University of Tennessee Llama & Alpaca Farm Day 2022
University of Tennessee Llama & Alpaca Farm Day 2022
UT Farm Day will be held on Saturday, APRIL 30, and deadline for registration is Wednesday, APRIL 27. This is an opportunity to have a wide variety of procedures done inexpensively by UT vet students under direct supervision of veterinarians.
TO PARTICIPATE: Call UT at (865) 974-8387 to register by the April 27 deadline. Let them know if you and any companions also need lunch.
GETTING THERE:
- Date: Saturday, April 30
- Time: 9:30 a.m. until about 4:00 p.m.
- Place: UT Research/Teaching Farm - see attached map with location marked.
- Directions:
- Take the Cherokee Farm exit off of Hwy 129. Southbound on Alcoa Hwy, this is the first exit south of the Buck Karnes Bridge; turn right after exiting and go through the tunnel under the highway; continue to the T and turn left, go about a quarter mile; take the first left and you will see the facility on the left in about a quarter mile. Northbound on Alcoa Highway, the Cherokee Farm exit is the first exit after the UT Hospital exit; turn right at the T, go about .0.1 mile; take the first left and you will see the facility on the left in about a quarter mile.
- - see map below with location marked
- UT Large Animal Registration: (865) 974-8387
- Registration Deadline: Wednesday April 27, 2022
- Organizing Veterinarian: Ricardo Videla, DVM, MS, DACVIM
PROCEDURES AVAILABLE:
- FAMACHA & Body Condition Score
- CD&T vaccine
- Rabies vaccine
- Castration: (these animals will need to be fasted)
- Dental trimming (fighting teeth, incisors)
- Nail trimming
- Pregnancy ultrasound
- Fecal egg count (FEC) (herd discount available for 3+ animals)
- Fecal panel (float + FEC)
- Consultation
- Other: please contact Dr. Videla if you need a procedure that is not listed. He can be paged by the office.