Sarah Jensen

Sarah Jensen was raised on a commercial cow-calf and grain operation with red and black Angus, Charolais and Speckle Park cattle near Arborg, Man. At a young age, she enjoyed helping her family with cattle vaccinations, identification, feeding and leading cattle drives. After high school, Jensen moved to Winnipeg, Man., and studied biological sciences in the University of Manitoba’s Faculty of Science. In 2019, Sarah received a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Award and spent the summer assisting in beef cattle research at the U of M, which explored the use of strategic supplementation to improve beef cattle performance and expand the use of pasture-based production systems. Throughout university, Sarah worked part time as an animal health and welfare STEP student through Manitoba’s Chief Veterinary Office. In 2020, Sarah began her veterinary education at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask). Once she graduates in 2024, she plans to become a beef cattle veterinarian and pursue epidemiological research.