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Speakers

Our speakers will be presenting on topics from the fields of international lameness research, nutritional advice and vocational training.


TIME

PRESENTATION PROGRAMME

8.00–9.15 (0800–0930)

REGISTRATION & COFFEE

9.15–10.00

(0915–1000) 

Education and Documentation – hard work for a hooftrimmer?
Dr Dietrich CJ Landmann
LVA Echem, Chamber of Agriculture, Lower Saxony, Germany
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10.15–11.00

(1015–1100) 

The importance of cow comfort, claw care and breeding in the prevention of claw disease
Dr Christer Bergsten DVM
Swedish Dairy Association/Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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11.00–11.30 

(1100-1130)

TEA & COFFEE BREAK

11.30–12.15

(1130–1215)

Claw health and housing design – lessons not only from DLG-tests
Dr. Hans-Joachim Herrmann
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12.30–1.15

(1230–1315)

Locomotion scoring – a tool for lameness detection
Pieter Kloosterman BSc
PTC+/ international hoof trimming educator, The Netherlands
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1.15–2.15

(1315–1415)

LUNCH

2.15–3.00

(1415–1500)

Herd Health Planning for lameness control
Dick Sibley BVSc HonFRCVS
Farm practice vet and former president of BCVA, UK
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3.00–3.45

(1500–1545)

Animal Welfare (title tbc)
Nigel Durnford 
Gloucestershire Trading Standards/UK National Animal Health and Welfare Panel, UK
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3.45-4.15

(1545–1615)

TEA & COFFEE BREAK

4.15-4.45

(1615­–1645)

Launch of BCVA Code of working practice
Keith Cutler
BCVA

4.45-5.30

(1645–1730)

Prevention – what do we really know & could we do better?
Dr David N. Logue BVM&S PhD Dip. ECBHM FRCVS
Professor of Food Animal Disease, Glasgow Veterinary School, UK
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5.30–6.15

(1730–1815)

Production, hoof health, profit
Barrie Audis
Independent nutritionist with BMA Consultancy Services, UK
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hoofcare 2007 news

  • Hoofcare 2007 attracts conference delegates from all over Europe and beyond
    22 May 2007
    Hoofcare 2007, the biennial European Conference for Cattle Hoof Trimmers to be held in Cheshire, UK from 1-4 July 2007, is proving a big attraction for professional hoof trimmers worldwide.
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  • Vettec and vet group support European hoofcare conference
    21 March 2007
    Hoofcare 2007, the biennial European Conference for Cattle Hoof Trimmers to be held in Cheshire, UK from 1-4 July 2007, is pleased to announce sponsorship deals with leading European/US company Vettec and the Nantwich Veterinary Group, UK.
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  • International veterinary experts to speak at Hoofcare 2007
    2 February 2007
    Dr Christer Bergsten DVM, from the Swedish Dairy Association and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and Dr David Logue FRCVS, Professor of Food Animal Disease, Glasgow Veterinary School will be among the international line up of speakers at Hoofcare 2007.
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  • European hoofcare conference is announced
    25 January 2007
    Hoof trimming experts and bovine health specialists from all over Europe and internationally will be gathering this summer in Cheshire, UK, for Hoofcare 2007, the biennial European Conference for Cattle Hoof Trimmers.
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