"Stamping out Lameness" Seminars

For Veterinarians

Two day seminars tailored for either new and recent graduates or for experienced veterinarians.

This is a workshop for either recent graduates or experienced dairy cattle veterinarians who want to develop their treatment and prevention skills. For recent graduates the seminar will give you the confidence "to have a go". Many of the practices who sent vets to last year's seminars are sending other vets to this next series. One vet said "I've been a vet for over 20 years - I wish I'd understood about lameness like this before." If you are wanting to become a Healthy Hoof provider this workshop covers all the basics that you will need to know first before doing the Provider Training.

Covers topics such as :

• How to lift feet safely in all situations
• How to sharpen and handle a knife
• Identifying the main foot lesions
• Treatment of all common types of lameness (theory and practical)
• Causes of each type of lameness
• Practical approach to investigate a lameness problem
• Cow behaviour and lameness
• Handling cattle to prevent lameness
• Shed design and track construction to prevent lameness
• Intravenous anaesthesia
• Applying cowslips

These are held twice each year in Inglewood.

2010 December seminar dates:

• New and Recent Graduates: To be announced.
• Extra seminars or seminars for more experienced vets can be arranged at other times if enough people are wanting them. Just contact us.

For more information and registration forms - Download Registration Form or Contact Us.

For Farmers

Held each year in Inglewood and also in various centres around New Zealand by request. These are either three hour (evening) seminars or one day seminars.

ONE DAY Seminars

In a small group (maximum of 12 participants) you will cover a wide range of material on lameness.

Topics include:



• Identification of main lesions
• Treatment of main conditions
• Prevention
• How to sharpen a knife
• Cow behaviour and lameness
• Handling cattle to prevent lameness
• Shed design and track construction
• Cow flow

The seminar will be a mix of illustrated talks, videos and practical sessions.

EVENING Seminars

Expect to hear an interesting talk with lots of illustrations from farms like yours which brings the topic of lameness alive and will help you understand lameness and how it can be prevented. You will go home with good ideas.

Neil also is available for seminars on cow flow and management

To organize a seminar near you contact your veterinary practice.

For more information or to request a seminar in your area - Contact Us.

For Consulting Officers

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Seminars on Cow Flow

More farmers are realizing the importance of having good cow flow, not only to reduce lameness but also for efficiency, less stress etc. Neil also is available to talk about cow flow or to give a seminar covering cow behaviour, design of facilities and stockmanship to promote good cow flow.

For more information or to request a seminar in your area - Contact Us.

For Overseas Clients

Neil presents seminars on cow flow and comfort, cow behaviour, facility design and treatment of lameness as requested in different localities. To date seminars have been presented in Argentina, Australia, Chile, Denmark, Ireland and UK.

For more information or to request a seminar in your area - Contact Us.