
Tara Gaab

Tara Gaab
Office location:
531 S. College Avenue
033 Townsend Hall
Newark, DE 19716
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Education
- Diplomate, American College of Animal Welfare - 2022
- Residency, Food Animal Field Service, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine – 2022
- Internship, Food Animal Field Service, University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine – 2018
- V.M.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine – 2017
- B.S., Animal Science, The Pennsylvania State University – 2013
Licensure
- Delaware Veterinary Medical License (active)
- Maryland Veterinary Medical License (active)
- Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical License (active)
- National Veterinary License, Category II, Accredited in PA, DE, MD
Current Courses
- ANFS 220: Introduction to Equine Science
- ANFS 240: Functional Anatomy
- ANFS 324: Equine Disease and Lameness
- ANFS 350: Animal Behavior
Teaching and Research Interests
Preventative care and husbandry practices of dairy and beef cattle, small ruminants, equids, camelids, and swine
Animal welfare and compliance of university and commercial standards in dairy and beef cattle, small ruminants, equids, camelids, and swine
- Pain management at the time of disbudding in dairy calves
- Development, progression, and behavioral influence of post-farrowing shoulder lesions in production sows
Awards
- SAVMA Class of 2018 Best Intern – New Bolton Center Campus
Professional Activities
- Member, American Association of Bovine Practitioners
- Member, American Association of Swine Veterinarians
- Member, Dairy Cattle Welfare Council
- Member, University of Delaware Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee
Gaab, T.; Wright, M.; Pierdon, M. Behavioral and Physiological Response to Routine Thermal Disbudding in Dairy Calves Treated with Transdermal Flunixin Meglumine. Animals 2022, 12, 533.
Gaab, T.; Nogay, E.; Pierdon, M. Development and Progression of Shoulder Lesions and Their Influence on Sow Behavior. Animals 2022, 12, 224.