States. To facilitate these approvals, scientific measures of pain are needed.” This research is the first to concurrently measure plasma analgesic drug concentrations and an innovative combination of pain biomarkers and behavioral indicators. Together, these will allow identification of effective, practical and affordable pain relief protocols in cattle. Studies of this magnitude require a great deal of planning and organization. “The most significant challenge we encountered was the intensive blood sampling and measurement of behavioral changes over a very short period of time,” Dr. Coetzee said. “This was necessary because the effects of pain relieving drugs can be very brief and transient.” To help on the project, Dr. Coetzee had a team of 14 students. He also collaborated with other Ag Practices faculty, including Drs. Anderson, Apley, Gehring and White. “We believe the veterinary profession and livestock producers must be proactive in terms of developing and utilizing techniques that are shown to alleviate pain in cattle,” Dr. Coetzee said. “Our group is committed to developing science-based pain relief methods that are cost-effective, convenient and user-friendly.” |
 Dr. Hans Coetzee studies pain relief treatments for production cattle. He recently received $325,000 from the USDA-NRI Animal Well-being section. |
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Note from SCAVMA: What’s on tap for 2008-2009
Welcome back to all the returning students and hello to all the faculty,
staff and students who remained in Manhattan this summer. The 2008-2009
school year bodes to be an exciting one. SCAVMA at We began our year of All-School Meetings Aug. 27 with a great talk
from Dr. Gary Brown of Princeton, W. Va., who is the new vice president
of the AVMA. He came to Next, I would like to introduce you to the newest members of our SCAVMA Executive Board. The third-year students who joined us at the end of last semester are: Megan Oelstrom (vice president), Melissa Peterson (wellness chair), and Megan Stark (mentoring chair). Our second-year students on the board are Adam Lukert (president-elect), Lauren Passantino (secretary), Julia Paul (treasurer-elect), Jennifer Reischman (fundraising chair-elect), and Sarah Joy (intramural chair). Our new faculty adviser-elect is Dr. Meredyth Jones. We have several events toward the end of September, so keep an eye out for our advertising. On Sept. 24 at 7:00 p.m. in Frick Auditorium, we will be hosting an Internship/Residency Panel for all your questions about continuing education. On Sept. 26 at 6:00 p.m., SCAVMA and the Public Health Club will host a One Health, One Medicine Lecture Series with dinner. This is meant to be informative in regard to the widespread crisis of rabies. On Sept. 28 at 11:00 a.m. at CICO Park, SCAVMA will be hosting our Annual World Rabies Day celebration. This will include a 5K/10K and Kid’s Fun Run, live music, kid’s amusements, massages, local vendors, food from our Bovine and Swine Clubs, and the support of all of our veterinary organizations here at the veterinary college.” |
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Big money for scholars
Smiles were plenty for the Veterinary Research Scholars upon receipt of
this $12,000 check from the KC Animal Health Corridor. Pictured left to
right are: Emily Archer with Cairo, Andrea Eyler, Jenny Girard, Brian
Godsey, Sarah Barron, Craig Pauly, Dr. Lisa Freeman, associate dean for
research and associate vice president for innovation for the Click the following link to learn more about the Veterinary Research Scholars program. |
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Please stop by 103 Trotter and say hello to Megan Kilgore. She was
recently named as the new development officer for the College of
Veterinary Medicine, employed through the Kansas State University
Foundation. She takes the place of Marty Kramer who is now the director
of development for the Prior to joining the CVM, Megan was the marketing/business development manager for Kansas State University Federal Credit Union in Manhattan, where she developed key marketing strategies to increase membership and product usage. Megan’s additional experience includes serving as the executive director of Hillsboro Management Board in Hillsboro, Kan., and as an economic development representative for the Kansas Department of Commerce, Agriculture Division, in Topeka, Kan.
Megan, a native of Lyndon, Kan., earned her bachelor’s degree in animal
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Staff appreciation picnic draws a crowd The CVM held its annual staff appreciation picnic Aug. 14. Attendees were treated to hamburgers, hot dogs, lemonade, CVM T-shirts and a drawing for several door prizes.
