Infectious Diseases of Cattle

Date: Cancelled (more information will be announced later)
Venue: Holiday Inn Hotel, Corstorphine Road, Edinburgh.
EH12 6UA

Course summary

The purpose of this course is to provide in-depth information on the major infectious diseases that impact at the herd level. We will cover the biology, diagnosis and control of BVD, IBR, Johne’s disease, Leptospirosis and Neospora in relation to the UK livestock systems. In addition salmonellosis and venereal Campylobacter infection will be discussed. This course will provide the veterinary practitioner with all the information required to advise their clients on the control, accreditation and prevention of these financially important diseases. The course will satisfy CHeCS requirement for cattle practitioners to have undergone appropriate post graduate training in these diseases in order to provide veterinary support to their clients participating in CHeCS programmes. The course also covers elements of the Certificate of Advanced Veterinary Practice.

Course content

• The biology of each of the diseases
• The principles and limitations of diagnostic tests, their applications for each disease and case based examples for discussion
• Practical approaches to control in the dairy and beef herds