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Welcome to the Dairy Section:
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Upcoming Courses
November 15 -
24, 2010
DairySMART
Management: "COMPLETE HERDSMAN"
Training Program
Building
practical skills to effectively work with dairy cattle takes time and
effort. Herd owners and managers often
don't have the time or expertise to teach and train workers.
DairySMART
management is offering: "The Complete Herdsman".
This is a 7-part herdsman training program.
Each part can be taken separately or you can enroll for the
complete course for a 20% savings on tuition fees.
Course
dates and times:
· Milker
Training Refresher:
Monday, November 15, 2010: Noon - 3 PM Dr. Dan McDermid
· Cow
Signals:
Tuesday, November 16, 2010: 10:30 AM - 5:00 PM Dr. Dan McDermid
· Dairy
Reproduction and Cow Comfort:
Wednesday, November 17, 2010: 10 AM - 3 PM Dr.
John Dick
· Basic
Examination and Treatment of the Cow:
Thursday, November 18, 2010: 1 PM - 3 PM and
Friday, November 19,
2010: 9 AM -
3:30 PM Dr.
John Dick
· Health
Management of the Young Calf:
Monday, November 22, 2010: Noon - 4 PM Dr. Dan McDermid
· Trimming
and Treating the Lame Cow:
Tuesday, November 23, 2010: 12:30 - 4 PM
Dr. Dick Clegg
· Calving
Management:
Wednesday, November 24, 2010: 12:00 - 3 PM
Dr. Dan McDermid
Learn
more about the program at: www.dairysmart.ca
or contact us at: office@dairysmart.ca
or phone: 604-792-0113
"Education is always a good
investment"
More information on the DairySMART Course Lineup
(Note: all
DairySMART Courses can be taken "on-farm"
and
targeted specifically to your farms needs!)
Calving
Management
Dr.
Dan McDermid will be offering this three-hour course that will focus on the
practical management of the calving cow. It will review when to move
a cow to the freshening pen, the signs of normal calving progress and when
to check the cow or assist. Common obstetrical problems will be
reviewed and tips presented on how to correct them. There will be an
opportunity to work on calves in an "artificial" birth canal
to practice recognizing the correct position of the calf and how to safely
manipulate it in the uterus. After calving problems like uterine prolapse
and bleeding will be reviewed.
Cost:
$150.00
Instructor:
Dr. Dan McDermid
Contact Dr. Dan
McDermid
dan@dairysmart.ca
or phone 604-792-0113
Health
Management of the Young Calf
The course will begin with the birth of the calf and progress
through till breeding age. The focus of the course will be practical
techniques that you can implement to prevent disease and raise healthy,
strong calves. Topics covered will include:
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colostrum and the baby calf
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feeding
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calf housing
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scours prevention and treatment
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pneumonia prevention and treatment
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examination of the sick calf
Group discussion is encouraged and
participants are encouraged to bring questions. Participants will be
able to practice on live calves. Contact Dr. Dan for more information and to sign up.
Cost:
$150.00
Instructor: Dr. Dan McDermid
dan@greenbeltvet.com
Dairy Reproduction and Cow Comfort
Dr. John Dick will review the importance of reproduction on a dairy farm.
Dr. Dick will provide practical tips on assessing reproduction how to monitor and improve pregnancy rates.
Timed insemination protocols will also be discussed. He will
explain the principles of cow comfort and key ways to monitor how
comfortable your cows really are. Methods to evaluate and improve
cow comfort will be discussed.
Cost:
$150.00
Instructor:
Dr. John
Dick
Contact
Dr. John Dick
john@dairysmart.ca
or phone
604-792-0113
Examination and Treatment of the
Cow
Dr. John Dick
will be repeating this popular course. The objective is to teach a
systematic approach to examination of the sick cow. Identification and
treatment principles of some common problems such as mastitis, ketosis,
displaced abomasums, down cows, and metritis will be discussed. Treatment
techniques such as IV injection, stomach pumping, blood collection etc.
will be demonstrated and practiced.
The course’s
focus is “hands on” with a barn session at UBC where participants practice
what we has been discussed in the classroom. Full course outlines are available at
the office.
Cost: $300.00
Instructor: Dr. John Dick
For more information contact John Dick:
john@dairysmart.ca
Trimming and Treating the Lame
Cow
Dr. Dick Clegg
will be repeating this very popular course. The course focuses on the
practical management of hoof health in the dairy herd. Trimming
techniques on normal, overgrown and lame cows will be demonstrated and
each student will have an opportunity to practice on cadaver feet. Further one-on-one training will be available on
your farm to reinforce the classroom material. Please contact the office
if you are interested so course dates and times can be arranged.
Cost: $170.00
Instructor: Dr. Dick Clegg: office@dairysmart.ca
Milker Training: Refresher
The objective
of the 3-hour course will be to refresh and enhance knowledge in:
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The goals of milk
harvesting.
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Milk letdown biology.
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Efficient, effective
milking routines.
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Mastitis recognition and
treatment protocols.
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Basic milking equipment
function and troubleshooting.
There will be
plenty of opportunity for questions and discussion.
Please contact the office if you are interested.
Cost:
$80.00
Instructor:
Dr. Dan McDermid:
dan@dairysmart.ca
Cow Signals:
Cow Signals® is an exciting method to help dairy
farmers and their employees to better recognize and understand the body
language of the cow and the herd. The goal is to help participants use
“intentional” observation to recognize illness and discomfort in an early
stage. Ultimately, when problems are seen, causes and possible solutions
can be found. Happy cows mean happy farmers! The course includes a
classroom introduction and an afternoon session on a dairy farm. The cost
of the course includes a copy of the Cow Signals book.
Cost:
$200.00
Instructor:
Dr. Dan McDermid:
dan@dairysmart.ca
For further information on any of these courses or seminars, please phone
our office at 604-792-1501 or
email: office@dairysmart.ca.
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