About LafeberVet.com

The mission of LafeberVet.com is to promote the art and science of exotic animal medicine.

Critical Objectives:

1. Provide access to current information on topics related to exotic animal medicine including, but not limited to:
   • Avian emergency medicine
   • Avian nutrition
   • Avian behavior
2. Serve as a source of dissemination of client educational material.
3. Provide information on Lafeber Company related to veterinary medicine:
   • Veterinary products such as Emeraid and Nutri-An cakes
   • Support of research and continuing education
   • Support of veterinary students

Creators of LafeberVet.com:

• Dr. Ted Lafeber
• Dr. Christal Pollock
• Beyond Indigo

Dr. Ted Lafeber, Jr. conceived of LafeberVet.com as an online resource for the exotic animal veterinarian. Dr. Lafeber earned his doctorate of veterinary medicine from Iowa State University in 1998. After graduation he became business partners with his father, Dr. Ted Lafeber, Sr., founder of Lafeber Company. In early 1990, Dr. Lafeber, Jr. became president of Lafeber Company and today he also serves as its chief executive officer.

The motto of Lafeber Company is "Working and caring for the health of birds”, and Lafeber Company's dedication to avian health and nutrition is well known and well respected in the veterinary medical community. To honor Dr. Lafeber's Sr. contribution to avian veterinary medicine, Dr. Lafeber created the T. J. Lafeber Practitioner of the Year Award, which honors outstanding avian private practitioners. In 2004, Dr. Lafeber, Jr. received the prestigious Outstanding Service Award from the Association of Avian Veterinarians (AAV) in recognition of his commitment to the well being of birds. Dr Lafeber received the President's Award from AAV in 2007 in recognition of his continued dedication to avian health and welfare.

Dr. Christal Pollock is a veterinary consultant for Lafeber Company. She serves as the veterinary website editor and technical writer for LafeberVet.com and she is also co-manager of the Lafeber Company veterinary student program. Dr. Pollock took the initial idea of LafeberVet.com and turned this into a concrete design, conceiving of the elements and content for the site. Dr. Pollock earned her DVM from The Ohio State University in 1995 and she completed a residency at the University of Tennessee in avian and zoological medicine. Christal served as an assistant professor in the zoological medicine service at Kansas State University for five years, and she currently lives and practices in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Pollock has edited, written, and presented extensively on topics related to exotic animal medicine. She is board-certified in avian medicine and serves as an associate editor for the Journal of Avian Medicine and Surgery.

The innovative website design and development firm, Beyond Indigo, provides professional support for LafeberVet.com.