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GENERAL NEWS

and models, and stated that they were
happy to spend a day on the farm in a
busy revision period. We are looking
to build on this success and tweak the
sessions to further improve them for this
academic year.
We’d like to take this opportunity to ask
the RVC alumni community what they
would alter/add if they could change one
thing relating the farm animal teaching
at the RVC. Please send your thoughts
via alumni@rvc.ac.uk and we will pass
them onto the team. Figure 7: Students work collaboratively to link the hormone cycles they’ve learnt about to
the structures palpable on the ovaries and relevant signs they may see with the cow

Figure 6: Students learning bovine
rectal palpations skills in a simulator
environment, allowing for an interactive
session where other students can help
guide them as to what they are feeling

Figure 5: Students learning how the Figure 4: Students working collaboratively to discuss lesions on the feet of sheep
California milk test works, as part of during a lameness exam
their dermatology farm-based session

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