Cambridge has recently installed both the Haptic Cow and Horse in its Department of Veterinary Medicine. Jackie Brearley, an academic for clinical skill within the Department of Veterinary Medicine at Cambridge, explained: “Although our fourth years have still completed all the training offered to students in the past, including the post mortem, we are finding that since adding the haptic training, theyare so much better prepared for the training on live animals. Additionally, Haptic Horse does simulate colic related conditions, providing experience that cannot be gained with live animals.”

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