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All ‘Other CPD’ courses advertised on this page are not endorsed/supported specifically by BCVA.
**NEW for 2024** From health and production KPIs, to farm costings, to farm accounts, this course will provide you the knowledge and skills to better understand how your dairy herds tick, and where your input can help to raise overall profitability. Reach up and grab those low hanging fruits!
This course is specifically for experienced vets interested in taking an in-depth approach to leadership in herd health. Delegates will have lots of opportunity to discuss, practice and develop the communication skills tutored on this course. They will gain capability and confidence to better engage farmers, deal with difficult situations and take their advisory work to the next level. “My brain hasn’t worked this hard or got this excited in a long time!” “Fascinating, engaging…pulled together a vast array of “big picture” stuff into one course”
This course aims to provide delegates with a thorough understanding of practical feeding management for dairy herds along with knowledge relating to the financial aspects of feeding a dairy herd.
The School of Veterinary Medicine at University College Dublin is running a Graduate Certificate in Dairy Herd Health aimed at cattle vet practitioners. It runs online between late August 2024 and December 2025 (excluding March to May 2025), and includes face-to-face teaching days at our Lyons research farm. The programme consists of modules in herd health skills, dairy herd fertility, nutrition and production disease, milk quality and mastitis, calf health and heifer rearing, and bio-secure/infectious diseases.
Applicants must possess a degree in veterinary medicine that is registerable with the Veterinary Council of Ireland. Applicants must also have access to dairy farms and dairy farm data to complete relevant coursework such as farm reports, must have at least three years of relevant veterinary practice experience, and must demonstrate a significant interest in dairy cattle practice.
Discover the latest global perspectives and expertise across all aspects of dairy management at Europe’s premier technical conference for the dairy industry.
Renowned for delivering the latest research and ideas on all aspects of dairy farming from around the world, TotalDairy Conference provides an opportunity to network with forward thinking dairy producers, veterinary surgeons and dairy industry representatives.
In 2024 our speaker line-up will include global experts covering a range of topics under the theme of ‘Building Resilience; for Cows, For Profit, For the Future’ with practical take home messages for dairy producers and their advisers.
“A Veterinary Approach to Sustainable Food and Farming” is an online course from Vet Sustain and VetSalus. BCVA members can claim 10% using the code BCVA10. Registration is now open for the course starting on 24th January.
The programme is designed to empower farm animal veterinarians and paraprofessionals around the world to help producers achieve multiple sustainability objectives. This unique, self-paced, 10-module course is expected to take between 6 and 9 months to complete by remote learning and has been designed to fit around busy work and life schedules. Featuring referenced guides, quizzes, assignments and recommended reads, the course covers modules such as ‘The Sustainable Practitioner’, ‘Farming Systems of the World’, ‘Efficient Farming’, ‘Agro-ecology, Organic and Regenerative Agriculture’ and ‘Sustainable and Regenerative Business’.