FAVS Symposium Weekend
Fri 13 Mar 2026 18:00 - Sun 15 Mar 2026 11:30
Hawskhead Campus
🐄 FAVS Symposium Weekend 🐑
Join us for a great weekend of farm animal talks, practicals and a social at Hawkshead campus. Feel free to drop in to any of the sessions across the weekend!
Friday 13th March - Conference Room (above the Canteen)
• 6pm – British Cattle Veterinary Association
• 7pm – Neil Paton: Emerging and important infectious diseases in UK cattle and sheep
Saturday 14th March - Council Room (by the Eclipse statue)
• 5pm – Peter Plate: What could possibly go wrong? A personal collection of mistakes, mishaps and what we can learn from the unexpected
• 6pm – FAVS Buttery Quiz, hosted by FAVS Committee and Peter Plate
Sunday 15th march - Council Room (by the Eclipse statue)
• 9:30am – Beth Reilly: Neonatal lamb diseases, plus suture practical and calving simulator
• 11:30am – Claire Scott (APHA, RCVS Specialist in Pig Medicine, RVC Grad): Antimicrobial usage and resistance in farm animals
🎟️ Tickets are just £5 – come along to learn something new, get hands-on experience, and have some fun with the FAVS community!