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UCAS CODE: HDAH

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  • Qualification

    Higher National Diploma - HND

  • Location

    Aberdeen

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    SEP-24

  • Duration

    2 Years

Course summary

An HND qualification in Rural Animal Health will provide students with the educational background to become Veterinary Technicians. Veterinary Technicians are a relatively new addition to the Vet-Led team and now perform many procedures which are essential in maintaining the health and welfare of farm animals and horses, as delegated by the Veterinary surgeon and authorised by the RCVS. The course will take a blended learning approach with some online educational provision and will provide an educational platform for students to enrol onto accreditation courses for Meat Hygiene Inspection, for example the level 2 Certificate for Proficiency in Poultry Meat Inspection and the level 4 Diploma for Proficiency in Meat Inspection. Examples of activities that the veterinary technician will be able to perform at the end of the course will include:Foot Trimming.Genomic Testing.Locomotion Assessments.Housing assessments.De-horning.Body Condition Scoring.Herd and health management.Ram/Bull fertility (semen collection/storage).Embryo transfer/in vitro fertilisation/pregnancy scanning.Collating and understanding Veterinary Data.Students will be given a thorough grounding in both anatomy and physiology of rural animals, aetiology and pathology of diseases that are common in rural animals, as well as Rural Agriculture and Public Health.

Application deadline

31 January

Tuition fees

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£ 16,000per year

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A level : BC

Including Biology plus one other science

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University information

SRUC Scotland's Rural College

  • Campus address

    SRUC Scotland's Rural College, SRUC Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, City Of, EH9 3JG, Scotland

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