In 1983, one-third of Colorado State vet students finished our junior year in May and then immediately started our senior rotation. Essentially, we traded our summer break for an earlier graduation. While speaking at our mini-commencement in December, interim-dean Dr. Venable announced, “I have some bad news and some really bad news. The bad news is half of what we taught you is wrong. The really bad news is we do not know which half it is.” His words have been immensely prophetic throughout my 39-year career and here is an example: We were taught feedlot cattle can develop intestinal...

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