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Advanced Mastitis Course
An intensive short course for veterinarians
This course will provide you with the skills, understanding and processes to effectively manage major mastitis problems on New Zealand dairy farms, and accredit you to provide mastitis control services to Fonterra suppliers and access demerit relief funding.
- Want to improve your skills 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 you answered yes to these questions, this course is for you!
Note: If you have already completed an Advanced Mastitis course or the Countdown Downunder Advisor Training and want to refresh/improve your skills and gain accreditation to provide mastitis control services to Fonterra and access demerit relief funding, see the Mastitis Management Accreditation 2-day refresher course.
When and where
The next course dates are yet to be confirmed. Please check back here soon.
Tutors
This course will be led by leading New Zealand mastitis experts including Steve Cranefield, Dave Hawkins, Adrian Joe, Scott McDougall, Darryl McLean and Katrina Roberts.
You'll learn
- Milking machine components, function and interaction with the cow.
- How to undertake 'grade bust' and follow up milking management visits 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 (after the Day 4 course).
- Establishment of effective mastitis management services in your business.
- Confidence in managing complex mastitis cases. Online access to technical material (via VetScholar).
Each course is limited to 12 participants. Please bring your gumboots, overalls and a laptop (not essential).
Pricing information
$2875 (for all 4 days). Includes GST.