Something To Smile About: Texas A&M Veterinarians Heal Camel With Dental Abscess
As a camel, Karl Humphrey spends his days living a blissful life with his brother Johnny at Blessington Farms, a family-friendly farm experience west of Houston. The dromedaries, or single-humped camels, help educate elementary children, families, and farm visitors about camels and the care they require. Perhaps Karl’s favorite part of the job is providing […]
Texas A&M VMBS, AgriLife Research Build Veterinarian Recruitment Toolbox To Address Underserved Texas Communities
In communities throughout Texas and across the United States, the veterinarian serves as the cog of livestock and animal care, yet many rural areas continue a historical pattern of being underserved. To help address recruitment of veterinarians to critically underserved areas across the country, a collaborative effort between the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine […]
Schleining Appointed Large Animal Clinical Sciences Department Head
Dr. Jennifer Schleining, a clinical professor and large animal surgeon, has been selected to head the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences (VLCS) at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VMBS). Schleining has served as the interim VLCS department head for the past eight months while continuing to provide support to […]
Good Bull: Aggies Use New Technique To Heal Longhorn’s Fractured Skull
The rivalry between Aggies and Longhorns goes back more than 100 years, but it stops at the doors of the Texas A&M Large Animal Teaching Hospital (LATH), where Aggies recently worked together to heal a longhorn named Dante, a resident of Austin Zoo. Dante was brought to Texas A&M with a fractured skull that was […]
‘Aggie Cow Vets’ Represent Texas A&M At Annual Bovine Practitioners Conference
A group of faculty and students from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (VBMS) recently brought home scholarships and awards from the 55th annual conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) in Long Beach, California. “AABP is the highlight of the year for many bovine practitioners,” said Dr. Jennifer […]
Texas A&M Veterinarians Explore Translational Medicine, Save Pet Pig With Human Surgical Tool
When Peggy, a pot-bellied pig, arrived at the Texas A&M Large Animal Hospital (LAH) showing signs of a gastrointestinal obstruction, her veterinarians employed a rare combination of equine and human surgical techniques to save her life. The 9-month-old pig began showing signs of an obstruction, including lethargy and lack of appetite, in March 2020, leading […]
Schleining Receives Campus-Wide Teaching Excellence Award
Dr. Jennifer Schleining, a clinical associate professor at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVMBS), has been awarded a Texas A&M Provost Academic Professional Track Faculty Teaching Excellence Award for her outstanding skills as an educator. Established in 2019, the award celebrates the best instructors at Texas A&M University by encouraging, […]
