The Education Pyramid (after pre-vet requirements)

1. College of Veterinary Medicine Offsite Teaching and Research FarmsUtilizing a Public Private Partnership Model

2. The Education Pyramid(after pre-vet requirements) 4th Yr. Clinical Rotations 2 week clinical experiences 3rd Yr. Medicine, Surgery, Public Health 2nd Yr. Infectious Agents, Pathology, Pharmacology 1st Yr. Basic Sciences

3. Clinical Rotations4th Year Preparation • Choice of 28 (out of over 65) rotations – 2 week “hands on learning experiences” • Hands-on, “real life” experiences • Small group learning

4. Top Ten Reasons Offsite Public/Private Partnership for Teaching and Research Farms 10.Provides access to a full-scale commercially operated modern farm • This kind of facility and capacity cannot be built on a University campus and maintained with existing University budgets 9. Close integration into routine activities so that students learn in the context of actual operations 8.Access to all stages of farm management and animal health treatment and control at a scale that guarantees that necessary educational experiences will be available every week 7. Limited managerial responsibilities, no operating risk or subsidy, no liability risk for the farm operation • Faculty and students can concentrate specifics of education and research, otherwise the farms operates on its own

5. Top Ten cont. Offsite Public/Private Partnership in Teaching and Research 6. Creates a model that allows research to be conducted on population scale • On campus research facilities accommodate very small numbers 5. Eliminates on campus space availability issues 4. Sustained faculty and administrative commitment (5-10 years) and collaborative/functional faculty teams • Public/private partnerships require formalized agreements (signed MOA) and win/win situations 3. Nature of on farm activities based on faculty research and teaching needs 2. Innovative partnerships allows for presentation for distinguished Audiences such as CRAD 1. Reduced the cost of research and education • Cost reduced by factor of 5-10 fold versus on campus

6. Dairy Education and Research Center Northern Plains New Sweden Creating a national resource facility for dairy education and applied research

7. 1. Dairy Education and Research Center • the College of Veterinary Medicine has built an academic center fully integrated into a large commercial dairy operation owned by Davis Family Dairies in southern Minnesota • 3,000 milking cows; 3,000 more at their other nearby dairy • 6,000 calvings total per year • housing for up to 24 students and two visiting instructors • classrooms and clinical teaching facilities • research laboratory: 1,000 ft2 • the result is a premier site for dairy veterinary education, dairy professional education, and applied research • the facility also serves as a highly visible site for the promotion of modern technology in milk production

8. Building layout for New Sweden Dairy calf hutches and calf management Building Dry cows and pre-fresh heifers Academic building Just fresh cows Milking cows Milking cows

9. Academic building • two floors merging teaching, research and student dormitory space into the center of the dairy • first floor: • conference room • wet lab for demonstrations and hands-on teaching • clinical treatment and teaching area • research lab space • dairy management center: manager’s and herdsman’s office areas, all computer systems • 2 offices, student locker room, reception, bathrooms, utilities

10. Academic Building: ground floor Rotary parlor Locker room Research lab Conference room Wet lab teaching Clinical area Calving stalls

11. Academic building: second floor • large classroom seats 60 at tables • overlooks calving area • smaller classroom seats 24 at tables • overlooks rotary parlor • bathrooms for conferences • food service for catered meals • dormitory: • rooms for 24 students and 2 instructors • full kitchen facilities and food storage

12. Academic Building: second floor Rotary parlor Small classroom Dormitory Large classroom Calving pens

13. Academic mission • to educate veterinary students from across North America in the care and management of dairy cows and production system management as a member of a dairy’s professional support team • to educate professionals serving the dairy industry as well: practicing veterinarians, nutritionists, technical support personnel and dairy managers • to serve as a site for applied research and development that will enhance dairy science and veterinary medicine • to provide a point of focus for dairy food systems education and research • to serve as a demonstration site for the value of modern technologic dairy production facilities: excellent animal welfare, environmental protection and sustainability, and efficient and high quality food production.

