Lameness and Hoof Trimming One Day Course
One Day Lameness and Hoof Trimming Course
To be held at:
Walford and North Shropshire College
on:
Thursday 22nd September 2011, 10.00am – 6.00pm
Walford and North Shropshire College is delivering a One Day Lameness and Hoof trimming Course at the Walford Campus on Thursday 22nd of September 2011 10.00am – 6.00pm. The course will be delivered by Jo Speed who is the lameness specialist at Dairy co. In 2008 Jo was awarded a Nuffield Scholarship to study lameness, and prior this had been a herd manager so understands all the practical and financial difficulties that lameness can cause. The course will include:
• Early Identification
• Foot care strategy
• Mobility Scoring
• Hoof Trimming Demonstration
• Knife Sharpening
• Open Forum.
The cost is £24.92 per person which includes refreshments and a light lunch.
Places are limited so bookings will be on a first come first served basis.
To find out more information and to reserve your place please contact:
• Sue Martyn
• Telephone 01939 262114
• Email s.a.martyn@wnsc.ac.uk
The closing date for bookings is Thursday 15th September 2011
This course/project is funded by LandSkills West Midlands, managed by Lantra on behalf of Advantage West Midlands, as part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). RDPE is funded by Defra and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development.
