The UKVet – Livestock group are launching an innovative and FREE, ONLINE conference for farmer and vets. The programme is relevant to the times and hosts interesting and informative speakers from the industry. The impact of COVID-19 to both producers and vets will be discussed, with another focus on how to improve the sustainability image of the dairy industry. You can REGISTER by clicking on the picture above, or following this link: https://www.ukvethealthyherd.com/register.
There will be two days of talks to choose from, with emphasis on farming on DAY ONE (Wednesday 21st October from 12:00-16:50), with Dairy, Sheep and Pig talks and a veterinary programme on DAY TWO (Thursday 22nd October from 13:00-15:50).
FARMING STREAMS:
- COVID 19 and the future of vet/farmer collaboration (Boehringer Ingelheim)
- Responsible Use of Medicines and Recording (Prof. David Barrett)
- Vet/Farmer Collaboration, An Open Discussion (Fiona MacGillivray and Owen Atkinson)
- Diversity in Practice (Navaratnam Partheeban)
- Mental Wellbeing (Caroline Crowe)
- Sustainability and Health (Dr. Jude Capper)
- Integrated approaches to worm control (Sioned Timothy)
- Don’t leave milk production to chance: ground-breaking new information on the impact of BVD (Ellen Schmitt)
- The role of vets and farmers in controlling TB (James Russell)
- Modernising BRD (MSD animal health)
- Calf Scour Management
- PRRS – The most costly disease of pig production (Dr. Laura Hancox)
- Promoting health rather than treating disease (John Carr, Mark Howells)
- Vet/Farmer Engagement (Fiona Lovatt)
- Stay Alert, Control Abortion, Save Lambs! (JP Crilly)
VETERINARY STREAM
- Improving the outcome when advising on treatment of clinical mastitis in dairy herds (James Breen, Kath Aplin)
- Youngstock Diseases – an immunological perspective (Ellen Button)
- BRD (Dr Tim Potter)