Milking Skills Programme (Skills Card)

Improve milking routine & efficiencies with this course.

Livestock Checkers Course

This course provides a basic introduction to checking livestock and equines in the conservation/land-based sector.

An introduction to worm control and faecal egg counting for sheep producers

This course refers heavily to the Sustainable Control of Parasites in Sheep (SCOPS) initiative which is essentially the industry standard for this.

Conservation Grazing

This course focuses on the principles and practices of managing habitat with grazing animals.

Lantra Awards Level 2 Award in Safe Use of Veterinary Medicines

Gain a nationally recognised Level 2 qualification in the safe use of veterinary medicines.

 

Conservation Grazing Cattle Checking Skills for Volunteers

This three-hour course covers the basics of checking cattle undertaking conservation grazing projects, including an overview of health and safety, cattle welfare and geofencing technology

A Veterinary Approach to Sustainable Food and Farming

This course offers a step-by-step actionable guide to food system sustainability. It identifies opportunities for embedding sustainability principles into daily veterinary work, with the modular options allowing those with limited time to fill specific knowledge gaps.

Livestock and Climate Change - A Veterinary Perspective

‘Livestock and Climate Change - A Veterinary Perspective ‘ is designed to equip farm veterinary professionals with knowledge on some of the key issues of our time – climate change and animal health and welfare.

Calving Cow Management and Calving Techniques

A course covering calving techniques and management of periparturient cows. 

Somatic Cell Count (SCC) Management & Selective Dry Cow Therapy (SDCT)

A course providing guidance on the use of teat sealant therapy in modern Dairy farms. 

Practical Bovine Reproductive Ultrasonography

A course providing theoretical and practical training in bovine reproductive ultrasonography.

FarmSkills Dairy Fertility (DIY AI)

During this course, trainees will be able to discuss the regulations governing artificial insemination (AI) in the UK and describe the theory of safe semen handling and AI technique.