AAAP Externship/Internship List
The following companies are willing to host students for externship or summer internship experiences:
Aviagen Externship
Location: Elkmont, Alabama
Scope: Genetics
--Externship (Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week), Externship (2+ weeks))
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Graduate students, Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, we do not sponsor visas
--Paid Externship? No
--Housing Available? Yes
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? GGP farms, GP farms, sick flock visit, vaccination, grading, chick placement, monitoring (practice blood, salmonella and AI sample collection), clean-out, hatchery, egg depot, veterinary laboratory, etc.
-- Internship Perks: Housing, some meals, transportation to and from the intern house
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Regi Onyema at [email protected] or (917) 736-7800
--Other information: Our preceptorship positions are given on a first come, first served basis. Please apply by emailing Dr. Regi Onyema with your CV at least 12-18 months before your visit, as our schedule fills quickly.
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Aviagen Internship
Location: Elkmont, AL; Sallisaw, OK, and Pikeville, TN
Scope: Genetics
--Internship (8-14 week commitment)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Undergraduates
--Where are you able to take students from? United States
--Paid Internship? Yes
--Housing Available? Yes
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships?
- See and work in most aspects of the company (production, hatchery, feed mill, R&D, lab, vet services)
- Complete and present on a project conducted during internship
- Mentor provided during the program in area of interest
- Professional development and team building activities
--Internship Perks: Housing is provided
--Contact person: Apply on Aviagen website. Applications due December 1st.
BC Ministry of Agriculture - Animal Health Centre
Location: Abbotsford, BC, Canada
--Externship (2-3 week commitment)
--Summer Internship (8 weeks commitment)
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? No
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Victoria Bowes at [email protected]
--Other information: Provincial Vet Lab (AAVLD-accredited) with a strong poultry caseload and exposure to a wide variety of avian, mammalian and fish cases including wildlife, legal and companion animals. Passionate and enthusiastic colleagues in a knowledgeable and encouraging learning environment. 35 hour work week.
Dr. Eliza Ripplinger (Best Veterinary Solutions)
Location: Upper Midwest (I am based out of Mondovi, WI)
Scope: Allied (Bio/Pharma), Production – Turkey
--Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Undergraduates, Graduate students, Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada, Mexico, South America
--Housing Available? Yes, students can stay at my house (own bedroom, shared bathroom and kitchen).
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? A unique mix of technical services and turkey production experience. During time in birds I am happy to work on clinical skills and practice working through the case at hand. I am a young/new vet and I am passionate about making sure students know about resources available to them and helping students navigate this very relationship-based industry.
--Contact person: Dr. Eliza Ripplinger at [email protected]
--Other information: Meals and housing will be covered, students need to cover transportation costs to get to me.
Boehringer Ingelheim
Location: Remote, East-coast based
Scope: Allied (Bio/Pharma)
--Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Graduate students, Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada, Mexico, South America
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? Yes
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Sierra Slautterback at [email protected]
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Boehringer Ingelheim (Dr. Roy Jacob)
Location: US – Field Based
Scope: Allied (Bio/Pharma)
--Externship (1 week)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? Yes
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Field training with various poultry integrators.
--Internship Perks: Housing, meals
--Contact person: Dr. Roy Jacob at [email protected]
Butterball
Location: Goldsboro, NC
Species: Turkeys
--Externship 1-2 weeks only
--Summer Internship—ask about availability
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? No
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Eric Orozco at [email protected]
Cargill
Location: Arkansas (1 week) and Virginia (1 week)
Species: Turkeys
--Externship (2-3 week commitment)
--Housing Available? Yes
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Brian Wooming at [email protected]
--Other information: Most meals and housing provided
CEVA Animal Health
Location: United States—multiple locations
Scope: Allied (Bio/Pharma)
-- Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week), Externship (2+ weeks)
-- What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? Case specific
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Shadowing team veterinarians in the field.
--Internship Perks: Depends on the costs but some travel and expenses may be covered. Case specific.
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Kelli Jones at [email protected]
Cooper Farms
Location: Fort Recovery, OH
Scope: Production - Layer, Production – Turkey
--Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week), Externship (2+ weeks), Internship (8-14 week commitment)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Undergraduates, Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States
--Paid Internship? Yes
--Housing Available? Internship Yes, Externship Potentially Yes
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Field diagnostics and interpretation, husbandry practices, vaccination program overview and applications, economics of the industry, hatchery practices and visits, potential visits with turkey breeders, processing plant visits and food safety discussion.
