Tara Gaab

Resources and links

• Curriculum Vitae
  
  

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