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The conference provided XLVets farm animal
vets with the opportunity to look to the future
of UK agriculture, with a specific view to the
development of their farm animal practice;
focusing on how it will need to adapt to
meet the needs of farm clients of the future.
Our thanks must go to Annie Graham from
Sainsbury's, dairy farmer Phil Latham and
Donal Murphy from NOAH for providing an
interesting perspective from the supply and
demand chain.
This was followed in the afternoon with
presentations from XLVets members. Firstly
Alistair Johnston (Minster Vets) gave an
insight into the UK poultry industry and vet
involvement within the demand chain. Kate
Burnby (Willows) then provided an insight
into using new media to communicate with
clients and finally Owen Atkinson (Lambert,
Leonard & May) presented his findings from
his recently completed Nuffield Scholarship
studying the role of the vet in knowledge
transfer. His travels took him to the
Netherlands, Wisconsin, USA and New
Zealand where he was able to see first-hand
some interesting developments in the
provision of farm veterinary services.
XLVets hosted its first conference for members
'Developing the Partnership
between Dairy Farmer and Vet'
on 30th September 2010.
XLVets Farm Conference
WINTER 2010 ISSUE
LIVESTOCK MATTERS
6
AgriScot 2010
XLVets attended AgriScot held at Edinburgh on Wednesday 17th
November 2010. The XLVets stand provided a platform for the
launch of FarmSkills in Scotland.
For further details of XLVets FarmSkills
training courses in Scotland and
throughout the rest of the UK, visit
www.farm-skills.co.uk
On the day there were two 'mini-bite'
challenges - giving visitors the chance to learn
a new skill and take something practical
home with them to use on the farm.
As always, the stand would not be complete
without the XLVets juggler. Back by popular
demand, the juggler taught many people
a new skill and provided a reminder to
farmers of the diverse range of FarmSkills
practical-based training courses that are
now available in Scotland.
A huge thank you must go to all XLVets
members who helped throughout the
day, including;
Neil Laing & Charles Marwood
Clyde Veterinary Group
Ed Hewitt
Armour Veterinary Centre
Andy Cant
Northvet Veterinary Group
Colin Lindsay
Capontree Veterinary Centre
Jemma Reed
Paragon Veterinary Group
Ian Gill
Thrums Veterinary Group