Fiona MacGillivray

Director, MacVet Cattle Communications Limited

How a focus on nonverbal communication can help with difficult conversations

All hands were raised at the 2021 British Cattle Veterinary Association Congress (BCVA) workshop when participants were asked, ‘who has experienced a difficult conversation?’. The workshop aimed to...

Youngstock health: Effective disease prevention today ensuring tomorrow's profitable herd

The feeding of an adequate volume of good quality, clean colostrum as soon as possible after birth is arguably the most significant effect a farmer can have on the life of a cow. Providing simple...

Can communication in farm animal veterinary practice be improved through a focus on the non-verbal element? A clinical forum

In my opinion eye contact is one of the most important forms of non-verbal communication. It enables me to gauge the meaning of a conversation and it also demonstrates that I am engaged with the topic...