Newborn calfcare
15 January 2019 News from the Company
Twenty veterinarians and herd managers from all over Russia participated in Young stock management school, a two-day training seminar, which took place on the premises of EkoNivaAgro.
The attendees of the seminar had a great opportunity to learn from and work together with Anna Katarina Berg, an international expert in veterinary medicine of young cattle. Having spent over ten years in the United States studying the issues of calves’ health, Anna Katarina Berg views her mission in life as promoting antibiotic-free treatment of young stock.
‘Despite employing true professionals, the company is not immune to calf health issues’, shares Anna Katarina Berg. ‘I have yet to see a dairy which has perfect young stock health management. However, a calf’s health doesn’t entirely depend on proper treatment. To maintain good health of young stock, it is necessary to adhere to three rules: proper nutrition, good rest and healthy living conditions.’
‘To take part in Young stock management school, we made a long trip’, says Nataliya Krishkovskaya, Herd Manager of Buranovskoye farming enterprise (Altai Area). ‘The hands-on classes complemented the theoretical ones perfectly. Such trainings should be held more often, as they provide specialists with an unparalleled opportunity to gain first-hand expert knowledge and valuable experience and make new acquaintances.
Besides, you can discuss some controversial issues with the colleagues. So, when you come back to your farming enterprise, you see the process at a completely different angle.’
A total of eight specialists from different subdivisions of EkoNivaAgro took part in Young stock management school. Having mastered the training programme, they are looking forward to applying the comprehensive knowledge in practice.
By Victor BARGOTIN