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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Principles of dairy cattle health covering prevention, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of health disorders. Treatment products and mode of action and biosecurity will also be covered.
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3.00 Credits
Dairy cattle housing and related equipment: building requirements, ventilation, layout, stall sizes and types, cow comfort, and feed handling/storage. Manure management: all issues related to manure and managing it wisely. Milking equipment and related facilities: all aspects of the milking center and associated equipment. The National Mastitis Council milking equipment evaluation will be taught.
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1.00 Credits
Practical training on the production of quality milk. Hands-on opportunity to evaluate milking routine, milking protocol, milking equipment, and how to use milk quality monitors.
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2.00 Credits
This class covers all aspects of dairy heifer raising and management from pre-birth and the calving process to calving at 24 months.
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3.00 Credits
The anatomy and physiology of dairy cattle as it relates to health. All major dairy cattle diseases will be covered: description, symptoms, prevention, and treatment.
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1.00 Credits
Health management techniques for dairy and beef cattle. On farm exercises such as physicals, hoof care and trimming, ketosis diagnosis, monitoring rumen function, DA diagnosis, urine pH, identifying and diagnosing sick cattle injections, drawing blood, administering IVs, dehorning, castrating, administering drugs, and other activities associated with the health of animals.
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1.00 Credits
Principles of palpation and ultra-sounding dairy cattle for pregnancy diagnosis will be covered. Students must be very proficient at artificial insemination before taking this course. Equipment lease service fee.
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1.00 Credits
Principles of embryo transfer will be covered, including hormone therapy. Students will learn how to transfer both frozen and fresh embryos to recipient cattle. Equipment lease service fee.
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1.00 Credits
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will develop an understanding of the anatomy of the lower leg and hoof, understand the major cause of lameness, develop skills on functional hoof trimming, blocking, and treatment protocols. Students will work on cadaver hooves and live animals. Equipment lease service fee.
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3.00 Credits
This course covers the factors that affect dairy profitability. During the classroom phase, the student is introduced on how to evaluate the present profitability of a herd. This will be used to answer the questions: Where are we now? Where do we want to go? How do we get there? The lab portion of the class utilizes various software such as Dairy Comp 305, Consulting Nutritionist, Manure Management Planner, Business Management Planner, and various Excel spreadsheets.
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