--Internship Perks: Formal acceptance to an internship is paid with housing, transportation, etc.
--Contact person: Dr. Marie Severyn at [email protected], https://cooperfarms.com/company/careers
--Other information: The formal internship application can be found at https://cooperfarms.com/company/careers for application but students wanting a shorter rotation/visit will be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
Cutler Associates International
Location: Moorpark, CA
Scope: Production - Layer
--Externship (2+ weeks)
-- What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
-- Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada, Mexico, South America, Worldwide
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? Some of the time
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
-- What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Working with large egg production facilities
--Internship perks: Local transportation, meals, some housing
--Contact person: Dr. Gregg Cutler at [email protected]
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Dr. Nancy Reimers (Self-Employed/Cutler Associates)
Location: Gustine, CA (also other locations around the country)
Scope: Allied (Bio/Pharma), Production - Layer, Regulatory
--Shadow (1-2 days)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Shadow - any level, but prefer some poultry experience if beyond undergrad
--Contact person: Dr. Nancy Reimers at [email protected]
Dr. Mark Bland
Location: Napa, CA
Scope: Production - Broilers, Production - Layer, Production - Turkey
--Externship (2+ weeks)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Undergraduates, Graduate students, Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? Yes
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Students have the opportunity to routinely perform a number of poultry related / on farm activities including: taking blood and environmental (salmonella) samples, necropsy, performing Animal Welfare, FDA on-farm audits, reviewing on-farm bio-security protocols, bird handling and review Best Management Practices for poultry production (commercial and breeder level). Students will the chance to work with turkeys, squab, layers (conventional, cage free & pastured raised), game birds and commercial broilers (conventional, ABF, Organic). When driving to the farm, students will get the chance to work on their problem solving skills through my interactive poultry production case studies. I use inter-active poultry case studies to get students to think as a veterinarian, with real production flock problems.
--Internship Perks? Housing when local farm visits, meals, will transport to & from airport.
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Mark Bland at [email protected]
--Other information: Students need to contact Dr. Bland a year plus in advance, as space fills up quickly! There will be some extensive travel, mostly by vehicle (California is a very big state). Students will be responsible for covering hotel and air travel costs. Hotels normally range from $65.00 to 120.00+ per night (Best Western). Dr. Bland will do his best to keep this at a minimum, as well as work with your arrival and departure schedule if we visit clients outside of California. When not traveling overnight, you will stay with Dr. Bland’s family as his guest. Dr. Bland will cover meal expenses.
Elanco Animal Health
Location: Cullman, AL but could be in several states
Scope: Allied (Bio/Pharma)
--Externship (1 week)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States
--Housing Available? Hotels on the road.
--Paid Internship? No
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Necropsy, posting session, sample selection, disease analysis
--Internship Perks: When traveling with vet, we will provide hotel, meals. Car transportation if we can work out logistics.
--Contact person: Dr. Francene Van Sambeek at [email protected]
--Other information: Please list a specific time frame you are interested in during your externship as we have certain weeks that will not be available.
EW Nutrition
Location: Jacksonville, NC
Sope: Allied (Bio/Pharma), Production – Broilers
--Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Undergraduates, Graduate students, Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? Yes
--Contact person: Dr. Callie McQuain at [email protected]
Farbest Foods, Inc.
Location: Jasper, IN
Species: Turkeys
--Externship (2-3 week commitment)
--Housing Available? Yes
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Duane Murphy at [email protected]
Gaydos Technical Services
Location: Variable
Scope: Production - Broilers, Production - Turkeys
--Externship (Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week), Externship (2+ weeks))
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada, Mexico, South America
--Is the internship paid? No
--Housing Available? Yes
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Depending on the schedule we are able to see different types of broiler, broiler breeder, or turkey production. With enough lead time we should be able to see a variety of production systems in a variety of climates.
--Contact person: Dr. TJ Gaydos at [email protected]
Hendrix-Genetics, Hendrix-ISA LLC
Location: Ephrata, PA (Likely will travel to multiple states).
Scope: Genetics, Production – Layer
--Externship (2+ weeks), Internship (8-14 week commitment)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Undergraduates, Preferably VM4, but might accommodate VM1-3 based on layer interest.
--Where are you able to take students from? AVMA accredited vet schools.
