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D A I R Y C O F E A T U R E
OWEN ATK I NSON
Running CowSignals Workshops
across the UK...
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LIVESTOCK MATTERS
WORKING
TOGETHER
FOR A HEALTHIER FUTURE...
Veterinary Surgeon
Owen Atkinson
XLVets Practice
Lambert, Leonard & May
Nantwich, Cheshire
Owen Atkinson, a partner with
XLVets practice, Lambert, Leonard
and May Farm Vets, is also a
CowSignals instructor with experience
of running CowSignals workshops
around the United Kingdom.
Owen comments, ‘farmers really seem
to enjoy participating in Cow Signals
workshops; they are fun as well as
informative. Every dairy farmer is already
an expert in cow body language because
they work with cows every day, so some
begin the day perhaps with some scepticism
that they will learn anything more.
‘However, these same farmers are usually
the ones who leave a workshop day with
the most enthusiasm to go back to their
own farms to practise their new skills!
I love running the workshops because they
really do make a difference to the way
farmers manage and house their cows.
These positive changes lead to happier,
healthier cows, and happier, more
profitable farms,’ he concludes.
XLVets has seven trained CowSignals
instructors and CowSignals workshops
can be arranged by XLVets FarmSkills.
For further details contact your local
XLVets practice or the FarmSkills office
on 07748 805497.
COWSIGNALS
WORKSHOPS
‘CowSignals training helps first in powers
of observation, then in thinking about the
causes of what we see, and finally what
we can do about it. It’s the Look, Think,
Act principle.’
Owen Atkinson
BVSc CertCHP MRCVS