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Final

Year

Design

Project

Name Michael O’Connell

Id 0842451

Module PDX017

Tutor Dermot McInerney

Project Objectives

To create a veterinary devise to help both the user and the animal when administrating medication to make the process more effective and efficient.

Research methods

Desk Research Interviewing the exports Shadowing Direct Emailing Field trip/national ploughing

championships Self documentation Existing solutions

Desk research

Internet research Subcutaneous, intramuscular,

intravenous Existing product

DVD Health and safety around animals

Leaflets Teagasc Veterinary practice Co-op

Books

Interviewing the exports

Derek Long

-Veterinarian

Key findings: Still a lot of modern farms with poor infrastructure Dairy farms tend to be better equip, better return on the farm Existing equipment: 1. Ultrasound scanners, not robust enough especially when

been used on wild aggressive animals. 2. Automatic syringe for use on the field hasn’t been

profected. Difficulty restraining animals, depending on owners ability

to cope.

Infection control, first aid product knowledge. Difficulty with animal recovery, Procedure difficult to undertake depending on the

temperament of the animal Security issues with the ketamine like products

Shadowing No room in the back of the van.

Difficulty getting animals into the pin.

Difficulty with the portable ultrasound scanner

Handling animals, taking blood samples and

then have to handle animals again.

Animal identification reader out of charge

cattle numbers were taken down manually.

Back in the office vet placing labels on blood

samples with no gloves, test-tube top having

blood splatters on it.

Observing the Vet

National Ploughing championships Teagasc

Department of agriculture & food (district veterinary office)

Animal health Ireland

Health and safety authority

The animal welfare advisory council

Number of iron works/engineering stands (portable animal handling equipment)

Direct emailing 1. Farm animal welfare advisory council

Irene Dunne Government legislation Regulations governing animal farm animal health and

welfare Email back if I require any additional information on

different diseases 2. Teagasc

Joe Kelleher Questions two broad to answer by email Appointment arranged for Monday morning

3.Animal Health Ireland Jackie Dempsey

Volume of medication depending on Type, weight, condition Useful links on where to administrate medication best time

of the year etc. 4. Veterinary Ireland

Waiting for a reply back

Self Documentation

Carried out the procedure of injecting an animal

Difficulty bringing in the animals

Risk of accidental human injection

Area to inject the animal

Volume

Administrating a subcutaneous injection

Current Solutions

1.Oral dosing 2.Dosing through injection 3.Pour-on solution 4.Dosing through animal feed

Existing solutions Regular syringe

Disadvantages: No protection against accidental

human injection Time taken to refill the syringe after

each animal dosage. No method of disinfecting the needle

after each dosage. Protecting needle during storage. Animal has to be restrained to be

dosed.

Automatic syringe

Disadvantages: Difficult to clean/disinfect Difficult to protect during

storage. Needle remains unprotected. Animal has to be restrained to

be dosed. Not practical for veterinary use

Pour-on solution

Disadvantages: Can only treat fluke, worms lice and any other internal and external parasites. Cannot be used on lactating dairy cows or in pregnant dairy animals

Oral Dosing

Disadvantages: dose level and duration of dosing cannot

always be accurately controlled(substances are spilled, spat out)

Dosing accidents such as choking are

common. Repeat dosing may be more stressful for the animal.

Dosing through animal feed

Mainly used on intensive raring unit animals

Disadvantages: Cannot be sure if the animal gets the correct

volume of dosage Animal could get an overdose

Key findings

Consequences of Poor Injection Techniques

1.Treatment failure

2.Drug residues in meat or milk.

3.Animal suffering.

4.Excessive trim at slaughter

5.Shock or death of the animal being treated.

6.Accidental human injection.

Any Questions

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