14. Dairy Professional Education • veterinary continuing education • nutritionists • dairy professionals • dairy managers • tech service and sales personnel • farm management advisors

15. Dairy applied research and development • 6,000 transition cows and calvings per year • full records through each animal’s lifetime • ability to follow cows through each lactation • individual daily milk production and daily group dry matter intake

16. Dairy Food System • education site integrating modern dairy production, food processing, and the wider commercial and regulatory infrastructure surrounding dairy foods • vertically integrated site for food safety and food systems research to address issues of safety, sustainability, supply chain resilience, and food security

17. Contributing Partners for Dairy Education and Research Center

18. 2. Swine Research and Teaching Farm • Concept for Farm • Part of focused area of activity (Swine Disease Eradication Center) • Need to study important production limiting infectious diseases at population (farm) level • Allows study of aerosols, insects, pig transport, vectors and personnel • Farm site and source of research pigs • Developed based on faculty/partner interactions

19. Swine Research and Teaching FarmRegional Swine Production Model L (+ ctrl) 120m SP (PRRSV +) 120m H M

20. Aerosol Transmission and BiosecurityStudies

21. Aerosol Transmission and BiosecurityStudies

22. Swine Research and Teaching Farm • Developed to study regional control of disease • Investigate various forms of transmission between farms • Develop control measures that would allow regional, state or national eradication • Implement control measures for demonstration purposes (ie demonstration farm) • On-site student housing • Graduate students and DVM students live on site • Daily care & record keeping

23. Corporate members PIC Genetiporc Boehringer-Ingelheim Pfizer Novartis Noveko Camfil Farr/Filtration Systems, Inc Bayer Japanese Association of Swine Veterinarians Practice members Pipestone Vet Clinic Fairmont Vet Clinic Swine Vet Center Clinique Demeter Cannon Valley Vets Carthage Vet Service Swine Disease Eradication Center and Research and Teaching Farm Partners

24. 3. Small Ruminant Teaching Farm Commercial production site for: antibody production in goats and sheep for use in diagnostic test kits for biomedical research U of M, CVM provides plasma harvesting, management and all health care Site houses 1000 goats and sheep used in antibody production as well as breeding herd for replacement animals

25. Small Ruminant Teaching Farm Facility at Cannon Falls is an excellent example of a premier production site, with efficient feeding and cleaning systems as well as ideal animal housing and movement abilities

26. Small Ruminant Teaching Farm The University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine and R & D Systems, Inc. have been in partnership for almost 20 years. The project was started by two CVM immunology faculty and immunologists from R & D to produce quality polyclonal antibodies in small ruminants.

27. Small Ruminant Teaching Farm Began with 3 part time staff and 50 animals, program has grown to over 1000 animals, two different locations, with 5 full-time and 6 part-time staff. Staff at the Cannon Falls Farm & St. Paul campus are all University employees.

28. Small Ruminant Teaching Farm R & D Systems farm provides makes their sheep and goats available for teaching opportunities for UoM as well as other veterinary students of all four year. Because of the large number of animals, many of these are hands-on learning experiences Veterinary students learn about population medicine, reproductive management and sick animal medicine and surgery at this site. Provides a site for applied research (2 summer scholars projects)

29. Small Ruminant Teaching Farm

30. Benefits of Offsite Teaching and Research FarmsUtilizing a Public Private Partnership Model State of the art facilities and extensive learning opportunities for students with outstanding case material Real world research findings and learning opportunities Significant cost containment at inception and over time Involves populations and commercial conditions Constant interaction with private partners pushes creative thought, problem solving and attention to detail in the involved faculty Creates funding opportunities (USDA competitive, corporate donations, federal funding for national centers of excellence for food animal education), educational and research partnerships within CVM, U of M and nations

31. Issues to be Managed with Offsite Teaching and Research Farms Utilizing a Public Private Partnership Model Constant attention must be paid to public/private partnership Distant site requires faculty and student travel Potential risks to U of M based on actions of partners and on farm activity Offsite farm and public/private partnerships heavily dependant on individual faculty expending thousands of hours time to ensure successful partnerships and teaching and research programs Requires good working relations with local veterinarians

32. Davisco / Davis Family Dairies2 large commercial dairies • New Sweden Dairy: completed in 2009 • 3,000 milking Jerseys • 800 dry cows • 500 pre-fresh heifers • 400 calves in hutches to 2 months old • Northern Plains Dairy: already operating • 3,000 milking Jerseys