--Paid Internship? Yes
--Housing Available? Yes
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? For 2 week vet externs, they shadow and assist the vet at the hatchery, breeder farms, and on commercial customer visits to layer operations. For undergraduate 8-14 week paid internships, they are rotated between roles within the hatchery and occasionally at the breeder farm. Depending on circumstances and timing they are given a project to complete and present.
-- Internship Perks: Vet externs: Mileage if using personal vehicle for work travel, flights when traveling with vet, housing, meals. Undergraduate paid intern: Mileage if using personal vehicle for work travel, flights for work, can assist with housing depending on circumstance.
--Contact person: Veterinary externship: [email protected] (Director of Veterinary and Technical Services), Undergrad paid internship: [email protected] (HR Manager)
Huvepharma
Location: United States—multiple locations
--Externship (2-3 week commitment)
--Housing Available? Yes
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. David Smith at [email protected]
--Other information: Lodging and meals while traveling with Huvepharma employees will be provided
Hybrid Turkeys
Location: Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota
Species: Turkeys
--Externship (2-3 week commitment)
--Summer Internship (8 weeks commitment)
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? Yes
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Marion Garcia at [email protected]
--Other information: Transportation, lodging, and meals will be covered. We would look to develop a project with defined goals with the student to undertake. We would expect a presentation to the appropriate entities within Hybrid at the end of the project.
Hy-Line, NA
Location: Multiple Locations Possible
Scope: Genetics, Production – Layer
--Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week), Externship (2+ weeks), Internship (8-14 week commitment)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Undergraduates, Graduate students, Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada
--Paid Internship? Yes
--Housing Available? Yes
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Internships--primarily production focused w/ some involvement from veterinarians; Externships--primarily shadowing veterinarian with emphasis on production/veterinary overlap.
--Internship Perks: Vehicle, housing, meals while on road (if applicable), opportunity to see multiple areas of the company (hatchery, pullets, layers, etc)
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Kalie Pettit at [email protected]
Iowa State University
Location: Ames, IA
Scope: Academia, Diagnostic Lab
--Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Undergraduates, Graduate students, Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada, Mexico, South America
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? Can find reasonable accommodations through student housing.
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Diagnostic workup, necropsy, histopathology, molecular techniques
--Internship Perks: Flexible dates
--Contact person: Dr. Yuko Sato at [email protected]
--Other information: Might have additional dates available if summer research projects are ongoing
Jennie-O Turkey Store
Location: Willmar, MN
Scope: Production - Turkey
--Externship (1 week), Externship (2+ weeks)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Veterinary Students (VM4)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States
--Housing Available? Yes
--Internship Perks: Lodging provided (usually hotel) for student for up to 2 weeks. Student must provide own transportation to and from airport and to and from area to area (ie Willmar, MN to Barron, WI). Breakfast and lunch usually provided.
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Ashley Poissant at [email protected]
Lincoln Premium Poultry
Location: Fremont, NE
Scope: Production - Broilers
--Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week), Externship (2+ weeks), Internship (8-14 week commitment)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships? Graduate students, Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States
--Paid Internship? Yes
--Housing Available? No
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Field experience in poultry management, diagnostics, and time in chicken houses.
--Internship Perks: Company vehicle
--Deadline to apply: April 1st
--Contact person: Dr. Luke Baldwin at [email protected]
Michael Foods, Inc.
Location: Wakefield, NE
Species: Egg layer chickens
--Externship (2-3 week commitment)
--Summer Internship (8 weeks commitment)
--Paid Internship? Yes
--Housing Available? Yes
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Please apply using this link: https://jobs.postholdings.com/michael-foods/jobs/14476?lang=en-us
--Contact person: Dr. Julie Kelly at [email protected]
--Other information: Housing provided as available, lunch provided, most transportation available
Michigan State University
Location: Lansing, MI
Scope: Academia
--Plan to host an avian disease/pathology clerkship starting in Fall 2025 or 2026
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Veterinary Students (VM4)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? No
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Review of all aspects of poultry medicine and pathology, focusing on layers, broilers, turkeys, ducks, and gamebirds.
--Contact person: Department of Pathobiology and Diagnostic Investigation at MSU
--Other information: I can provide information once the clerkship becomes official.
