National Veterinary Services Laboratories
Description
The schedule for this experience has a diverse background of techniques and skills. It will include scrapie genotyping, fraudulent blood surveillance, pesticides/biologics sample testing, histology and sample processing, pathology, program disease field skills, endoparasites and ectoparasites.
Details
Associate Veterinarians and special expertise available
Board certified professionals and PhDs in: virology/pathobiology, zoological medicine, pathology, also Director of Veterinary Medicine, chemists, entomologists.
Educational Resources
There are various books and journals available at the HCAH library as well as reference materials available relating to each laboratory.
Responsibilities
It is expected that the student be responsible and respectful. The student should arrive at the designated time and show a desire to learn.
Student Supervision
The student will have a schedule of approximately 8 hours per day, 5 days per week. Some of the experience will be guided by laboratory technicians, microbiologists, biologists and entomologists but veterinarians will be available at all times.
Housing
No
Practice Information
National Veterinary Services Laboratories
1920 Dayton Avenue
Ames, IA 50010
Ph: 515-337-7521
Fax: 515-233-9197
Email: amy [dot] l [dot] winter [at] aphis [dot] usda [dot] gov
Web: http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health
Updated: 03/31/10
Signature On File: Amy Winter, DVM
