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This credit-bearing short course in Ruminants, Camelids and Pigs (Anaesthesia and Analgesia) is run by the Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia MSc programme at the University of Edinburgh. The course will support students to develop knowledge of anaesthesia in cattle, sheep, goats, pigs, llamas and alpacas, including aspects of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and ethology, and is relevant to those anaesthetising these species in commercial, laboratory, and zoological contexts.

The course includes 5 weeks of teaching (starting 7th April 2025) and is taught entirely online, allowing students to fit their study around their professional and personal commitments. While the course can be taken as part of one of our postgraduate qualifications (PgCert/PgDip/MSc), it can also be taken as a stand-alone course as professional development, and carries 10 SQCF credits.

Delivered by Owen Atkinson, RCVS Specialist in Cattle Health and Production, Dairy Veterinary Consultancy. Confidently investigate dairy cow nutrition problems - pretty much a must for vets involved with dairy herds. When combined with Transition Cow Management and CowSignals® courses, delegates receive a very sound basis for more in-depth dairy nutrition work.

Delivered by Owen Atkinson, RCVS Specialist in Cattle Health and Production, Dairy Veterinary Consultancy. This very popular course complements Rumen Health. Equally it can be enjoyed by itself to provide greater skills when investigating a myriad of transition problems. We all appreciate how important good transition management is to the success of herd health.

This course is tailored towards veterinary surgeons and dairy farm advisors who wish to develop their understanding of dairy youngstock nutrition from birth through to first calving. The aim of the course is to improve competence in basic and intermediate dairy youngstock nutrition and feeding management techniques that will facilitate delivery of consultancy services to dairy clients.

Delivered by Owen Atkinson, RCVS Specialist in Cattle Health and Production, Dairy Veterinary Consultancy. Space, cubicles, ventilation, floors and more. A key CowSignals® principle is to understand better what cows are telling us so we can make the right improvements for them to live happily and for longer.

This course which aims to provide delegates with a thorough understanding of practical feeding management for dairy herds along with knowledge relating to the financial aspects of feeding a dairy herd.