Surrey Farm Animal Veterinary Society- SFAVS

11/06/2023

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11/06/2023

JUNIOR REP APPLICATIONS

I hope exams went well and you're enjoying the start of the summer break.

SFAVS are looking to elect junior reps for the next academic year. I am looking for junior reps from each academic year, to promote talks and practicals in year group chats, bounce ideas off and help run events. If this sounds like an opportunity you would be interested in please complete this form: [https://forms.gle/gt53XZDxLRToz4Mz8](https://forms.gle/gt53XZDxLRToz4Mz8)

Any questions please contact me (Becca Langford [email protected]). The deadline to complete the form will be Sunday 9th July, 4 weeks from today.

Best wishes,
Becca

Also, please join Surrey FAVS for updates on SFAVS 23-24 as this page will become dormant

SFAVS are looking to elect junior reps for the next academic year. I am looking for junior reps from each academic year, to promote talks and practicals in year group chats, bounce ideas off and to help run events. Please complete this form if you are interested in becoming a SFAVS junior rep next y...

23/05/2023

Farm vet job opportunity for final years…

23/05/2023

Apply to be Cattle Veterinary Association - BCVA Student Rep! 🐄 📆

BCVA has Student Reps at each of the UK vet schools and are now recruiting for their 2023-2024 cohort.

Student Reps are instrumental in shaping BCVA resources for the emerging generation of farm vets. If you are successful and take on the role, you will be supported by staff and a dedicated Board member.

Current student Reps: https://www.bcva.org.uk/about-bcva/meet-our-student-reps

To apply, please complete and return the application form HERE: https://www.bcva.org.uk/login?destination=content/bcva-student-reps-call-out

Application deadline is 31st July. Please email [email protected]. with any questions.

11/05/2023

We would love to hear from you if you’ve come to any of our talks or practicals over the year. If you could spare a minute to fill in this short feedback form we would really appreciate it as it will help with planning for next year!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5PUry5Y6U7rBueh0YZozhHDKpBRcTA1M50IFsL-nKta7ZKg/viewform?fbclid=PAAaZkSU_xzGUTLi5UVAsKvC0GPo0YFlJLIdFkxuMUVP-drGqWWcN7pY5WndA

Thank you for taking part in some of the events run by SFAVS this year! We would love to hear your feedback to help with the planning of next years events.

10/05/2023

And that’s all from SFAVS for this year! Thank you to everyone who came to any of our talks and events throughout the year and to our junior reps for the work they’ve put in helping to organise the years events.

Next year, SFAVS will be left in the capable hands of Becca as I head off on rotations so we look forward to seeing what she’s got planned!

A final few reminders from me, please check your emails to see if you’ve won a raffle prize and organise collection and also make sure you join the new Surrey FAVS Facebook group for updates on any plans for next year!

Best wishes,
Abi 🙂

01/05/2023

We are ending on a high with our final talk of the year! Rob Lawrence is returning to go through some farm cases with us. This is a great opportunity to revise some concepts before upcoming exams!

As it’s our final talk, we will be providing pizza so make sure you sign up with the link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeEIQMKro9oPG8dM6yPyH41YEuZr-GfDcnz9FO5GDummUxEcg/viewform

It is also the final opportunity to get tickets for our raffle which will be drawn after over on our Instagram stories.

18/04/2023

Sion Rowlands and Claire Wade from APHA are coming to give us a lunch time talk on dealing with notifiables on farm and careers in APHA. This talk will cover the key notifiable diseases on farm, what to do if you suspect one, how to report it and how APHA investigates as well as a chance to chat about careers in government veterinary. These are both areas not covered in great detail in curriculum. There will also be a chance for questions after!
We are really lucky that Sion and Claire have found time in their busy schedule to come and speak to us, especially with the past years avian influenza outbreaks, about this important topic so we hope to see you there!

15/04/2023

We are starting back after Easter with a Youngstock Evening! Isabel Field from Cliffe Vets will be coming to talk through some youngstock cases with us. Isabel graduated in 2020 from RVC and has special interests in youngstock, dairy and client education. This talk is sponsored by IVC so there will be free pizza after the talk. Sign up using the link for pizza

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSczjM1dHaWp7WiSgDlWUfT-jhnwZGvNuU4f2awpU4WLrnO6Zw/viewform

This talk is the perfect opportunity to revise some youngstock conditions before exams so we hope to see you there!

