BEVA introduces essential nutrition course

Veterinary professionals wanting to boost their equine nutrition knowledge can benefit with a CPD course planned for July.

“From superfoods to supplements: how to know more than the owner” will take place on 7 July with a speaker panel comprising Caroline Argo, Andy Durham, Pat Harris and Sarah Stoneham.

Tailored nutrition

Course organiser Nicky Jarvis, also on the panel, said: “Whether it’s a conversation with an owner about their overweight horse, examining a geriatric pony with weight loss or formulating nutrition for an orphan foal, tailored nutrition is the cornerstone of every equine case we see in veterinary practice.

“We regularly treat a variety of conditions such as laminitis and colic, but are we always confident about the best feeding advice to give our clients? And how often do we walk into a tack room full of the ‘latest’ supplements and wonder if any of them actually work?”

Programme

The course will cover how to:

• confidently approach the feed room on any livery yard and give up-to-date advice on what the owner should be feeding
• learn how to formulate the perfect diet for any age of horse – from the orphan foal to the geriatric equid
• maximise treatment of clinical diseases such as laminitis, liver failure, colic and diarrhoea by feeding tailored to suit each case
• develop an understanding of the evidence behind many supplements and which ones stand up to scrutiny
• learn top tips for adapting diets to suit the fussy horse (or owner), a range of budgets, and all types of stable and pasture management

Ticket information, event details and booking are available online.