Many congratulations to Penny Stewart, who has been announced
the winner of 2018 RABDF Farm Health Management Award. This is a
fantastic achievement by one of our final student students (and is the second
year of Dick Vet success!)
In the Spring Penny took part in a UK-wide competition to produce
a 15000-word essay on the subject of the DEFRA/Industry Animal Health and
Welfare Strategy. This Government Strategy encompasses the health
and welfare of farmed livestock, companion and other animals, aquaculture, and
game animals. The Strategy is also concerned with wildlife where our
actions affect their health or welfare, or where there is a risk of
wildlife transmitting disease to other animals or humans.
Penny
demonstrated her knowledge of the costs of disease and the financial impact of
disease on business performance; her knowledge of the impact of good
nutrition on the health and welfare of farm animals, the likely impact on
the quality of meat and milk being produced for human consumption; and on the
importance of collaboration between farm staff and veterinary and other
advisers in formulating health management plans, alongside many other important
issues.
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