Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Hires Assistant State Veterinarian to Focus on Livestock Care
DES MOINES, Iowa (June 2, 2020) – Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that Troy Brick, DVM, MS, has been hired as an assistant state veterinarian at the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship. Dr. Brick will oversee livestock regulatory programs and help support the state veterinarian, Dr. Jeff Kaisand.
“As part of my first term, I conducted a thorough review of the Department’s programs and recognized we needed additional veterinary resources to support Iowa’s robust animal industry,” said Secretary Naig. “Since 2018, the Department has added veterinarians to strengthen our foreign animal disease response plans and companion animal programs. Now Dr. Brick brings teaching, research and private practice experience. The Department has built a well-rounded team of animal health experts to better serve livestock producers and companion animal license holders around the state.”
Dr. Brick joins the Department from the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine where he led the food animal veterinary field services unit as an assistant professor of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine.
“COVID-19 and the threat of transmissible and foreign animal diseases has made this a very active time in food animal veterinary medicine,” said Dr. Brick. “I am fortunate to have been asked to join such an experienced and educated team of animal health professionals to assist the livestock industry in navigating these challenging times.”
Earlier in his career, Dr. Brick taught veterinary preventative medicine and large animal internal medicine at The Ohio State University. He also spent two years teaching large animal medicine and surgery at St. George’s University in Grenada, West Indies.
Prior to teaching, Dr. Brick worked as a large animal veterinarian in a private, mixed animal practice in northwest Iowa.
Dr. Brick completed his undergraduate coursework at Northern State University, received his DVM from Iowa State University, and earned a master’s degree from The Ohio State University.
