The group of 56 students represented K-State's student chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association. Teams of students from 27 schools from across the United States and one from Canada were presented with case studies covering a number of topics and were required to answer questions about the cases. K-State's chapter won first place in the parasitology and diagnostic pathology divisions and second place in the exotic animal and animal husbandry division. During the past three years, Ross has served as a reviewer for four grant review meetings, which are held to summarize rigorous, peer-reviewed evaluation of basic biomedical research grants. The vaccine could save American pork producers millions of dollars each year.
Pneumonia is highly contagious and can kill dozens of pigs quickly.
Researchers are hoping to find companies to license the rights to the patent and start producing the vaccine commercially. In October 1994, K-State established the Center for Food Animal Production Medicine. Dr. Jerry Gillespie directs the research and teaching center, which will conduct food animal production medical research and offer post-DVM instruction. Traditionally, dogs and cats are neutered between six months and one year of age. But pediatric neutering, which is performed before eight weeks of age, is one approach to the problem of pet overpopulation.