VET TRAINING EVENT: Advanced Mastitis Course - March 2024

19mar(mar 19)8:00 am21(mar 21)6:00 pmVET TRAINING EVENT: Advanced Mastitis Course - March 2024

Time

19 (Tuesday) 8:00 am - 21 (Thursday) 6:00 pm

Location

Anexa Vets Morrinsville, 25 Moorhouse Street, Morrinsville

25 Moorhouse Street

Price

Advanced Mastitis Course: $2500 + GST, Milking Machine Workshop: $500 + GST

Event Details

Want to improve your skill in helping clients manage bulk tank SCC, clinical mastitis or inhibitory substance grading problems?

Want to improve your understanding of epidemiology, bacteriology, management and control of mastitis?

Want to provide services to Fonterra and be paid for your work under demerit relief? 

If so, the advanced mastitis course is for you. 

 

Tutors

This course will be led by leading New Zealand mastitis experts, including Dave Hawkins, Scott McDougall, Michael Shallcrass and John Penry.

 

Aims

This course will provide you with the skills, understanding and processes to effectively manage mastitis problems on New Zealand dairy farms. 

 

What you will learn
  • Milking machine components, function and interaction with the cow
  • How to undertake a ‘grade bust’ and follow-up milking management visit to identify and correct underlying problems
  • How to write effective reports that farmers read and act on and that meet the reporting requirements for demerit relief
  • How to establish a mastitis investigation/management service in your business

Benefits for you and your business

  • Accreditation to provide mastitis control services to Fonterra suppliers and access demerit relief
  • Establishment of effective mastitis management services in your business
  • Confidence in managing complex mastitis cases

Please bring your gumboots, overalls, and a laptop (not essential). Limited to 12 participants; Register now!

Please book your own accommodation if required.

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Milking Machine Workshop Day – 22nd March 2024 (optional)

Enhance your skills further with the Milk Machine Workshop Day. An optional extra day of the Advanced Mastitis Course. A one day workshop for those who have done the Advanced Mastitis Course previously.

  • An in-depth exploration of liner design, function and assessment
  • Applied milking physiology
  • Detailed assessment of milking machine components that influence mastitis risk
  • Lab-based training in milking machine performance testing and toolkit (Commercial machine testing unit and VaDia) 

When: 22nd March 2024
Venue: To be confirmed

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Advanced Mastitis Course and Milking Machine Day Registration

Please register your interest below and we will get back to you with the next course dates available.

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