Spring 2027

Dairy Herd Management II

An overview of practical dairy herd management covering animal welfare, health, calf and heifer rearing, facilities, and production economics.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Eric Ronk3.5/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Apply dairy management terms and systems to real-world situations.

  • Evaluate farm management practices using dairy industry benchmarks.

  • Identify, formulate and solve dairy management related problems using appropriate information and approaches.

  • Assess effective dairy herd management using dairy records.

  • Work productively in teams to provide constructive input and leadership on dairy management related problems.

  • Communicate effectively through written reports, oral presentations and discussions.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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DY SCI 233

DYSCI 234 used by

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ERIC RONK is recorded teaching in Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LAB 301Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.88 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Animal welfare and handling, health, calf and heifer rearing, facilities, and production economics
  • Practical applications, investigation of alternatives, and decision making

Skills

  • Applying dairy management terms and systems to real-world situations
  • Evaluating farm management practices using dairy industry benchmarks
  • Identifying, formulating and solving dairy management related problems
  • Assessing effective dairy herd management using dairy records
  • Working productively in teams to provide constructive input and leadership
  • Communicating effectively through written reports, oral presentations and discussions

Grades

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DYSCI 234 · Spring 2027

Dairy Herd Management II

Recorded 2026-10-14
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    "credits_min": 3,
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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