Equine Herd Health Management
Do you want to learn how to manage a herd of equines’ health? Do you want to understand how horses get diseases and how to prevent them? This online equine herd health management course may just be the one you are looking for!
This course provides a study of equine health management and disease prevention. Lessons will include discussions on the principles of disease and disease transmission, as well as normal health parameters and signs of disease in horses. Additional topics to be presented include common infectious diseases, considerations for effective vaccination programs, parasite control and management, digestive system disorders and miscellaneous diseases affecting the skin and respiratory system. The course concludes with discussions regarding wound management and first aid.
Course Aims
- Analyse the feeding requirements and feeding techniques available for horse husbandry
- Develop a stable management program for horses
- Explain the management procedures necessary to fulfil the bedding requirements of horses
- Explain the management and care of horses feet
- Implement management procedures for the conditioning of horses
- Describe the procedures used for managing the tack requirements of horses
- Explain the management, including design and applications of facilities used in the horse industry
Course Structure
The Nature of Disease
Types of Disease
Disease Transmission
Limiting the Spread of Disease
Disease Resistance/Defense Mechanisms
The Immune Response
Types of Immunity
Assessing Health Status in Horses
Normal Health Parameters
Signs of Disease
Disease Prevention and Control
Basic Components of a Herd Health Program
Common Viral Diseases
Common Viral Respiratory Infections
Common Viral Neurologic Infections
Other Significant Viral Diseases
Common Bacterial Diseases
Effective Vaccination Programs
Reportable/Notifiable Infectious Diseases
Common External Parasites
Common Internal Parasites
Goals of a Parasite Control Program
Use of Anthelmintics
General Parasite Management Program Recommendations
General Signs of Digestive Disease
Disorders of the Digestive System
Diarrhea Management
Colic Management
Structure and Function of the Skin
Disorders of the Skin
Common Skin Diseases of the Horse
Function of the Respiratory System
Common Non-Infectious Respiratory Disorders
Eye Disorders
Endocrine Disorders
Goals of First Aid
Phases of Wound Healing
Factors Affecting Wound Healing
Wound Management
First Aid Recommendations
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- Experienced Tutor support
- Certificate sent to you
- Online study (Printed notes available)
- Self paced - no set timetable
- 12 months to complete course
From: $35.00 / week for 19 weeks