DS 481 - Dairy Farm Operations II

Credits: 4

The second semester of a two-semester sequence course addressing dairy herd management practices. Production testing and records interpretation; impacts of cropping systems and commodity markets; labor requirements and Human Resources implications; building and equipment requirements; animal health and reproduction; merchandising of cattle and milk; and factors affecting economic returns of dairy farming.

Prerequisites: DS 130, DS 480, and (ECON 201 or ECON 202).
Corequisites: DS 481L.
Notes: Even Spring.

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