Muna 2018, Texas Tech University yakamisa Koreji yeVeterinaryMushonga wekushandira nharaunda dzekumaruwa nedzedunhu muTexas neNew Mexico ine underserved veterinary services.
Svondo rino, vadzidzi makumi matanhatu neshanu vegore rekutanga vachawana madhigirii ekutanga eChiremba weVeterinary Medicine akambopihwa neTexas Tech University, uye 95 muzana yavo ichaenda kunopedza kudzidza kuzadzisa icho chinodiwa. Muchokwadi, ingangoita hafu yevakapedza kudzidza vakaenda kumabasa anozadza kushomeka kwechiremba wemhuka kumadokero kweInterstate 35.
“Zvakakosha chaizvo kuti vadzidzi ava vashande vachidzidzira kurapa kwemhuka kwenguva refu,” akadaro Dr. Britt Conklin, mubatanidzwa wedhipatimendi wezvirongwa zvekiriniki. “Izvi zvinogutsa kupfuura kungoita vadzidzi vakawanda pagungano. Tiri kuisa vakapedza kudzidza ava munzvimbo dzavanodiwa.”
Conklin akatungamira timu kugadzira gore rekiriniki rakasiyana nechipatara chekudzidzisa chinoshandiswa nezvimwe zvikoro zvekurapa mhuka. Kutanga muna Chivabvu 2024, vadzidzi vachapedza gumi-vhiki mana internship pakati pevanopfuura zana nemakumi maviri nevaviri vanobatana navo muTexas neNew Mexico.
Nekuda kweizvozvo, vangangoita 70% yevakapedza kudzidza vanohaiwa nevavanodzidzira navo uye vanotaurirana muhoro wepamusoro pazuva ravo rekutanga rebasa.
"Vachawedzera kukosha nekukurumidza, saka ndinofara kuona kuti vari kubatwa zvakanaka mukutora uye kukwidziridzwa," akadaro Conklin. "Kukurukurirana uye hunyanzvi hwevadzidzi vese vakapfuura zvaitarisirwa. Vatinoshanda navo vanga vachitsvaga mhando dzakasiyana dzezvigadzirwa, uye ndizvo chaizvo zvatinopa - kunyanya munharaunda dzekumaruwa nedzedunhu. Mhinduro yavo yave nechido zvikuru, uye vanotarisira kuona zvigadzirwa zvakawanda seizvi sezvatinoenderera mberi."
Elizabeth Peterson achange ari paHereford Veterinary Clinic, yaakatsanangura se "nzvimbo yakakwana" kune avo vari kutsvaga kushanda mu feedlot veterinary mushonga.
“Chinangwa changu sachiremba wemhuka ndechekuratidza zvikamu zvose zvemuindasitiri kuti tingashanda sei pamwe chete nekuti tese tine chinangwa chimwe chete,” vakadaro. "MuTexas Panhandle, mombe dzinopfuura huwandu hwevanhu, uye ndinovimba kushandisa ruzivo rwangu rwekare muindasitiri yekurongedzerwa kwemombe kubatsira kuvhara mukaha pakati pevarapi vemhuka, vapfuri vemombe uye varidzi vezvipfuyo sezvandinotora nguva yakawanda ndiri pano."
Peterson anoronga kuve nechekuita mukutsvagisa zvakanyanya sezvinobvira uye nekubatana neTexas Livestock Feeders Association uye Animal Health Commission. Achashanda zvakare semurairidzi kuvadzidzi vezvipfuyo uye semubatsiri wekudzidzira.
Ndiye mumwe wevadzidzi vakawanda vegore rechina vane mukana wekushandisa Hereford Veterinary Hospital's Center of Excellence for Teaching. Nzvimbo iyi yakagadzirwa kuti ipe vadzidzi vegore rechina veterinary mienzaniso yechokwadi yemhuka dzechikafu vachiri kutariswa nevadzidzisi. Mukana wekudzidzisa vadzidzi vakaita saDr Peterson chingave chiitiko chine mubairo kwaari.
"Chokwadi chekuti Texas Tech yaikoshesa vadzidzi vanozodzosera kunharaunda yakakura," akadaro. "Vakasarudza vadzidzi vakaita seni vakazvipira kuzvinangwa zvavo uye zvisungo zvavo."
Dylan Bostic achange ari mubatsiri wachiremba wemhuka paBeard Navasota Veterinary Hospital muNavasota, Texas, uye achaita musanganiswa wekurapa mhuka. Hafu yevarwere vake yaiva imbwa nekatsi, uye imwe hafu yaiva mombe, makwai, mbudzi, uye nguruve.
“Pane kushomeka kwevarapi vemhuka kumaruwa nenharaunda kuchamhembe kweHouston vanogona kubata mhuka dzepapurazi,” akadaro. “KuBeard Navasota, tinogara tichibuda kuenda kumapurazi kweawa nechidimbu tichinochengeta zvipfuyo nekuti padhuze hapana machiremba anorapa mhuka idzi.
