Source: UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE submitted to NRP
MOBILE SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC
Sponsoring Institution
Cooperating Schools of Veterinary Medicine
Project Status
COMPLETE
Funding Source
STATE
Reporting Frequency
Annual
Accession No.
1004452
Grant No.
(N/A)
Cumulative Award Amt.
(N/A)
Proposal No.
(N/A)
Multistate No.
(N/A)
Project Start Date
Sep 4, 2014
Project End Date
Jul 22, 2015
Grant Year
(N/A)
Program Code
[(N/A)]- (N/A)
Recipient Organization
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE
2621 MORGAN CIR
KNOXVILLE,TN 37996-4540
Performing Department
Biomedical & Diagnostic Sciences
Non Technical Summary
To provide veterinary students with hands-on spay/neuter surgical training, we will acquire, equip, and wrap a truck and large trailer for use as amobile spay/neuter unit. Students will perform more surgeries than is currently being conducted. The estimated number of students participating in the rotation for the first year after the mobile unit is operational is 48. Approximately 40 surgeries per student for a total of 1,920 surgeries in year one, with approximately 10% of the surgeries on pediatric (<5 mo.) cats and dogs.PetSmart Charities, $260,485, 1/23/14 to 7/22/15
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Classification

Knowledge Area (KA)Subject of Investigation (SOI)Field of Science (FOS)Percent
31538301060100%
Knowledge Area
315 - Animal Welfare/Well-Being and Protection;

Subject Of Investigation
3830 - Pets (companion animals);

Field Of Science
1060 - Biology (whole systems);
Goals / Objectives
Acquire, equip, and wrap a truck and large trailer to include medical equipment and furnishings for use as a mobile spay/neuter clinic.Expand the number of students and surgeries per student currentlyconducted in the Shelter Spay Neuter Rotation.
Project Methods
We will acquire, equip, and wrap a truck and large trailer for use as a mobile veterinary spay/neuter clinic. The unit will contain medical equipment and furnishings to provide hands-on spay/neuter surgical training for veterinary students, including surgeries on unowned pets < 5 mo. of age. The program will expand the number of students and surgeries per student currently conducted. The estimated number of students participating in the first rotation during the first year after the mobile unit is operational is 48, with approximately 40 surgeries per student for a total of 1,920 surgeries in year one.