The series will offer 24 workshops over a two-year period, with each workshop providing between three and seven continuing education units to veterinary doctors and technicians. To maintain their respective licenses, doctors need 20 hours of CEUs, technicians need six. The first class, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 19, will focus on honey bee veterinary medicine. Most of the workshops will be hands-on, held at one of four locations throughout the state. Two of the courses, focusing on finance, will be available online. Ward said the classes will largely focus on aspects of large animal veterinary medicine crucial to producers, such as performing field necropsies on dead animals in order to reduce or prevent the spread of disease, and palpating female cows to diagnose the stage and condition of pregnancies. Ward said the teaching cadre for the workshops will be drawn Division of Agriculture staff, members of the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association and from well-known veterinary experts throughout the country. The curriculum, which is still being designed, will be generated through the Division of Agriculture and the medical association, she said. The workshops will be free to attend. To register, contact Heidi Ward at To learn about the need for veterinary medicine in Arkansas, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit . About the Division of Agriculture The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system. The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. # # #
The series will offer 24 workshops over a two-year period, with each workshop providing between three and seven continuing education units to veterinary doctors and technicians. To maintain their respective licenses, doctors need 20 hours of CEUs, technicians need six. The first class, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 19, will focus on honey bee veterinary medicine. Most of the workshops will be hands-on, held at one of four locations throughout the state. Two of the courses, focusing on finance, will be available online. Ward said the classes will largely focus on aspects of large animal veterinary medicine crucial to producers, such as performing field necropsies on dead animals in order to reduce or prevent the spread of disease, and palpating female cows to diagnose the stage and condition of pregnancies. Ward said the teaching cadre for the workshops will be drawn Division of Agriculture staff, members of the Arkansas Veterinary Medical Association and from well-known veterinary experts throughout the country. The curriculum, which is still being designed, will be generated through the Division of Agriculture and the medical association, she said. The workshops will be free to attend. To register, contact Heidi Ward at To learn about the need for veterinary medicine in Arkansas, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit . About the Division of Agriculture The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system. The Division of Agriculture is one of 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. # # #
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