We are a 100% bovine practice located in southeastern New Mexico, but provide large animal veterinary services to west Texas and western Oklahoma. Approximately 90% of our work focuses on dairy cattle reproduction, nutrition, management, herd health, milking protocols, and treatment protocols. The other 10% of our focus is beef cow work, including cow calf management and stocker management. We also have an in house milk lab for culturing samples and troubleshooting mastitis issues.
Students will have the opportunity to accompany one or more of our six veterinarians to interact with our producers/clients on daily scheduled farm appointments. They will be able to aid in pregnancy detection, breeding soundness exams, lameness evaluations, routine vaccinations, as well as the evaluation/diagnosis of sick cattle and dermination of surgical or medical treatment. Students will also be able to accompany our veterinarians on emergency calls to aid with emergency surgery, necropsy, dystocias, laceration repair, etc...
Times and dates available are on a first come first serve basis. We are already scheduling out to 2018.
Have a full text and media library that will be available to students throughout duration of internship. 24 hour access to our veterinarians. Each veterinarian has a mobile veterinary unit fully stocked to fulfill obligations to our producers.
Veterinarians:
Ian Norris, DVM
Tammy Kincaid, DVM
Jen Coble, DVM
Clinton Roof, DVM
Megan Evans, DVM
Michael Marricle, DVM
Phone Service: (575) 624-0905
Students will be expected to participate in troubleshooting farm issues, pregnancy detection, animal welfare evaluation, surgery, medical treatments and daily rounds covering current and past material.
Typical days start between 3-4:30 AM and can go to 6-7 PM. We see clients and emergencies 24 hours a day 7 days a week. But plenty of time will be given for recovery and resting.
Students will also have some time to visit some of the local tourist attractions as well.
We have an onsite apartment for student use at our clinic office. It includes comfortable bed, bedding, desk, wifi, storage cabinets, refrigerator, freezer, microwave, toaster oven. There is a large shower and bathroom. There is access to washer and dryer. This apartment and amenities are available without cost to student. Students are responsible for groceries during stay and will be provided means of transportation to run errands. Meals during the working day are covered by the clinic.