The Clinical Institute offers courses that prepare veterinary students to achieve Day 1 competency. Members offer courses in anesthesiology, diagnostic imaging, equine medicine, large animal medicine and surgery, small animal medicine and surgery, and clinical training from the 3rd year of clinical clerkship in collaboration with the LBTU Veterinary Hospital.

Doctoral students at the Clinical Institute:

• Laura Voiko

  Thesis title: The comparison of the effectiveness of three analgetic protocols in dogs

  Supervisors: Dr. med. vet. Līga Kovaļčuka, Dr. med. vet. Armands Vekšins

• Aīda Vanaga

  Thesis title: Antiparasitic effect of an intraruminal bolus containing tansy (Tanacetum vulgare L.) extract against strongyloids (Trichostrongylidae) in sheep in vivo

  Supervisors: Dr. med. vet. Līga Kovaļčuka, Dr. med. vet. Dace Keidāne

• Madara Nikolajenko

  Thesis title: The consumption of antibacterial drugs used in veterinary medicine in Latvia and its impact on the resistance of indicator microorganisms

  Supervisors: Dr. med. vet. Līga Kovaļčuka, Dr. med. vet. Kaspars Kovaļenko

• Jeļena Oksa-Minaļto

  Thesis title: Use of dietary supplements with omega-3 fatty acids and antioxidants to improve ocular surface homeostasis and treat dry eye disease in dogs

  Supervisors: Dr. med. vet. Līga Kovaļčuka, Ph.D. Lionel Sebbag