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TAHC highlights veterinary loan repayment funds, trials and arthropod lab funding
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TAHC staff reported state and federal veterinary loan repayment expansions, updates on cattle‑fever tick treatment trials and a new ectoparasite field identification lab funded in the upcoming biennium.
The Texas Animal Health Commission reported funding and program updates Tuesday aimed at bolstering veterinary capacity, completing tick treatment trials and establishing a lab for ectoparasite identification.
Executive Director Dr. Dee Dinges and legislative staff summarized recently appropriated funding. Dinges said the state Rural Veterinary Incentive Program (RVIP) received $2.5 million for fiscal 2025 and another $2.5 million for fiscal 2027 from the 89th Legislature, and that the federal Veterinary Medical Loan Repayment Program (VMLRP) award amounts have increased to $40,000 per year with an…
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