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Dr. Eric Rooker

Eric J. Rooker, DVM, graduated in 2013 from the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine and is an owner at Dairy Doctors Veterinary Services and owns Operators to Owners. He is an active participant in the AABP Practice Sustainability Committee, and AABP Membership Committee. Eric also currently serves organized veterinary medicine as a facilitator for a three-year, joint WVMA-Food Armor Veterinarian Development Mastermind program funded by the USDA.

Latest Stories
Working cattle in the chute.
Veterinary Education
Cultivate Passion For Veterinary Medicine in New Associates
A partial answer to addressing the work ruts that recent graduates can get into is a counterintuitive measure. We sometimes need to pull them off the front line.
November 18, 2024 09:41 AM
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Dr. Eric Rooker
DT_Dairy_Parlor_Milkers
Education
Stop Thinking of Your Employees as an Assembly Line
Haven’t had to correct an employee on proper protocols lately? Then you should be very concerned.
November 15, 2024 10:51 AM
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Dr. Eric Rooker
Vet and client
Veterinary Education
How One Veterinarian Offers Support on Transition Planning to His Clients
Dairy transition planning, or the process of preparing and transferring a dairy farm to a future generation is a process wrought with raw emotions and potential pitfalls.
September 03, 2024 11:14 AM
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Dr. Eric Rooker
Dairy Smart Farming
Education
Wearable Technology is Not Just for People
By integrating complex biosensors technology onto our farms, we are now capable of knowing more about our cows’ bodies than ever before.
March 11, 2024 10:12 PM
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Dr. Eric Rooker
Derrick Josi
Education
Good Ideas Can Come from Anywhere, Even If You Can’t Understand Them
It was one of those nighttime calls no one wants to get: a client’s cow was down in a scrape alley with a huge prolapse. To my rescue came a farm employee who spoke only Spanish, a skid steer and a hip lift.
May 08, 2023 05:19 PM
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Dr. Eric Rooker
Holstein
Education
Choose to be Confident In Your Competence
It’s hard not to feel like a failure when tough cases don’t go our way. In those moments, remember this: you have a choice. You can choose to give in to those feelings, or think and behave your way out of them.
January 31, 2023 01:43 PM
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Dr. Eric Rooker
Veterinary Workplace Autonomy
Education
Crafting Meaningful Work in the Veterinary Workplace
Struggling with burnout and stress at work are not unique to the veterinary profession or society. A unique combination of controlling and meaningful autonomy can help.
January 09, 2023 11:33 AM
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Dr. Eric Rooker
Dairy calves in a barn
Education
Do you have a Calf Herd Program?
While Lung Ultrasound is the cornerstone of any good Calf Herd Health Program, there are many other benefits to getting your herd vet in your calf barn on a regular basis.
August 31, 2022 06:06 PM
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Dr. Eric Rooker
Good employees want employers to hold all employees accountable to a level of standards.
Education
Help Create a Destiny
The Pygmalion effect, or Rosenthal effect, is a practical way you can mentor and support clients and their employees.
July 12, 2022 03:33 PM
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Dr. Eric Rooker
The Power of New Blood Bias
Veterinary Education
The Power of New Blood: Challenge Biases to Improve Decision Making and Judgment Calls
We participate in an ever-changing web of clinic interactions that are determined by our past successes, experiences, and interactions. These can contribute to cognitive biases. Here’s what to do with them.
January 03, 2022 02:42 PM
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Dr. Eric Rooker
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