Åkerblå AS, Norway

Description of Elective Experience

Experience with aquatic veterinary clinical practice in commersial fish-farms, maunly Atlantic salmon and also cod, lumpfish, wrasse.

Institutional and Educational Resources - staffing, equipment, etc.

In company we are more than 60 aquatic medicine professionals; veterinarians and aquamedicine biologists. At local office we are appr. 5 vets and 5 aquamedicine biologists. 

We have basic equipment for clinical practice, and we send samples to professional labs for further diagnostics.

Student Responsibilities - what is expected of students in terms of hours, days of the week, shadowing or actual support?

Full week = 37,5 hours. Longer days / weeks must be expected. Activities will vary from day to day.

Student Housing (include costs, amenities, pet friendly, contact info if different from elective contact info)

Organized by student

Supervisor
Asgeir Østvik, DVM
Website
www.akerbla.no
Contact email
Address

Åkerblå AS
Nordfrøyveien 413
07260 Sistranda
Norway

Animal Type
Practice or Institution Type
Is student housing available?
No
Hours of supervision by a licensed veterinarian per week
37,5
Global engagement opportunity
Yes
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