Hooray for more Hannover activities! So since our last day was a day of excursions, they made us have a day of lectures L. Sad, I know. None the less, they were very interesting. It’s fairly entertaining though, almost every lecture we had started with a history lesson, and those started in the 13th century. I think they were rubbing history in the face of the upstart American vet students. To be fair, their country had a whole lot more time to get the ball rolling, so I consider ours a quick start compared to theirs. The lecture was interesting, though it seemed as though the main difference really just lies upon the different array of endemic problems that are in Germany. Other than that, the approach is generally the same. It was interesting to note that there were a lot less spayed and neutered animals around. I guess that is just a cultural perception about population control. We finished up with a veterinary museum tour (again, historical aspects brought up) and then on to Sportfest! Sportfest is basically an entire afternoon of intramurals that culminates with a party. You can participate in a multitude of sports, from foosball to volleyball to track. I got to play soccer for a bit on one of the teams, and let’s just say the most important thing is that we finished the tournament unbeaten. Also we never won a game so we didn’t advance. Whoops.
That night was a BBQ by the people from the team, and had a lot of great grilled food! We followed that one up with the sportfest party, and it turns out, they like pop music. Lots of pop music. It was fun, though not exactly my scene.
Next we visited Lohman Animal Health (LAH), our first of some industry stops. These people specialize in poultry vaccines and the general poultry nutritional market. To get there, we had to travel to Cuxhaven, on the northern coast of Germany. Here we had some intro to their products and philosophies, and how to approach and overcome the nutritional challenges of raising broilers (chickens for meat). They graciously took us to a fresh fish market for lunch, where we had fresh halibut for lunch. Next we visited Alte Liebe, old love in German, which is the point of the northern coast where most of the people who immigrated to the U.S. left from. It was beautiful. Also the North Sea, kinda chilly.
We finished up the day with a trip to Bremen, the town most famous for its mention in Brothers Grimm tale of the Bremen town musicians. Another beautiful town steeped in history, here we got a taste of traditional German food. We ate at the Bremer Ratskellar, the restaurant under the city hall. I personally chose to try the leg of lamb with mashed potatoes (traditional!). Turns out that it was amazing. Also I could identify the muscles if was eating. Stupid anatomy just won’t go away! With a long drive back, to just a night full of rest, tomorrow we are heading for our last day of program in Hannover, clinic visits!
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