14/03/2023

CALLING ALL FIRST AND SECOND YEARS…

Lambing time is quickly approaching and SFAVS are running a Preparing for Lambing Session. Luisa will be giving some top tips for lambing time along with a practical in VSP using the lambing simulators to practice delivering different presentations. This should help you prepare for your AHEMS lambing placements. There are 30 spaces so if you want to come along sign up using the link

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSev-a-AXpFZ-yVoSqscw0Nm0W7jR4t1qC_y1MFDLKg5CYhKuw/viewform?usp=sf_link

12/03/2023

BECOME THE NEXT SFAVS PRESIDENT 🐮

VetSoc AGM is on Friday 24th March at 5:30pm! The role of SFAVS President will be up for election so sign up using the link in the Week 6 VetSoc email if you are interested in the role. You don’t need to have had a previous role in SFAVS or VetSoc to apply, just an interest in farm and keeping SFAVS active! It’s been a really rewarding role over the last year so if you are interested then I would recommend applying. Feel free to DM us or send me an email ([email protected]) if you have any questions about the role!

Abi :)))

02/03/2023

Want to know more about one of the biggest welfare issues affecting dairy cattle in the UK?

On Tuesday, we will be joined by Nick Bell, vet and director of Herd Health Consultancy, for a talk about lameness via Zoom. He will be introducing lesions, treatment and hoof trimming technique.

Nick sits on the committee running the Register of Mobility Scorers (RoMS), is a RoMS instructor, chief auditor for the Cattle Hoofcare Standards Board, an instructor on the UK Level 4 professional foot trimming course, delivers training for the AHDB Healthy Feet Programme and is an honorary associate professor at Nottingham University. Nick is both a European specialist and RCVS recognised specialist, we are very lucky to have him speak to us.

Sign up using the link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKDULQcdjmMmUtT1liIfN7UkUY1JqBRYyBHkogMoPMWri3qw/viewform

27/02/2023

HAVE YOU EVER CONSIDERED A JOB AS A MIXED VET?

On Monday, we will be joined by Ellie Button from Howells Vets in Yorkshire for a talk about careers in mixed practice via Zoom.
She will be speaking to us about a typical day as a mixed vet as well as how to get into mixed practice and finding a mixed job with time for questions at the end.

Ellie has been practising since 2006 and has a Certificate of Advanced Veterinary Practice. Howells Vets is a truly mixed vets in North Yorkshire covering pigs, poultry, farm animals, horses and pets and take students for EMS. This is definitely not one to miss if you are considering this career path after graduation! Sign up using the link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc2RJl1glecV5IV1sNS1qD74-mFQUfs8ZCmkM4wqj05i32SPg/viewform?usp=sf_link

23/02/2023

SFAVS are going on our first farm tour to Pallinghurst Farm in Rudgwick. Farmer, Charles Harrison, will be showing us around his block calving dairy herd including looking at his 60 point rotary parlour while they are milking and a tour around the housing for the cows. He has a milk contract with Arla so will be taking us through his treatment protocols on farm and how he works with the vet to improve productivity.
It is a great opportunity to learn about a different farming system as well as being able to ask Charles any of your farming questions!

We will be getting there via car share so places are limited and dependent on how many people are willing to drive (all petrol costs will be reimbursed!). We are aiming to take 6 cars max allowing 30 people to attend. Places are allocated on a first come first served basis but if the trip is oversubscribed priority will be given to VetSoc members.

The trip is FREE as IVC have kindly sponsored the tour. Please fill out the form to book your place for an afternoon full of farming and cake 🍰 🐮

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpjRzfS5BdlkGkuvkeUs08nhHIIlnmY1fI8GiXzQTUQSCrBA/viewform

22/02/2023

Next week, we also have Jonny from Sandstone Vets coming to give us an interactive fertility evening. He will cover some Day One basics needed for a new grad, how to structure a routine visit and how to get involved with fertility on farm. We will also go through a fertility report with some case based content too.

Jonny graduated from Glasgow and has spent time in New Zealand and America looking at block calving farms and dairies. He also has a Diploma of Bovine Reproduction and enjoys all aspects of dairy herd management.

XLVets are sponsoring this event so pizza will be provided and served at 5:30pm. Please fill out the form to sign up!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSewIEK3oUQ5y3_saiI8W-vUBgonq6KDqlFbWEAQ-SnhnP8Ivw/viewform

We hope to see you there!

