VETERINARY Ireland’s annual conference for equine veterinary surgeons is being hosted in parallel with a conference for companion animal veterinary surgeons this weekend.

The conferences are running over two days (November 8th and 9th) at Lyrath Estate Hotel Kilkenny. They were preceded by practical sessions on Thursday with the companion animal (small animals) veterinary surgeons assembling at Lyrath, focusing on ultrasound and endoscopy, while the equine veterinary surgeons participated in wetlab sessions at Ballylinch Stud, Thomastown.