Welcome to the September Nottingham Farm Animal Society!
We are a part of
the wider VetSoc
(September) with
the main aim of
inspiring vet
students to take
an interest in
Farm Veterinary.
We are
passionate about
helping the next
generation of
farm vets here at
Nottingham and
want to
encourage
people from all
walks of life to
give farm work a
go!
Membership to
VetSoc costs £22 for 1 year or £80 for all 5 years.
Being a member of VetSoc means that you are automatically able to access all of
our FAVS resources but also the other subsocs: NSAVA and NEVS!
Every year we help the wider VetSoc put on exciting events, from socials to talks and
practicals as well as running a lot of our own too!
This year we are as busy as ever with lots of talks, trips and practicals planned!
Get involved and join us at:
Our Practicals:
- Foot trimming masterclass in our dissection lab on cadaver legs
- Lameness risk assessment and mobility work at the University Centre for
Dairy Science innovation Farm
- A walk and talk to a farm animal rescue, to learn about the special needs of
non-commercial farm animals
- Learn how to suture specific farm animal suture patterns including horizontal
mattress and Utrecht etc (we are hoping to arrange cadavers for this too!)
- Practice your animal handling with our team ahead of your DOPS
assessments or just as a recap before going on AHEMS/CEMS
Our talks:
- Johnes Disease- how worried should we be?
- pain management in youngstock
- sustainability in farm animal practice
- the importance of mental health in farm work
- revolutionising health and welfare with computer vision
- working as a farm vet in New Zealand
We have lots more planned (and awaiting confirmation), follow our Instagram
@nottsfavs for more updates on potential talks such as:
- a day in the life as a poultry vet
- farm animal nutrition 101
- lamings, calvings and c-sections, what do I do?
- Integrated parasite management and the role of dung beetles
- Is that a pig on the list?
And maybe even a tour of a cheese factory!!
We look forward to meeting you this year!
If you have any questions, please contact us nottsfavs@gmail.com or message us on
Instagram @nottsfavs and one of our committee will get back to you as soon as we
can!
Meet our committee:
FAVS Co-ordinator
Hazel Jenkins: svyhj2@nottingham.ac.uk
Fun Fact: I have over 30 cow decorations in my uni house, I am a bit cow crazy
Favourite thing about Farm: I love being outdoors and working with farmers to provide the
best care to their animals
FAVS Financial Officer
Jessica Crichard: svyjc6@nottingham.ac.uk
Fun Fact: Once won title of best PIMP, has 4 giant fan shrimp
Favourite thing about farm: it’s more of a lifestyle than a job, I love being able to go out to
farms and the general sense of community