Veterinary Education, Research, & Outreach

VERO trains Texas A&M DVM students to serve the veterinary needs of rural communities in mixed practice settings, with a better understand how to provide livestock husbandry and stewardship services.

VERO researchers focuse on disease prevention and mitigation, microbial ecology, and the prudent use of antimicrobial drugs and alternatives, while providing opportunities for graduate trainees.

VERO faculty provide opportunities for secondary and undergraduate students; livestock workers in the Texas Panhandle; 4-H and FFA participants; and continuing education programming.

VERO serves the region’s animal care professionals while recruiting and training students to serve in rural communities after graduation. Collaborative, compelling research and regional outreach are additional goals.

VERO faculty and staff are committed to teaching, discovery, and service through fourth-year clinical rotations and VERO’s research and outreach enterprises in Canyon while maintaining strong ties to their College Station colleagues.

The VERO facility, located between WT’s College of Agriculture and the regional Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, provides more than 22,000 square-feet of space for learning and research activities.