Born and
raised near Chicago, IL, Dr. Rexanne Struve spent
much of her childhood outdoors where she enjoyed
activities with her siblings and their animals.
Upon graduation from high school, she studied
pre-veterinary medicine at Kansas State University
where she earned a BS in animal science in 1974
and a DVM degree in 1976. She was recruited to
come to Manning, IA, to practice with Dr. Robert
Dappen. She purchased the veterinary practice
from Dr. Dappen in 1978 and in 1981 purchased
the Specific Pathogen Free (SPF) laboratory of
Dr. Boyd Merrick of Manilla, IA. The laboratory
moved to Manning in 1990 when a new, state-of-the-art
facility was constructed for Struve Labs near
the Struve's farm home.
Dr. Struve is invited to speak at many colleges
and pre-veterinary clubs because of her longevity
in rural practice and her expertise with the SPF
program. She is also involved in mentoring veterinary
students attending state universities in Iowa,
Kansas and Oklahoma.
At the request of the U.S. Feed Grains Council,
Dr. Struve traveled to Taiwan to advise the
country's swine producers on the implementation
of the SPF program in large corporate facilities.
Based on her reputation as a practitioner, wife
and mother, she was asked by the Animal Industry
Foundation to participate in an ad campaign
promoting America's farmers and livestock producers.
Consequently, she was featured in Time, Newsweek,
and Better Homes and Gardens magazines in the
early 1990s.
Dr. Struve operates her full-time practice,
Veterinary Associates of Manning, in conjunction
with operation of the SPF pig-rearing laboratory,
Struve Labs, Inc. She is the immediate past
president of the Iowa Veterinary Medicine Association.
Dr. Struve's husband, Curt, is a fourth generation
farmer at Manning. The couple is the parents
of three grown children.
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