Penn Vet & the PA Farm Show

Penn Vet is a proud annual exhibitor at Pennsylvania's Farm Show, the largest indoor agricultural exposition in the country, with 6,000 animals, 10,000 competitive exhibits, and 300 commercial exhibits.

Stop by the Penn Vet booth where you will find our veterinarians, faculty, staff, and students, as well as fun, educational activities about animals and their care. Our booth's theme this year is "One Health: how Penn Vet leads in protecting animals, people, and the planet."

• When:  January 6-13, 2018
• Where:
  Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex & Expo Center
• 2300 North Cameron Street
  Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17110
• Exit 67 off Interstate 81

2018 Activities

• Free animal headbands: Kids can take home a headband with a picture of a horse, cow, dog, or cat.
  

  

• Yucky Stuff: Look through and try to identify skulls, teeth, and some really s
  urprising stuff we've pulled out of animal stomachs.
  • Download our Penn Vet Farm Show Yucky Stuff flyer (PDF)!
• X-Rays: Ever wondered what your animal looked like in an X-Ray? Now is your chance to find out. See broken and repaired bones, some
  strange things animals have swallowed, and the bone structures of several different species. 
  
• Videos: Sit for a few minutes and see what Penn Vet does, through photos and videos, for Pennsylvania and beyond. 
  
• Experts: Our veterinarians, faculty, staff, and students will be at the booth from 9 am to 5 pm every day.
  • Stop by the Ag 101 Stage, located beside the main Food Court, to hear from New Bolton Center faculty:
  • Sunday, January 7, 2018 at 3:30 pm and Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 3:30 pm: Dr. Lisa Murphy presents "Veterinary Toxicology - Animal CSI." In her presentation, Dr. Murphy will discuss adventures in her career as a veterinary toxicologist, including unique and challenging cases worked up at the PADLS New Bolton Center Toxicology laboratory.
  • Thursday, January 11, 2018 at 1:30 pm: Dr. Rose Nolen-Walston presents "Global Worming: How to Prevent Dewormer Meltdown in the 21st Century." Dr. Nolen-Walston will discuss the importance of animal owners being vigilant in their wormer usage and combatting parasitic resistance. 

Farm Show Complex

• For the latest schedule, details, and an interactive map, visit the PA Farm Show website.
• Get directions to the PA Farm Show Complex.
  
• Here's the information on parking.
  

Penn Vet Farm Show Photos

• View 2016 photos
  
• View 2015 photos
  
• View 2014 photos
  

Penn Vet Resources

You may have questions about Penn Vet. Here are some additional resources you can download:

• "What Penn Vet Does for Pennsylvania" (PDF)
• Learn about Penn Vet's Swine Teaching and Research Center (PDF)
• Read about Penn Vet's Marshak Dairy (PDF)
• Get the FAQs on admission to Penn Vet's VMD program (PDF)
• Learn about our Summer VETS program for high school, college students (PDF)