VCM 619 - Dairy Production Medicine

Institution:

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Description:

Externship in advanced dairy production medicine for VM-4 professional students. Students will spend four weeks exploring dairy production medicine topics on farms throughout the state of Illinois. Each week, two to three days and nights will be occupied with off-campus activities. These days will be spent on dairy operations conducting herd problem-solving exercises. Expertise in the use of dairy herd records programs will be developed. Students will offer participating dairy producers suggestions for management changes after thorough economic review of those strategies are explored with the instructors. Approved for S/U grading only. May be repeated to a maximum of 4.5 hours. Prerequisite: Fourth-year standing in the veterinary medicine professional curriculum. Students must have successfully completed VCM 680 and VB 624 or their equivalent. Students must have obtained the consent of the instructor if these requirements are not met.

Credits:

1.50 - 3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.illinois.edu/

Phone Number:

(217) 333-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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