Sheep Liver Biopsies As Part Of The Mineral Audit
University of Nottingham
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Date: Tuesday 17th June, 2025 - Tuesday 17th June, 2025
Start time: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Duration: 8 hour(s)
Cost: £281.25
The course will utilise the mineral audit process to give the tools required to perform on farm mineral investigations. This will include what can be determined on farm (observation, farmer communication, records), potential on farm samples including what you can determine stood in a field and the collection and use of samples to determine status.
The determination of status of part of a continuous cycle with the information building from an accumulation of sample data (eg liver biopsy) and the response to supplementation strategies.
Topics to be covered:
The mineral audit
What to look for in the field
How can the lab help
How to perform a liver biopsy in sheep
The supplementation cycle
Learning Objectives:
Understand the principles of the mineral audit process
Demonstrate a sheep liver biopsy
Understand the role of the laboratory and use of appropriate samples
Understand what can be done in a field to determine nutritional status
Outline supplementation strategies and the supplementation cycle
Speakers
Dr Joe Angell, Wern Vets
BVSc MSc PhD MRCVS
Dr Nigel Kendall BSc(hons), PhD
Dr Andrea Clarkson BSc(hons), QTLS, PGCE, PG Dip, MA Eds., PhD
Who is it for?
This course will be designed for farm vets who want to increase their tools in the toolbox for investigating nutritional problems.
The Venue
The School of Veterinary Medicine and Science is based at the Sutton Bonnington Campus of the University of Nottingham.
The Sutton Bonington Campus encompasses world-leading laboratories and specialist facilities for studying biosciences and veterinary medicine.
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/vet/service-for-business/index.aspx
Number of CPD hours this event can be recorded as
8 hours
Registration and Booking
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