Perform animal health practices and activities as it relates to herd replacements. This hands-on lab provides learners with firsthand exposure to the duties, responsibilities and management opportunities that are present on a dairy operation. Each lab will build upon the skills from the previous lab. In this first lab, the focus will be on calf care; pre-birth through newborn calf care, heifer care, six months through calving age. Learners will have the opportunity to explore and analyze best management practices in calf & heifer feeds, nutrition, vaccinations, veterinary needs and housing options.

Conditions

Students who specified one or more of these Programs of Study or Program Foci: Agribusiness Science & Technology, Dairy Science Management