PRODUCTION MEDICINE II

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Declared in Doctor of Veterinary Medicine with fourth year standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Evaluate transition cow risk factors on dairy farms Audience: Graduate 2. Utilize transrectal ultrasound to diagnose pregnancy and identify ovarian structures and use reproductive management strategies to identify and re-inseminate non-pregnant cows Audience: Graduate 3. Evaluate barn ventilation, freestall, and tiestall design Audience: Graduate 4. Create partial budgets to assist farmers’ decision making for on-farm management practices Audience: Graduate 5. Evaluate milking parlor procedures to ensure timely let-down of milk and improve udder health in dairy cattle Audience: Graduate 6. Use Food Armor® HACCP principles to promote food safety and proper drug use in food animals Audience: Graduate 7. Deliver written and verbal reports to dairy farmers and veterinary colleagues Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Evaluate transition cow risk factors on dairy farms Audience: Graduate 2. Utilize transrectal ultrasound to diagnose pregnancy and identify ovarian structures and use reproductive management strategies to identify and re-inseminate non-pregnant cows Audience: Graduate 3. Evaluate barn ventilation, freestall, and tiestall design Audience: Graduate 4. Create partial budgets to assist farmers’ decision making for on-farm management practices Audience: Graduate 5. Evaluate milking parlor procedures to ensure timely let-down of milk and improve udder health in dairy cattle Audience: Graduate 6. Use Food Armor® HACCP principles to promote food safety and proper drug use in food animals Audience: Graduate 7. Deliver written and verbal reports to dairy farmers and veterinary colleagues Audience: Graduate