Jerry Rusch, DVM, is a graduate of Purdue University College of Veterinary Medicine and a diplomate of the American Board of Veterinary Practitioners in Beef Cattle.

Dr. Rusch owns Spring Mill Veterinary Service, a mixed animal practice in Mitchell, Ind., with his wife, Dr. Karen. Dr. Rusch is a member of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners, Academy of Veterinary Consultants and the Society for Theriogenology. He regularly speaks to veterinarians, veterinary students, ranchers and other groups on various topics of beef cattle production medicine and herd health, and is the current president and general manager of the Springville Feeder Auction, a local farmer-owner feeder calf marketing cooperative. Dr. Rusch was raised on a grain and livestock farm in southern Indiana.