
Dr. Tim Loula is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine. He is co-founder and co-owner of Swine Vet Center, an exclusively swine veterinary practice in St. Peter, Minnesota which employs 15 swine veterinary consultants.
Dr. Loula has done consulting work in 33 U.S. states and 30 foreign countries. He received the American Association of Swine Veterinarians “Swine Practitioner of the Year” award in 1990 and was president of that organization in 1992-1993. He received the University of Illinois Executive Veterinary Program certificate in 1995. Dr. Loula was also awarded the 2001 Allen D. Leman Science in Practice Award and was selected as a 2009 Master of the Pork Industry by National Hog Farmer Magazine. He has delivered prestigious lectures throughout his career including the Howard Dunne Lecture for the 2008 annual meeting of the AASV, the Hansen and Kernkamp lectures for Allen D. Leman Swine Conferences in 1996 and 2009 respectively, the Jack Anderson lecture for KSU Swine Profitability Conference in 1996 and a keynote lecture at the 2008 IPVS conference.
Dr. Loula is a member of the Swine Health and Information Center’s Rapid Response Corp (RRC), established in 2017 for the purpose of conducting epidemiological investigations of emerging and transboundary swine diseases.
Dr. Loula also has extensive expertise in the area of sow housing, having experienced both the move to indoor confinement housing and the change to group/pen gestation.
Dr. Loula and the Swine Vet Center work closely with swine producers to improve production and herd health status while maintaining profitability. Swine Vet Center is also a leader in conducting practical swine research with four separate 2400-head research barn facilities.
Dr. Chris Sievers – DVM
Chris realized during a summer internship at the Swine Vet Center (SVC) that the clinic was where he wanted to practice after graduation. “I really enjoyed the veterinarians and how they worked with their progressive clients,” he recalled. “It was a good match for me and where I wanted to be after veterinary school.”
He received his Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine from Iowa State University (ISU) in May 2016 and started immediately at SVC. Today, Chris continues to enjoy his work at the clinic. Most of his clients are medium-size swine operations in Iowa. He also helps manage research for SVC.
Chris grew up outside of Storm Lake, Iowa, on a crop, cattle and hog farm where he gained his initial livestock experience. He also raised his own calves and pigs for 4-H and FFA projects.
After high school, Chris headed to ISU for his undergraduate degree. During this time, he spent a summer internship with an ISU veterinarian and developed a passion for the swine industry. He followed that passion as he entered the veterinary school at ISU. In addition to his DVM, he earned a MS in preventive animal medicine.
Today, Chris and his wife Brooke live on an acreage near Storm Lake. Chris enjoys hunting, fishing and helping his dad with field work. But with the couple expecting their first child this summer, his free time may be more limited.