Practical Feeding Management and Finances for the Dairy Herd

Date

12^th to 13^th February 2020

Duration

2 Days

Venue

Best Western The Gables Hotel, Wotton-under-Edge, Gloucestershire, GL12 8DL

Cost (Course Only)

£425 (£510 inc VAT)

Cost (Inc DBB)

£535 (£642 inc VAT)

Course Aims

This course which 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.

Course Content

The course will cover:

Feed Assessment and Analysis

• Methods of determining the nutrient content of feed stuff and their rumen dynamics
• Strengths and weaknesses of differing analytical techniques
• How to read between the lines of forage analyses and choose the right tests in the right circumstances

Feeding Systems

• Reviewing the principal methods of feeding; strengths and weaknesses within different production systems
• Understanding and assessing where issues may occur

Feeding Behaviour and Management

• Reviewing the principals and science of feeding, grazing and bunk management
• Understanding how cow behaviour influences feeding and nutrition

Milk Contracts

• How contracts are structured and what influences farm income
• Dissecting contracts and understanding what the incentivise, and how to maximise income

Manipulating Milk Constituents

• What drives milk constituent production, and how can we change it?
• Troubleshooting quality issues

Appraisal of Feed Costings on a Dairy Herd

• Understanding the metrics within feed costings, and their appropriateness for different systems
• Becoming familiar with key metrics, and understanding how to easily calculate them in the field

Course tutors: Richard Cooper and Julia Moorhouse.

If you are booking 5 or more delegates, please contact us for a group discount.

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Terms and Conditions

Cancellations 14 or more days prior to the course will receive 100% refund. 8 to 14 Days will receive 50% refund and 7 or less will not be refunded.

Bookings which have not been paid for in full before course registration will be subject to a 10% surcharge. We reserve the right to refuse admission to delegates for whom payment has not been received at the time of registration, until the invoice has been settled.