TAYLORSVILLE-The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) appointed Amanda Price as a new state veterinarian.
Dr. Price’s academic credentials include a BS of animal science, MS of animal science, and Doctor of Vet Medicine from UC Davis with her focus being in studying food animals.
She worked for the largest food animal vet clinic in the United States, Lander Veterinary Clinic in Turlock, CA for 13 years. Price will bring her knowledge and experience to UDAF as she has worked as assistant state veterinarian.
“Dr. Price has been a great asset to UDAF and the agriculture producers in the state of Utah for the last five years as assistant state veterinarian,” said Craig Buttars, UDAF Commissioner. “We are excited for her to take on the responsibilities of the state veterinarian moving forward.”
Dr. Price’s main focus will be disease outbreak preparedness and response, outreach and education, and streamlining paperwork and registrations required by the department.
“I look forward to continuing to work with the agriculture producers in Utah,” said Dr. Price. “I have found that the most important part of this job is not only to protect the animals, but to build relationships with the farmers and ranchers and earn their trust so we can better serve them and the agriculture and food industry as a whole.”
UDAF is one of the State’s oldest agencies and they oversee dozens of legislatively mandated programs that promote the healthy growth of Utah agriculture. They have a mandate to conservation of our natural resources and the protection of our food supply.