Recipient Organization
FOUR STATE VETERINARY SERVICES LLC
34 DALE CT
NEWARK,DE 19702
Performing Department
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Non Technical Summary
The state of Delaware lacks veterinarians capable of properly caring for and willing to see beef and dairy cattle, sheep, goats, production and pet pigs, llamas, alpacas, camels, chickens, ducks, geese, and turkeys. This leaves many people across the state, from traditional farmers to livestock pet owners, without proper care for their animals. This shortage of veterinary care can have an effect on the general public as well- if livestock that produce food products are not healthy, food safety and availablity is compromised. This can have dire consequences for consumers across the state and across the nation. Veterinary care for food and fiber animals is a necessary and important need that this project fulfills.This project allows Four State Veterinary Services, the only 100% full time food and fiber animal practice based out of Delaware, to purchase a reliable practice vehicle and portable veterinary clinic (vet box) in order to perform farm visits for food and fiber animals across the state. This will allow for not only reliable service, but increased efficiency and organization within the practice. This project also allows for the purchase of x-ray equipment which will provide on-farm x-rays to food and fiber animals. This service does not currently exist within the state for food and fiber animals primarily. Overarchingly, this project will help to ensure longevity for a practice that focuses on filling a void that currently exists when it comes to veterinary care for animals that produce food and fiber for human use. This provided veterinary care will have a lasting impact on agriculture throughout the state and act as another safeguard for healthy and high-quality food products for the general public.
Animal Health Component
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Research Effort Categories
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Applied
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Goals / Objectives
The goalof this project is the following:Provide sustainable, quality veterinary care to food and fiber producing animals across the state of Delaware including beef and dairy cattle, sheep, goats, production and pet pigs,llamas, alpacas, camels, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and geese.Objectives:1. Purchaseof a reliable practice vehicle and portable veterinary clinic (vet box).2. Utilize a new practice vehicle and vet box to create a better organized and more efficient practice model.3. Provideeducational offerings with additional space provided by a new practice vehicle allowing for more student shadowing and externship opportunities.4. Purchase radiographic equipment and offer a new service to clientele.
Project Methods
The way this project will be conducted is relatively simple. Equipment will be purchased including a new practice vehicle, portable veterinary clinic, and radiograph machine. The new practice vehicle will provide reliable veterinary services across the state while the portable veterinary clinic allows for more organization and general storage space for equipment. The radiograph machine will allow for additional service offerings which enhances the practice overall.Efforts will be made to increase call volume with the expected increase in efficiency from having a more reliable practice vehicle with adequate storage space. Increased space within the vehicle will allow for more student shadow and externship experiences facilitating experiential learning for high school, college, veterinary, and veterinary technology students. The ability to offer radiographic imaging as a service is unique for the state of Delaware and this effort will provide elevated veterinary care.Evaluation will be performed by utilizing the practice cloud-based software. This software allows tracking of appointments and can help to identify appointment volume. This software can also be used to track inventory and can be used to follow radiographic equipment use as well as income from this machine. This system will allow accurate assessment of project impact on the practice.