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CE Conference: Enhancing Patient Care through Nutrition This conference will provide up-to-date information on how to incorporate nutrition into the optimal care of small animal patients. Included will be practical issues of pet nutrition that will help veterinarians and veterinary technicians answer common questions from owners, and learn the latest information on optimizing nutrition for healthy animals. Information and Registration Form: https://ww2.vet.k-state.edu/Intranet/ce/pdf/2008/Emerg_med.pdf . See Linda or Marci at VMCE, 1 Trotter Hall to register. |
Guest speaker: Dr. Lisa M. Freeman, of Tufts University Saturday, September 13, 2008 | ||||||||
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*bonus photo gallery First years get picnic too
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*bonus feature Summer fun
We asked what some of our staff and students did over the summer. Here are some pictures and details: From Amy Brusk, grants specialist:
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 Chase (the German Shepherd in the photos) was a humane society dog who had surgery here at the VMTH to re-route his urinary tract last spring. |
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From Cathy Nuzum, Computer Information
Specialist, CaTS: “This summer, for several weeks in July, I played cricket in a tournament that the Indian Student Organization held. I originally went to watch Praveen Ramanan and Somil Chandwani from CaTS play. I was interested in learning the sport and subsequently got recruited to play. It was a lot of fun and was a great experience. Like myself with softball, the Indian students have played cricket all of their lives, and playing it and understanding the rules comes without saying. It was good for me to get outside my comfort zone in a sport having played all sports growing up and being somewhat of a natural at them. It was a great experience getting to learn the sport, meeting the Indian students and interacting with them in a social environment. I wont be going pro playing Cricket any time soon but my rookie debut was a fun one."
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 Cathy Nuzum, in the black shorts, gets some pointers on the game of cricket.
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Under the Microscope: Dr. Fernando Alves , Postdoctoral
Fellow , Schultz Laboratory, Anatomy & Physiology
Place of birth: Ribeirão Preto, State of São Paulo, Brazil Family information:: What do you find to be most
exciting about the start of a new school year?
What’s your favorite food to have
at a picnic? What’s a hobby or skill you
always wanted learn? |
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Check it Out at the Library: Databases you should know about by Carol Elmore
Those of us who work at the veterinary college are quite familiar with databases that index veterinary literature such as PubMed and CAB Abstracts, but are often unaware of the many other electronic databases available to us. I would like to recommend several that are not directly related to veterinary medicine, but can be valuable sources of information. Databases that deal with historical topics can be used when researching the history of diseases in veterinary medicine. Using Heritage Quest Online, I found information on the history of typhoid fever. Although this is an excellent source of U.S. federal census information from 1790-1930, the database also has a periodical index called PERSI for many genealogy publications. There is also a section that shows full-text access to historical books. I needed information on the City of St. Louis and its typhoid fever outbreak during the early 1900’s. I found references in journals and books about the city’s health problems during this time period. Another valuable database that indexes historical books and periodicals is America: History and Life that makes searching by topic very easy. Topics on the history of medicine and veterinary medicine and their effects on historical America can be located through this index. Access to these two and other databases can be obtained at: http://www.lib.k-state.edu/ db/index.html or through links on our Veterinary Medical Library homepage. Another database, Lexis/Nexis Academic, gives legal (including court cases that have been appealed) and medical information. Court cases on both the state and federal levels can provide valuable information about legal issues that have been litigated on medical and health issues throughout the history of our country. Sometimes this type of information is available only through published court cases. An imaginative use of some of our many library databases can reveal interesting and unusual insights to veterinary medicine. |
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Congratulations to student worker, Amy Jo Wright who is now Mrs. Amy Jo Coltrane. She and her husband Caleb were married Aug. 9 in Ottawa, Kan. The bride and groom are shown displaying a gift of beads from Amy Jo’s colleagues in the Development Office, who brought the beads back from New Orleans during the AVMA Convention. |
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Dr. Anuradha Ghosh has joined Dr. Zurek’s lab as a postdoctoral research associate and will be working on the ecology of antibiotic resistant enterococci in companion animals. Dr. Beth Davis was featured in the Horse Magazine on June 26. The article was titled, “Dirty Jobs for Horses: Charlie Brown Blood Donor and Teacher.” She was quoted, “Our teaching horses are very valued members of our teaching facility.” |
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Dr. James W. Carpenter was the past-president/ conference chair at the 29th Annual Conference of the Association of Avian Veterinarians and the Association of Exotic Mammal Veterinarians in Savannah, Ga., Aug. 9-14. He also presented a paper, “Pharmacokinetics of Piperacillin/ Tazobactam in the Hispaniolan Parrot” (co-authored with Dr. Ronette Gehring). Dr. Maria Ferrer and Dr. Bob Larson presented at the Society for Theriogenology meeting Aug. 12. Dr. Dan Thomson spoke at the Kansas Livestock Association in Garden City, Kan., on Aug. 21 on Welfare Issues in the Beef Industry. Dr. Brad White spoke at the South Dakota Veterinary Medical Association Aug. 14 on finding, hiring and keeping new associates; profit centers in cow-calf practice; calf health management; and replacement heifer management. |
Dr. David Biller presented the
following two awards and read some excerpts from the letters of
nominations. Dr. Klocke was nominated by Stephanie Lister.. Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Dr. Apley was nominated by Drs. Hans Coetzee and Ronette
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New Arrivals |
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Takayuki Kudo - A&P |
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Recent Departures |
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Manuel Chamorro Ortega - VMTH |
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Lifelines is published each month by the Development and Alumni Office at the College of Veterinary Medicine Editors are Joe Montgomery and Amy Jo Coltrane, jmontgom@vet.k-state.edu, ajwright@vet.k-state.edu
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