Many species of animals are housed at TAMU facilities. Typical species include cattle, horses, sheep, swine, cats, ferrets, deer, rabbits, mice, rats, guinea pigs, chickens, frogs, bats, monodelphis, ostrich, emu, and fish. Residency rotations (12 months duration) are divided among three primary areas: 1) Veterinary Medical Park (VMP) and Animal Science Teaching, Research, and Education Center (ASTREC) (horses, cattle, small ruminants and swine); 2) Laboratory Animal Resources and Research (LARR) Facility (dogs, cats, bats, frogs, rodents, rabbits); 3)Texas Institute of Preclinical Studies (TIPS) (swine and small ruminants); Texas A&M Institute of Genomic Medicine(TIGM) (mice); and multiple satellite vivaria served by the Comparative Medicine Residency Training Program (CMP) with a variety of species. Additional clinical duties are distributed to familiarize residents with additional species as follows. The resident will attend and participate in weekly seminars throughout the three-year training program; the first is organized through and held in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Department of Veterinary Pathobiology (VTPB), the second is organized through the CMP. The VTPB seminar consists of presentations by individuals from within and outside the department and TAMU. Residents are required to present their research at one of these seminars prior to receiving their graduate degrees. The CMP seminar consists of material pertaining to all aspects of laboratory animal medicine and is presented throughout the year by the residents, non-DVM CMP Masters students, and CMP and visiting veterinarians. Training opportunities include a) Pathology Laboratory: Trainees participate in necropsy, tissue trimming, pathologic evaluation of slides, microbiology, serology, clinical chemistries, hematology, parasitology and additional diagnostic techniques. b) MD Anderson, Bastrop: During the one-month rotation, trainees participate in the clinical management of primate colonies and are involved in primate medicine. Opportunities also exist for research and pathology training involving a variety of primate models. c) Transgenics: Trainees are exposed to all aspects of transgenic work including colony management, in vitro fertilization, cryopreservation, rederivation, and embryo collection. d) Industry rotation (one month): trainees participate in the clinical management of an animal colony and are involved in primate medicine in an industry setting. e) GLP rotation (varying lengths): trainees participate in the clinical management of a GLP facility and actively participate in study design and protocol development. TAMU CENSUS for FY 2015 SUMMARY BY SPECIES (not including agricultural program): Amphibians 178, Horses 59, Aquatics* 15088, Llamas 1, Bats 28, Rabbits 177, Cats 13, Sheep 3, Cattle 225, Rats 3216, Chickens 1848, Mice 25420, Deer 2, Pigs 162, Dogs 219, Monodelphis 369, Exotic Birds 135, Reptiles 5, Servals 2, Ferrets 30, Goats 471, Songbirds 12, Guinea Pigs 468, Hamsters 59

* Aquatic species includes zebrafish, redfish, catfish, pipefish, seahorses, frogs, killfish, mosquito fish, wild collected swordtails, cichlids, and hobbyist aquarium species