ISU AABP

13/09/2024

12/08/2024

Two great individuals that our members have the opportunity to learn from 🎡🐄

30/01/2024

Our Spring clothing order is now LIVE! The store will close February 11th at midnight, so stock up while you can!

This is not only for current students but also a great way for alumni and family to support our organization as well.

27/09/2023

We would like to extend a huge congratulations to Dr. Terry Engelken, D.V.M, M.S. who was recently recognized as the 2023 Mentor of the Year Award at the 56th Annual American Association of Bovine Practitioner's Annual Conference. Those who know Dr. E, know the vast committment he displays towards his student's success through his roles as professor, advisor, and life-long mentor. We are honored to have Dr. Engleken serving as one of our ISU AABP Chapter Advisors.

26/09/2023

You know what time it is...BURGER SALE TIME!!

Please join us in the fishtank lobby this THURSDAY, September 28th for our first burger sale of the semster. Please note that this week our burger sale will be CASH ONLY! We hope to see you there!

24/09/2023

This past week several of our members had the opportunity to attend the 56th Annual AABP Conference in Milwaukee, WI. It was a great time learning more about bovine medicine and networking with current and future colleagues and students.

Our memebers competed in the annual quiz bowl competition, student case presentations, and the student poster session. The following students also received AABP scholarships:

McKenna Brinning-Henningsen was a receipient of the 2023 Hardold E. Amstutz Scholarship and the 2023 AABP Foundation-Zoetis foundation scholarship.

Aly Statlander was a recipient of the 2023 Merck Student Recognition Award.

Nicole Sterzinger was a recipient of the 2023 AABP Foundation-Zoetis Foundation Scholarship.

Congratulations to all of our members who competed in events and received scholarships!

22/09/2023

Our members had a great time last night, speaking with several ISU alumni at the 56th Annual AABP Convention in Milwaukee, WI.

A large group of alumni, faculty and students attending a College of Veterinary Medicine reception during the American Association of Bovine Practitioners meeting last night in Milwaukee.

14/09/2023

Alumni and students we need your help!

This year the national AABP organization is hosting an Alumni Derby, which allows alumni and students to donate to AABP during the upcoming 56th Annual AABP Convention. The school with the most donations will receive funding towards their local chapter. The winner of this competition will be announced during the Annual Business Meeting. Help your alma mater, ISU by donating today!!

12/07/2023

REMINDER!! Funding applications for AABP Annual Conference are due this Saturday July 15th by 5 PM. Check your email for more information!

06/06/2023

June is National Dairy Month! We would like to take time to thank all of the hardworking dairy veterinarians who work diligently to make sure our dairy cows are happy and healthy so we can enjoy their delicious products!

01/05/2023

May Beef Month is officially underway! Thank you to all the past, present, and future beef veterinarians that work tirelessly to keep farmers, ranchers, and their livestock happy and healthy all year round!

27/04/2023

AABP exec members Jillian Fisher and Nick Jacobs gave our last student-led discussion of the semester on mastitis tonight! 🐮

They talked about how mastitis is inflammation within the mammary gland NOT infection. They also touched on pathogens associated with mastitis and diagnostics we can utilize to help us better understand the issue. 🩺

26/04/2023

🚨 Last AABP Burger Sale TODAY (4/26) in the Fish Tank Lobby from 12 - 1 pm! 🚨

Cash, check, and credit card accepted! If you are using your card there will be a $0.50 increase in price.

We hope to see you there!

13/04/2023

Make sure to come grab a burger for lunch today! We hope to see you at noon 🍔

02/04/2023

We had two Iowa State teams compete in Dairy Challenge at OSU FAMSS!

These teams headed out to a local Ohio dairy to analyze records and herd performance. They utilized their skills to evaluate opportunities for the farm to capitalize on. They then presented to a group of industry professionals. Good work teams!

02/04/2023

This weekend our AABP members had the opportunity to attend the Ohio State Food Animal Medicine Symposium. Students got the chance to attend a variety of high quality speakers and wetlabs that will set them up for success in the future. We had an impressive 50 members in attendance and Iowa State secured the school spirit award for the second year running! Thank you OSU for putting on a great symposium!

01/04/2023

AABP Scholarships are Open!

The AABP scholarship portal is open for veterinary students. Find a list of scholarships and online applications at https://aabp.org under the Students tab.

AABP Foundation-funded scholarships include:
• Amstutz
• Zoetis Foundation
• Merck Animal Health Bovine Veterinary Student Recognition Award
• Francis Welcome Dairy Practitioner
• Edwin Robertson Therio/ET
• NEW! James H. Bias

The deadline for all scholarships is May 31, 2023, 5:00pm EASTERN.

