A Vet's Guide To Small Scale Pig Producers And Pet Pig Owners 2026
Royal Veterinary College
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Date: Friday 14th August, 2026 - Friday 14th August, 2026
Start time: 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Duration: 7 hour(s)
Cost: £299
Key Areas
Clinical examination
Common diseases and treatments
Sedations and surgical procedures (including practical on pig models)
Biosecurity, pig health planning, and diagnostic testing (including blood sampling practical on pig models)
Notifiable diseases
Euthanasia of pigs (including intracardiac injection practical on pig models)
About this course
Ever dread a call to a sick pig?
It is time to upskill your knowledge and gain practical advice from practicing farm vets on how to approach pig calls and practise surgical procedures and blood sampling on our pig simulator models.
This course aims to allow vets from all areas of veterinary practice who are asked to see pigs in their daily work to strengthen and build on their knowledge and skills.
The course will include seminars which can be tailored to the specific needs of attending vets, as well as practical sessions.
The practical sessions will include models for castration, tailing, blood sampling and intracardiac injections to allow participants to get hands on with practical skills required by small scale pig producers and pet pig owners.
If you are anxious or nervous practitioner about seeing pigs, we hope this friendly and hands-on one day course will encourage you to enjoy working with small scale pig producers. This course is perfect for new graduates and experienced vets that are required to undertake pig work.
Please note that this course is run at Synergy Farm Health, Dorset DT2 0HS.
Who is it for?
Veterinarians
The Speakers
Please see our website for speaker details.
The Venue
Synergy Farm Health, Dorset DT2 0HS
Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as
7 hours
Registration and Booking
Click here to reserve your place
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