CSU is hosting the conference, which has brought together 75 vet students from eight universities, for the first time.

It was confirmed as the 2012 venue at the end of last year’s conference, and since then around 14 CSU vet students have added organising the conference to their busy schedules.

“It’s been a challenge, but it’s been good,” one of the conference organisers, Sally Clarke said.

“We’ve got 75 students out here and it’s going really well at the moment.

“We’ve had different lectures from CSU lecturers and sponsors and we’ve been doing workshops.

“Graduates have come in and told us about the transition between the final years at uni and into practice.”

This year is the first year the conference has been held in rural Australia, and it is likely to return to Wagga again in the future as venues are chosen using a rotation system.

Lecturers from CSU and representatives of the conference sponsors, such as NSW Department of Primary Industries and Meat and Livestock Australia will have covered northern beef production, live exports, snake bites, emergency medicine, sheep worm management and dealing with difficult clients by the end of the week-long event.

Workshops in laboratories, the equine centre and in the stock yards have already been carried out.

The conference ends with a sheep dog trial on Friday afternoon, with a social day organised for Saturday.