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By Matt Donald, pig and poultry producer Summer holidays meant we gained extra pairs of hands for some weeks, due…
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By Matt Donald, pig and poultry producer Summer holidays meant we gained extra pairs of…
Pests carry an ongoing threat to both animals and humans on farms, and keeping them…
By Matt Donald, pig and poultry producer Summer holidays meant we gained extra pairs of…
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By Matt Donald, pig and poultry producer Summer holidays meant we gained extra pairs of hands for some weeks, due to a few vet students fulfilling their placements. It is…
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By Matt Donald, pig and poultry producer Summer holidays meant we gained extra pairs of hands for some weeks, due to a few vet students fulfilling…
Pests carry an ongoing threat to both animals and humans on farms, and keeping them out requires a well-planned holistic approach. Michael Barker reports There are…
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Comment: Open your farms to vet students
0By Matt Donald, pig and poultry producer Summer holidays meant we gained extra pairs of hands for some weeks, due to a few vet students fulfilling their placements. It is always great to show them about poultry farming and what is involved, they also get to spend time on the pig aspect too, so hopefully we can convince them to join one sector or the other. It still amazes me that as an industry we are short of vets, yet students can sometimes struggle to find placements, we need more farms to open doors to prospective vets if we want…