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Gain confidence this calving season with CalvingSmart

Date

29 May 2024

Event Time

10:00 AM to 12:30 PM

Event Type

Workshop


Contact

Hamish Matthews

Hamish.Matthews@dairynz.co.nz 0212425719

Venue

Northern Wairoa Memorial RSA Club, 26 Hokianga Road, Dargaville

Why Attend?

Hone your calving skills and learn the latest tips and techniques at an in-person workshop designed to build your confidence this calving season.

Delivered by Dairy Training Limited, CalvingSmart workshop are designed for those with 0 – 3 years experience on farm, equipping you with the right knowledge and skills to establish a caring, healthy and safe environment for calves.

This workshop will cover: 

  • Pre calving observation
  • 3 stages of labour
  • Normal and abnormal calf presentation 
  • Calf resuscitation
  • Identification and matching of cow and calf
  • Cow and calf care
  • Benefits of colostrum

This hands-on training includes practising with an artificial cow and calf to help you and the farm team prepare well for calving this season.

Lunch kindly sponsored by Kaipara Farm Vets

Registerhere

Event last updated:

May 2024


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