From dry to fresh: Setting up cows for success!

Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY

Regional workshops offered in English and Spanish, at select sites.
Cornell Cooperative Extension and PRO-DAIRY are offering a series of one-day regional workshops featuring stations with mostly hands-on activities and demonstrations beginning March 12. The program runs 10 AM to 3 PM at each site. Registration fee is $25 and includes lunch.
This is for boots on the ground employees and agriservice people who work directly with cows. Join regional dairy specialists and PRO-DAIRY for this comprehensive, one-day, hands-on workshop!
Topics include:
  • How to care for dry cows correctly
  • Identifying high risk cows
  • Preventing health issues
  • Practical steps to get dry cows off to a strong start
Dystocia model 
  • Monitoring calving progress
  • Calving intervention decision making
  • Hands-on practice for repositioning calves using the calving/dystocia model
 Health checks on fresh cows
  • Tools checklist
  • Common fresh cow diseases and disorders
  • Performing a fresh cow check
 Facilities considerations
  • Overview of host farm’s facilities and pen management

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