Step into one of the most advanced food animal facilities in the U.S. —
where veterinary medicine meets sustainable aquaculture.
Sebastien, a 4th-year veterinary student at the Virginia-Maryland
College of Veterinary Medicine, completes a clinical rotation at Blue
Ridge Aquaculture in Martinsville, Virginia — the nation’s largest
indoor tilapia facility. His experience reveals the growing role of
veterinarians in global food systems, fish health, and environmental
biosecurity.