Muna 2018, Texas Tech University yakagadzira Koreji yeChiremba wemhukaMishonga ichabatsira nharaunda dzekumaruwa nedzematunhu muTexas neNew Mexico nemabasa ekurapa mhuka asina kutarisirwa zvakakwana.
Svondo rino, vadzidzi makumi matanhatu nerimwe vegore rekutanga vachawana dhigirii rekutanga reDoctor of Veterinary Medicine rakambopihwa neTexas Tech University, uye 95 muzana yavo vachapedza kudzidza kuti vazadzise chishuwo ichocho. Kutaura zvazviri, vanenge hafu yevadzidzi vakapedza kudzidza vakashanda mabasa ekuzadzisa kushomeka kwechiremba wemhuka kumadokero kweInterstate 35.
"Zvakakosha kuti vadzidzi ava vashande munzvimbo ine kudiwa kwenguva refu kwemishonga yemhuka," akadaro Dr. Britt Conklin, associate dean wezvirongwa zvekiriniki. "Izvozvo zvinogutsa kupfuura kungova vadzidzi vakawanda vari pamutsetse wekugadzira. Tiri kuisa vadzidzi ava munzvimbo dzavanodiwa."
Conklin akatungamira timu yekugadzira gore rekurapa rakasiyana nechipatara chekudzidzisa chinoshandiswa nedzimwe zvikoro zvemhuka. Kutanga muna Chivabvu 2024, vadzidzi vachapedza ma internship gumi emavhiki mana pakati pevanopfuura 125 vanobatana mu internship muTexas neNew Mexico.
Nekuda kweizvozvo, vanosvika 70% vevakapedza kudzidza vanotorwa basa nevanoshanda navo uye vanotaurirana nezvekuwedzerwa mari pazuva ravo rekutanga rekushanda.
"Vachawedzera kukosha nekukurumidza, saka ndinofara zvikuru kuona kuti vari kubatwa zvakanaka mukutsvaga vanhu basa nekukwidziridzwa pabasa," akadaro Conklin. "Unyanzvi hwekutaurirana nehunyanzvi hwevadzidzi vese hwakapfuura zvaitarisirwa. Vatinoshanda navo mukudzidzira basa vaitsvaga mhando dzakasiyana dzezvigadzirwa, uye ndizvo chaizvo zvatinopa - kunyanya munharaunda dzekumaruwa nedzematunhu. Mhinduro yavo yave ichifadza zvikuru, uye vanotarisira kuona zvimwe zvigadzirwa zvakaita seizvi sezvatinoramba tichifambira mberi."
Elizabeth Peterson achashanda kuHereford Veterinary Clinic, iyo yaakatsanangura se "nzvimbo yakakwana" kune avo vari kutsvaga kushanda mukurapa kwemhuka dzemhuka.
“Chinangwa changu sechiremba wemhuka ndechekuratidza makambani ese eindasitiri kuti tingashanda sei pamwe chete nekuti tese tine chinangwa chimwe chete,” akadaro. “MuTexas Panhandle, mombe dzinowanda kupfuura vanhu, uye ndinotarisira kushandisa ruzivo rwangu rwekare muindasitiri yekurongedza nyama yemombe kubatsira kubatanidza musiyano uripo pakati pevarapi vemhuka, varimi vemombe nevaridzi vemaresitorendi sezvo ndichipedza nguva yakawanda pano.”
Peterson anoronga kubatanidzwa mukutsvaga ruzivo zvakanyanya uye kushanda pamwe chete neTexas Livestock Feeders Association pamwe neAnimal Health Commission. Achashandawo semupi wezano kuvadzidzi vezvipfuyo uye semubatsiri wekudzidzira.
Iye mumwe wevadzidzi vakawanda vegore rechina vane mukana wekushandisa Hereford Veterinary Hospital's Centre of Excellence for Teaching. Nzvimbo iyi yakagadzirwa kuti ipe vadzidzi vezvipfuyo vegore rechina mienzaniso chaiyo yemhuka dzinodyiwa vachiri kutarisirwa nevadzidzisi. Mukana wekudzidzisa vadzidzi vakaita saDr Peterson waizova chiitiko chinogutsa kwaari.
"Chokwadi chekuti Texas Tech yaikoshesa vadzidzi vaizopa rubatsiro kunharaunda chaive chikuru," akadaro. "Vakasarudza vadzidzi vakaita seni vakazvipira kuzvinangwa zvavo nekuzvipira kwavo."
Dylan Bostic achava mubatsiri wechiremba wemhuka kuBeard Navasota Veterinary Hospital muNavasota, Texas, uye achaita dhipatimendi rekurapa mhuka dzakasiyana-siyana. Hafu yevarwere vake yaive imbwa nekatsi, uye imwe hafu yaive mombe, makwai, mbudzi, nenguruve.
"Kune kushomeka kwevanachiremba vemhuka munharaunda dzekumaruwa nedzematunhu kuchamhembe kweHouston vanogona kubata mhuka dzepapurazi," akadaro. "KuBeard Navasota, tinogara tichienda kumapurazi kweawa nehafu kuti tinopa rubatsiro rwemhuka dzemhuka nekuti hapana vanachiremba vemhuka vari pedyo vanonyanya kushandisa mhando dzemhuka idzodzo. Ndinovimba kuramba ndichitsigira nharaunda idzi."
