Tag: Cattle
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History keeps repeating…
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I’m deep into chapter four of my PhD and the consequences of contagious livestock diseases and veterinary interventions are key to the veterinary journey. In the past, decisions taken on animal health were based on protecting human health, while the welfare of the animals was a secondary consideration – if it was even considered at…
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Decision paralysis: how to choose
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From the moment you decide to become a vet, the road before you – from the start to the end of your course – is paved with decisions. From where to go, to what to look for in a job (although vet students do get to put off the dreaded entrance into the “real world”…
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How the vet degree has shaped my plate
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Before coming to university, I never really gave much thought to the life or journey of my food before it ended up on my plate; I wasn’t well informed on the topics of air miles, methane production or abattoir welfare standards. If you had asked me if I wanted to make sure the foods I…
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Don’t limit yourself
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Fourth year at vet school seems to finish before it’s even begun – and that’s not a romanticism. It’s only six months (running from September to February), so even if you factor in time spent on exams, it sort of feels like cramming a whole year into just half the space of time. Like too…
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New drying off consultation tool launched
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New intramammary infections picked up during the dry period may be linked to a variety of environmental and management factors, potentially leading to clinical mastitis in the next lactation. This is not a new story for clients, yet often remains a problematic one to discuss with your farmers. Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health’s new drying off…
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Mixed new grads
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As a student, I remember sitting in the passenger seat of a farm vet’s car on the way to a cow caesarean, desperately trying to remember anything he might ask me about calvings. Instead, he quizzed me on the top 10 small animal emergencies. I think he was trying to reassure me that not many…
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Paying it forward
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Towards the end of what has been, regrettably for me, a distinctly non-“vetty” summer period, I was delighted to receive an email from the headmistress of my old secondary school, asking if some of her students who were applying to vet school in the near future could get in touch. Coming to sudden terms with…
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How are new grads coping with COVID?
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As we all know, in March 2020 the world came to a grinding halt… and ever since the veterinary profession has been adapting accordingly. For those who have worked throughout, it has been a whirlwind of changing goalposts and new protocols, with advice seemingly changing on a daily basis. For veterinary students who have not…
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Would you like some chlorine with your chicken?
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With the news being dominated by coronavirus over the past few months, other issues are slipping below the radar. With work currently being all-consuming, I am barely keeping up with the ever-changing rules of lockdown (are we still calling it that?), never mind anything else. As a result, news that MPs voted against an amendment…
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Crazy pet myths
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I’m hoping to move home soon, but it’s been a long time since I moved with a pet. I’m considering Prof Edward Coleman’s feelings in this far more than my own; he likes to wander to other gardens and, although he settled quickly here, I’m moving nearer a busy road, so I’m thinking of ways…