Module 1: Monitoring Herd Performance and Record Interpretation

This module will emphasize the critical role of record keeping, data analysis and monitoring on dairy production success.

General Objective: To be comfortable using farm data to measure current performance and identify opportunities for change

Learning Objectives:

• To understand and be critical of the inherent characteristics of farm data
• To understand the qualities of a desirable outcome for monitoring
• To apply the principles of monitoring to key areas on a dairy including production, udder health, transition management and reproduction
• To recognize the limitations of monitoring and opportunities for monitoring breakdown
• To apply systematic monitoring to herds within your own practice to begin implementing record analysis as part of services offered

Assignment 1 – DHMCP

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