Veterinary Science students at Charles Sturt University (CSU) Wagga Wagga Campus now have 16 newly-donated Angus cows on which to develop their clinical and diagnostic skills. The cows were donated to the CSU veterinary program by a group of Angus breeders led by Lucinda and Bryan Corrigan, proprietors of Rennylea Angus stud at Bowna, near Holbrook. They are the first delivery of a total of 23 cows to be donated to CSU’s new Veterinary Science program by regional Angus cattle breeders. The pure Angus cows join an existing herd of 14 Poll Hereford cows donated by a number of breeders, coordinated by Robert and Moira O’Reilly, Redgate Poll Hereford stud, Rutherglen, Victoria. The cattle will be used by CSU’s 97 first and second-year Bachelor of Veterinary Science students as part of their practical experience and training in handling large animals. Professor Kym Abbott, CSU Director of Veterinary Science, said it was hoped to eventually build up the herd to more than 250 breeding cows which will provide for the needs of all the Veterinary students and those in the School studying Animal Science and Animal Production.