Calving Course

This one-day small group, practical course aimed at farmers, smallholders and farm staff who are new or feel inexperienced when calving. 

Topics will include:

• Calving environment and handling facilities and equipment
• Examination of the cow and correction of mal-presentations
• Normal birth process
• When to intervene
• Perinatal cow problems
• Factors influencing dystocia (calving difficulty) – cow and calf
• Essentials for the new born calf