Brand new course for Vets!
Beyond Hoof Trimming:
Practical Skills for Difficult Bovine Lameness Cases
20 March 2012
Courses are instructed by Owen Atkinson MRCVS, BVSc Cert CHP
Location:
Ashbrook Equine Centre,
Outline:
This course is for the cattle vet practitioner who wants to improve their understanding of bovine foot problems and develop skills for dealing with troublesome cases and lameness scenarios.
Contents:
This all-new one day practical course is largely hands-on. Subjects to include:
Also: best equipment for the job; knife pre-sharpening and sharpening; what’s new in block technology; cutting discs – types and uses; appraising hoof trimming; refresh Dutch 5-step and knife skills.
We use a combination of cadaver feet (from old cull cows, so plenty of lesions) and live animals for our training. Plenty of opportunity for questions and answers.
Why is this course for you?
This is becoming niche work, so get ahead of the curve.