This course covers all the essentials of great calf health management including the main disease risks, simple solutions to maximise housing effectiveness and feeding for a great start. The course content underpins the importance of maintaining and maximising calf health as an important foundation to beef and dairy cow performance.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the risks for weak calf syndrome and learn how to prevent, recognise and treat this condition.
• Learn the reasons behind best practice in colostrum management.
• Explore the nutritional requirements of the pre-weaned calf, covering strategies for different feeding scenarios.
• Gain knowledge of feeding physiology and use this to plan treatment and prevention strategies for pre-weaning diarrhoea.
• Learn how to evaluate housing risk factors for pneumonia and use this knowledge to devise strategies for reducing risk.
• Evaluate different methods of performance monitoring to allow assessment of calf-management success.

Part of bundle deal!

Individual course cost = £95.00

Two courses = £175

Three courses = £250

Call 01785 472211 to book on or register your interest