Western College of Veterinary Medicine

Profile

  • Resident, large animal medicine (equine and food/fibre animals) 
  • Supervisor: Dr. Valentina Ragno, Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences
  • Home community: Ecuador

Academic Credentials

  • DVM, San Francisco de Quito University (Ecuador) 

Research Area(s):

Dr. Arévalo's research work will focus on determining the frequency of colonization of horses with third-generation cephalosporin (3GC) resistant E. coli and quantifying the impact of ceftiofur-use on the frequency of colonization with resistant organisms.

This research will involve animal and laboratory work related to developing an antimicrobial stewardship recommendation for equine practitioners in Western Canada.