Chickening out of seeing pet poultry? Gain confidence at BVA Live!

There aren't many poultry vets in the UK - and even fewer who focus on pet poultry. It is likely, therefore, that people who keep a few hens as pets will present them to their regular veterinary practice when they become unwell. Henrietta Kodilinye-Sims hopes her session at BVA Live will give vets who do not regularly see poultry the skills they need to approach these cases with confidence.

An early passion for poultry meant there never was any other veterinary career.

After graduating, Henrietta Kodilinye-Sims spent some time in companion animal practice but soon took up a poultry internship. Now she runs several poultry practices as well as doing commercial poultry work.

'We must improve our pet poultry services'.

Owners often struggle to access healthcare for pet poultry, but during the avian influenza outbreak, these birds have been neglected further by veterinary practices argue Henrietta Kodilinye-Sims and Alex Royden. This must be addressed, both in the short term and for future provision of care.