Make sure your AABP membership is current! The current dues year ends June 30. You can join/renew at https://aabp.org/dues/paydues.asp. It’s important that you join/renew at least one week BEFORE the scholarship deadline or your scholarship application(s) will not be accepted if you have not renewed.

25/03/2023

This week our AABP members learned how to perform liver biopsies! Dr. Cain and Dr. Radke talked to us about diagnostic interpretation and utilizing liver biopsies within a herd in the face of a problem.

Fun Fact: When trace mineral requirements for cattle aren’t met it can negatively impact reproduction, growth, and immune function 🦠

Big thank you to Multimin USA, Inc. for sponsoring this learning experience! 🐮

23/03/2023

💥TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO GET YOUR CLOTHING ORDER IN!💥

Link to store: https://envisiontees.chipply.com/ISUVetMed/

The store will close tonight (3/23) at midnight!

We have a ton of clothing options. Any type of colors, logos, and styles you could want! For those that have ordered we appreciate your support! 🐮

23/03/2023

BURGER SALE TOMORROW!! We hope to see you there! 🍔

10/03/2023

🚨 We aren’t bluffin’. The ISU AABP clothing store is up! The store will close March 23rd at midnight. 🚨

We have some great clothing items, so be sure to snag all your ISU Vet Med clothing needs! All clothing items can be sent directly to you. We appreciate the support!

Link to store: https://envisiontees.chipply.com/ISUVetMed/

09/03/2023

Last night our chapter secretary, Kaity Wesley, gave our second Student-Led Disease Discussion on the topic of bovine respiratory disease.

Bovine respiratory disease is estimated to be an economic loss of $800-900 million dollars annually in the U.S. beef industry.💲📈

Kaity discussed the importance of identifying sick cattle early in disease for treatment and utilizing necropsy and diagnostic testing to help aid in respiratory disease diagnosis.🐂

11/02/2023

Today isn’t National Appreciation Day, but we’re going to pretend it is!

It’s time for a meet the team and a quick look into what this AABP exec group has done this year. There is a TON of behind the scenes work that goes into it, and it couldn’t get done without this hard working group of people!

Speaker Committee (Elizabeth Moore, Hattie Cramer, Taylor Nielsen, Jill Fisher, Ty Schoelerman, Alek Goll): Works hard to bring in some great presenters. We’ve had a number of talks this year from different companies and veterinarians.

Wetlab Committee (Hattie Cramer, Hannah Nelson, Kaitie Abbott, Raegan Boeck, Hannah Wolfe-Johns, Katelyn Belding, Gus Peterson): Works hard to get our members hands on experiences. The topics have consisted of hoof trimming, ear implants, and dystocia.

Fundraising Committee (Savanah Crews, Kailynn Martin, Grace Clark, Katelyn Belding, Hattie Cramer): Works hard to bring you all the vet med clothing! They also put in a lot of hours on new ideas. Make sure to check out the koozies at the next burger sale!

Grill Team (Nick Jacobs, Tommy Lehmann, David DeBower, Austin Lange, Michael Wolfe, Tim Moritz, Ty Schoelerman, Alex Bebb): Aka the burger masters. This group easily grills the best burger in Ames. You can find them basically at any vet med event with some burgers on the grill!

Large Animal Rounds Coordinator (Savannah Crews): Savannah works hard to coordinate with the large animal hospital to get us access to the cases that come in.

Secretary (Kaity Wesley): Kaity takes notes at all of our meetings, sends out emails, and makes sure our board is updated! She’s a jack of all trades and helps out other committees!

Treasurer (Elle Moon): She looks at our books until her brain hurts and keeps us on budget! Elle is both a master of numbers and giving everyone a smile. We know she’ll be great at castrating someday, most of us can’t count to two.

Vice President (Tommy Lehmann): Tommy’s main job is to try to keep the President in line and never leaves us hungry at any exec meetings! He is also a master of the grill and never misses an event!

President (Aly Stadtlander): Aly only has one job and that is to wrangle all these bulls and heifers.

Advisors (Dr. Engelken and Dr. Gorden): We couldn’t be luckier to have two great bovine veterinarians leading us and advising us!

Thank you to our exec team for all their hard work thus far! Your hard work is appreciated and never goes unnoticed! Stay tuned for what we have planned for the rest of the semester! 🐮

07/02/2023

We are excited to try something new this semester! Our exec team will be giving Student-Led Disease Discussions. These are designed to use the material that we have learned in the classroom and put it all together to highlight diseases that impact our industry.

