Mixed animal practice: 60% Dairy/20% Equine/20%SA.
40,000 mature dairy cows in practice.
7 veterinarians in practice
Student
will rotate through clinic services. He/She will work with several
experienced (minimum of 4 years in practice) clinicians across a broad
range of species and services. There will be the opportunity to
concentrate on areas of special interest to the applicant.
Assist with herd checks (palpations, examination of sick cows, dehorning, assisting in surgeries).
Restraint of animals, administering of medications/treatments.
Participation in discussions of cases; on individual animals and herd scenarios.
8-12 hours per day. 5 days per week. Assisting with weekend on-calls is optional.