Synopsis
This practical based one day course aims to improve and advance your reproductive rectalling and scanning skills. Both the morning and afternoon sessions will start with a theory session followed by two blocks of rectalling and scanning practice.
Morning theory
- Rectal palpation and uterine flipping
- Oestrous cycle stage determination
- Aging the bovine foetus
- Foetal death
- Twins
Morning practical
- Non pregnant cows to practice uterine flipping and determine the stage of oestrous cycle
- Early pregnancy diagnosis 30-50 days plus twin checks
Afternoon theory
- Foetal sex determination
- Abnormal foetal detection
- Follicular counting
- Subclinical endometritis
- Persistent cystic structures and Granulosa Cell tumours
Afternoon practical
- Aging pregnancies 70 days up till dry off
- Sex scanning practice
Peter May DBR BVMS (Hons) MRCVS
Peter qualified from Glasgow University in 1983 and started working for the Drove Vets. Two years later he became a partner at the Drove Veterinary practice.
In 1993, Peter was the first vet in the UK to treat repeat breeder cows with embryos and to offer bovine foetal sex determination to clients.
In 2004, Peter achieved a Diploma in Bovine Reproduction. This has enabled him to undertake more consultancy work in the UK and abroad.
Peter now works independently but retains a close working relationship with Drove Vets still undertaking routine fertility work with Drove clients. He also works closely with Tyndale Farm Vets where he undertakes Ovum Pick Up (OPU) weekly. Embryo transfer work now occupies about half of his time over a wider area in the UK. Peter also conducts scanning ET and IVP training both in the UK and abroad.
Peter has recently helped re-launch and is the current President of the British Embryo Technologies Association.
The scanning equipment for this course is kindly sponsored by
