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If you are more interested in gaining experience in a veterinary clinic outside of the academic animal hospital at Utrecht University, externships offer a wide range of possibilities. To help you find a fitting clinic, the exchange officers (EOs) of IVSA the Netherlands have made a form in which you can fill out what exactly you are looking for. Based on this, the EOs go through our database of clinics to find the best match. They will then contact you to give you further information and put you in touch with the clinic. You can further contact the IVSA MO to learn more about our current opportunities.
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Guatemala - Pacalle van Schie
Buenos Días! My name is Pascalle van Schie, I am a first-year Master's student in Veterinary Medicine and last March I did a short internship in Guatemala! I came into contact with the IVSA through my housemate and soon I had contacts in Guatemala. Myrthe (my friend and co-mate) and I first travelled through Guatemala for three weeks. Then we spent a few days shadowing the vet, after which I stayed on for a few more days. It was really cool to see the differences in livestock farming and veterinary development between Guatemala and the Netherlands.
Due to the weather conditions, you see completely different breeds here! Brahmins for meat and Gir cows for milk. These cows can tolerate the heat better; they have a fat hump on their necks. On average, farmers here still milk their cattle by hand, with the milk being delivered locally in small barrels. We even saw a pickup truck driving by with goats in it, and the vet explained, “These farmers drive through the villages to milk the goats on the spot for anyone who is interested”. It doesn't get any fresher than this, haha.
In addition, the work of a veterinary surgeon cannot be compared. The farms are often very small with low milk production, and the veterinary surgeon never visits the farm on a regular basis. At a slightly more progressive farm with 280 Simmental/Fleckvieh/Jersey cows (only 90 of which were milking), the vet was a permanent employee. Here, he was busy every day treating cows, improving fertility in the herd and supporting the herd manager where necessary. These days, I was allowed to help with the treatments: anaplasmosis cows, many cows with endometritis and a few other sick cows. It was funny because a stethoscope or thermometer was hardly ever used there; antibiotics and painkillers were often the quick solution.
All together, I saw and did a lot! It was very interesting to see how far ahead Dutch livestock farming is. But this made it particularly enjoyable to give tips here and there, which the vet was also happy to listen to!
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