SDP Rearing Healthy Calves in Practice - DD - Day 1 of 3

Please join us in your region for this interactive series of on-farm workshops reviewing strategic and operational calf rearing management in your dairy farm business.

This workshop series will be delivered by Dr Carl Hockey (RuralVet Pty Ltd) over4 x 2-hour facilitated on-farm sessions,building upon the Rearing Healthy Calves Fundamentals course.

Participants will examine their own calf rearing operations to identify areas for improvement. At the completion of this review, they will be encouraged to develop a farm action plan to support achievement of their specific calf rearing goals.

Participants will work through the following aspects of calf rearing over the four sessions:

1. Preparation for calving
2. Management of calf environment - including biosecurity
3. Colostrum management
4. Nutrition -including weaning
5. Dairy calf pathways
6. Calf husbandry - including identification
7. Calf health management

At the on-farm workshops, you will have the opportunity to share experiences with other participants as they explore ways to overcome roadblocks to improving calf rearing management on their farms.