22/02/2023

This week we visited the University of Surrey Veterinary School to deliver CPD on oral fluid therapy.

We had a great evening. Thank you to the students at Surrey Farm Animal Veterinary Society- SFAVS for organising the the night and for inviting us to speak!

21/02/2023

Next week, we’ve got farm vet Isobel Burton from Larkmead Vets coming to speak about her first few months in practice, her experience choosing and applying for a job and the transition from university into practice. Isobel graduated from University of Surrey in 2022 and was President of SFAVS 2 years ago so it will be lovely to welcome her back!

We hope to see you there! It’s definitely not one to miss for anyone thinking about going into farm practice

14/02/2023

New Grads Guide to Goats (rescheduled)

Our second zoom talk of the semester will be given by Yasmine Cooper MRCVS of Goat Vet Society. Yasmine works in Cheshire with a particular interest in goats and graduated from Bristol in 2018. The talk covers helpful pointers for new grads in farm practice to increase their confidence in treating goats.

Use the link to sign up! Attendance to this talk will give you a raffle entry!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc9zdfY_5pgfJu2kuuEi1kYHbPeCPYVehTGe2yZTNfQu3Ahww/viewform?fbclid=PAAabeDE5g_UCxzFegS2A90wVOwXWRUD9WpUmpkuh2-aHAiyzBO1jyRAq2Xds

13/02/2023

WEDNESDAY FLUIDS TALK PIZZA

If you are intending to come to our Fluid Therapy on Farm talk on Wednesday, please could you fill out the form so I know how much pizza to order

09/02/2023

Next week, we are welcoming vet David Renney from
He is going to give us an overview about using fluid therapy on farm, including different drench products and how to stomach tube. Definitely not one to miss as it’s a topic we don’t cover in much detail in the curriculum 🐮💧

08/02/2023

MEET THE PANELISTS

Our virtual poultry evening is coming up on Monday so we thought we would share some information about our speakers. We will be covering topics such as the farmer vet relationship, life as a new grad especially in the poultry industry and common problems seen in poultry. Sign up using the link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-J7bvzq_1oDe1iEr96xKq_c3FoMFNR4Ixd8zI0n3GPXLEtQ/viewform

06/02/2023

JOB OPPORTUNITY

I’ve been asked to share this job advert with you for a farm vet job in Frome, Somerset:

Would you like to work in a progressive farm practice in Mid-Somerset? If so, then we have the job for you!

Here at Frome Vets, we are seeking an enthusiastic vet to join our team! Applications from new and recent graduates are welcomed.

Benefits Include:

6 weeks paid holiday, including Bank Holidays
Part of VetPartners Graduate Development Programme (for New Graduates)
Health Shield
RCVS Membership and two other membership subscriptions paid
Discounted veterinary fees
My Perks – offers, discounts and cashback on shopping, travel, entertainment, and much more
Company sick pay
Colleague engagement survey
Focus on employee wellbeing
Career progression opportunities
Generous CPD allowance
Vehicle and comprehensive kit provided.
Starting salary: £32k – £45k dependant on experience.

If you want more information, check out the link below:

Learn more about and apply for this role, or search our other UK vacancies, to continue your veterinary career with VetPartners.

03/02/2023

Our second talk of the semester is our Virtual Poultry Evening on Zoom. We have organised a panel of speakers to come and talk about common poultry diseases, the importance of a good farmer vet relationship and life as a new grad vet in the poultry industry! It should be an interesting evening for all, especially as poultry are seen in small animal and farm practice too!

To receive the link, make sure you sign up with the form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd-J7bvzq_1oDe1iEr96xKq_c3FoMFNR4Ixd8zI0n3GPXLEtQ/viewform

Keep your eyes peeled for more details about the speakers in the next few days 🦆🐓

03/02/2023

We are excited to have a talk from Yasmine from Goat Veterinary Society later in Feb! Keep your eyes peeled for more details 👀

📢Calling all vet students!📢

We are excited to announce our FAVS talks for 2023, speaking at as many UK vet schools as we can! Our evening talks are aiming to supplement vet student's university teaching with top tips for the new graduate vet when approaching goats in practice. For more information, contact your university's FAVS committee.

