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01 Sep

Posted at 13:23h in Animal Owners, Equine, Livestock
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By Jodi Legge, Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium Executive Director The Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium (WLIC) was created in 2001 to manage and maintain a national animal identification system to facilitate speedy “trace back” and “trace forward” efforts in case of an animal disease outbreak. Wisconsin was the first state in the nation to mandate livestock premises registration and WLIC has an ongoing public-private partnership with the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to implement and maintain the premises registration program. WLIC was already registering premises voluntarily when a BSE-infected dairy cow was discovered in Washington State in December 2003,...

01 Sep

Posted at 12:44h in Animal Owners, Livestock
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By Dr. Gretchen May, Veterinary Program Manager, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection To strengthen the traceability of the livestock industry, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is transitioning to 840 radio frequency identification (RFID) tags for official identification. This transition will occur over a period of three years and will result in better protection of the long-term health, marketability and economic viability of livestock. It also allows for better disease control management through faster information sharing. RFID tags have both a visual and an electronic component that consists of a 15-digit number, the first three of...

05 Aug

Posted at 10:56h in WVMA News
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Dr. Douglas Kratt of Onalaska, Wisconsin, was elected American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) president-elect at the AVMA Convention in Washington, D.C., on August 2. A University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine graduate, Dr. Kratt practices at Central Animal Hospital, a small animal veterinary hospital that he has owned since 1998. His interests include surgery, oncology and nutrition. Dr. Kratt is an active member of the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association (WVMA), and just completed his term representing Wisconsin as a delegate on the AVMA House of Delegates. He is a previous WVMA...

30 Jul

Posted at 14:56h in WVMA News
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Where did you attend veterinary school? I graduated from the University of Wisconsin (UW) School of Veterinary Medicine in 1994. Where do you practice veterinary medicine? I practice at Lakeview Veterinary Clinic in Madison. I am also an adjunct professor at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, a position I’ve held for nearly 20 years. Please explain your involvement with the WVMA. Shortly after graduating veterinary medical school, I was active with my local VMA in Dane County (secretary, president, some legislative involvement) and more recently chaired the Continuing Education Committee (in the WVMA Convention days). What leadership and vision do you bring to the position? I...

30 Jul

Posted at 14:54h in WVMA News
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Where did you attend veterinary school? I graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine in 2004. Where do you practice veterinary medicine? After graduation, I practiced at Country Hills Animal Health in Eden, Wisconsin. In 2006, I joined All Pets Veterinary Clinic, an exclusive small animal practice, in Middleton, Wisconsin, and became a partner about five years ago. How long have you been a WVMA member? Please explain your involvement with the WVMA. I have been a WVMA member since 2000 when I first started veterinary school. As a student, I served on the Public Health and Safety Committee. Since graduation, I have...

30 Jul

Posted at 14:52h in Companion Animal, Equine, Livestock
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By Amanda Koch, MPH, Waterborne Diseases Epidemiologist and Rachel Klos, DVM, MPH, State Public Health Veterinarian, Wisconsin Department of Health Services The season for algal blooms has begun, which means you and your clients might be seeing stagnant areas of lakes, rivers and ponds affected by high concentrations of cyanobacteria, popularly known as blue-green algae. Cyanobacteria are photosynthetic bacteria naturally found in surface water in Wisconsin and across the world. When cyanobacteria grow to very high concentrations, they can create a localized accumulation, called a bloom. Blooms can take on different appearances depending on which species of cyanobacteria are...

23 Jul

Posted at 10:28h in WVMA News
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Mineral Point FFA member, Sara Heisner, is the 2019 winner of the Wisconsin FFA Veterinary Science Proficiency Award. Heisner has worked as a veterinary assistant at Military Ridge Veterinary Service since 2017. There, she helps around the office by answering phone calls, filing records, cleaning equipment, putting together kits and much more. When answering the phones she talks to many different clients to schedule appointments and answer questions. When scheduling calls, she asks questions to ensure that the veterinarian going on the call will be prepared and have the correct equipment and supplies to...

01 Jul

Posted at 09:54h in Animal Owners, Companion Animal, Research
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By Caroline Schneider, UW–Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Home to robust populations of ticks and their hosts (namely, mice and deer), Wisconsin has become a hot spot for tick-borne diseases. Over the past 25 years, deer ticks have trekked from the northern parts of the state to the south and east. They are now found nearly everywhere, lurking in the backcountry, in the wooded areas of neighborhoods, and even in well-manicured lawns. Wisconsin residents are also encountering more of another well-known pest – mosquitoes. In summer 2017, UW–Madison Professor Susan Paskewitz and her colleagues in entomology trapped...

01 Jun

Posted at 13:15h in WVMA News
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Congratulations to WVMA student members Danielle Schuld and Marie Bucko for being elected to serve as Student American Veterinary Medical Association (SAVMA) officers during the 49th annual SAVMA Symposium held in Athens, Georgia, in March! Schuld was installed as acting secretary and Bucko was elected president-elect. Schuld, from Portage, Wisconsin, just completed her third year at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine (UWSVM) and a two-year term on the WVMA Executive Board. She is looking forward to the opportunities this leadership position will provide. “One of the many reasons I was attracted to veterinary medicine was the ability to serve and...

01 Jun

Posted at 12:53h in Animal Owners, Companion Animal
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By William Gilles, WisCARES director; Elizabeth Alvarez, WisCARES educational director and clinical assistant professor, UW School of Veterinary Medicine; Kelly Schultz, WisCARES veterinarian; and Ruthanne Chun, associate dean for clinical affairs, UW School of Veterinary Medicine Homelessness, poverty and pet ownership have a complicated relationship that we are only now gaining perspective on as a profession. Nationally, through its Pets for Life program, the Humane Society of the United States reports that 23 million dogs and cats live with people surviving paycheck to paycheck or in poverty. Locally, the United Way estimates that 41 percent of Dane County...

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