Panguva yebasa rake rekiriniki paBeard Navasota Hospital, Bostic akaona kuti zvaaifarira aienda kumafuro kunobatsira mombe. Haasi chete kuvaka hukama munharaunda, asi anobatsirawo ma ranchers kuti awedzere kushanda uye kuronga kufunga.
“Kupfuya mombe, ingava nzvimbo yokudyira zvokudya, kuongorora mamiriro okunze, kana kuti kuvhiyiwa kwemhuru, harisi basa rinofadza zvikuru,” akadaro achiseka. “Zvisinei, ibasa rinopa mubayiro rinokupa mukana wekuva chikamu cheindasitiri kwaunogona kuvaka hukama uye hushamwari hunozogara kweupenyu hwese.
Kuti azadzise chiroto chake chehudiki, Val Trevino akatora basa kuBorgfield Animal Hospital, kiriniki diki yemhuka mudhorobha reSan Antonio. Mukati megore rake rekudzidzira kiriniki, akawana hupfumi hweruzivo rwakaisa hwaro hwekutarisira kwake kweramangwana mhuka dzinovaraidza uye kunyange mhuka dzisingawanzo.
"KuGonzales, kuTexas, ndinobatsira kudzora katsi dzinenge dzarasika nekudzipa nekudzibvisa nekudziendesa kunzvimbo dzavanogara," akadaro. "Saka chave chiitiko chakanaka."
Paaiva kuGonzales, Trevino akanga achishingaira munharaunda, achipinda misangano yeLions Club nezvimwe zviitiko. Izvi zvakamupa mukana wekunyatsoona mabatiro aaitarisira kuita kana apedza kudzidza.
“Kwese kwatinoenda nevarapi, mumwe munhu anouya kwatiri otaura nyaya dzezvipfuyo zvavanenge vabatsira uye basa guru ravanoita munharaunda — kwete mukurapwa kwemhuka chete, asi mune dzimwe nzvimbo dzakawanda,” vanodaro. "Saka ndinovimba ndichave chikamu cheiyo rimwe zuva."
Patrick Guerrero achawedzera ruzivo rwake uye hunyanzvi kuburikidza neakareba-gore-kutenderera internship paSiginecha Equine muStephenville, Texas. Anobva aronga kudzosa chiitiko ichi kumusha kwake kuCanutillo, Texas, uye kuvhura kiriniki inofambiswa.
“Ndichiri kuchikoro chezvokurapa kwemhuka, ndakatanga kufarira zvikuru mishonga yemishonga, kunyanya mishonga yemitambo/kuremara,” anotsanangura kudaro. "Ndakave mufambi ndichishanda munzvimbo yeAmarillo uye ndakaramba ndichivandudza hunyanzvi hwangu nekutora akati wandei veterinary internship panguva yangu yekuzorora mukati mezhizha pakati pemesita."
Guerrero anoyeuka kuti paakanga achiri mudiki, chiremba wemhuka dzepedyo wepedyo aive muLas Cruces, New Mexico, anenge maminetsi makumi mana kubva. Anobatanidzwa muchirongwa cheFuture Farmers of America (FFA) chekutengesa nzombe uye akati mhuka huru dzine nguva yakaoma kusvika kuna chiremba wemhuka, uye hapana nzvimbo dzakatarwa dzekufambisa dzekuburutsa mombe kana mabhiza.
“Pandakaziva izvozvo, ndakafunga kuti, ‘Nharaunda yangu inoda betsero muna ikoku, naizvozvo kana ndikakwanisa kuenda kuchikoro chezvokurapa zvipfuyo, ndinogona kutora zvandakadzidza ndokuzvidzorera kunzanga yangu nokuvanhu ikoko,’” anoyeuka kudaro. "Icho chakava chinangwa changu chekutanga, uye ikozvino ndave nhanho imwe padyo nekuchizadzisa."
Dzvanya apa kuti udzidze zvakawanda nezvevadzidzi makumi matanhatu neimwe vanozowana madhigirii avo eDVM kubva kuTexas Tech University, chetatu chavo vari vadzidzi vechizvarwa chekutanga.
Vachaita nhoroondo sevakapedza kudzidza paTexas 'yechipiri veterinary chikoro, icho chakavambwa anopfuura zana ramakore rapfuura uye chimwe chemakumi matatu neshanu zvirongwa zvekurapa zvipfuyo muUnited States.
Mhemberero yekupedza kudzidza ichaitwa Svondo, Chivabvu 18, na11:30 am muAmarillo Civic Center Conference Room. Shamwari nemhuri dzichange dziripo kuti dzinzwe vatauri vevaenzi, kusanganisira College of Veterinary Medicine Dean Guy Loneragan, Texas Tech University President Lawrence Schovanec, Texas Tech University System Chancellor Tedd L. Mitchell, Texas Tech University System President Emeritus Robert Duncan, uye Texas Gavhuna Greg Abbott. Vamwe vamiriri veparamende vachange varipowo.
"Tese tiri kutarisira kumhemberero yekutanga yekupedza kudzidza," akadaro Conklin. "Ichave magumo ekupedzisira kuzviitazve, tobva taedza zvakare."
Nguva yekutumira: May-26-2025