Course II Reproductive Records

This course is another in a series of courses on using DairyCOMP305 to manage and evaluate a dairy farm. Successful completion of Training Course 1 is strongly recommended before enrolling in this advanced course.

Course Instructors

• Paul Rapnicki, DVM MBA
• Steven Stewart, DVM

This is a 8 week on-line training course with 8 different units. Each unit requires 7 to 10 hours for students to complete. Students are graded based on on-line quiz performance. 70% is required to pass.

Course tuition is $265.

Syllabus

Unit 1
a. Using DairyCOMP305
b. Reproductive Records Overview
c. Practice Exercises

Unit 2
a. DC305 BRED Event
b. BRED Event Information Retrieval
c. FOR Statement Review

Unit 3
a. DairyCOMP305 Reproductive Events
b. Pen and Bullpen Definition in DairyCOMP305
c. Reproductive Event Entry Exercises

Unit 4
a. Using DC305 to Create Lists for Veterinary Examinations
b. Performing Entry of Veterinary Results
c. Function keys in Vet Enter
d. Practice Exercises

Unit 5
a. Reproductive Data Checks
b. DC305 Breeding Events-Using Graph Features
c. Calculating Average Days Open

Unit 6
a. Using the Conception Options in BREDSUM modules
b. BREDSUM Insemination Intensity Options
c. Introduction to Pregnancy Risk
d. Practice Exercises

Unit 7
a. Overview BREDSUM Option E: 21-day heat trial
b. BREDSUM for Youngstock Options
c. BREDSUM in Bullpens Options

Unit 8
a. BREDSUM Syntax Review
b. GRAPH eventname Syntax Review
c. Reproductive Record Analysis