Penn State extension veterinarians are available as speakers for
your meeting. Meeting facilitators including extension educators,
veterinarians, nutritionists, consultants or club leaders
can request a presentation by contacting the PSU Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences Extension office.
Extension meetings cover a wide range of audiences, formats and
expertise levels, including livestock producers, co-operative groups,
animal owners and breeders, hobbyists, and 4-H or other youth groups.
Topics can cover various aspects of animal health, nutrition and management, preventative medicine approaches, and
disease management for the following species:
- Dairy Cattle
- Beef Cattle
- Meat Goats
- Dairy Goats
- Sheep
- Horses
- Llamas and Alpacas
- Deer, farm-raised
Examples of possible topics include, but are not limited to:
- Animal identification
- Emerging disease concerns - BSE, CWD
- Bacterial resistance
- Biosecurity, on farm
- Disease risk analysis
- Food safety, on-farm
- Johne's disease programs
- Livestock nutrition and health
- Parasite control
- Mastitis/milk quality
- Transition cow management
- Vaccine protocols for all species
Examples of "hands-on" topics:
- Feed sample analysis
- Reading bacterial culture plates
- Injections and injection site lesions
- Calving management
Contact us for more information or to make a meeting request.
Examples of Previous Extension Meetings
If you have questions about any Educational Programs offered by PSU Vet Science Extension, call (814) 863-2160.
