Kentucky has a new state veterinarian. Dr. Steve Velasco was selected by the Kentucky State Board of Agriculture and was announced on Tuesday.
Dr. Velasco has a lot of experience working with larger animals. He spent the first six years of his career as a racetrack veterinarian in Louisiana and Arkansas. He then returned to South Texas where he spent the next 20 years at a large animal ambulatory practice. He has also spent time in the equine sports medicine and stocker cattle industries.
