PRODUCTION MEDICINE III-APPLIED DAIRY NUTRITION

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: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Investigate calf health management programs including nutrition, growth, sanitation, passive transfer, morbidity and mortality Audience: Graduate 2. Use lung ultrasound to evaluate respiratory health in young cattle Audience: Graduate 3. Develop on-farm troubleshooting strategies for adult cow and young calf health and performance problems Audience: Graduate 4. Evaluate robotic milking systems Audience: Graduate 5. Identify humane methods of euthanasia and provide euthanasia services using captive bolt Audience: Graduate 6. Assess bull fertility through breeding soundness examinations Audience: Graduate 7. Deliver written and verbal reports to dairy farmers and veterinary colleagues Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Investigate calf health management programs including nutrition, growth, sanitation, passive transfer, morbidity and mortality Audience: Graduate 2. Use lung ultrasound to evaluate respiratory health in young cattle Audience: Graduate 3. Develop on-farm troubleshooting strategies for adult cow and young calf health and performance problems Audience: Graduate 4. Evaluate robotic milking systems Audience: Graduate 5. Identify humane methods of euthanasia and provide euthanasia services using captive bolt Audience: Graduate 6. Assess bull fertility through breeding soundness examinations Audience: Graduate 7. Deliver written and verbal reports to dairy farmers and veterinary colleagues Audience: Graduate