Students can also carry out examinations on a cow simulator to help learn how to detect different stages of pregnancy and other reproductive conditions. Specially designed models also enable students to practise suturing skin, intubation and neutering techniques. Teaching modelsĪnimal alternatives for teaching include canine simulators on which students can practice intravenous injections and identify irregular heart sounds. This includes seeking alternatives to the use of animals in teaching and research. The Centre, which forms an integral part of the University’s Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, was established in 2011 through a £2 million donation from the Marchig Animal Welfare Trust to improve the well-being of animals worldwide. The simulator was recently purchased, along with other animal teaching models through the School’s Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education. Jeanne Marchig International Centre for Animal Welfare Education It also has the potential to help students develop their ability to identify reproductive problems in mares. The simulator enables students to practice performing internal examination of a horse's intestines and sampling for free fluid in the abdomen. ColicĬolic causes abdominal pain and is a leading cause of premature death in horses. Emma Read of the University of Calgary, has been imported from Canada. The model, which was recently developed by Veterinary Simulator Industries in close collaboration with Dr. These can be inflated to different degrees to help familiarise students with the condition.

The equine simulator at the Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies contains large intestines and other organs made of latex.

The anatomical model will enable students at the University of Edinburgh to improve their diagnosis of colic, which affects many horses during their lifetime and can be life-threatening. Vet students will be better prepared to tackle a common condition in horses by practising on the first life-size equine model of its kind in the UK.

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