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The KSU Camelid Medicine Club

Front row (left to right): Jenna Dockweiler (CA), Jessica Lau (CA), Tinie Chung (CA), Melissa Watts (MA), Laura Schurr (MI), Aidan Wolfe (SC), Tiffany Mainini (MA), Marjory Dunlap (VA)
Second Row (left to right): Stacy McHaney (KS), Jessica Bradford (PA), Madeleine Little (MO), Sam Nye (CA), Brianna Hafer (CO)
Last Row (left to right): Izabela Ragan (CO), Jeremy Kramer (IN), Sara Ku (MA), Rachel DeSotel (IL), Mark Caldwell (AZ), Becky Legere (TX), Linda Watson (CA)

The KSU Camelid Medicine Club was founded this September with the goal of educating future veterinarians in camelid medicine, welfare, and management. Founding officers, Sara Ku and Tiffany Mainini, have been involved with alpacas for the past four years and saw the need for more camelid veterinarians. The main goal of this club is to expose veterinary students to camelids and inspire them to incorporate these animals in their future practices. Through wet labs, farm visits, and continuing educational conferences the hope is that the students involved with this club will enter the work force with a strong background in camelid medicine. This club is an excellent supplement to the already exceptional camelid education Kansas State provides its students.

Mid America Alpaca Foundation and ARI Expand Alpaca Education

The Mid America Alpaca Foundation and Kansas State University are pleased to announce that they have made their DVD, Camelid Medicine Starter Series available to the Alpaca Registry. Now users can access this freeeducational series by going to www.ariacademy.com.
The program contains the following:

Basic Camelid Handling and Monitoring
Handling, Restraint and Field Anesthesia of Camelids
Heat Stress in Camelids
Neonatal Care of Camelids
Parasite Control Strategies and Herd Health Programs for Llamas and Alpacas

The DVD was created for small animal veterinarians who are seeking education on alpacas. The programs are also valuable to large animal veterinarians with limited alpaca experience, and an excellent resource for new alpaca owners.

New Video by Dr. Meredyth Jones

There is a new video by Dr. Meredyth Jones on the Alpacas on campus page that outlines the current projects that involve the campus herd. Please see On Line Education Page for an updated on new courses being offered and a feature that allows course sampling.