Small ruminant lameness
Tracks
Stream Three - Eureka 3
| Thursday, March 20, 2025 |
| 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Eureka 3 |
Overview
Tenneal Prebble
Speaker
Tenneal Prebble
Massey Farm Services Clinic
Small ruminant lameness
Abstract
Lameness is one of the most common reasons veterinary professionals are called to see small ruminant patients on both commercial properties and lifestyle blocks. This presentation covers all things small ruminant lameness including the anatomy of the locomotor system, physical examination of lameness, causes of lameness including infectious and non-infectious causes and how to manage and prevent these cases. Managing lameness is not just a veterinarian job and is a unique space for technicians and nurses to get involved in the prevention and management of lameness in these patients.
Biography
Tenneal graduated from The University of Queensland in 2019 with dual bachelor's degrees in Veterinary Technology and Agribusiness. Following graduation, she moved to New Zealand to take up a role as a production animal veterinary technician within the veterinary teaching hospital at Massey University where she is the senior technician in her department.
Tenneal has also completed post graduate studies to become an associate fellow of the higher education academy (AFHEA). Tenneal's passions as a production animal technician include ruminant anaesthesia and lifestyle block medicine and in 2023 Tenneal was named New Zealand's Vet Nurse of the Year.
