Northern College Dairy Cattle Microcredential

April 2, 2025

This micro-credential was designed by Dr. Ray Reynan (past President of the Ontario Association of Bovine Practitioners and Canadian Association of Bovine Practitioners) and Wayne Shewfelt (past President of Ontario Association of Bovine Practitioners) and former winner of the prestigious American Association of Bovine Practitioners Dairy Veterinary of the Year Award. Unchanged: This micro-credential was designed by Dr. Ray Reynan (past President of the Ontario Association of Bovine Practitioners and Canadian Association of Bovine Practitioners) and Wayne Shewfelt (past President of Ontario Association of Bovine Practitioners) and former winner of the prestigious American Association of Bovine Practitioners Dairy Veterinary of the Year Award.

Successful candidates will be able to function independently and confidently as part of a veterinary service delivery team.

These micro-credentials are offered online with farm school assessments in Haileybury, Ontario or other locations. Micro-credentials are an ideal option for achieving badges of completion for professional development that can also be placed in LinkedIn accounts.

Modules include:

  • Stockmanship
  • Dairy Industry
  • Life of a Diary Cow
  • Udder Health/Milk Quality and Mastitis
  • Reproduction/Manipulation of Cycles and Breeding
  • Nutrition
  • Transition Cow Management
  • Dairy Software
  • Dairy Medications
  • Health Management
  • Hoof Health and Lameness

Cost $1500

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