FAVS

31/01/2023

For our first talk of the term, Lissie Gercke from The Livestock Clinic will be taking us through some camelid cases and covering clinical issues seen in general practice. Lissie graduated from University of Bristol in 2012 where she completed an internship and a further external ip in New Zealand. She has been a farm vet ever since and is working towards an Advanced Certificate in Veterinary Practice in Camelids.

Definitely one to attend especially if you are considering a career in farm practice as camelids are on the rise! 🦙

19/01/2023

Just a reminder to add yourself to the SFAVS members list if you want updates! Signing up will allow you to get a National FAVS account so you can benefit from everything they provide and order any NFAVS merch:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GsvYNOA6llgL57oO2CqmFhMhiN97g7qVQ9p-JsNtLWg/mobilebasic?fbclid=IwAR3ugs4zLxjabEQrIdoci-UgdHyV09jriWWihl8fM5MbIAIFj2nB2mGQRg0

Please add your name, Surrey email and year of study (as of September 2022) to the table below to be added to the SFAVS member list. This will be sent to National FAVS, allowing you to make a National FAVS account and have access to merchandise, talks etc. It also means that you will be included in....

17/01/2023

🚨 FAVS CLOTHING LINE - OUT NOW !!!!! 🚨

We are happy to announce that we have teamed up with Campus Clothing UK to bring you a brand new National FAVS clothing line!

We have a range of premium hoodies & t-shirts for you to choose from, each customisable with your very own university FAVS logo and name / initials etc.

Each item is available in a range of colours, and sizing ranges from XS-XXL. Postage is £4.95 for UK customers.

Participating Universities:
- Royal Veterinary College FAVS
- Bristol Veterinary School FAVS
- Glasgow University FAVS
- Nottingham University FAVS
- Surrey Vet School FAVS
- Cambridge University FAVS
- Liverpool University FAVS

Buy official FAVS Merchandise Here: https://uk.campusclothing.com/Farm-Animal-Veterinary-Society

02/12/2022

As you may have seen on our stories, National FAVS Congress tickets are out!

This year, Congress will take place in Langford at Uni of Bristol on 4th-5th Feb. We have been allocated the following tickets:

🐮 11 x £80 tickets
🐮 5 x £70 tickets (without accommodation)

Here’s a list of what is included:
🐏 Friday night quiz
🐏2 full days of farm talks and practicals
🐏 accommodation with UoB students and breakfast for the £80 ticket holders
🐏 a formal dinner on the Saturday

It’s set to be a really fun weekend and perfect for anyone who wants to go into farm practice! You will get to meet loads of likeminded students from across the country and network, alongside learning lots about farm practice! This is open to all years and if you want to attend please fill out the form in our bio.

Deadline for ticket entries and payments will be 8th December so fill out the form of you want to attend and I will be in touch!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdQh6rIizzhNLyhTsMFR96ax0r3WSkWyrRv_kMECV881buNwg/viewform?fbclid=PAAaZi_QUzg415x4QIUcSWKY5oPnDSk5cubWI3AY2V9Qp5XiHP0dL89bZZgKQ

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02/12/2022

Antibiotics: Use and Resistance- a One Health approach to farm medicine. How vets lead the way!

Join us on Monday for the final SFAVS talk of the term! Mandy Nevel from AHDB will be going through why it is important to use antibiotics responsibly as well as why supporting the reputation of the farming sector is important. Lastly, she will cover what we as vets can do to help. It will be a great opportunity to learn about an important topic and good revision for upcoming exams! As always, all years welcome so we hope to see you there!

Make sure you pop along to the talk to be entered into our semester 2 raffle

23/11/2022

FARM SKILLS PRACTICAL IN VSC

On Tuesday 6th December, Rob Lawrence and Lucy Jerram will be taking us through using some of the models in VSC (calving simulator, dry cow therapy, re**al exam etc.) with scenarios to put some of the skills learnt in practicals into real life scenarios. It’s set to be an interesting and hands on practical and will be good practice before farm CEMS!

This practical is open to VetSoc members in 3rd and 4th years only on a first come first served basis. If the course is oversubscribed, we may run a second one next term. There are only 20 spaces so fill in the form to book your place on the course. Please only fill out the form if you think you can attend and let us know if you can no longer come as then we can open spaces up to others!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8bSeKLLFnBCJBvYbF1bh0oHa9hEApGuqhVZMwdiyY7ovV_g/viewform?usp=sf_link