Online Dairy Cattle Course
Improve your knowledge of dairy cattle management and planning
An excellent course for anyone wanting to work with dairy cattle or to improve their existing knowledge.
- Study in your own time at your own pace.
Course Aims
- Select appropriate dairy breeds for different farming situations.
- Describe the different characteristics, including their nature and scope, of dairy products.
- Explain the management of the lactation cycle in dairy cattle, on a farm property.
- Manage general husbandry operations for the dairy cow.
- Manage the well-being of a dairy cow, including consideration of its health and vigour, to optimise quality and quantity of production.
- Explain the significance of animal breeding programs for milk production.
- Explain the management of the facilities, including buildings and machinery, at a farm dairy.
- Develop a business plan for the management of a dairy property.
Course Structure
There are 9 lessons in this course:
- Dairy Breeds
- Choosing a Dairy Breed
- Comparison of Dairy Breeds
- Dairy Products
- Milk
- Factors Affecting the Composition of Milk
- The Lactation Cycle
- The Lactation Cycle
- The Influence of the Farmer on Lactation
- Planning for Feed-Flow
- Planning the New Feed-Flow Program
- Pests & Diseases of Dairy Cattle
- Mastitis
- Mastitis Detection- Cell Counts
- Treating Mastitis
- Correct Treatment Techniques
- Dry Cow Therapy
- The Five-Point Control Plan Against Mastitis
- Viral and Bacterial Diseases in Cattle
- Disease Types in Cattle
- Other Diseases
- Feeding Dairy Cattle
- Feeding the Dairy Cow
- The Dairy Ration
- Working Out the Cost of Dairy Rations
- Managing Dairy Cattle
- The Dairy Heifer
- Managing the Heifer
- Feeding the Heifer
- Age of Breeding
- The Dairy Cow
- Records
- Factors Affecting Milk Yield
- Breeding Dairy Cattle
- Selection
- Artificial Selection
- Regression
- Selection Using Family Groups
- Disadvantages of Inbreeding
- Performance Testing
- Artificial Insemination
- Ova Transplants
- Managing Dairy Facilities
- The Dairy
- Basic Requirements of Dairies
- Cooling of Milk
- Machine Milking
- Components of Milking Machine
- Choosing a System
- Different Types of System
- Other Considerations
- Four Essential Points when Choosing a Milking System
- Dairy Business Planning
- Economics of Dairying
- Business Plan Example

