Vet Tech Students Try Something New

and that's just what the Veterinary Technician program students from Dakota County Technical College did at Bremer Farms last week!

This is our fifth year of partnering with DCTC and their Vet Tech practical experience. Their goal is to practice some basic procedures on our calves.

We begin each visit with a tour of our milking barn. Some of the students have little or no experience with dairy animals.

After the instructors give directions, it's time to begin. The students practiced restraining the calf. (If you don't try, you will never suceed. ;) As well as physical exams, and heart and lung listening with a stethoscope.

The students then practiced blood draws in the jugular vein, under the skin- subcutaneous injections,

oral dosing using water as pretend medicine, 

and lastly radiograph x-rays.

We are happy to be a part of such important training for the Vet Tech students. Veterinarians and Vet Tech's are all part of the team that keep our animals healthy so that Bremer Farms can continue to produce healthy dairy foods for your family and mine. 

Here's one of the two classes that visited us last week. Shout out to the instructors too! They do a wonderful job of overseeing their students as well as the care and concern for the safety and comfort of our calves.

Another Group Of Future Vet Techs

 Dairy farming takes teamwork. It also takes a team. Veterinarians are a part of every successful dairy farm team, and that means vet tech's too.

This class of vet tech students from Dakota County Technical College came to visit Bremer Farms last week. But they didn't just come to visit, they came to learn, and practice too.

While under the watchful eyes of their instructors, the students did blood draws, haltered a calf, checked temperatures, and did subcutaneous injections (an injection in which the needle is inserted just under the skin) of saline solution.

We were happy to be a part of these future Veterinary Technicians practical experience. Veterinarians and Vet Tech's all play an important role on a dairy farm. They are part of the team that helps to keep our animals healthy.

Thanks to the DCTC instuctors Nicole and Hope for including Bremer Farms in this important practical experience for their students!

Future Vet Tech's

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. 

~ Confucius

It was a beautiful day for a visit to the farm, and this group of visitors had a mission in mind. These students from Dakota County Technical College are in the Veterinary Technician program. Their goal today was to practice some basic procedures on some of our calves. This is our third year of partnering with DCTC and their vet tech practical experience.

We begin each visit with a brief tour of our milking barn. Some of the students have never been on a dairy farm. 

After Instructor Kelsey (below at left) gave directions, it was time to begin.

While under the watchful eyes of their instructor, the students did blood draws, haltered a calf, 

checked temperatures, and did subcutaneous injections (an injection in which the needle is inserted just under the skin) of saline solution.

It was great to see the enthusiasm of all of these students, and their care and concern for the safety and comfort of our calves was admirable, a sign of great vet tech's in the making! 

We are happy to be a part of these future Veterinary Technicians practical experience. Veterinarians and Vet Tech's all play an important role on a dairy farm. They are part of the team that helps to keep our animals healthy.

We have another group of eager future Vet Tech's coming tomorrow!

DCTC Students Learn At Bremer Farms

It was a beautiful day for a visit to the farm, and this group of visitors had a mission in mind. These students from Dakota County Technical College are in the Veterinary Technician program. Their goal today was to practice some basic procedures on some of our calves.

While under the watchful eyes of their instructors, the students did blood draws, haltered a calf, checked temperatures, and did subcutaneous injections (an injection in which the needle is inserted just under the skin) of saline solution.

It was great to see the enthusiasm of all of these students.

And their care and concern for the safety and comfort of our calves was admirable, a sign of great vet tech's in the making!

We were happy to be a part of these future Veterinary Technicians practical experience.

Veterinarians and Vet Tech's all play an important role on a dairy farm. They are part of the team that helps to keep our animals healthy.

We at Bremer Farms look forward to the next visit by a new class of vet tech's!

Looks like someone made a friend!

Future Veterinary Technicians Learn On Bremer Farms

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. 

~ Confucius

 The vet tech students from  Dakota County Technical College paid Bremer Farms a visit to get some hands-on experience. We were happy to be a part of these future Veterinary Technicians "doing and understanding." None of these students had worked with cows or calves before.

After a short farm tour, Farmer John demonstrated how to put a halter on a calf and spoke about proper handling of the animals. Our future Vet Techs then had the opportunity to do a subcutaneous injection (an injection in which a needle is inserted just under the skin) of saline on the calves. Then it was on to checking temperatures. The student in the picture above is checking the temperature rectally. 

After each student took temperatures and did the injections, it was on to blood draws. Blood draws were taken from the tail as well as the neck. As you can see, there was a great feeling of accomplishment when there was success. Thumbs up!

Lastly, after a lot of lovin' and attention, the calves were treated to an oral injection...of applesauce! The calves loved it!

We are grateful for these young adults who plan to become veterinary technicians. Dairy farmers rely on veterinarians and vet techs to assist in keeping our animals healthy, and also helping if they become sick or need help when birthing a calf. They are part of our team!

A special thank you to Mikayla and Nicole, the instructors, for sharing the class with us. We look forward to another visit from your next class of future veterinary technicians.

Visit  DCTC Veterinary Technician Program to learn more.