Merck Animal Health
Location: Different Locations
Scope: Allied (Bio/Pharma)
--Externship (1 week)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Undergraduates, Graduate students, Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? Yes
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Production, Avian Medicine, Intestinal Health, Hatchery
--Internship Perks: Meals, housing
--Contact person: Dr. Andres Montoya at [email protected]
Mississippi State University
Location: Pearl, MS
Scope: Academia, Diagnostic Lab, Production - Broilers
--Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week), Externship (2+ weeks)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada, Mexico, South America
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? Yes
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Involvement in diagnostic testing from necropsy and sample collection to the final diagnostic. Visit breeder and broiler farms, hatchery, and processing plants when possible. MS poultry meetings.
--Internship Perks: Housing, occasional meals, university transportation to go to the visits
--Deadline to apply: November 15th
--Contact person: Dr. Martha Pulido Landinez at [email protected]
Mountaire Farms
Location: Candor, NC and Millsboro, DE
Scope: Production – Broilers
--Externship (1 week), Externship (2+ weeks), Internship (8-14 week commitment)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Undergraduates, Graduate students, Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States
--Paid Internship? Yes
--Housing Available? Internship Yes, Depends on duration of Externship
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Visiting Hatcheries, Grow-out, and processing plants to examine bird health and performance.
--Internship Perks: Housing
--Contact person: https://mountairejobs.com/#en/sites/CX_3001/job/19073?keyword=intern&mode=location
--Other information: Above website is for the Summer 2025 internship, for externships, please contact myself or Dr. Meagan Slater at [email protected] & [email protected]
North Carolina State University
Location: Raleigh, NC
--Preceptorship—2 weeks only
--Housing Available? No
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Isabel Gimeno at [email protected]
--Other information: Opportunity to participate in research, teaching activities, and more!
Perdue Foods LLC
Location: Washington IN
Species: Turkeys and broiler chickens
--Externship—1 week only
--Housing Available? Yes
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Dave Hermes at [email protected]
--Other information: Lunch and motel lodging provided
Penn State Animal Diagnostic Lab
Location: University Park, PA
Scope: Diagnostic Lab
--Externship (1 week), Externship (2+ weeks)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, May be able to accommodate international students for externships <2 weeks but the lab would not be able to provide visa sponsorship
--Housing Available? Housing may be available at the home of one of the veterinarians.
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? The externship will be based at the diagnostic lab which has a caseload consisting of layers, layer breeders, broilers, broiler breeders, turkeys, upland gamebirds, and backyard poultry. There may be a possibility for the extern to participate in some industry posting sessions and/or farm visits depending on client needs and schedules.
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Megan Lighty at [email protected]
Phibro Animal Health Corp.
Location: Multiple
Scope: Allied (Bio/Pharma)
--Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week), Team members may be able to host students
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States
--Paid Internship? Yes
--Housing Available? Potentially, Externship. No, Internship.
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Projects, posting sessions.
--Internship Perks: Handled by Luis Gomez
--Deadline to apply: May 31st
--Contact person: Dr. Luis Gomez at [email protected]
--Other information: Willing to help how we can.
Dr. Victoria Drouet Pratt (Self-Employed)
Location: Chattanooga, TN
Scope: Production – Broilers
--Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? Yes, Externships and Internships
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Broiler production field experience. (Pullets/breeders/hatchery/broilers)
--Internship Perks? Housing and meals
--Contact person: Dr. Victoria Pratt at [email protected].
Prestage Farms
Location: Clinton, NC
Species: Turkeys
--Externship (2-3 week commitment)
--Housing Available? No
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Claude Hebron at [email protected]
--Other information: Some meals provided. Students will get lots of hands-on experience!
Select Genetics
Location: Willmar, MN or Aurora, MO or Wadesboro, NC
Species: Turkeys
--Externship—1 week only
--Housing Available? Yes
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Ben Wileman at [email protected]
--Other information: Housing and most meals provided.
UC Davis, CAHFS Turlock Diagnostic Lab
Location: Turlock, CA
--Externship (2-3 week commitment)
--Housing Available? No
--Deadline to apply: December 1st
--Contact person: Dr. Simone Stoute at [email protected]
--Other information: Mainly commercial poultry necropsy and diagnostic experience with some opportunities for field visits with California poultry vets.
University of Georgia—Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center (PDRC)
Location: Athens, GA
Scope: Academia, Diagnostic Lab
--Externship (2+ weeks)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada, Mexico, South America
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? Yes
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Learn histopathology of poultry diseases. Participate in necropsy duty as time permits
-- Internship Perks: Housing for non UGA students at PDRC, rotation can be 2-3 weeks for DVM students and residents.
