Advanced Cattle Hoofcare & Lameness Control’

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, Cheshire

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:

Regional anaesthesia of the digit; consistently successful IVRA’s
Digit amputation: 3 different methods; pros; cons, case selection; aftercare; optimising outcomes
Alternatives to amputation; curettage; joint fenestration; radical resection; retroarticular abscess lavage
Interdigital growths: when and how to remove
Toe ulcers; toe necrosis; non-healing sole ulcers and white line lesions
Digital dermatitis: latest thoughts and best practice for control

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?

Lameness is one of the big three cattle diseases. Anyone who gets into cattle chiropody will agree that not only is this work incredibly rewarding, but that it is highly valued by farmers. Whilst lameness prevention is the ultimate goal, where better to begin than with expertise in truly understanding and dealing with lame cows?

This is becoming niche work, so get ahead of the curve.

cost of course: £295 plus VAT