First up was our AABP president, Aly Stadtlander, on calf scours. She reminded us that scours is a management disease and prevention is key! 🐮

30/01/2023

We will be selling koozies today (Jan 30th) from 12 - 1 pm and Friday (Feb 3rd) from 12 - 2 pm in the Fish Tank Lobby. While supplies last!

15/01/2023

This week we have an exciting line up:

Thursday (1/19) 5 pm - 7 pm in room 2226:
Dr. Cortese will be speaking on “Using the Immune System in Food Animal Practice” with the second hour being an interactive case-based discussion.
DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: Tuesday, January 17th at 5 pm

Friday (1/20) 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm in room 1226:
Dr. Prante will be lecturing about bovine hoof trimming and lameness.
DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: Monday, January 16th at 5:30 pm

Saturday (1/21) 8:30 am - 10:30 am and 10:30 am - 12:30 pm in the field service garage:
Hoof Trimming Wetlab. Dr. Prante will be continuing his lecture from Friday where we will get hands on experience. (Reminder: you must attend the meeting Friday in order to participate)
DEADLINE TO SIGN UP: Monday, January 16th at 5:30 pm

We hope to see you there 🐮

02/01/2023

Student Case Presentation Competition
AABP 56th Annual Conference

The AABP Program Committee seeks abstract submissions for the 2023 Student Research/Clinical Case Presentation Competition to be held Thursday, September 21, 2023 at the 56th AABP Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Wis.

Submit cases online at https://aabp.org/students/case/default.asp by April 14, 2023, 5:00 pm EST.

For a category involving four or fewer entries, one award of $1,500 will be provided. For a category involving five or more entries, a first-place award of $1,500 and a second-place award of $750 will be presented.

Contact your AABP faculty representative for more information and for assistance in preparing your abstract. Contact Dr. Tracy Potter ([email protected]) or Dr. Fred Gingrich ([email protected]) for questions.

02/01/2023

Make sure to check out the AABP Have You Herd? podcast! We are lucky to have a Dean that is so supportive of our AABP organization.

AABP Have You Herd? Podcast: Dr. Dan Grooms – Cattle Veterinarian, AABP Past President, Dean

AABP Executive Director Dr. Fred Gingrich is joined by the dean of the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine, Dr. Dan Grooms. Grooms discusses his career as a mixed animal veterinarian in Ohio after graduating from The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Veterinary Medicine and the mentors he had that encouraged him to become involved in organized veterinary medicine. He started his volunteer service to AABP as a member of the Amstutz Scholarship Committee, became president in 2014, and currently serves on the AABP Foundation Board. He returned to OSU and was on faculty at Michigan State University, and then became dean at Iowa State University.

Grooms discusses the current shortage of veterinarians and how it particularly impacts rural mixed/food animal practice. He encourages veterinarians to develop young people in their community in following a path to veterinary medicine by getting them to enter college and apply to veterinary schools and think about a a career in cattle medicine. Grooms discusses the challenges with maintaining a curriculum that satisfies the Council on Education requirements for accreditation, and how veterinary school develops a foundation for students to enter the profession and continue to learn and advance their careers. Veterinary school tuition continues to increase and he outlines the budget and revenue streams at Iowa State University and how this impacts tuition fees to students. Scholarships and paid externships are important for all AABP members to participate in to encourage recruitment and retention in bovine practice. Grooms also discusses the efforts by AABP and universities to promote diversity, equity and inclusion to make sure that the profession is welcoming and supportive of everyone, regardless of their demographic backgrounds.

The AABP Foundation continues to support veterinary students and we encourage everyone to donate to the Foundation at http://aabp.org/foundation/donate.asp to support scholarships, research and externship programs for veterinary students. AABP members can list their externships to welcome students to bovine practice by going to http://aabp.org/jobs/mentor/Find_mentors.asp. Are you interested in joining an AABP Committee? Visit the committee page on the AABP website and click on a committee to find information and email the committee chair!

Listen to this episode directly at https://www.buzzsprout.com/814177/11927564, and search for other AABP Have You Herd? podcasts at https://www.buzzsprout.com/814177; listen on your favorite podcast platform. Have a podcast suggestion or feedback? Email [email protected].

26/12/2022

Happy Holidays from our herd to yours! 🐮🎄

27/11/2022

🚨LAST BURGER SALE OF THE SEMESTER🚨

Happening this Wednesday, 11/30, from 12-1 in the Fish Tank Lobby.

Customer Review:
“Those burgers are too good to pass up. I may have gotten caught on the run, but I couldn’t resist myself” -Shilo the Beagle

As always, swing by, grab a burger, and correctly answer the beef trivia question to be entered into a chance to win a free burger meal at the next burger sale!

HUGE THANK YOU to our sponsor of the burger sales this semester Iowa Beef Council! 🐮