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Large animal health enhancement grants awarded to Macon County veterinarians

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Ten North Carolina Veterinary practices were recently awarded grants to help support their large animal practices. This $130,000 recurring fund was created by the N.C. General Assembly in 2023 and is annually administered by the N.C. Ag Finance Authority. 

Applicants intend to use funding this round for student debt repayments, facility construction, equipment loans, a variety of large animal chutes and implementing new technology and software. The veterinarians selected during this funding cycle cover 47 of the 100 counties across North Carolina. 

In the Smoky Mountain News coverage area, grantees were Cowee Cowgirl Mobile Large Animal Veterinary Services and Farm and Field Mobile Large Animal Veterinary Services in Macon County.

This funding opportunity is available to veterinarians who practice in one of the 70 North Carolina counties with a population of 100,000 or fewer and who spend 30% or more of their patient care involved in large animal veterinary care. 

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