Source: NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 3/23/21


For as long as she can remember, Lisa Rochette has been fascinated by pigs, and NC State University gave her a big boost toward making their health and the health of other agricultural animals her life’s work.

Today, Rochette serves as assistant director of swine health with the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Veterinary Services unit, part of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The unit works to prevent, control and eliminate animal diseases and monitors and promotes animal health and productivity.

By participating in NC State’s Food Animal Scholars Program, Rochette knew in her sophomore year as an animal science student that she’d gain admission to the university’s Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, so long as she met program requirements.

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