Use of the Abattoir in Nutritional Monitoring
Fact file
| Dates |
Wednesday 13th November 2024
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| Duration |
8 hours |
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| Speakers |
Nigel Kendall and Andrea Clarkson
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| Location |
School of Veterinary Medicine and Science |
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| Cost |
£355
10% discount for online booking
20% discount for alumni
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Overview
This course will utilise the onsite abattoir at Sutton Bonington to give a hands on approach to the collection and use of samples collected at the abattoir from cull and prime stock. The course will also cover how to send samples and how to utilize the results of the abattoir sample analysis to monitor the herd and improve nutritional status. Further to the interpretation we will explore together the strategies available to correct identified nutritional issues and how to check that our approach has worked.
Topics to be covered
- The use of the abattoir for nutritional monitoring
- How to package and send samples
- How to interpret results from abattoir samples, including limitations of use as a herd tool
- Strategies that can be used to correct issues determined from abattoir sample analysis and ways to check these are effective.
Learning objectives
After attending this course, you should have revised and gained both core and new skills in open surgery. You should be able to:
- Understand what samples can be collected from an abattoir and how to collect them
- Be able to package and send samples
- Understand how to interpret results from abattoir collected samples
- Outline strategies to correct issues determined from abattoir sample analysis
Required delegate attributes
This course is designed for those wanting to increase their knowledge of mineral monitoring and how useful abattoir collected material can be.