Hannah McCray
Geneva,NY
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Veterinarian
Keseca Veterinary Clinic
06.2024 - Current
- Provide regular herd health services for dairies ranging from 40 to 3,000 cows, including pregnancy diagnosis, sick cow exams and treatment, and consultation for youngstock and adult cows.
- Conduct bi-annual Veterinary-Client-Patient Relationship (VCPR) visits, discussing herd health protocols, treatment records, vaccination schedules, milk quality, reproduction, and herd management strategies with non-herd health clients.
- Diagnose and treat a broad range of diseases at both the individual animal and herd level.
- Perform surgeries such as pyloro-omentopexies, caesarean sections, laceration repairs, and other necessary procedures.
- Provide emergency and critical care during operating hours and on-call shifts, including interventions for dystocias, postpartum complications, and other urgent health issues.
- Mentor veterinary student externs during ride-alongs, providing hands-on training and guidance in dairy production medicine.
- Publish a bi-monthly client newsletter, sharing updates on herd health, best practices, and industry trends.
- Organize an annual client meeting to discuss herd management, health trends, and opportunities for operational improvements.
Student Research Assistant
McArt Dairy Cow Lab
05.2021 - 05.2024
- Collected and processed milk and blood samples for studies investigating subclinical hypocalcemia
- Enrolled cows into trials utilizing DairyComp and Excel and administered appropriate treatments
- Collaborated with team members and farm personal to achieve daily goals
- Analysis of data with Excel, result interpretation, manuscript, and abstract writing
- Attended weekly lab meetings
Veterinary Student Extern
Riverview, LLP
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Conducted a research trial on a 20,000 head calf ranch relating to the utility of lung ultrasound
- Assisted farm personnel with various jobs relating to large scale dairy production speaking primarily in Spanish in reproduction, maternity, treatment and prevention, movements, and feeding areas of calf, heifer, and dairy facilities
Education
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - Production Animal Pathway
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY05-2024
Bachelor of Science - Animal Science
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY05-2021
Externships
OVC Dairy Herd Problem Solving Rotation, Geulph, ON
- Epidemiology, herd-health, on-farm research January 22-February 2, 2024
Feedlot Health Management Services, Okotoks, AB
- Feedlot systems, necropsies and procedures, epidemiology November 5-11, 2023
Cow-Calf Bootcamp, Ithaca, NY
- Cow-calf systems, c-sections, beef cattle health and management October 21-25, 2023
Anexa Veterinary Services, Te Aroha, NZ
- 100% dairy, seasonal calving, pasture-based management August 1-August 27, 2023
Summer Dairy Institute at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
- Dairy production systems, consulting, herd health, epidemiology June 19-July 30, 2023
Columbia Veterinary Services, Claverack, NY
- 60% dairy, 20% beef, 20% small ruminant April 24-May 7, 2023
Keseca Veterinary Clinic, Geneva, NY
- 95% dairy, 3% small ruminants, 2% beef December 26, 2022- January 8, 2023
Cornell Ambulatory Clinic, Ithaca, NY
- Weekly ride-alongs with Dr. Jessica McArt, dairy & small ruminants 2021-2023
Publications
- Frost, I.R., C.R. Seely, H.A. McCray, K.R. Callero, J.A. Seminara, R.M. Martinez, A.M. Reid, C.N. Wilbur, K.J. Koebel, and J.A.A. McArt. 2024. Effect of postpartum calcium supplementation on serum calcium and parathyroid hormone concentrations in multiparous Holstein cows. JDS Communications. 5(3): 215-219. doi: 10.3168/jdsc.2023-0455.
- McCray, H.A., C.R. Seely, and J.A.A. McArt. 2024. Does knowledge of blood calcium concentration at 2 days postpartum affect decisions of calcium supplementation? JDS Communications. 5(3): 200-204. doi: 10.3168/jdsc.2023-0456.
- Seminara, J.A., K.R. Callero, I.R. Frost, R.M. Martinez, H.A. McCray, A.M. Reid, C.R. Seely, D.M. Barbano, and J.A.A. McArt. 2023. Calcium dynamics and associated temporal patterns of milk constituents in early-lactation multiparous Holsteins. J Dairy Sci. 106(10):7117-7130. doi: 10.3168/jds.2022-23142.
- Callero, K.R., E.M. Teplitz, D.M. Barbano, C.R. Seely, J.A. Seminara, I.R. Frost, H.A. McCray, R.M. Martinez, A.M. Reid, and J.A.A. McArt. 2023. Patterns of Fourier-transform infrared estimated milk constituents in early lactation Holstein cows on a single New York State dairy. J Dairy Sci. 106(4):2716-2728. doi: 10.3168/jds.2022-22588..
Lectures and Presentations
- Small Ruminant Health and Management, UNH Intro Animal Science 2024
- Pyloric Outflow Obstruction Following Toggle-Pin Fixation of a Left Displaced Abomasum in a Holstein Cow, Cornell Vet Senior Seminar 2023
- Does Knowledge of Blood Calcium at 2 DIM Impact Decisions of Calcium Supplementation? AABP Conference 2023 Student Case Presentation
- Does Knowledge of Blood Calcium at 2 DIM Impact Decisions of Calcium Supplementation? ADSA Conference 2023 Poster Session
- Calf Thoracic Ultrasound Lecture and Wet Lab, Cornell SCAABP 2023
Teaching Experience
- Dairy Cattle Herd Health Teaching Assistant (2022)
- Ruminant Anatomy Teaching Assistant (2022)
- Supervised palpations and wet labs for Cornell SCAABP (2022)
- Large Animal Practical Handling Teaching Assistant (2020)
Professional Organizations and Licenses
- State Veterinary License, New York: 2024-present
- USDA Category II Accredited Veterinarian: 2024-present
- American Dairy Science Association: 2023-present
- American Association of Bovine Practitioners: 2021-present
- Cornell SCAABP Treasurer 2022
- American Veterinary Medical Association: 2020-present
Accomplishments
- 2024 Daphne Award for Clinical Proficiency and Excellence in the Practice of Veterinary Medicine
- 2024 FH Fox Scholarship for Aptitude for Physical Diagnosis in Large Animal Medicine and Surgery
- 2023 AABP Student Case Presentation- 2nd Place Research
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Spanish
Limited Working
Timeline
Associate Veterinarian
Keseca Veterinary Clinic
06.2024 - Current
Veterinary Student Extern
Riverview, LLP
05.2022 - 08.2022
Student Research Assistant
McArt Dairy Cow Lab
05.2021 - 05.2024
Doctor of Veterinary Medicine - Production Animal Pathway
Cornell University
Bachelor of Science - Animal Science
Cornell University
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