QuarterPRO initiative for improved control of mastitis in dairy herds: Predict the pattern, React with Resources & Optimise ongoing mastitis control'

Launching at Dairy Tech, QuarterPRO is a new initiative that aims to help you achieve continuous improvement in mastitis control and udder health on farm leading to more saleable milk, higher milk quality, improved cow welfare and less antibiotic use.

Join us for this special webinar to introduce vets to the QuarterPRO scheme and practical solutions to mastitis control using resources based on your clients current mastitis “pattern”.

Please download the following free software prior to the webinar:

1. CDL converter tool

2. Mastitis Pattern Analysis Tool

http://dairy.ahdb.org.uk/mastitis-pattern-tool/

And ensure you have access to your client’s milk recording organisation data and have downloaded a CDL file on the day.

SPEAKER:
James Breen BVSc PhD DCHP MRCVS

Recognised Specialist in Cattle Health and Production, Associate Professor, Nottingham Veterinary School.

LIVE DATE:
Thursday 30th April 2020 - 8pm GMT

LENGTH:
50 mins + Q&A (1 hour)

1 hour CPD/CE | VCI Registered - 1 CVE point

James qualified as a veterinary surgeon from the University of Bristol in 1998 and after a
short spell of locum work, joined Prof. Martin Green at the Orchard Veterinary Group,
Glastonbury, working with companion and farm animals as a veterinary assistant. He
returned to Langford in 2001 to take up a residency in Farm Animal Medicine under the
tutelage of Mr Islwyn Thomas FRCVS, developing his interests in dairy cow medicine and
surgery as well as teaching veterinary undergraduate students. He later joined Prof Andrew
Bradley and Prof Green on a national dairy cow mastitis research project and was involved
in the development of the national AHDB Dairy Mastitis Control Plan. He subsequently
completed a three-year RCVS Trust residency in Production Animal Medicine, dividing his
time between dairy practice, teaching, consultancy and research. He currently holds a
position as an Associate Professor at the Nottingham Veterinary School, remains in farm
practice at Glastonbury in Somerset and works as a veterinary consultant with the Evidence
Group, providing advice to the supply chain as well as referral to farmers and veterinary
surgeons.
He holds the RCVS Certificate in Cattle Health and Production (2003) and the RCVS
Diploma in Cattle Health and Production (2008) and was awarded a PhD for studies into cow
risk factors for clinical mastitis and increased somatic cell count. He is an RCVS-recognised
Specialist in Cattle Health and Production.

A practical guide to diagnosis & treatment

SPEAKER:
Kathryn Cuddy MVB Cert AVP(VD) MRCVS

SKinVet Ireland

LIVE DATE:
Thurs 7th July 2020 8pm GMT.

LENGTH:
50 mins + 10 mins Q&A

1 hour CPD/CE | VCI Registered - 1 CVE point

Kathryn graduated from University College Dublin in 2011. She spent four years working in small animal practice in the UK before returning home to Ireland in 2015. Kathryn has always had a special interest in veterinary dermatology, and began further study in dermatology with the University of Liverpool in 2013. In 2016, she achieved her certificate in advanced veterinary practice in veterinary dermatology from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. Kathryn is an active member of the European Society of Veterinary Dermatology and the British Veterinary Dermatology Study Group. In 2016, Kathryn established Skinvet Ireland, a dedicated dermatology referral clinic for pets in Ireland, based in Midleton, Co. Cork. She also travels to Veterinary Specialists Ireland for a monthly dermatology clinic.