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{ UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY VETERINARY MEDICINE }
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eindeer, like many animals, need the care of veterinarians to help keep them healthy, but experience with reindeer is rare in the United States. Thanks to Dr. Isaac Bott, a veterinarian practicing in Springville, Utah, hundreds of people have learned more about reindeer health and seen the animals up close while attending the Reindeer Express, an event hosted by Utah State University’s School of Veterinary Medicine. Bott, a USU alumnus, is a leading authority on reindeer health, and he has brought his expertise and reindeer to Logan in early December to help Santa prepare his reindeer for their Christmas Eve flight. The event premiered in 2017 at USU’s Equine Center where USU vet med students assisted by teaching guests a bit about a number of calves, ponies, sheep, goats, and even a camel. The reindeer were clearly the stars though, with Bott and USU vet med faculty giving brief presentations about the animals while giving them a health check. Bott has gained international attention as he is currently the only veterinarian in the world who provides reproductive services for reindeer. He still remembers the exact day his work with reindeer began: March 28, 2010.
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