Palpation Team Wins First Place Nationally
The Auburn University College of Veterinary Medicine's (CVM's) Palpation Team won first place in March at the national symposium of the Student Chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association.
Junior students Marc Caldwell, Madeline Ross, Seth Taylor and Nick Weldon won the event held at Texas A&M University. Individually, Weldon won first place, Caldwell third and Taylor fourth. Teams from Auburn have won the competition five out of the last six years, with the only non-winning year being when the team did not compete due to airline problems.
CVM professors Gatz Riddell and Julie Waldrop are the team advisers.
Veterinarians use palpation exams for artificial insemination, non-surgical recovery of embryos for embryo transfer, pregnancy diagnosis, breeding soundness and diagnosis of cystic ovarian disease and uterine infections.