This federal Project Grant award, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) under the Veterinary Services Grant Program (CFDA 10.336), aims to enhance veterinary services and address veterinarian shortages in the Texas Panhandle, Eastern New Mexico, and Oklahoma Panhandle regions. The $249,996 award to Texas Tech University System will fund a three-year study to: (1) identify attitudes, beliefs, and challenges surrounding post-mortem examinations, (2) develop communication programs to enhance post-mortem examination skills and reporting, (3) leverage technology and digital photography to teach post-mortem examination and reporting, and (4) increase interest in food animal medicine careers among high school and veterinary students. The study will enroll up to 25 feedlots, 25 dairy operations, 50 food animal veterinarians, 25 high school students, and 25 veterinary students, with materials provided in English and Spanish. The goal is to mitigate the food animal veterinarian shortage while enhancing food safety and animal health through improved disease detection and diagnosis.
Mod # | Description | Reason For Modification | Federal Obligation (Click to sort descending) | Date (Click to sort ascending) |
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| Not listed | $250.0k | 7/11/24 |