[HappyHippy]

Hi folks  

I've got a couple of first year vet students with me for a couple of weeks for a bit of 'work experience' - they're both really keen, enthusiastic and polite.
They're covering basics with me, but I don't have mature breeding pigs (other than my KK's) or any farrowings due soon, so feel they're not getting the full picture.

They are coming down south later in the summer (end of August - start of September time) to York, Carlisle and the East Midlands. Is there anyone in these areas who would be prepared to have them visit for a day (or a couple of hours) to see some 'big' pigs and maybe a bit of farrowing. It's not just pigs they're interested in - any kind of livestock experience would be hugely beneficial to them. I couldn't think of a nicer bunch of folk to ask than all you TAS'ers   If anyone is able to help please get in touch.
Thanks  
Karen x

[doganjo]

Invite them back up next September, Karen, we'll need a Vet presence at the show

[Fleecewife]

Hi Karen.  You know what we have here - if they would be interested in seeing the non-commercial side of sheep keeping and learning a bit about primitives they are welcome to come for an afternoon next week.  There's nothing special going on for them to take part in, so it would just be a look around. JJ

[loosey]

Send 'em down to Cornwall if you like ... plenty of beasties for them to play with here!

[SallyintNorth]

Hi Karen
They are more than welcome to come and see us when they are down this way late summer.  If the AI worked Meg will be farrowing around about then, which would be a bonus for them.  We have a suckler herd and the Jersey house cow (nothing due to calve around that time, sadly for them), commercial meat sheep, native ponies (sadly underused), chickens & the pig.  Might have some fantails by then.  We are non-intensive, low input, traditional (old-fashioned) farmers.  (In fact if we haven't got all the hay in and it's good weather they'll be drafted in to help us with the hay!)  The farm over the road is an organic dairy farm, cafe & cheese-maker; I can put your vet friends in touch if they would be interested.
We had a vet student to help us one lambing - she had done as much lambing practice as she needed, and then some, but just loved it so did some every year.  She worked very hard and taught us a lot.
Cheers
Sally

[plumseverywhere]

I'm west midlands and they are welcome here any time they'd like to. we don't have pigs but goats, sheep, chickens, rabbits and mad cats 

[lill]

will pm you later regarding the students

[princesspiggy]

dorothy is due at the weekend, and iv got tb testing next week too with the cows, a few sheep to shear and possibly a pony castration in a week too. they are welcome to visit here.

[robert waddell]

you will meet them at the gow