Hanging out with vet students

May 2025 -- I went to South Africa a few days early. I connected with at profession at the vet school at the University of Pretoria. I accompanied the vet students to a few farms. On the first farm, the students vasectomized some rams. On the second farm they worked ewes and lambs:  body condition scoring, hoof trimming, tail docking, etc. Both farms raised Dorpers. Sadly, as I recall, none of the vet students were particularly interested in sheep.

Vet student

Surgery

Coming in from the field

Flock of Dorpers

Penned

In the raceway

Vet students

Coming through

Lambs

A teaching moment

Freshly docked lamb

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Post created 04 Dec 2025

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