Other CPD Events

A one-day course which introduces the principles behind regenerative agriculture and conservation farming and how as vets we can help with specific regards to herd health planning, antibiotic use and anthelmintic choices. We consider the importance of getting your hands in the soil, how to assess soil and what to look for, including worm counts and hunting down some dung beetles. We discuss the importance of grazing, how to make the most from carbon sequestration as well as plate meter use and grazing techniques.

An online learning course designed to empower farm animal veterinarians and paraprofessionals around the world to help producers achieve multiple sustainability objectives. This unique, self-paced, 10-module course is expected to take between 4 and 6 months to complete by remote learning, and has been designed to fit around busy work and life schedules. Developed by the social enterprise Vet Sustain in partnership with VetSalus, the course will provide participants with a LANTRA-accredited certification.

Enrollment opens on 4th July 2022, with the first live tutorial scheduled for Wednesday 20th July 2022. Be the first to register your interest at learn.vetsustain.org. For any further enquiries please contact Megan Williamson [email protected].

The School of Veterinary Medicine at University College Dublin is running a Graduate Certificate in Dairy Herd Health aimed at cattle vet practitioners. It runs online between late August 2022 and December 2023 (excluding Mar-May 2023), and includes a few face-to-face teaching days at our Lyons research farm. The programme consists of modules in herd health skills, dairy herd fertility, nutrition and production disease, milk quality and mastitis, calf health and heifer rearing, and bio-secure/infectious diseases.

Applicants must possess a degree in veterinary medicine that is registerable with the Veterinary Council of Ireland. Applicants must also have access to dairy farms and dairy farm data to complete relevant coursework such as farm reports, must have at least one year of relevant veterinary practice experience, and must demonstrate a significant interest in dairy cattle practice.

Dry cow feeding and management is crucially important to the success of a dairy operation.
Most metabolic and infectious diseases occur in the first month post calving at a time when cows are approaching peak yield and the service period. If things go wrong in the time around calving production, health, fertility and profitability can all be negatively affected.
As vets and nutritionists, we need to understand the physiological challenges the cow experiences and how best to manage the ration and environment to maximise the chances of a successful transition into lactation.

Madrid will welcome approximately 2,000 delegates; including veterinary practitioners working with dairy and beef cattle and other ruminants, scientists from universities and research institutes, consultants for production medicine, professionals from related companies and associations, students of veterinary or animal science schools, and so on.

Calf pneumonia is often a problem on farms and, due to its multifactorial causes, it can be difficult to control. Understanding more of the anatomy and getting some hints on on doing quick on farm Post Mortems can provide some useful information. Scanning the lungs, to see if there are signs of damage and/or abscess, can be a great way to educate and motivate the farmer, as well as a way of monitoring progress after changes have been put in place. This one-day course also covers housing, a limiting factor in pneumonia control, with a practical housing assessment included on the day on farm.