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Hands in black gloves using a cotton swab to sample or inoculate a three-compartment agar Petri dish in a laboratory.

The Lab for Udder Health offers a quick, simple and inexpensive testing solution for diagnosing mastitis—the most costly disease affecting the dairy industry

Three people stand near a calf conducting an examination

The UMN PhD student’s field work demonstrates the impact of graduate research on U.S. agricultural sustainability.

Smiling veterinary student in blue scrubs and gloves crouching in a pen surrounded by market pigs on a farm.

New World screwworm has returned to North America after decades of eradication. The University of Minnesota is working with veterinarians and ranchers in Mexico and Central America to strengthen preparedness for future cases.

Veterinary professionals administer anesthesia prep to a small dog on an exam table.

Providing care for patients across species and specialities, this Veterinary Medical Center service has collaboration down to a science. 

Cows in a barn with two calves in the foreground

New College of Veterinary Medicine research explores the future of dairy calf housing.

A person kneels on the ground holding medical equipment next to a cow in a headgate.

Former CVM classmates have created an irreplaceable partnership that benefits current students with real-world training focused on bovine medicine.

A dairy calf is examined held while a veterinary student listens to its heartbeat and respirations with a stethoscope.

The University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine combines research, outreach and education to form strong collaborations with animal producers across the state.

Large animal surgery residents Hannah Hair performs surgery on a horse.

Healing the Veterinary Medical Center’s largest patients requires even bigger dedication, resilience and passion from the service’s team members.