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Unique Practitioner Dr. Brian Speer avian veterinary career journey

Unique Insights from an Avian Practitioner: A Journey into a Feathered World of Practice

Going into veterinary school, I was excited to work with animals and their stewards—as are most of us who enter the veterinary profession. The thought of being a modern-day James Herriot who worked with “all creatures, great and small” was a driving force for my educational path and early career. My short, two-week rotation with the late Dr. Murray Fowler, head of the zoological medicine service at UC Davis opened my eyes to many zoological species. Everything was exciting and anything seemed possible!

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