The diary of Chris Allen through his vet student years.
You really can tell winter is here, there’s been snow on the ground for the past week or so now and the temperature is generally in the minus figures. Its beautiful, yet just shows me how I need to get Continue reading The end of Slovak Language… (Day 93)
Today was the last Immunology lecture and was looking at hypersensitivity reactions in animals. Hypersensitivity is when the immune system exagerates the response to allegens (which is the name for antigens involved in hypersensitivity reactions) and is the cause of Continue reading Hypersensitivity (allergic reactions) and washing cats… (Day 92)
The only lecture I had today was Genetics this afternoon as Milk Hygiene is finished pending the exam and there was no power on campus this morning because they were doing work on the mains. Campus today was looking very Continue reading Selective Breeding and what it takes to be an AI Sire… (Day 88)
Well today I got a suprise when I walked into Physiology and was told we were going to feed a cock starch solution and then take blood from it before we euthanised it and inspected the digestive tract. Now the Continue reading Crop Feeding Chickens, Taking Blood, Digestion, and the Joints…. (Day 87)
Something that still strikes me about Slovakia is the different culture, people are so happy here and this evening I went to see the lighting of the Christmas lights in town. The entire main street (Hlavna) has been transformed into Continue reading Official residency, and the lighting of the Christmas tree… (Day 86)
Today has been another long day, this morning went to Immunology and this afternoon has been about cows. Now today in immunology we started looking at phagocytosis, in basic terms this is when a cell “eats” another cell. Usually this Continue reading Phagocytosis, visiting the dairy farm, and snow… (Day 85)
Considering Friday is the end of the week, it is one of my busiest action packed days, I am going to try and cover as much as I can from today however. This morning started with the Genetics lecture which Continue reading Genetic Disorders, Milk Hygiene, Fire, Lethal Alleles and Monsters… (Day 81)
Today started with most of last night spent revising, so am relying heavily on coffee today. I’ve got two exams today both in physiology and anatomy, however as anatomy is such a big area this week (muscles of the head, Continue reading White blood cells, urine, and the muscles of the abdomen and diaphragm… (Day 80)
Being strapped-for-cash is kind of part of the deal when you go on to further education. It’s like a rite of passage. Your friends who left school and went straight into work will never know what it’s like to wonder Continue reading Need Some Extra Cash for the End of the Month? Five Money-Making Tips for Students.
So this morning was all on the different type of immune cells in the body which was pretty cool however the really cool bit came next. Not because of the lecture but because of all the recent breakthroughs in the Continue reading Immunoflourescent Assays and the power of light… (Day 71)