Veterinary Training for Aquaculture Veterinary Medicine, September 25, 2025

Dear Colleagues,

 We invite you to an all-day training  workshop for veterinarians from the North Central Region who are seeking hands-on training in aquaculture veterinary medicine.  The event will be held at Rushing Water Fisheries, LLC on September 25, 2025.  It will include a brief tour of the farm and discussion with fish farmers on fish health practices and needs, followed by hands-on training.  The participants will be directed on conducting the Modified Fish Health Assessment, sample collection for Fish Health Inspections, and water quality analysis for fish disease investigations. 

 This workshop is supported by:

  • Rushing Waters Fisheries, LLC.
  • Michigan State University, College of Veterinary Medicine
  • Funded by the National Animal Disease Preparedness and Response Program, project award no. 43283, from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.

 

If you would like to be placed on the list of attendees please respond to  Myron Kebus at  kebusmyr@msu.edu and we will save a spot for you.  More details on logistics of the event will be coming soon.

 

Rushing Waters Fisheries N301 County Road H, Palmyra, WI  53156 Rushing Waters Fisheries | Rainbow Trout | Smoked Salmon

 

For more information on our MSU Aquaculture Veterinary Outreach efforts Aquaculture Outreach | College of Veterinary Medicine at MSU

 

Recent JAVMA article Opportunities for veterinary engagement to improve aquaculture production and the health of farmed fish in the North Central Region of the United States in: Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association Volume 263 Issue 8 (2025)