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DAIRY HERD MANAGEMENT

FISC 63
Course Description

In this comprehensive course, students will learn how to care for their herd to increase production and profits. Use of business, feeding, and herd management tools in dairy farm operation will be covered in depth. Case studies of individual farms used for analysis and planning. Specific topics covered will include: cattle movement and behavior, calf care, heifer care, nutrition, reproduction, fresh cows and diseases, parlor management, milk harvest, mammary anatomy, mastitis and milk quality control, cattle comfort and housing options, herd culling decisions, and interacting with the consumer.

Prerequisties

Declared in the Farm & Industry Short Course program

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
3.6

10.92% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

No change from Historical

A Rate
60%

128% from Historical

Class Size
15

5.26% from Historical

Cumulative Grade Distribution

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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