Recipient Organization
Sherman Veterinary Associates LLC.
1691 Tucker Road
Hood River,OR 970319681
Performing Department
(N/A)
Non Technical Summary
To provide large animal services to Sherman, Wasco, Hood River, Wheeler, and Gilliam counties by expanding the services we currently offer. These services will include pregnancy diagnosis, dystocia care, breeding soundness exams, Bangs vaccinations, urgent/emergent care, herd management, and education about infectious disease/antibiotic stewardish. We aim to immerse our local community in the importance of large animal veterinarians and hope to provide opportunities for the next generation of veterinarians and verterinary technicians.
Animal Health Component
(N/A)
Research Effort Categories
Basic
(N/A)
Applied
(N/A)
Developmental
(N/A)
Goals / Objectives
To bring large animal services, especially food animal, to the Columbia Gorge specifically Hood River, Sherman, Wasco, Wheeler, and Gilliam counties. The majority of the grant will be used to purchase equipment to service local herds in order to be able to maintain thriving herds for years to come. We also aim to bring education on preventative care, antibiotic stewardship, and veterinary careers to our area that has previously had limited large animal services.
Project Methods
SVA will start by purchasing the equipment that was budgeted for in this grant in order to start being able to offer these services this fall. Once equipment is purchased and has arrived we will start advertising to our local community through social media, word of mouth, and attendance in local festivals/fairs. We will continue to have conversations with our local producers to determine what their herds are struggling with as well as how we can better serve them throughout the year. Over the next three years, we hope to increase producer compliance to antibioitc sterwardship and create healthier herds through preventaive care and herd management education.