Paaishanda pachipatara cheBeard Navasota, Bostic akaona kuti basa rake raainyanya kufarira raiva rekuenda kumapurazi kunobatsira mombe. Haasi kungovaka hukama nevanhu munharaunda chete, asi anobatsirawo varimi kuti vave vanhu vanokwanisa kufunga zvakanaka uye vane mazano.
“Kuchengeta mombe, kungave kuri kuchengetera mhuka, kuongorora nhoroondo yemhuka, kana kuvhiya mombe, harisi basa rinonyanya kufadza,” akadaro achiseka. “Zvisinei, ibasa rine mubayiro mukuru rinokupa mukana wekuva chikamu chebhizinesi raunogona kuvaka hukama nehushamwari hunogara kweupenyu hwese.”
Kuti azadzise hope dzake dzehudiki, Val Trevino akatora basa paBorgfield Animal Hospital, kiriniki diki yemhuka iri muguta reSan Antonio. Mugore rake rekushanda mukiriniki, akawana ruzivo rwakakura rwakaisa hwaro hwekutarisira kwake mhuka dzinovaraidza uye kunyange mhuka dzisingawanzoonekwi mune ramangwana.
"MuGonzales, Texas, ndinobatsira kudzora huwandu hwekatsi dzakarasika nekudzibvisa nekudzikanda nekudzibvisa munzvimbo dzadzo dzekuzvarwa," akadaro. "Saka chave chiitiko chinonakidza."
Paaiva kuGonzales, Trevino aishanda nesimba munharaunda, achipinda misangano yeLions Club nezvimwe zviitiko. Izvi zvakamupa mukana wekuona zvakananga simba raaitarisira kuita mushure mekupedza kudzidza.
"Kwese kwatinoenda navanachiremba vemhuka, mumwe munhu anouya kwatiri otiudza nyaya dzemhuka dzavakabatsira uye basa rakakosha ravanoita munharaunda - kwete chete mukurapa kwemhuka, asi mune dzimwe nzvimbo dzakawanda," akadaro. "Saka ndinotarisira kuva chikamu cheizvozvo rimwe zuva."
Patrick Guerrero achawedzera ruzivo rwake nehunyanzvi hwake hwekushanda nemabhiza kuburikidza nekudzidzira kwegore rose kuSignature Equine muStephenville, Texas. Achazoronga kudzosa ruzivo urwu kumusha kwake kuCanutillo, Texas, uye kuvhura kiriniki inofambiswa nemotokari.
“Pandaiva kuchikoro chekurapa mhuka, ndakatanga kufarira zvikuru mushonga wemabhiza, kunyanya mushonga wemitambo/kutarisira zvirema,” anotsanangura kudaro. “Ndakava mufambisi wengarava achishanda munzvimbo yeAmarillo uye ndakaramba ndichivandudza hunyanzvi hwangu nekutora mabasa ekudzidzira mhuka akati wandei munguva yangu yekuzorora munguva yezhizha pakati pemasemesita.”
Guerrero anoyeuka kuti paaiva mudiki, chiremba wemhuka hombe wepedyo aive kuLas Cruces, New Mexico, maminetsi angangoita makumi mana kubva ipapo. Anobatanidzwa muchirongwa cheFuture Farmers of America (FFA) commercial bull uye akati mhuka hombe dzinoomerwa nekuenda kuna chiremba wemhuka, uye hapana nzvimbo dzakatarwa dzekutakura mombe kana mabhiza.
“Pandakazviona, ndakafunga kuti, ‘Nharaunda yangu inoda rubatsiro pane izvi, saka kana ndikakwanisa kuenda kuchikoro chekurapa zvipfuyo, ndinogona kutora zvandakadzidza ndozvidzosera kunharaunda yangu nevanhu vari ikoko,’” anoyeuka kudaro. “Icho chakava chinangwa changu chekutanga, uye ikozvino ndava nhanho imwe pedyo nekuchizadzisa.”
Dzvanya apa kuti udzidze zvakawanda nezvevadzidzi makumi matanhatu nerimwe vachawana madhigirii avo eDVM kubva kuTexas Tech University, chikamu chimwe muzvitatu chavo vari vadzidzi vechizvarwa chekutanga.
Vachanyora nhoroondo sevadzidzi vekutanga vakapedza kudzidza kuchikoro chechipiri chekurapa mhuka muTexas, icho chakavambwa makore anopfuura zana apfuura uye chiri chimwe chezvirongwa makumi matatu nemashanu zvekurapa mhuka muUnited States.
Mhemberero yekupedza kudzidza ichaitwa neSvondo, Chivabvu 18, na11:30 mangwanani muAmarillo Civic Center Conference Room. Shamwari nemhuri vachange varipo kuti vanzwe vatauri vevaenzi, vanosanganisira Dean Guy Loneragan weCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Mutungamiriri weTexas Tech University Lawrence Schovanec, Mutungamiriri weTexas Tech University System Tedd L. Mitchell, Mutungamiriri weTexas Tech University System Emeritus Robert Duncan, naGavhuna weTexas Greg Abbott. Vamwe vamiriri veparamende vematunhu vachange varipowo.
"Tose tiri kutarisira mutambo wekutanga wekupedza kudzidza," akadaro Conklin. "Ichava mugumo wekuti pakupedzisira tizviite zvakare, tobva taedzazve."
Nguva yekutumira: Chivabvu-26-2025