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