In this Vet Times Extra podcast, George Giles and Becca Cavill join us to discuss innovations, AI and how technology and management tools are helping vets and farmers work together for livestock health, welfare and productivity.

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𝗕𝗘𝗖𝗖𝗔 𝗖𝗔𝗩𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗕𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗠𝗲𝗱, 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗔𝗩𝗣(𝗖𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲), 𝗠𝗥𝗖𝗩𝗦

Becca graduated from the University of Liverpool in 2003 and spent 18 years in clinical farm practice before becoming ruminant veterinary advisor for the south of the UK at Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health in 2021.

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𝗚𝗘𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘 𝗚𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗩𝗠, 𝗕𝗩𝗦, 𝗗𝗕𝗥, 𝗠𝗥𝗖𝗩𝗦

George is a director of Giles and Parsons Farm Vets, a dairy-focused vet practice in Cornwall. His main areas of interest are change management and communication strategies to improve herd health and production.

Working with a variety of dairy systems from extensive block calving herds to high yielding indoor systems, he actively seeks to challenge and motivate dairy farmers into making the most of their chosen system.

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𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗡𝗦𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗗

Optimax is an adaptable framework based on lean management principles to support farm vets in helping clients streamline processes, reduce waste while optimising calf health, and improve job satisfaction and farm productivity.

Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health is working with vets to introduce the process with practical on-farm meetings.