Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital - Large Animal Services

We specialize in the diagnosis and treatment of complex medical issues in horses, sheep, cattle, camelids, goats and pigs. Our team of large animal experts provide the best possible treatment in state-of-the-art facilities. We also provide mobile vet service through our Rural Veterinary Program

In 1975, the State Legislature responded to the need for more veterinarians in Oregon and to the need for increasing the opportunities for Oregonians to study veterinary medicine by establishing the College of Veterinary Medicine at Oregon State University. Magruder Hall, a veterinary teaching facility including a large animal clinical service, was built in 1979. The first class of veterinary students entered the College in Sept. 1979, and received their doctorates of veterinary medicine from Oregon State University in 1983. Initially, students had to spend over a year at Washington State University in Pullman to receive necessary training in small animal medicine and surgery. In 2001, the Oregon Legislature appropriated funding to add a small animal clinical service to the veterinary teaching hospital and to expand the doctor of veterinary medicine program to provide all four years of instruction in Oregon. The program was implemented in 2003 with the class of 2007. Additions to Magruder Hall were completed in Sept. 2004 and the small animal clinic was opened in May 2005

Mission — The Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital exemplifies the highest standards in patient-focused care and develops industry-leading professionals through the research and practice of evidence-based medicine that supports our local, regional and global community