Released April 21, 2008

SAN ANGELO, Texas -- The West Texas Youth Veterinary Science Workshop, open to all Texas youth, will be held June 29 - July 3 at the Tom Green County 4-H Center in San Angelo.

The event is sponsored by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service offices in Sutton, Schleicher and Tom Green counties.

Pascual Hernandez, AgriLife Extension agent for Sutton County and the workshop’s coordinator, said the event, now in its sixth year, is meant to expose high school students to careers in veterinary science. University and research faculty members, AgriLife Extension and Texas Animal Health Commission personnel, as well as veterinarians, will serve as instructors.

Course topics will include: zoology, the Beef Quality Assurance Program, toxicology, parasitology, anaesthesiology, anatomy, nutrition, first aid, beef feedlot health management, large and small animal practice, necropsy and horse medicine. The workshop will include classroom study, lab work and field excursions.

Enrollment is limited to 30 students, Hernandez said, but participants from across Texas are welcome to attend. They must be of high school age, have an interest in veterinary science and be willing to work in teams.

Adult project guides are also needed, but must pass a background check before participating, Hernandez said.

Applications must be submitted to the Extension office in Sutton County by June 6. Participants will be informed of their acceptance by June 13.

Applications are available from any county Extension office or by visiting http://www.sutton-co.tamu.edu. They should be submitted to: Sutton County Extension Office, P.O. Box 1047, Sonora, TX 76950.

Individual registration is $200, due on June 18. In the event of cancellations, refunds will be offered in full until June 23. The fee is non-refundable after June 23.

For more information, call the Extension office in Sutton County at (325) 387-3101.

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Contacts: Steve Byrns, (325) 653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu

Pascual Hernandez, (325) 387-3101, p-hernandez