Attending Veterinarian Training

The NDSU Attending Veterinarian lecture and training focuses on animal welfare and veterinary care, including IACUC proposal submissions and veterinary procedures. Trainings are provided on a per request basis.

Contact Dr. Pecoraro to set up in-person training for your lab.
Replays for select Spring Semester 2026 sessions are available. (NDSU login required).

Available Topics and Trainings

Protocol

How to review an IACUC protocol
IACUC and the AV’s role in research
Navigating Novelution for IACUC protocols
Post-approval monitoring

Laboratory

Biosecurity and biosafety
Hazards associated with animals
Worker safety
Zoonotic diseases

Animal

What is an adverse event
Animal care and veterinary record keeping requirements
Humane endpoints and euthanasia
Rodent husbandry and restraint
Livestock husbandry and restraint
Animal welfare at NDSU
Anesthesia and pain management
Disease prevention in colonies and herds

Trainings

How to suture
Subcutaneous, intravascular, intraperitoneal injections
Various rodent and livestock techniques (gavage, venipuncture, euthanasia)
Donning/doffing PPE

Lead lecturer and trainer

Heidi Pecoraro, DVM, PhD, Diplomate, ACVP

Attending Veterinarian
IACUC protocol development, animal procedure and surgical consultation, animal health monitoring, training oversight & development.