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Susan Williams at [email protected]
--Other information: Students from other countries need a lot of advanced planning to come. We are willing to work with students.
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Dr. Karen Grogran (UGA Poultry Diagnostic and Research Center)
Location: Athens, GA
Scope: Academia, Diagnostic Lab, Production - Broilers, Production – Layer
--Externship (1 week), Externship (2+ weeks)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents), Visiting Professionals
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada, Mexico, South America
--Housing Available? Yes
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Visiting students and professionals participate in diagnostic cases in the PDRC Diagnostic Lab, participate in potential field visits and attend classes (depending on time of year). If students have specific interest areas, those opportunities can be requested. Veterinary students are also asked to either complete a literature review paper or a short presentation on a poultry medicine topic of their choice.
-- Internship Perks: Guest housing may be available, request early!
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Karen Grogan at [email protected]
USDA Agricultural Research Service, U.S. National Poultry Research Center, Endemic Poultry Viral Diseases Research Unit
Location: Athens, GA
-Externship (2-3 week commitment)
--Summer Internship (8 weeks commitment)
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? No
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Cari Hearn at [email protected]
--Other information: Visitation: Laboratory, layers
Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Location: Harrisonburg, VA
--Externship (2-3 week commitment)
--Housing Available? Yes
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Jessica Walters at [email protected]
--Other information: Housing available for a low fee
West Liberty Foods, LLC
Location: Pleasant Hill, IA
Scope: Production - Turkey
--Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week), Externship (2+ weeks), Internship (8-14 week commitment), Veterinary preceptorships
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Undergraduates, Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? Yes
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Live production/field experience, veterinary training/experience, food safety/plant experience.
--Internship Perks: May be available later
--Contact person: Dr. Elizabeth Beilke at [email protected]
--Other information: Right now we are limited on ability to provide paid internships and other perks due to the economic impact on the industry, but would like to get back into that in the future.
Wilson Veterinary Co.
Location: Fort Wayne Indiana, Indianapolis Indiana, Northwest Iowa, Minneapolis Minnesota
Scope: Production - Layer
-- Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week), Externship (2+ weeks)
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Undergraduates, Graduate students, Veterinary Students (VM1-3), Veterinary Students (VM4)
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada, Mexico, South America
--Paid Internship? No
--Housing Available? Students will be responsible for paying for housing costs. They can stay for free at vets homes if comfortable and depending on visit schedule. Hotel rooms will need to be covered by the student.
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? We offer a wide variety of layer experience depending on the externship. We are a 5 vet practice that services over 70 million layers in 22 different states. Our clientele ranges from conventional style housing to free-range organic style housing. Externships will usually occur around a client. During the client visit a posting session will occur. This will be an opportunity to understand what wellness parameters are analyzed as well as a chance to necropsy healthy hens. Mortality will also be necropsied and diagnosed. Flocks will then be reviewed and other issues that a client is having. Farm visits can last anywhere from 1-3 days depending on the number of flocks needing looked at or issues the client wants to work on. After the visit, reports will be typed up based on findings and suggested areas for improvement.
--Deadline to apply: Jan 1st
--Contact person: Dr. Michaela Olson at [email protected], [email protected], and wilsonvetco.com.
Zoetis
Location: Durham, NC
Scope: Allied (Bio/Pharma)
--Shadow (1-2 days), Externship (1 week), 2 weeks also available
--What type of students are you able to take for externships/internships: Graduate students, Veterinary Students (VM4), Post-DVM Veterinary Students (Residents), VM3 with demonstrated poultry focus also accepted
--Where are you able to take students from? United States, Canada
--Internship Paid? No
--Housing Available? Hotel rooms paid for when traveling.
--What type of experiences and professional opportunities do you provide during externships/internships? Working with customers in the field (Posting sessions, vaccine crew audits, mortality surveys, troubleshooting flock health issues, etc.).
--Internship Perks: Meals and housing when traveling.
--Deadline to apply: Ongoing
--Contact person: Dr. Jon Schaeffer at [email protected]
--Other information: Will coordinate with local integrators and diagnostic labs for externs to spend time with when schedules are not full.
To add your company to the AAAP Externship/Internship list, please contact the AAAP office at [email protected].
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